Hot and dry weather renews our concerns about destructive wildland fires. They can start in an instant and our strong winds can quickly cause them to grow, sometimes taking them out of the control of our firefighters. What’s being done to protect our community and ensure that fire in the surrounding forests is helping to keep them healthy instead of scorching everything in its path and leaving the soil hydrophobic, resulting in flooding? Quite a bit, with more to come. I want to emphasize … [Read more...] about Collaborative Efforts Underway to Keep Flagstaff Safe from Wildfire, Floods
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors Through Summer’s Events
It has been a rather tumultuous couple of months for our mountain town, from the Rafael Fire that had many of our community members set to evacuate, to the Museum Fire floods, which caused more than $5 million in public infrastructure and private property damage. Through it all though, I have seen how we have come together in times of need. Neighbors helping neighbors to rake needles and other fire fuels away from yards in the midst of wildfire, and then right after that threat ended, filling … [Read more...] about Neighbors Helping Neighbors Through Summer’s Events
Urging More for Education
Hello, Flagstaff! I am the daughter of a former Elementary School Teacher and I taught Adult Basic Education, GED Preparation and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for the Flagstaff Unified School District for five years. As I write this, the state legislature is at work on the state budget. As in years past, education funding is at the forefront of the debate. I firmly believe as a state, Arizona must do more for our schools and so this month, I offer this excerpt of an … [Read more...] about Urging More for Education
Glorious Flagstaff Summertime
Hello Flagstaff! Summer has arrived and so, hello visitors, as well; welcome to Flagstaff! As many of you know, tourism is an essential part of our local economy. BBB taxes help pay for our parks, our FUTS trails, recreation services and much more. Summer in Flagstaff is pretty close to perfect and I’m thrilled to be able to share it all with you! So, whether you’ve been here your entire life or you’re visiting for the first time, I’d like to share some of my favorite summer traditions and … [Read more...] about Glorious Flagstaff Summertime
What is Flagstaff’s Reputation?
William Franke, an international businessman (and namesake of the NAU Business College), spoke last month at the Alliance Bank Economic Outlook Conference. He said some countries have so many layers of bureaucracy and so many overlapping and conflicting regulations that it is not worth it to invest in doing business there. He mentioned some countries by name as examples of places to stay away from. That got me thinking. Is there a speaker at a seminar somewhere that is saying that about … [Read more...] about What is Flagstaff’s Reputation?
