Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Capital Projects topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board hears multi-project capital update: broadband, code enforcement facility, courthouse windows among items
Summary
County staff briefed the board on completed, in-progress and planned capital projects across Navajo County including broadband construction progress, a new code-enforcement facility under construction, and a historic courthouse window-replacement project funded by an EECBG grant.
County staff presented a multi-topic capital projects update covering completed work, active construction and projects in design or planning at the board's January meeting.
Completed or nearly completed projects included a complex rehabilitation (restrooms, utility and security improvements), Clay Springs Community Center roof replacement (completed in December 2024 using CDBG funds) and a nearly finished restoration at Pinedale Elementary that added ADA-compliant access and drainage (project funded about 55% by Arizona State Parks).
The broadband project is under active construction; staff reported roughly 47% of duct (281,000 feet) and 39% of hand holes installed, with about 80,000 feet of fiber in place (about 12% complete). The project is a nearly $20 million, largely grant-funded effort; staff said Forest Service permitting has been secured and targeted completion is February (staff warned a final push will be required).
Public works also reported a code enforcement facility has broken ground (site remediation and footings in progress on a 500-day contract), and a Pinetop-Lakeside Senior Center roof replacement (CDBG-funded) is ready to start when weather permits. Planned or design-phase items include complex entry monument signage (ADOT permit received), 95%-complete designs for secure public-service counters in the county complex, a complex master plan to look at long-term space needs, and a Historic Courthouse window project supported by an approximately $79,000 EECBG (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant).
Board members asked staff to ensure early and clear public communications around projects that will disrupt traffic or access, including planned detour coordination for the Silver Creek Drive/Silver Lake Boulevard crossing (a separate ADOT IGA approved during the meeting will fund design work for that crossing).
Ending: Staff said implementation and construction schedules depend on weather windows and separate construction funding approvals; several design-phase items will return to the board with cost estimates and permit details for construction-phase decisions.
