The Patagonia Town Council will hold the second of its two regular meetings this month on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 6pm. As always, members of the public may attend the Council meeting in person or via Zoom: Meeting I.D. 957-511-4862, password 338501
According to the meeting’s agenda, Council is scheduled to discuss and possibly approve a proposal to “build a veteran’s memorial to be on the northeast corner of Town Hall as depicted in the concept drawing. The approximate cost is $100,000 for construction.”
“The Town will not fund the entire project,” Town Manager Ron Robinson said in a written reply to an inquiry regarding the agenda item. “Mayor [Andrea] Wood has contacted our lobby group in Phoenix for the State Legislature to provide the funding. Even though they are not in session yet, we already have a potential bill sponsor.”
Here is a detail from the project’s one-page concept drawing, by Caleb Weaver for Ecotone Biodiversity LLC:
No further details on the project have been made public.
Additional agenda items for the Sept. 24 meeting include:
- A proposal to increase the monthly payment to DeMenna Public Affairs, a Phoenix-based lobbying and government relations firm, by $500 “due to the amount of work added with legislatures.” The Town currently pays the firm $1,000/month.
- A proposal to schedule a special Council work study session “to determine how the remaining surface transportation block grant funds are to be used.”
- A proposal to apply for an EPA grant for the design of three water infrastructure projects amounting to $200,000-$500,000. If the design is funded and the design and budget for the project is accepted, “the next phase is the construction grant under the Border Environmental Infrastructure Fund.”
Here is the complete agenda for the meeting:
The next regular Council meeting will be held Oct. 8.