[{"_1":2,"_111":-5,"_112":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87,99],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6123180,"mediaKeyId","2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d","parentId",2691368,"title","Board adopts FY25–26 budget calendar and approves $1 million PSPRS paydown","audioSeconds",616,"startMs",1944000,"endMs",2560000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d&start=1944&end=2560","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d/thumbnail_1944000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6123180/La-Paz-County/Arizona/Board-adopts-FY2526-budget-calendar-and-approves-1-million-PSPRS-paydown","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123180-aa275c54c22164a837721d927879fcc4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770455008&Signature=adQk8DohbmEKrZrfIW4c~TepmdvtglArGWowUPEw4odvKpSs6MFFvc4kzCn1QsAsXSNtjYTDXEAqBcDtVglqUDPweO1yiaKvvjI4MAT8ZqfGZ0XSrQd38Aiyb92r1NzTWaBmCeiU0Gnh1uYCChG0FYByF8ouizyzGLXCbQim~lqH3WaF-1fNJO7ibbovdd8lqG~Z6eCmHHaKn9B2P5pwX2HLZ6aFD8n7j34-RyIAkBvjlnvCin5HWAoHf4n0l-Sjfv4HmU9WITnyqXkR~NLGSfLO5gm15~SxmyDVBkTnxu2JYJSmUVc2oygKXBrfu6AdfaxqtHc41W0HsqOy~WtyPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","La Paz County","date","2025-03-03T00:00:00Z","article","The La Paz County Board of Supervisors adopted its fiscal year 2025–26 budget calendar and the board’s previously established goals and priorities for the budget process, and separately approved a $1,000,000 paydown to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).

County finance staff described the budget schedule and said department budget meetings with staff will occur the week of March 24–28, with study sessions and department presentations planned in May and final adoption steps targeted for June and August deadlines. A presenter said revenue projections and labor worksheets are being updated to support departmental budget requests.

On the PSPRS paydown, county staff explained the board had previously discussed a transfer from the landfill fund and that the one-time funds were intended for a pension paydown. County staff sought and the board approved permission for finance to make the $1,000,000 contribution to reduce the county’s PSPRS liability. Staff noted earlier actuarial estimates that each $1 million paid toward the pension could create about $100,000 of budget capacity in a subsequent year; staff said they would provide updated actuarial figures during the regular budget process.

Supervisors moved and seconded the budget calendar adoption and the PSPRS paydown in separate motions; each motion carried by voice vote with no additional conditions recorded in the meeting minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","La Paz County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting\tMar 03, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Supervisors adopted the fiscal-year 2025–26 budget calendar and priorities, and approved a $1,000,000 additional paydown to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) to reduce long-term employer costs and create future budget capacity.","taxTitle","La Paz County, Arizona","taxId",69163,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123186,"Supervisors rezone Wyndon parcel to allow replacement manufactured home",333,1602000,1935000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d&start=1602&end=1935","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d/thumbnail_1602000.jpg","/articles/6123186/La-Paz-County/Arizona/Supervisors-rezone-Wyndon-parcel-to-allow-replacement-manufactured-home","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123186-6f82308487b2f08481279d9d9540584c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770455008&Signature=O83YEL4uRpDxtfUtdo-dZIkaAFXfVFp-IyM3bXfLhu-24c61keCG2XOdK-zHyRta5FetCwJ0HHhrC~KpZE8C03T5Um9UfBtWWWCJrRYmHPTNkhNruk~7~eZeb~n6v3yYATP~Jw7MrsSR7d~nQrZyOKFFfRlIg3Rbmf7enhjiWIsVxFoWmlS9jP1ayWx1gcvnuZUOo5Axcu2r5DIUWIQ4~VjzPaNbsZQCCy8NKvXcsyP3R5OxHaRnJXTauM7jpy83Gl4gSB5Aeqly1Uqlifsx0MteQ658-Cp6ikKpSMswNg08hD6mkyeUqM5AXqjFxPgZvdrJ3fNxtNuIo9c9msykLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","La Paz County supervisors voted to rezone a parcel at 70880 Furr Avenue in Wyndon from C‑2 (general commercial) to MHS (manufactured home single-family) to allow the placement of a replacement manufactured home.

