Comments on: Response to U.S. Forest Service Gateway Position

By: Marilyn Murphy

Marilyn Murphy — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:22:58 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:30:50 +0000

“In addition, the Community has accepted total responsibility for installation costs and maintenance, which will be funded with grant money.” HOW and WHEN did the Community decide to accept responsibility? I live here and have never heard a word about this.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:31:02 +0000

Anytime you get involved in a project that government should have the responsibility of doing you are asking for trouble. Red flag was when the county said it would build but not upkeep the center, and of course the cost to the tax payers as always was way under quoted. Many people rushed to agree with taxing for this project guess mostly from feelings not common sense. Like all things, once a special tax is set up it can do nothing but go up and you never know for sure where the money is really going.

By: V'rasana Oannes and Marilyn Murphy

V'rasana Oannes and Marilyn Murphy — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:24:21 +0000

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By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:39:47 +0000

I must echo the concerns of the gentleman who posted earlier raising issues of spending special improvement district funds outside its jurisdiction. Please address these questions (President of Big Park Rouse and Big Park Committee liaison to USFS Simpson) because most of us read news here that doesn’t or won’t get published in other places.

1) Reason that Big Park assumed this “on behalf” of the Village of Oak Creek homeowners without notification that its taxes would be expended on Yavapai County and US forest lands outside its Village special taxing district and

2) Provide the exact location of the non-jurisdictional district lands to be paid for and its development plans, maintenance costs including labor that will deplete the tax funds set aside for Village of Oak Creek taxing district land improvements and maintenance and

3) The legal authority granted to Big Park RCC to override Yavapai County Supervisors, Special Taxing District rules and regs, Village of Oak Creek homeowners associations including VOCA as separate entities from BPRCC.

These are important questions for those that pay special district taxes. It would be important to see what the Yavapai County Supervisors say as well.

Thank you for your response in advance. And thank you Mrs. Simpson for bringing this matter to the light of day where it can be vetted. Your hard work is appreciated. Heather Provencio of the USFS deserves appreciation for her work too.

By: Man in the Mirror

Man in the Mirror — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:03:53 +0000

Did we spend Big Park special improvement district money outside of our district on federal forest service land? Is that permissible?

Dual layer weed barrier would have been a great idea in the village where people live rather than pesticides. Turn that critical eye inward and focus on lining the VOC with dual layer weed barrier to eliminate the perpetual special improvement district money grub.