KINGMAN - The Board of Supervisors has plenty to consider on Monday's agenda. The main topic of conversation will probably be the two major General Plan amendments for the Albiasa and Hualapai Valley solar power plants.
The Albiasa plant will produce around 200-megawatts of power and use between 1,500 and 4,000 acre-feet of water a year. It is to be located across from the Silverado master-planned community south of the intersection of U.S. 93 and Interstate 40.
The Hualapai Valley Solar plant is expected to produce around 340-megawatts of power and use around 2,275 acre-feet of water. It is located near Red Lake north of Kingman. The company plans to get most of the water to operate the plant from the Kingman Hilltop Wastewater Treatment Plant. The major amendments and rezoning requests for both plants were passed by the County Planning and Zoning Commission in October. The Albiasa project passed by a 5-3 vote while the Hualapai Valley Solar project passed unanimously.
If the Board approves the amendments, both solar companies will still have to get all of the necessary federal and state permits before they can start construction.
The Board will also consider the adoption of the new Energy Overlay Zoning (E zone). The new ordinance will provide specific zoning for renewable energy projects, such as wind, solar or biofuel.
The Board will also consider several change orders for renovation to the Negus Building for the Probation Office and the construction of the new Development Services building.
Also on the agenda is a request from the Economic Development Department to close the county's Business Development Loan Program and transfer the funds into the county's general fund.
The program provided collateral so that local small businesses could get loans. According to backup information from the department, only a few businesses applied for the assistance.
The Board will also consider the donation of furniture and other supplies from the Kingman Old Timers Chat-N-Chow and the termination of an agreement with Chat-N-Chow to provide transportation tokens to area seniors.
Chat-N-Chow has moved to a new location on Kino Avenue and is currently doing business as Inter Community Action Network (I CAN).
The Board will also watch a presentation from Thomas Whitmer from the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
Reader Comments
Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009
Article comment by:
No name provided
Please Board members...DO NOT PASS THE ALBIASA PLAN !!!
Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Article comment by:
Icarus
Anyone who's concerned about the water usage should stop using the water from our aquifer and lead by example. Unless of course you want people to do as you say, and not as you do, making you a hypocrite.
And if you're really, REALLY concerned about our local environment you should move out of Mohave County altogether and quit negatively impacting it, by creating garbage, using water, driving, etc.
Thanks in advance.
Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Article comment by:
concerned
WE WILL ALL SUFFER DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL THESE WHATEVER PLANTS DRAW WATER FROM OUR PRECIOUS
AQUIFER.
SOMEONE BETTER WAKE UP, BUT I THINK IT IS TOO LATE!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Article comment by:
No name provided
will the public taxpayers, be allowed to comment, at these meetings?
