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Sierra Vista mayor outlines Highway 90 finish, park projects, $2.7M animal center expansion and other city investments
Summary
Mayor Clea McCall updated KWCD listeners about multiple Sierra Vista capital projects — Highway 90 paving, an MLK Parkway improvement ($1.2 million), West End streetscape work, Buffalo Soldier Trail partial federal funding, a Paradigm Golf Group operating agreement and a $2.7 million expansion at the animal care center.
Mayor Clea McCall told KWCD's First Watch that several Sierra Vista infrastructure and public-safety projects are moving forward.
On state highway work, the mayor said crews are wrapping up improvements on Highway 90 between the Borobatrol checkpoint and Molson Road and that Arizona Department of Transportation work, including paving and striping, is scheduled to finish in June. She credited Senator Gowen and state officials for moving the project into the budget.
The mayor described a $1,200,000 improvement for a stretch of MLK Parkway between Avenida Escuela and Highway 90, saying the appropriation is intended to fix pavement and remove potholes. She also discussed North Garden streetscape work in the West End — part of a "complete streets" initiative with pedestrian and cyclist safety improvements and an expected completion in December 2025 — and said the area will ultimately include new park space (referred to in the broadcast as Soldier Creek Park and Henry Jones Park).
On Buffalo Soldier Trail, McCall said the city has received federal funding routed through Arizona and that construction is not expected to begin until about 2027. She said the funding will repay part of the trail costs but not the full project.
The mayor also discussed a management and operating agreement for the Sierra Vista Golf Center: Paradigm Golf Group has signed an agreement to run the facility, take on operational costs and short-term losses, and return about 2% of gross revenue to the city's capital-improvement fund, McCall said. She characterized the golf center as featuring range technology, a driving range open to the public and free youth golf clinics.
McCall described the Nancy J. Bridal Animal Care Center's largest expansion as a $2,700,000 project that added 18 kennels (14 for adoptable dogs and four for quarantine) and an additional $200,000 allocated for a new puppy house. She also said the Henry F. Hauser Museum completed an expansion and renovation that increased exhibit space by about 50% to highlight Sierra Vista and Cochise County natural and cultural history.
On public-safety investments, McCall said the city budgeted for two new fire trucks, one new ambulance and an expansion plan for Fire Station 4 on Buffalo Soldier Trail. She said the Sierra Vista Police Department is nearing full staffing, plans to reintroduce a traffic unit, and will add a professional standards office to streamline complaint investigations; the department is also reinstating a canine unit and a motorcycle unit, she said.
McCall closed by thanking community partners and the sheriff's office for shared work on city projects and public safety.
