Governor Jan Brewer today signed a Declaration of Emergency in support of Coconino County response, recovery and mitigation efforts to protect property and infrastructure in the Schultz Flood area. The declaration was signed in response to a heavy monsoon rainstorm that dropped more than 1 inch of rain within 15 minutes in the Timberline, Hutchison Acres and Wupatki Trails neighborhoods on September 13, 2011, causing significant street flooding and damage. Flood waters also … [Read more...] about State of Emergency Declaration Bring Cash to County
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Public Encouraged to Help Schultz Flooding Victims
The Civic Service Institute (CSI) at Northern Arizona University, in partnership with the United Way of Northern Arizona, is sponsoring a service project in the Schultz Flood Area on June 25, 2011. Volunteers are needed to fill and place sandbags or paint Jersey barriers; two shifts are available, 9a—noon and/or 1p—4p. Volunteers may both fill and place sandbags on properties at risk for flooding, or for those interested in a less labor intensive project, CSI has organized a Jersey barrier … [Read more...] about Public Encouraged to Help Schultz Flooding Victims
Feeling the Impact of Climbing Cotton Prices
“It was a perfect storm,” explained Hal Majors, director of purchasing at Drury Hotels. “Cotton mills in Pakistan and India began hording to drive up the price of cotton. Then an atypical monsoon season flooded Pakistani mills. There was no rise in demand until the flooding issues in 2010. Add to that the rising costs of shipping – prices have gone from $3,500 to $5,000-6,000 per container – and you have the perfect storm for record-high cotton prices. We thought we had staved off increases … [Read more...] about Feeling the Impact of Climbing Cotton Prices
