Letter to Editor 1 5 12 Attached is the recent letter to the paper expressing our values and expectations in joint mitigation planning by the Forest Service and County with us.
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EMERGENCY WATERSHEAD PROTECTION (EWP) & FOREST PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by Steve.
Flood sol AD 1 22 12 Join us for our monthly meeting at the Baptist Church on Highway 89 at 6:30 pm on January 26, 2012 to learn more about the proposed solutions in the forest and our neighbrhoods. See attached flyer for more information. This is the best opportunity to date for flood mitigation [...]
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Community Action Planning Forum Saturday 11/5 8AM-1PM – Please Join Us
Posted on 30. Oct, 2011 by Greg.
Background: Black Bill Park Neighborhood Association was formed to protect, preserve, and restore the community affected by the Schultz Fire and subsequent flooding. Residents participated in a community visioning retreat last April and were surveyed in the fall of 2010 and spring of 2011 to identify priority concerns and needs. As a result of [...]
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Those of you who choose to come to our BBQ-cookout celebration of “Surving the Monsoons” last night can attest to what a great time we had! There were 85 of you in attendance. The food was excellent, the weather conditions were fantastic, and a evening of fun and fellowship was had by all. Many thanks [...]
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Surviving the Monsoon BBQ! Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 6 pm.
Posted on 19. Sep, 2011 by Steve.
Please join us in an evening of relaxation, fellowship and food with your neighbors. We survived the monsoons this year and lets have a party! We will be celebrating at the East Valley Baptist Church, 10655 East highway 89, (the place we have our monthly meetings). The food is being donated by the Church, however we will be accepting donations [...]
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As many of you may know, there was a death in our neighborhood several days ago of a young child who was killed by a tractor doing flood mitigation work. Our hearts go out to the family during this time of grief. Words cannot convey the profound loss this family is enduring now. They live [...]
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Problems with the reverse 911 system have resulted in late flood warnings or no warning at all according to Supervisor Archuleta who attended the association meeting last night. Archuleta said the county has purchased weather radios for distribution to residents who do not already own one. She believes weather radios are the best means of [...]
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BLACK BILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING JUNE 23, 2011 Attendance 15 Meeting started at 7:10 PM. Steve Calkins presiding Minutes from the two previous meetings May 26 & June 9th were approved with one adjustment to the June 9th minutes: The $29 million was awarded to ADOT for emergencies state wide not to the County [...]
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The association meeting on Thursday July 7 is cancelled. We are also reducing the association meeting frequency to once per month. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday July 28; as before, from 7-9pm at the East Valley Baptist Church. Future meetings will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month.
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Sand Bags, Mitigation Planning, & Thanks to the Town for Help this last weekend!
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by Steve.
I trust that all of you are preparing your property for the upcoming monsoon events. The County has their CREC crew at the Silver Saddle location filling sand bags now on a daily basis–so there should be enough there when you need them. It is my understanding that any bags there are fair game for [...]
