Tonight’s 6pm meeting will include discussion and possible action on a new agreement with PVFR, as well as a hearing, discussion and possible action on a permit request for a new two-story duplex on Smelter Avenue.
Jay Babcock
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Agenda for May 28 Patagonia Town Council Meeting
The previously scheduled hearing regarding the proposed new T-Mobile antenna pole, which was to take place during this meeting, has been cancelled.
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Patagonia Town Council Approves $4.3 Million Budget, Dissolves Library Advisory Board
Mayor Andy Wood also reported that the Town had recently met with Patagonia Volunteer Fire & Rescue Acting Chief Zay Hartigan and was awaiting his response to a new proposal.
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Patagonia Council’s May 14 Meeting Set to Include Hearing, Possible Vote on $4.3 Million Annual Budget
Council may also vote on dissolving the Library’s Advisory Board; a $2,200 contract to trim Library trees; and a $37,632 contract to improve Reservoir Road. Here’s more information, including the complete proposed budget.
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Patagonia Town Council Hears Broad Support for PVFR at 3-hour Meeting
Patagonia residents and volunteer firefighters passionately lobbied the council to continue to contract with Patagonia Volunteer Fire & Rescue
for the Town’s fire and emergency medical services.
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Patagonia, Sonoita-Elgin Fire Chiefs to Make Dueling Presentations at Patagonia Council Meeting
Chiefs for Patagonia Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Sonoita-Elgin Fire District will appear at a ‘Special Council Workshop’ on Wednesday, April 30 at 5pm.
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New AI-Powered Song Reflects on Allegations Against Ex-County Treasurer
The lyrics to ‘The Ballad of Elizabeth Gutfahr’ are by Rio Rico bard Bill Poulsen—but listeners may be surprised that everything else, including the vocals, is computer generated.
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Gutfahr Appears in Court, Judge Orders Receivership to Continue
The former Santa Cruz County Treasurer made her first public appearance since resigning from office in April over allegations of misappropriating public funds.
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Nabhan Nabs James Beard Award for Agave Book
Patagonian ethnobotanist and author Gary Nabhan won a prestigious James Beard Award last Saturday in Chicago for ‘Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals,’ the 2023 book he co-authored with Philadelphian restaurateur and agave advocate David Sura Pinero.
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Panel Hears From South32 on Manganese
The mining company said it is looking to site two processing plants, probably in different locations. A new program to limit exposure of manganese to local communities and the environment is also underway.
