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Development or the wide-open spaces?

When Camp Verde incorporated in 1986, its new borders contained a great deal of National Forest land. Fully aware that their voices will not...

Project manager to blame?

The Camp Verde Sanitary District Board is still looking into who was responsible for a costly shutdown of a sewer line expansion project ordered...

Hotels weary of new bed tax

The amount may not be much, around $1, but for hoteliers in the Cottonwood area the recent 1 percent tax increase is a concern.The...

Empire’s silence is deafening

“What you won’t find in a Mountain Gate home is the ordinary or the typical,” is what Empire Companies’ Web site advertising tells readers.But...

ADEQ gives sewer expansion the green light

A month after the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality shut the project down, the Camp Verde Sanitary District has received the OK to continue...

Sewer board holds firm; recall likely

After issuing an ultimatum to three members of the Camp Verde Sanitary District to resign or face recall, it appears the grassroots Sanitary District...

Three may vie for mayor seat

It’s shaping up to be a race. Potential candidates need to have their ducks in a row by Wednesday, Dec. 10, to meet a...

Downtown tourism needs boost

Tourism was up at Fort Verde State Historic Park in 2007, where more than 18,000 people stopped in to take a look at the...

Town faces $1.8M shortfall

Camp Verde is facing a $1.8 million shortfall this year thanks to a budget process that was “shoddy and incomplete,” Town Manager Michael Scannell...

$1,900 H2O bill shocks

Blendena Carter opened her mailbox earlier this month to a shock that hit her in the face like a cold splash of water. Nearly...

Clarkdale looks at new rec site

It’s still in the planning phase but Clarkdale’s new wastewater treatment plant may result in a new riparian recreation area for town residents. The...

No controls for finances, auditor says

Camp Verde lacks sufficient checks and balances over its finances, according to a recent auditor’s report. After the recent forced resignation of town Finance...

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