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Board approves liquor license, easement extinguishment, road and flood contracts
Summary
The board approved a new bar license for Wild Woman Saloon and Grill, adopted Resolution 34-2024 to extinguish a 30-foot public ingress/egress easement, authorized an ADOT IGA for sidewalk design in Heber-Overgaard ($170,000), approved a BIA task agreement to purchase culverts (up to $70,000), and renewed a Flood Control contract with JE Fuller ($140,000) for alert-system maintenance.
At its Aug. 13 meeting the Navajo County Board of Supervisors approved several local permits and infrastructure agreements.
Licensing: The board granted a new 0-6 bar license for Rebecca Bartlett of Wild Woman Saloon and Grill at 2381 Highway 260 O, Overgaard, after county departments reviewed the application and the required 20-day public posting; there were no public speakers during the hearing.
Easement: Public works staff recommended approval of Resolution No. 34-2024 to extinguish a 30-foot public ingress/egress easement over two properties in Clayton Springs area (Section 15 Township 11N Range 19E). Staff said a separate public easement now provides access, that the owners support the extinguishment and that utility easements would remain unaffected; the board approved the resolution unanimously.
Roads and sidewalks: The board approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation under AZ Smart Funds to design sidewalks and multiuse paths near two Heber-Overgaard schools. Staff said the AZ Smart grant totals $170,000 and that $30,000 of that amount would cover ADOT's project administration fee; the county intends to administer construction and will pursue federal construction grants.
BIA culverts: The board approved a task agreement with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Fort Defiance Agency) for the county to assist in purchasing culverts and accessories to replace failing culverts on BIA Route N-9806, with requests capped at $70,000.
Flood control: During a separate Flood Control District session the board approved a professional services renewal contract with JE Fuller Hydrology and Geomorphology for maintenance and improvements to the county's rain-gauge alert system in 2024 for $140,000, which includes routine preventative maintenance, server upgrades, data acquisition software deployment, and specific repairs at Schon's Dam. JE Fuller was recommended by staff.
Why it matters: The approvals address local business permitting, property access and multiple infrastructure needs including pedestrian safety near schools, road safety via culvert replacement, and flood-alert system maintenance. Each approval carries implementation steps and, where applicable, follow-on construction or procurement work.
What happens next: Staff will implement the agreements: county will issue the liquor license, finalize easement-recording steps, move forward with sidewalk design and seek federal construction funding, purchase culverts per the BIA agreement, and execute the Flood Control contract for alert-system maintenance.
