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TweetPinShareSafford City Manager Horatio Skeete proposes a merit increase during the Safford City Council’s May 3 budget work session. Some employees will receive more with the bonus than permanent raise …
Safford City Council opts for one-time bonus rather than permanent pay raise for city employees Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Auto dealers packed the room at an early morning Safford City Council work session Friday to express their opposition to a proposed sales tax increase on …
Safford City Council rejects proposal to increase sales tax on single-item purchases greater than $5,000 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Richard Ortega was unanimously selected to continue as the Safford City Council’s vice mayor. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Retired Marine Richard Ortega is …
Ortega re-appointed as Safford Vice Mayor Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford City Council, including those pictured here, from left, Chris Taylor, Mayor Jason Kouts, Michael Andazola Sr., and Arnold Lopez, voted unanimously to proceed with …
Safford unanimously approves utility assistance program for federal employees during government shutdown Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford City Council is mulling over a proposal to create an entertainment district Downtown. The area recently hosted the popular annual SalsaFest, which had a …
Safford Council mulling over entertainment district for Downtown area Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A new, larger, prototype Circle K is being built in east Safford. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After more than two years in the works, …
New mega-Circle K in east Safford looking at October opening Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A plan to purchase the Swings ‘N Things property and turn it into public use for a park and ballfields didn’t garner enough votes from the …
Safford City Council checks Swings ’N Things purchase Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Since Safford will use the roughly $220,000 from CDBG funds to continue to renovate Glenn Meadows Park to make it more ADA compliant/friendly, the city …
Safford to give $200,000 to community programs Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: It looks like the blue bins are going to stay around for a while as Safford has recommitted to its recycling program. Overall, program still …
Safford City Manager affirms recycling program will continue Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This hotel cement pad that has been dormant for 11 years at the intersection of Central Avenue and U.S. Highway 70 may be developed into an …
Safford amends deed restriction to open development of dormant hotel pad Read More