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Cochise County flood-control staff outline watershed and recharge projects; staff to seek higher permit fees
Summary
At a Feb. 20 work session, Cochise County Flood Control District Director Jackie briefed supervisors on statutory authority, multiple watershed and recharge projects and planned permit-fee increases; the board heard a motion to set the district tax rate to 0% but no vote was recorded.
Cochise County Flood Control District Director Jackie outlined the district's statutory authority, active watershed studies and recharge projects and told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 20 that staff will seek higher commercial floodplain and right-of-way permit fees later this year.
The presentation focused on the district's role under state law, a portfolio of design-stage and planned construction projects across the county, and property holdings the district uses for recharge. Jackie said the district is “a separate taxing district” created under ARS Title 48, Chapter 21 and that it administers floodplain permits for several municipalities and unincorporated areas.
The briefing mattered because the district manages money collected from a county tax and because several projects are contingent on grant awards, design completion and intergovernmental agreements. Jackie noted the district will seek to shift more tax revenue from permit-review staff time into…
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