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Fountain Hills staff outlines multiyear plan to clear washes, warns of illegal dumping, safety pauses
Summary
Public works director described progress since October 2024, said about 55 acres of town-owned washes have been cleared and that Ashbrook Wash will require 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' to remove long‑accumulated illegal dumping; council funded continued work but no formal ordinance change or new vote occurred.
Director Waldy briefed the Fountain Hills Town Council on the town's multiyear wash maintenance program and recent work to clear debris that blocks stormwater conveyance.
Waldy told the council that since the most recent contract approval in October 2024 crews have cleared roughly 55 acres of town‑owned washes and that the town maintains a bit over 200 acres of largely undisturbed drainage corridors. "For some of these areas…you'll see what appears to be a clear cut. In fact, what we've done is we have just cleared the flow line, which is our primary objective here," Waldy said.
The presentation said the Powderhorn and Sirius washes (south of Shea) and Oxford and Ashbrook were among the work sites shown in…
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