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Last Wednesday I met with half a dozen concerned citizens from Oracle, AZ. Their main issue was over the San Carlos Irrigation Project that provides electrical power to much of this area. It appears that SCIP has been telling some people that they have “limited capacity” and don’t have the infra-structure or resources to contact too many more homes or businesses to their power grid.
Since SCIP comes under the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and they report to the Federal Interior Department, I invited a staffer from Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick to also be present at the meeting.
Congressional staffer Varela will report back to the Congresswoman to determine a strategical course of action after they establish all relevant facts on the matter.
Unlike other Arizona power utilities SCIP does not come under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Corporation Commission. We will keep the Tri-Communities apprised of future developments involving SCIP, as the Congresswoman gathers additional information and facts.
On another note, as we gathered a list of all fire departments that helped during the Kearny Fire, we inadvertently omitted the Dudleyville Fire Dept. My apologies. Simply too many caring people and departments responding. A great and real sense of community response!
Sincerely,
/s/ Pete Rios
Supervisor, Pinal County
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