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District one Congresswoman Anne Kirkpatrick has announced funding for a Yarnell water project. According to Kirkpatrick, the Department of Agriculture will be making 1.3 million dollars available for critical improvements for Yarnell and its surrounding areas. The funds will be provided to the Yarnell Water Improvement Association as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Association will be using the funds to repair and replace pressure reducing valves, fire hydrants and water tank linings, along with installing a new backup power supply and model controls for their water system and improving the system’s piping.

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors will not hold a special budget session tomorrow morning. The Board was scheduled to meet at 9 with the Education Services Agency and the Long Term Care and Development Services departments. The Board was also scheduled to resolve into the Free Library and Flood Control Districts to discuss those budgets. However, those departments were rescheduled for discussion yesterday and on Tuesday. Budget discussions wrapped up at 1 this afternoon with Clerk of the Superior Court, Superior Court, Adult and Juvenile Probation and Justice of the Peace. The meeting was held at the County Administrative Services Building on Fair Street in Prescott. The Board meets Monday morning at 9 at that location, to consider adoption of an increase to public information fee requests through the Sheriff’s Office and renewal of an existing water franchise agreement between the County and the Bradshaw Water Company.

Traffic heading towards Prescott on Highway 69 has started using the new bridge. Last night and into early this morning, Arizona Department of Transportation crews closed 69 westbound between Prescott Lakes Parkway and Heather Heights, as well as at the ramp to northbound 89 to shift traffic onto the new alignment. Traffic will be split at the bridge at the highways 89 and 69 intersection, and motorists will need to choose to access Gurley or Sheldon Street at this point. Northbound 89 traffic will be routed under the new bridge and the temporary signal will be removed. Motorists should be aware of these changes to the interchange.

An alleged domestic violence suspect has been arrested in the town of Congress. The 23 year old victim told Yavapai County Sheriff’s Deputies she had been in an argument with her husband, 23 year old Anival Diaz-Moreno at their Aguila home. She drove away with her 4 year old daughter, but while heading towards Congress on highway 71, a car driven by Moreno pulled behind her and started flashing the headlights in an attempt to make her stop. When she refused to pull over, he began bumping her car. Moreno pulled in front of the vehicle and would not allow her to pass. When she was forced to stop, the suspect struck her in the face and choked her until she escaped. A Sheriff’s Office Sergeant located Moreno at his Congress home. He has been charged with 9 felony counts of aggravated assault.

A Town Council candidate forum will be held tonight. The Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Appaloosa Meadows Homeowners Associations are presenting the forum, which is for the 4 candidates that did not win a seat in the March primary. Carl Tenney was the only candidate who was voted outright, so that leaves Dean Echols, Linda Hatch, Robert Justice and Dorothy Schmidt in the running for 2 Council seats. Candidates are scheduled to arrive at the Town Senior Center at 6 to talk informally with voters. The forum runs from 6:30 to 8 and will be monitored by the League of Women Voters of Central Yavapai County.

A World War II Flying Fortress Bomber will be on display at Ernest A Love Field in Prescott. At noon tomorrow, Sentimental Journey will arrive at the airport to honor Arizona veterans, past and present. City of Prescott officials note this bomber is one of a handful of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress still flying. It is maintained and operated as a flying museum by the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation museum, which is based in Mesa. The museum, its restored aircraft and artifacts span over 90 years of aviation history. Display dates are noon to 6 tomorrow, 9 to 6 Saturday and 9 to 4 Sunday. Tours are 5 dollars for adults, 3 dollars for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children under 5.

From 8:30 to 9:30 tomorrow morning, Prescott Valley Town Council and staff members will meet with the public, as part of a Neighborhood Café. This free event will be held at the Villages of Lynx Creek in Dewey-Humboldt. .

The Prescott Unified School District Board will explore an overall decrease in salaries and wages. Earlier this week, the Board held a second discussion session on the upcoming budget. Following that session, the Board asked Administration to come up with some scenarios on the decreases for next month’s meetings. Superintendent Kevin Kapp explains there are other cost saving measures the board is looking at:

Kapp adds one other option involves a reduction of school nurses:

Both Kapp and the Board have expressed frustration over not knowing how deep the District’s cuts will be. The next board meeting is scheduled for May 5^th.

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