Community Development staff Tiffany Wyckoff told the board the property had a manufactured home that the current owners began to demolish without a demolition permit but subsequently came into compliance by obtaining the required permit and paperwork. The rezoning request had been unanimously recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 6, 2025.

Applicant Brian Mendoza spoke during the public hearing and confirmed the owners had complied with the county’s inspection and permitting requests. “We complied on the demolish and do all the paperwork,” Mendoza said. After no other public comment, the board closed the hearing, moved to act on the zoning change and approved the rezoning by voice vote.

Tiffany Wyckoff confirmed the action before the board was a rezone (Z2025‑01) rather than a conditional use permit; the board’s approval allows the owners to place a new manufactured home on the parcel in compliance with county codes.","The board approved a zoning change from C-2 to MHS for a parcel at 70880 Furr Avenue in Wyndon so the owners can replace a demolished manufactured home; the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval unanimously.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123190,"Board approves two Arizona DPS grants totaling about $680,000 for La Paz County Sheriff operations",111,404000,515000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d&start=404&end=515","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d/thumbnail_404000.jpg","/articles/6123190/La-Paz-County/Arizona/Board-approves-two-Arizona-DPS-grants-totaling-about-680000-for-La-Paz-County-Sheriff-operations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123190-5a70a6e3eb8ed003449c08c515a97801/orig.mp4?Expires=1770455009&Signature=d8qjq-l-KyM-463C0yCmHlNK2~OezyCOLn9asTyklx1IU6Xo3KSLyStN7NWF219SBYjyMZbzvNcn~E3WulzkIvk9AWcG1WaIrwDwL2L7CMOZcu17AqnjuamLJcTQWo5eGKnf1AzLajS3oU13Y6sSen9YgX7XEtzqTKPmMO0KFhkKmt7JmgqqnzZayS-oPeIJqPGhFB5r8AWHQylprrqjFQTvhzQh19NQdr1ySlQZ0krWOU89mevGJ4w8BouyYp~NpA1z2dJIX-3ROJYgCGnpJkZ6G8unA-WoVXDPhi8089g6tve4x-PgNyrtt5fgbvbCZ4TQ4Gna5eh476xsY6mAQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The La Paz County Board of Supervisors approved two agreements with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) that together provide roughly $679,975.40 to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office for border-related enforcement and equipment.

The first agreement is a recurring $100,000 contract (Contract 20203-393R2 as read into the record) the sheriff’s office receives for enforcement related to immigration, human smuggling, drug smuggling, gang enforcement and employer sanctions, and for county jail costs relating to illegal immigration. County staff described the item as budgeted with no local match required.

The second approved award, through a local border support application, provides $579,975.40 for a two‑year period ending in June 2026. County staff said the funds will be used to purchase and upfit three undercover vehicles, mobile Wi‑Fi equipment, travel and training expenses, and personnel-related costs.

A county presenter identified himself as the commander for the sheriff’s office and said the sheriff was called away and asked him to present the items; he also confirmed the $100,000 award is recurring and requires no local match. Supervisors moved and seconded both items in separate motions and the board approved each by voice vote; the chair announced each motion carried.

