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Council approves property easement for solar project

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:52:52 GMT

Image courtesy of the City of Holbrook The Holbrook City Council approved a property easement for Snowflake Solar, LLC to construct transmission towers north to south along Golf Course Road.

The Holbrook City Council convened Thursday, July 28, and approved a resolution for a Transmission and Access Easement Option agreement with Snowflake Solar LLC, in the amount of $156,000. Dustin Thompson with Snowflake Solar spoke to the council in regards to the agreement. “We are looking to build a large utility solar farm on Bill Jeffers’ land. In order to facilitate that interconnection of the power into the Cholla substation, we have to construct the transmission line as well and bring it down to that substation. Part of that path would be through the City of Holbrook.”

According to the Transmission Easement Description within the agreement, the precise location of the easement shall be determined by Snowflake Solar with the consent of the city. The easement will be approximately 2.13 miles in length, will include approximately eight to 10 transmission line structures located approximately 1,160 to 1,700 feet apart and shall not exceed 200 feet in width. The easement shall be located from north to south along Golf Course Road.

Brownfield grant to be utilized to address blight

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:49:10 GMT

The Holbrook City Council convened July 14, during which they received a presentation on the Brownfield grant by Stantec Principal of Environmental Services David Laney. Absent and excused from the meeting were Councilman Tim Dixon and Vice Mayor Francie Payne.

Stantec is a consultant to coalition communities that are taking part of the Northeast Arizona Property/Business Revitalization Program, administering the Brownfield grant.

“This is an effort by communities in Navajo and Apache counties to identify, plan for, and provide technical assistance and funding to property owners who want to reuse, redevelop and in some cases expand their property or their business,” explained Laney, adding that there is an emphasis on vacant and underutilized properties in an effort to improve economic development.

Wigwam Motel in Holbrook is an icon of roadside kitsch

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 12:00:22 GMT

Wigwam Motel along Route 66 in Holbrook, AZ (Source: Arizona Highways TV)(Arizona Highways TV)

“I want them to take away a dream that they’ve actually slept in a wigwam, that they’ve had a peaceful night’s rest, that they’re in a small town located on Highway 66 and that they can take a part of that with them.”

In addition to the wigwams, there also is a museum that’s open to the public. According to the National Park Service, it holds Chester Lewis’ collection of American Indian artifacts, Civil War memorabilia, Route 66 collectibles, and a petrified wood collection.