04/05/2025
To my District 4 constituents:
I wanted to give you a brief overview of some of the activities I have been involved with his week.
First of all, I have attended, via Zoom, a number of meetings this week. It seems like I spend a lot of time in meetings.
One of the most important that I attended in person, was over the soon-to-be proposed budget with members of staff. I requested a one-on-one meeting as I had questions that I needed explanations for before we have a group meeting of the BOS next Wednesday. I now feel much more comfortable about the process as it was explained in detail to me. I want to thank those who participated and took the time to educate me.
I also attended the monthly meeting in Meadview with the COM (Community of Meadview). They always have a good number of attendees, and I enjoy meeting with them. I shared with them how they can watch the Board of Supervisors meeting on U-Tube. (www.mohave.gov) Scroll down to meetings and click on it. The Meeting Portal will come up and then click on the Board of Supervisors meetings. Click on the meeting date and time, and you can even bring up the agenda for the meeting.
Follow the prompts and you can watch and hear the complete meeting.
I also shared with them how the proposal for have a number of solar panels rezones in the Red Lake area were dealt with. I asked for a show of hands of those in attendance who would be in support of a rezone that would allow a solar project in the Red Lake area off of Stockton Hill Road. Not one hand went up, which to me was not surprising! No one was in favor of this project,
This is my first budget I will be involved with, and as such, I felt that I needed to be able to discuss issues about the budget process.
Also discussed the installation of a weather camera as requested by a member of the Meadview community. This will help those who need to drive on Stockton Hill Road after a rain event. It will help drivers to know if a crossing is flooded and is impassable.
We briefly discussed the current launch situation at South Cove, information about cell phone towers and what the proponents need to show to justify the location, and that our county's Developmental Services Department has been overwhelmed with building permit applications, and applicants should expect a 3-5 week delay if you are applying for a permit.
Tomorrow, April 5, 2025 I have been invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Dolan Springs Community Council and I plan to attend.
Lastly, a week or so ago, I did attend a public meeting in Golden Valley at the IL Cafe, that was called by Mr. Peter Cimino, who is a spokesman for an out of country owner of 29+ acres at Teddy Roosevelt and Highway 68. Recently, Mr. Cimino applied for a rezone for that property. I made a motion to deny the rezone for a number of reasons.
Mr. Cimino had apparently made a number of changes on the proposed development, and he was asking residents to sign a petition if they were for or against the new proposal. I can't be sure of the exact numbers, but I saw that apparently just a couple of residents were in favor of the project, even with the changes, while most of the people who attended were opposed to it. I was there to explain the process to those residents who were interested in the process for Mr. Cimino to request a re-hearing with the changes he was proposing.
Finally, if you ever want to contact me regarding a question or complaint, you can reach me at 928-753-8618 (office) 928-715-4148 (Cell) or email at [email protected]
Remember, I work for you!
Don Martin
Supervisor
District 4
Supervisor Don Martin
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