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County hears requests from watershed, community and nonprofit groups; board to review during follow‑up study session
Summary
A slate of local nonprofits and collaboratives including Chino Winds NRCD, Friends of the Verde River, Greater Chino Valley Collaborative, Pure Imagination music festival, Yarnell Meals on Wheels and others presented funding requests. Supervisors heard program descriptions and agreed to defer funding decisions to the next budget study session.
Supervisors heard presentations and funding requests from outside organizations during the May 1 study session and did not make final allocations. Presenters described projects that county staff will analyze and bring back for the next study session.
Chino Winds Natural Resource Conservation District asked the board to continue a multi‑year range‑monitoring program it runs with the Prescott National Forest, the University of Arizona and ranchers (requested $20,000 per year in a 5‑year commitment). Board members praised the monitoring as a model for rancher‑Forest Service cooperation.
Friends of the Verde River requested an increase (to about $28,500) to fund a watershed report card update, a statewide Verde watershed conference, a watershed‑wide water‑quality monitoring plan and school BioBlitz programs; presenters tied those activities to recreation, tourism and local economic benefits in the Verde Valley.
The Greater Chino Valley Collaborative asked for $3,000 to continue multi‑agency facilitation for trail planning and Del Rio/Fred Harvey park planning. The town of Chino Valley and other partners described connectivity and trail ambitions that would link Prescott, the Granite Dells and the Verde headwaters.
The Pure Imagination Music Festival, a privately run multi‑day event at Watson Lake, made an initial request for county support and described local economic impact and efforts to keep ticket prices affordable while artists— and production costs rise. Supervisors acknowledged the festival—s local economic footprint and asked staff to include the request with other outside agency asks for further review.
The Yarnell Regional Community Center (Meals on Wheels) renewed a $30,000 request to support senior meal delivery and a new pilot "People for People" program that pairs volunteer social support and basic maintenance for isolated rural residents; presenters said the work reduces higher‑cost government interventions by stabilizing seniors in place. The Yavapai County Fair and the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center also briefed the board on their annual funding requests; the fair noted it is the county fair established under state statute and asked continued county support.
Finally, the Board received a funding request to cover a county contribution toward a Trust for Public Land purchase to secure the last private parcel between Sullivan Lake and Perkinsville that would close a gap in public access and preserve the Upper Verde headwaters for recreation and conservation. Trust for Public Land and town partners asked the county to consider a $150,000 contribution as part of a larger grant match for a roughly $400,000 parcel acquisition; supervisors asked staff for details on matching and timing before any commitment.
Supervisors said they would not finalize outside agency allocations immediately and asked staff to compile the presentations, requests and recommended phasing to present at the next study session for decision.
