The City of Kingman appears to be losing its most ambitious and potentially most successful capital investment project in decades due to a lack of support from city councilors.Already in December 2020 Projects approved and funded through the American Rescue Plan are in danger of being canceled. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the city council approved her payment of just over $100,000 for services rendered for the pre-construction contract. His total investment in the pre-planning phase exceeds $520,000.
Two members of the community present opposed the project, citing the need for improved road quality and maintenance, while more than 15 expressed the need Kingman had for the project to continue to bear fruit. I spoke in favor of sex.
“Many times I remember the city shooting itself,” said Travis Lingenfelter, a Mojave County supervisor and Kingman resident. I will.” One of him in Kingman voted against a very small tax to keep the street,” he continued. “Communities that invest in themselves see private capital investment”, “You see it in the Hotel Brunswick, the Beale Street Theater and the Electric Vehicle Museum,” he advocates for his project downtown. and concluded.
Nancy Vervil, 15 years old, spoke on behalf of the Kingman Chapter of the Arizona Spinal Cord Association and Stroke Support Group. In addition, she said, “our group of wheelchair users, including others with physical and visual disabilities, is looking forward to its completion.”
Gary Waters Jr., a local Kingman resident, and his five-year-old son greet tourists as they explore the town each week, saying, “They came for something unique, I came here for honesty,” he added. Waters, Jr. said the new renaissance he has seen in the last few years has made the biggest difference. “These investments have resulted in a direct positive increase in tourism,” he said of local businesses downtown opening and reinvesting in store improvements.
Alderman Cameron Patt uses an analogy to explain his opposition to the project. I need to go.”
After more than 15 local residents, including business owners, lawyers, county superintendents, Beale Street Theater directors, residents working in the healthcare industry, and other interested residents, two city councilors endorsed the project and made it happen We talked about their desire to Continue. Jamie Sterry and Deputy Mayor Summer Sameli have long spoken of their love and dedication to the city of Kingman, with many residents supporting the project and seeing it as a way for the city to increase tourism revenue and the private sector. expressed the same message as Capital investments that bring long-term and long-term benefits to the city. In conclusion, each of her four other aldermen should speak from an understanding of the project and all thought they should hold off on allocating funds until further investigation of the pavement conservation program was completed. Mayor Ron Foggin said the program should be complete and ready for review in the coming weeks and months.
If you are a local Kingman resident and would like to sign the petition to show your support for this revitalization and infrastructure project, https://www.change.org/p/save-the-downtown-infrastructure-design-project
