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Camp Verde council discusses revisions to engineering design standards; schedules follow-up with local contractors
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Summary
Councilors praised aspects of revised engineering design standards but raised concerns about discretionary specifications and technical clarifications; a resident asked for more detail on ADEQ requirements, fire flow sizing, and erosion control and the council recommended another contractor meeting.
Camp Verde councilors reviewed proposed updates to the town’s Engineering Design Standards on Jan. 15 and recommended further stakeholder review after local contractors and a resident raised technical questions.
CIP Project Manager Martin Smith and Town Engineer Bruce Connolly summarized changes staff made after soliciting feedback from developers and contractors. Councilor Robert Foreman said he agreed with most of the revisions, while Vice Mayor Marie Moore and Councilor Jessie Murdock voiced concern that some specifications left discretionary decisions that could cause confusion for builders.
Resident Bethany Brady asked for clarification on several items she said remain unclear in the draft standards, including Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) requirements, sizing of water distribution infrastructure to maintain adequate fire flow, driveway-access guidelines, pavement-cut policies, and erosion and sediment control standards. Brady suggested scheduling an additional meeting with contractors to address those topics; the council directed staff to convene another special meeting for further contractor feedback. No ordinance or standard was adopted at the meeting.
What happens next: staff and engineering leadership will organize the recommended special meeting with local contractors and return to council with any further revisions.
The discussion closed without a formal vote.