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Cochise County supervisors debate redirecting flood-control funds toward recharge and road drainage
Summary
Supervisors discussed the Flood Control District budget, questions about contingency balances, planned recharge projects near Palominas and Sierra Vista, and directed staff to prepare a June work session with mapping and project details for potential fund shifts.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors discussed the Flood Control District budget and a slate of planned projects during an agenda item presented by county staff, with supervisors asking whether contingency balances could be used to reduce the district tax and where remaining funds should be spent.
Ms. Gilman told the board the presentation was intended “to bring you more information to address some of those questions and get direction from the board regarding that budget specifically.” Deputy County Administrator Joe summarized pending projects and said, “This is just kind of a list of the projects that we have on the docket for the next year that, you know, either construction or planning is scheduled to happen, and where that money would be expended.”
Why it matters: Supervisors pressed whether the Flood Control District’s contingency reserves could allow the district tax rate to be reduced or eliminated, and whether planned studies and designs are the best use of funds. The…
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