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Councilmembers report on food distribution, community gardens, tax assessments and regional data‑center briefing
Summary
During reports the Council highlighted continued food distribution and volunteer needs at the community garden, urged residents to check property tax assessments, summarized CDBG meeting feedback, and the Mayor briefed the Council on a regional data‑center meeting in Benson including information on water and power concerns.
Councilmember Cynthia Butterworth reported continued demand at the Friday food distribution and asked for volunteers for the community gardens this summer. "Go down on Saturday morning... they're always looking for volunteers," Butterworth said, and noted the garden program is seeking additional helpers as one volunteer prepares to move away.
Councilmember Debra Trate said she learned property assessments have increased and encouraged residents to visit county assessment services to learn about appeals and senior/widow tax relief provisions. Mayor Pro Tem Christy Hirshberg and Councilmember Nallely Arreola summarized positive feedback from a recent CDBG meeting and expressed interest in more community meetings. Mayor Wallace reported on a Benson briefing about data centers, noting concerns residents raise about power and water usage but saying many modern data centers minimize water use and some use recycled water or self‑generation. "A lot of information might be old... double check what's out there," he advised.
These reports were informational; no formal action was taken during the reports segment.
