Residents press county on Quail blight notices, unlicensed vehicles and culvert mapping in Roosevelt Estates

Residents at the meeting pressed county officials for updates on local blight and drainage issues and on how the county will enforce nuisance and easement rules.

A resident asked for an update on a blighted property on Quail. Supervisor Humphrey said the county has changed how it may notify property owners: staff may now hand-deliver violation notices when someone is at home, but they may not simply hang notices on fences because that would not provide proof of service. The county distributed packets of current code violations and their status for residents to review.

The same resident and others raised concerns about unlicensed vehicles parked in an easement on Quail. Steve Williams said he will bring a new policy to the Board of Supervisors addressing blocking of easements. Lt. Lahti of the Gila County Sheriff’s Office said the sheriff’s office will inspect and tag abandoned or unlicensed vehicles on county roads when appropriate.

Public Works is also working to create a parcel map showing culverts in Roosevelt Estates and the county surveyor is locating survey points. Melanie Mendez, the Public Works deputy director, said some drainages appear to be functioning but that she will re‑inspect after rain; the culvert-mapping project is ongoing.

Residents reported a large tree removed from a buyout property had been dumped in Campaign Creek and expressed broader worries about people dumping green waste into the creek. Jeremy Plain of the U.S. Forest Service later urged residents not to dump green waste on forest land or into the creek and said Bermuda Flats is closed for nesting birds from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15.

No formal enforcement action was recorded at this meeting; staff said policy changes and mapping work are underway and residents should report suspected violations to county code enforcement or the sheriff’s office.