No public comment on the items was reported during the meeting and staff characterized both as budgeted, no-match awards. The county’s acceptance of the funds authorizes the sheriff’s office to receive and spend the grants under the stated purposes; the board did not add conditional terms to either approval on the record.","Supervisors approved two agreements with the Arizona Department of Public Safety: a recurring $100,000 contract for enforcement related to immigration and smuggling and a $579,975.40 local border support award to purchase vehicles, mobile Wi‑Fi and related costs.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123194,"La Paz County approves conditional use permit for Atlas North solar project",954,657000,1611000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d&start=657&end=1611","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2691368-f3d286f80d0bd6fab631615de331604d/thumbnail_657000.jpg","/articles/6123194/La-Paz-County/Arizona/La-Paz-County-approves-conditional-use-permit-for-Atlas-North-solar-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123194-e91a14a200a5a9d9dfb866262092bbd1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770455009&Signature=Xnst~sEC2xuVYWMVgc5n64Kj14vMfZfcPQQRMck69BoX9OHBXa-t2pJ0unFFEi~EuxTji12MbfNuDaKR3mMyiXUQqxUbXFuOTA8ji9XV2reX35kBPdlwNgPXowPZXio-vM9~HDCyfSma9tFfw~XiEq0R21hEuywcvpLj4fmY9Q5UgtPAKb3nB30QsKQOSw0NK~s-A-K3cRNZGF1cF6ETq6kM5-JmwlptSDKWeZ6-SK5Png7F-7~zpJYV9B0oolLeSkvUnYA7sehal-xu4K7mJYcYla4POwvKwpmNk5f-7RSdmHFXcFwpRYnka03g25Mb0b3VdAK8feSh3kGU6-Y0YA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","La Paz County supervisors voted to approve a conditional use permit for the Atlas North solar photovoltaic project, a utility-scale development that will occupy land in southeastern La Paz County and connect to the recently completed Cielo Azul switchyard.

The vote came after a staff presentation, a project overview by the developer and a brief public-hearing period. The project as described to the board includes solar arrays on county, Arizona State Land Department and Bureau of Land Management parcels, a 500-kilovolt generation tie line of about 2–3 miles to the Cielo Azul switchyard, and battery energy storage systems. The county’s Planning and Zoning Commission previously recommended approval by unanimous vote.

Patrick Shim, development manager for Atlas North LLC, told the board the project would be sited on roughly 7,590 acres and include photovoltaic generation and battery storage. “We have not decided yet on the technology,” Shim said when asked about battery types, and he added the company would work with local fire and emergency personnel to adopt measures to reduce risks.

Community Development staff Tiffany Wyckoff told the board that required public notices were posted and that staff had not received written complaints during the notice period. During public comment, Greg Bachman, the county’s emergency manager, asked whether the battery systems would be the kinds of batteries that have generated news reports of fires; Shim replied the developer had not finalized a vendor and would coordinate with fire officials and the State Fire Marshal’s review process.

Supervisors also asked about the distance from Interstate 10 to the battery facilities; Shim said the preliminary design placed those facilities about one mile from the interstate, though he noted project design had not been finalized.

After closing the public hearing, the board moved to act on the permit. Supervisor Holly Erwin moved to approve the conditional use permit and Supervisor Plunkett seconded. The board approved the permit; there was no recorded roll-call breakdown in the public audio beyond voices saying “aye,” and the chair announced the motion carried.

The developer said it expects to begin construction as early as late 2025 or in 2026 and that several power purchase agreements and an interconnection agreement are in place. The project narrative presented to the board also said the Cielo Azul switchyard completed construction on Jan. 31, 2025, and that the tie line would cross a mix of county, state and federal lands.

The board’s approval clears a local land-use hurdle; the project will remain subject to state and federal permitting and to any interconnection, environmental and fire-safety reviews required by other agencies.","The Board of Supervisors approved a conditional use permit for the Atlas North utility-scale solar project on roughly 7,590 acres in southeastern La Paz County after a public hearing and staff presentation; board and emergency-management questions focused on battery technology, fire response and proximity to I‑10.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Board adopts FY25–26 budget calendar and approves $1 million PSPRS paydown

Supervisors rezone Wyndon parcel to allow replacement manufactured home

Board approves two Arizona DPS grants totaling about $680,000 for La Paz County Sheriff operations

La Paz County approves conditional use permit for Atlas North solar project