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Craig Sullivan said the association convened stakeholders, wrote a letter about the route’s potential impacts and arranged follow-up meetings with Valley Metro. “The risk we have is that there's 2 routes. The other 1 goes through a neighborhood, takes some houses, and then goes up by a school,” Sullivan said. He added that stakeholders are meeting with Valley Metro to press for alternatives and that the association will discuss the matter at its board meeting.
Sullivan said the association reached out to Arizona Tax Research Association, general contractors, the League of Cities and Towns, and the buyer of a redevelopment property to gather perspectives; he said those parties had not been consulted before the route was proposed.
Why it matters: A route that takes houses and runs beside a school could cause property loss, student-safety concerns and community opposition; the association said one mitigation option would be elevating the track to avoid taking property.
Sullivan said the association planned another sit-down with Valley Metro and that Penny, a CSA staff member, would attend. Board members and association staff said they planned to discuss the item further at upcoming CSA meetings.
Ending: The association will continue stakeholder meetings and bring the light-rail routing question to its board for further review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisors Meeting - August 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","County Supervisors Association staff said they had sought meetings with Valley Metro after learning one light-rail route would take property and run close to a school; the association and other stakeholders plan further discussions to explore alternatives such as elevation to avoid displacing homes or affecting the school.","taxTitle","Greenlee County, Arizona","taxId",27862,"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},6146355,"Board asks about vote-center bills; CSA says major proposals stalled this year",80,2109000,2189000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5527802-be6b38d64bccc722efb993e12caeda40&start=2109&end=2189","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5527802-be6b38d64bccc722efb993e12caeda40/thumbnail_2109000.jpg","/articles/6146355/Greenlee-County/Arizona/Board-asks-about-vote-center-bills-CSA-says-major-proposals-stalled-this-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6146355-16a1d2f3b78004b30a88d051c06c4ce9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953394&Signature=P5kpkEha01wb03NGmc8ytm-JosMGe35L4qgLE0e875ebhzzkHMabQxPEVFAdUJhj~c1tLp4sH8xAQOt9iNFBPaoNc2RDuIPOpKeJxTqaTGSN7eNzbzOg10khScpcDeoFbUKn0EiHa51Py4oE25Z2g4WhF0Kpr4s7Z259vwCRcEQYu31Ej2DD0-ThEJjuZyEmHWwnHM~lne19hCI1n2tx~3K3i77KozS7YLbII4vXWRF-5cVOJoOK8ENzPanpfd-LAxtP1uPQeQAD5fcUev8PXZCfYGL9ef0NGoAouLR3NXM5L-w2VYCqLEvyPx1AI~pIs~QkE7nZu6PD6qOT9~y7XQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During a question-and-answer period following a County Supervisors Association briefing, a county supervisor asked for an update on recent bills about precincts and vote centers.
Craig Sullivan responded that “there was a bill to get away with vote centers, and that bill did not move out.” He added that one related measure was vetoed by the governor and that a pivot to refer some changes to the ballot also failed to gain traction this year.
Sullivan said legislators may return to election-policy proposals next year and that some lawmakers discussed models resembling Florida’s approach to early-ballot handling. “We do anticipate that that conversation will occur next year,” he said.
Why it matters: Changes to vote-center rules or early-ballot handling would alter how elections are run and could shift costs or responsibilities for counties, Sullivan said. He also warned that budget negotiations can drive last-minute proposals into bills with inadequate review.
