Realtors and homeowners object to current rule by APS to not pay for 1,000 feet of electric line extension for rural homes

Realtors and development interests are urging the Arizona Corporation Commission to repeal a policy that enables Arizona Public Service to charge for utility line extensions.

They said the policy harms homeowners in the pocketbook and hurts the economy as well. They seek to reinstate a free service for line extension for as much as 1,000 feet as long as it costs no more than $25,000.

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Prescott City Council postpones decision on eminent domain for Williamson Valley Road widening.

Distaste for the use of eminent domain caused the Prescott City Council to take a step back this week from using legal means to acquire five pieces of right-of-way along Williamson Valley Road. For nearly an hour on Tuesday, council members considered starting eminent domain proceedings to take "immediate possession" of the remaining parcels necessary to start the $6 million Williamson Valley Road widening project.

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California  couple refuse to boycott Arizona over new immigration law.

As residents of San Diego, Calif., my wife and I fully support Arizona's legislation regarding illegal aliens. We do not support our city government's stand on that issue. It appears that that action will have an effect on our tourism industry and maybe that is what is needed to wake up our politicians.

It will not influence our annual trip to Prescott Valley to enjoy the horse racing at Yavapai Downs. We have enjoyed this event for the past five years. We stay at local motels, eat at local eateries as well as restaurants in Prescott, shop at your local shops, and basically enjoy your city.

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Big Chino Water Ranch budget nears public approval threshold

With $36 million already into the Big Chino Water Ranch, and another $2 million or so in the coming year's budget, the City of Prescott is nearing the $40 million mark that would require an election of the public.

And that has raised a question about whether the city should be spending any money at all on the water pipeline project that officials have estimated at a final cost of about $170 million.

In the wake of the voters' overwhelming approval in November 2009 of the Taxpayer Protection Initiative, the city is dealing with the requirement that any project with a value of $40 million or more must go to a vote of the public.

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Prescott Frontier Days, the "World's Oldest Rodeo," is seeking volunteers of all ages during the rodeo from June 28 to July 4.

There are many areas and times to choose from to participate. To complete the participant application and waiver, visit the rodeo's website - www.worldsoldestrodeo.com/pdfs/2010VolunteerApplication_Revised.pdf or call the rodeo office at 445-3103.

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Medals make their way to Prescott Navajo veteran

More than 300 people attended the Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday at the Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center where Sen. John McCain presented seven medals to a Navajo World War II veteran.

Many veterans and families with children enjoyed the hour-long ceremony that included the medal presentation, a procession, a wreath-laying ceremony, and a gun salute to the fallen.

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Prescott & Prescott Valley Farmers Market

The word "green" assumes more than one meaning for Matt Hyde and Sarah Wertz of Run Rabbit Farm in Paulden.

Hyde and Wertz, both former classmates at Prescott College, are "green" at farming by themselves, and when it comes to selling at farmers markets. They only grow vegetables, which are green (and other colors).

They marked their debut at the Prescott Farmers Market - now in its 14th year - May 15, and set up a booth at the return of the Prescott Valley Farmers Market Tuesday afternoon.

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New Chino Valley well may be online by July 4

Chino Valley's new Bright Star Well is expected to be online by July 4, Robin Allen, one of the town's engineers, said Wednesday.

Initially, Ron Grittman, town engineer and Public Works director, had hoped the well would be online by May 7.

The new well is 723 feet deep, and Drill Tech has equipped the well with 12-inch casing of which 160 feet is perforated.

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LV Ranch Estates Finishes Phase II Wells, Tapping Into Exceptionally Abundant Water Supply

The thought of living in the desert is enough to make some people thirsty, which is why long-term water supply is always a consideration when it comes to making an arid habitat a home. Fortunately, LV Ranch Estates perches above plenty of water - water that Garth Owens and his company, Drill-Tech, Inc., have brought to the surface.

"It doesn't matter where you drill out there, there's water everywhere - and a lot of it," says Owens, the owner of Prescott-based Drill-Tech, the company drilling the wells for each of the 120 ranch parcels in this 4,900-acre community.

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Yavapai county supervisors to study budget Monday.

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors will consider the tentative $94.3 million county budget at a 1 p.m. workshop on Monday.
Julie Ayers, county administrator, said she would provide an overview of the 2010-11 budget, changes from the state Legislature and requests from department heads.

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Talking Rock Ranch Introduces Lone Spur and Western Legend Homes

The high country just outside of Prescott, Arizona is home to Talking Rock Ranch, a master-planned community centered around its 30,000-square-foot ranch clubhouse and Jay-Morrish-designed 18-hole golf course. As a sign of greener and financially friendlier times, Talking Rock has just introduced the Lone Spur and Western Legends home portfolios featuring plans that are smaller and more efficient yet just as luxurious

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Yavapai County supervisors hint at no tax hike this year

Yavapai County taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief. The Board of Supervisors has no intention of raising taxes, although that doesn't mean that other governmental entities, such as Yavapai College, won't.

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San Diego Firm Says Market Is Ripe for Short Sales and REO Disposition

According to QualityFirst Real Estate, a San Diego-based firm that specializes in REO, local market conditions are primed for a buying spree of bank owned and short sale properties. QualityFirst says property values there are headed back up and foreclosure numbers are dropping, with many real estate professionals now operating under the premise that the economy is finally beginning to turn around - the firm says all this makes now the time for homebuyers to pursue short sale and REO deals

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Prescott has a new bald eagle in town, although it remains to be seen how long he'll stick around.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department decided to release a rehabilitated bald eagle at Watson Lake in Prescott Monday because the site has all the right ingredients - it's not far from where he was born, its water attracts plenty of prey, it offers good perching, it had an elevated spot for the release that's easy to reach, and it's not over 100 degrees like it is in Phoenix right now.

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Throw away key on prison issue

If ever there was a sign that any prison talk in Prescott Valley had officially flat-lined, it came Thursday.

The Fain Signature Group, the Prescott Valley-based real estate developers, said the words prison opponents have been waiting and waiting (and waiting) to hear.

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