As my readers will know, development of the Prescott Municipal Airport has been one of the priorities during my term as mayor of Prescott. The Prescott Airport serves the entire Yavapai County region and offers everything from commercial airline service twice daily to Los Angeles and twice weekly to Denver, to flight schools for training future professional pilots, to a base for USDA Forest Service air attack flight operations such as the Goodwin Fire and many others. Our long-term goal is … [Read more...] about Showcasing Prescott Airport for Wings Out West
Harry B. Oberg
Considering a Regional Airport
Did you know that Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) is the third busiest airport in Arizona, with over 272,000 operations (landing and takeoffs) in 2015, behind only Sky Harbor and Deer Valley airports? Did you know that the Prescott Airport has improved commercial flights departing to and arriving from both Los Angles (LAX) and Denver (DEN)? Have you seen the training aircraft that fly out of Prescott every day? Did you know that the U.S. Forest Service occupies a base at the Prescott Airport to … [Read more...] about Considering a Regional Airport
Understanding Prescott Ordinances for Sober Living Homes
Now that the Structured Sober Living Homes bill has become law, the City of Prescott has authority to establish an ordinance(s) for regulating some aspects within the group homes. Instituting ordinances that deal with the supervisor requirements and operational plan within these homes will enhance the health, safety and welfare of clients and improve treatment outcomes which, in turn, will reduce neighborhood issues and complaints. The city is developing an ordinance and will explore … [Read more...] about Understanding Prescott Ordinances for Sober Living Homes
Remodeling Police, Fire Levels of Service in Prescott
As with most other municipalities in Arizona, Prescott is in the midst of developing its budget forecast for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17). And Prescott is not alone in reviewing competing budget demands within the confines of our rising public pension debt and the residents' desire to maintain the high level of city services to which they have become accustomed. Mayors and City Councils across the state now grapple with ways to deliver the public safety services our communities desire within the … [Read more...] about Remodeling Police, Fire Levels of Service in Prescott