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Consent 4.

Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting

Community Development

Meeting Date:: 08/23/2011
Title:: Accepting a petition to establish a portion of Airport Road in the Willcox Area as a Declared County Highway
Submitted By:: Terry Couchenour, Community Development
Department:: Community Development
Division:: Right of Way

Presentation:

No A/V Presentation

Recommendation:

Approve

Document Signatures:

BOS Signature Required

# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:

NAME
of PRESENTER:

n/a

TITLE
of PRESENTER:

n/a

Docket Number (If applicable):

Mandated Function?:

Federal or State Mandate

Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:

ARS 28-6701 & 28-6702

Agenda Item Text:

Accept a petition to establish approximately 8 miles of Airport Road, as described therein, as a Declared County Highway, and schedule a Public Hearing for September 13, 2011.

Background:

Airport Road is located west of Willcox and portions of which have been maintained by the County since the late 1800’s. In 2003 the portion of Airport Road west of Hamilton Road was designated as a Primitive Road in the effort to more properly conform to our historical maintenance. In 2008 Inde Motorsports was granted a Special Use Permit to develop a private, high-end automobile club and since that time has met with County staff to discuss the possibility of paving Airport Road to their entry. In 2009 Inde Motorsports contributed $100,000 and the County was able to reshape the road and add millings under the Primitive Road designation.

Currently Inde Motorsports desires to partner with the County to provide a chip sealed surface to the road. The proposal is for Inde Motorsports to contribute $200,000 and the County would perform minor re-shaping and re-compaction and applying a double chip seal to the surface. The proposed improvements are incorporated in the tentative 11-12 Annual Work Plan.

Cochise County strives to promote regional economic development as well as supporting local economies (Willcox). With this in mind, developing a partnership with Inde Motorsports to improve Airport Road is considered to be a good regional economic development strategy as well as it ensures that past road improvements and investments made by Inde Motorsports and Cochise County along the same reach of Airport Road are preserved and protected while enhancing and improving a roadway that will provide a better public road for Cochise County residents utilizing Airport Road. In order to facilitate the desired improvements, Airport Road must be established as a Declared County Highway. Therefore in accordance with state statutes a petition was signed and verified requesting a public hearing.

Department's Next Steps (if approved):

Upon acceptance of the petition, a public hearing will be scheduled and advertised as required by statute.

Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:

That portion of Airport Road will remain designated as a Primitive Road and Cochise County will not be able to partner with Inde Motorsports to receive funding.

To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:

Please return the signed legal notice to the H&F Right-of-way Division for H&F staff to advertise.

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