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By Sam Hosler
Mayor, Town of Kearny
The Town of Kearny is in the midst of a number of vital discussions. Kearny, Hayden, Winkelman and Mammoth are exploring the establishment of a single police force for the four towns. This last week landscape architecture students from Arizona State University spent several hour with area ranchers, the Town of Kearny, representatives from ASARCO, the Winkelman Natural Resources Conservation District and several entities from the State of Arizona to explore many of the issues involved in removing the tamarisk plants along the Gila River, replace them with helpful plants, and develop a portion of the river for public recreation.
Last week, after the Town Council approved a raise in the water rates, work began on seeking a Water Infrastructure Finance Authority loan in order to do some very necessary work on our water tanks and lines. Town Manager Anna Flores is also getting ready for the opening of the town pool this summer.
These are good things to be working on, and soon we will begin work on Kearny’s Ten-Year Plan and Economic Development Strategy.
That’s enough eggs for anyone’s plate. But someone cracked another egg. I received a call from Anna Flores. “Someone tried to burn down the rest room at Hubbard Park.”
This senseless act of vandalism makes me angry. What are we supposed to do? Fix it up with money we don’t have so it can be used until someone else tries to set it on fire? Shall we close it up and let gosh-knows-what happen behind the trees and bushes?
Right now our town crew keeps the rest room clean and open from 6 a.m. until the park closes at night. It’s the responsible thing to do for a park which is used so heavily, especially in the summer months.
This vandalism is an unnecessary problem, one which should not have happened in the first place. If anyone has any information on this, please call the Kearny Police Department at 363-5566.
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