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Chair’s State of the County video lays out $30M broadband, sewer and water investments
Summary
Chairman Martin Porches presented a video overview of county accomplishments and planned projects including a new administration building, a $30M broadband middle‑mile project, a $24M sewer project serving about 332 properties, and a $14.7M water improvement in 'Tagna.'
Chairman Martin Porches introduced a State of the County video that summarized capital projects completed and underway across Yuma County and called for continued focus on infrastructure and fiscal stewardship.
Porches highlighted the recently opened County Administration Services building, an expansion and remodel of the Public Health Services District (more than 20,000 sq ft of new space), and co‑location of emergency management with the county Emergency Operations Center. He described transportation and agricultural infrastructure efforts, including a paving project on Highway 95 and ongoing advocacy to extend the work north to 32nd Street.
Porches itemized large investments: a Tagna water-improvement project cited at $14,700,000, the Orange Grove / Rancho Mesa Verde sewer project labeled at approximately $24,000,000 to connect about 332 residential properties to municipal treatment, a broadband middle-mile project across roughly 170 miles of fiber with a $30,000,000 budget, and a complementary $6,000,000 wireless broadband initiative to support ag technology.
Why it matters: The video framed these projects as investments in public safety, health services, and the county’s agricultural economy. Porches noted county fiscal discipline—reserve maintenance and limited tax increases—as the context for continuing that work.
The board received the presentation and expressed thanks to staff and communications teams for the outreach format. No funding actions were approved at the meeting based on the video.
