SCC Health Director Jeff Terrell recently issued a draft 66-page health code, new fee schedule, and food rating system impacting food establishments county-wide. The county is also adopting the 2017 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code. “The major change in the proposed code will be the requirement for a certified food manager to be […]
Kat Crockett
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Legislative Committee Formed to Study County Boundary Changes
After the defeat last year of House Bill 2486, Representative Gail Griffin and Sonoita resident Darcy Mentone carried the torch to establish a new committee under the powers of the legislature to form study groups. Senate President Karen Fann and Speaker of the House Russell Bowers have established a Joint Ad Hoc Committee on County […]
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Secession Bill Fails
By a 16-13 vote, the AZ State Senate killed a plan that would have created a committee to study realigning the boundary between Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties. Three Republican Senators Carter, Farnsworth, and Mesnard voted no on the measure and Senator Boyer (R) abstained. Prior to the vote in the Senate, the bill passed […]
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Dalessandro’s Arguments Flawed
As a resident of East Santa Cruz County, I am disappointed that HB2486 to formulate a study committee on County boundaries between Cochise and Santa Cruz failed in the Senate this week. The arguments presented by Senator Dalessandro to influence a “no-vote” are flawed and misrepresent this part of the county. I am offended by […]
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Secession Bill Moves Forward
HB 2486, the first step towards the secession of eastern Santa Cruz County, was approved by the Arizona State Senate Committee of the Whole on April 9. State Representative Gail Griffin, who represents District 14, encompassing Cochise and Greenlee County, and part of Pima and Graham counties, authored the bill to create a joint study […]
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Annexation Being Explored by Legislators
Establishment of a Legislative Study Committee was presented in the State House of Representatives to evaluate and report on fiscal and related impacts should a change in the county boundary line between Cochise and Santa Cruz counties be made. HB 2486 passed a roll-call vote in the House and is now in the Rules and […]
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Assessor Talks Taxes at Town Meeting
Over 80 residents attended a town hall sponsored by the Sonoita Elgin Community Group on Feb. 20 for a presentation by Felipe Fuentes, Jr., the Santa Cruz County Assessor. David Green, who chairs the group and introduced Fuentes stated that, “clearly the property tax issue was the highest priority from public input at recent town […]