Ending: Board members welcomed the update and expressed relief that the major changes had not passed this session; CSA will continue monitoring and engaging with the legislature on election proposals.","When asked about a bill that would have affected use of vote centers across the state, Craig Sullivan of the County Supervisors Association said the measures did not move forward this session and that election-related proposals are likely to reappear next year.",{"_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},6146359,"County Supervisors Association briefs board on data tools, legislative priorities and county impacts",1177,883000,2060000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5527802-be6b38d64bccc722efb993e12caeda40&start=883&end=2060","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5527802-be6b38d64bccc722efb993e12caeda40/thumbnail_883000.jpg","/articles/6146359/Greenlee-County/Arizona/County-Supervisors-Association-briefs-board-on-data-tools-legislative-priorities-and-county-impacts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6146359-b0de1c146b422e58703b3cfe4c1c453c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953394&Signature=atIw0yZ60GA1WY8A-xk0XawgDKmUOlUkGnumbfeqfBeYfqSfXGbIKXzaNNi9rf-NmR0wyGfrz2WjNyyQR2cxtI9PzfqjI8bGlVRTTxq7K14EiNReSy03ekE~8yHd~0uxY7jcStDmsfpcT1sYyEGyF39nHzNr3i-0P64VBOfl3FMUslUq4t0zEnCUetB9pmXjdTTvzhbiiqwOEIOS-NSLIMKcm27eHrZu~e1ZYE87uuECQoR4gHCbbEL35PohgXXADrqMnZBZlbS6W9PdtzeOm9M~-d-VWVmylXxWzRowCv34for8c0QQAJai65ppYkMWzpfHKtoyR7caO4hzIX-Yhw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Craig Sullivan, representative of the County Supervisors Association, told the county board the association spent the last year building data tools, tracking state legislation and supporting counties as they respond to budget and policy changes.
Sullivan said the association’s research team has compiled roughly 8,000,000 data points into a county database designed to let officials compare property tax rates, special-district types and other county-level metrics. “The database that we've developed has about 8,000,000 data points in it now,” Sullivan said.
The association also worked through a long legislative session to limit unfunded shifts to counties and to seek amendments to bills affecting county operations, Sullivan said. “Session went really long this year,” he said, adding that lawmakers focused much of the budget on one-time allocations rather than ongoing funding.
Why it matters: County officials that rely on state allocations and statutory responsibilities face near-term uncertainty, Sullivan said, because many state appropriations were one-time and do not address ongoing costs counties bear for courts, probation and other mandated services.
Sullivan told board members the association is concentrating on a handful of county priorities at the state level, including pension matters, juvenile dependency funding and probation resources. He said pension reform proposals that would have produced large changes failed during the session, though a smaller change increasing county contributions to a correction officers’ retirement plan passed with a $1 million state allocation.
The association will continue to act as a liaison to lawmakers and to convene county staff and elected leaders for briefings, Sullivan said. He described an upcoming policy summit in October and an earlier September meeting for staff and county leaders to vet proposals the association will take to the summit.
Sullivan also summarized recent analyses the association has produced for member counties: an indigent defense case study showing county impacts of a state law related to immigration, workforce-migration tracking for law enforcement hires, procurement studies in partnership with the Arizona Board of Regents and reports on county fiscal and court impacts. He said the association is redesigning its website to make data and visualizations easier to access.
Board members and staff praised the association’s responsiveness and said they planned to participate in the September and October meetings. Sullivan asked members for issues they want elevated, and flagged items already arriving at the association: wildfire and fire-insurance concerns, short-term rentals in several counties, and questions about open-meeting-law mechanics that some newer officials are encountering.
The association also described outreach work after the Santa Cruz County treasurer embezzlement case: the Auditor General received additional funding and new statutory authority to review bank records, Sullivan said, though a separate statutory training requirement did not pass the legislature.
Ending: Sullivan closed by inviting additional suggestions for issues counties want the association to pursue and by noting staff who will continue legislative and data work, including Brandon, Penny, Yvonne, Jacob and Caitlin from the association’s team.","Craig Sullivan of the County Supervisors Association told the county board the association has built a large county database, tracked policymaking through a long legislative session and is preparing a fall policy summit as counties face one-time budget allocations, pension debates and service funding cliffs.","actionData","errors"]

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County supervisors raise concern over proposed light-rail route near neighborhood and school

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County Supervisors Association briefs board on data tools, legislative priorities and county impacts