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Huachuca City issues April proclamations; councilmembers report on gardens, taxes, CDBG and data-center discussion
Summary
Mayor Wallace presented proclamations declaring April 2026 as Fair Housing Month, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and Garden Month. Councilmembers reported on food distribution, community gardens volunteer needs, property tax assessment appeals, CDBG meeting ideas and a regional briefing on data centers.
Mayor Johann Wallace presented three proclamations declaring April 2026 as Fair Housing Month (Proclamation No. 2026-05), Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (Proclamation No. 2026-04), and Garden Month (Proclamation No. 2026-03). Motions were made to open discussion on each proclamation during the meeting; the minutes list the proclamations on the agenda.
Councilmembers used their reports to spotlight community needs and events. Councilmember Cynthia Butterworth urged volunteers for the community garden and noted a busy Friday food distribution; she said the garden is "always looking for volunteers." Councilmember Debra Trate reported noticing a rise in property assessments and reminded residents about appeal options and senior tax protections. Mayor Pro Tem Christy Hirshberg summarized takeaways from a CDBG meeting and a property-rehab model used in other towns. Mayor Wallace described a Benson meeting on data centers and addressed water-use concerns, noting that some modern data centers use non-water cooling methods and that agricultural uses often consume far more water than many data centers.
