Check out
the Mayor's Twitter Account:
http://twitter.com/MayorDianeJoens
Mayor Joens Holds Office Hours for Public
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Mayor Joens
is available to meet with the public at Cottonwood City Hall. Call 634-5526 to
schedule an appointment.
Click
here for photos of the Willard Extension Grand Opening.
My Turn: Opportunities Still Exist Even in a Down Economy
Cottonwood City
Council
2008 Mission
and Vision Statement,
Strategic Initiatives
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Finally, the City of Cottonwood will conduct a Vote
by Mail Election! The
Cottonwood City Council has voted to conduct the City's first Vote by Mail
Election by a 5-2 vote in the March 2009 primary. All other cities and towns
in Yavapai County have been successfully conducting Vote by Mail Elections
for some time. Vote by Mail Elections enfranchise voters. Our turnout
increased from about 12 percent to approximately 36 percent.
Cottonwood’s Mayor, Diane Joens, presented a State
of the City
address on Oct. 3. The event was held at the Verde Valley Senior
Center on 6th and Cherry in Cottonwood.
The event was sponsored by the Clarkdale-Verde Kiwanis.
(Mayor's Note: The written speech was not followed
verbatim during delivery.)
Cities have the highest
public approval rates among Arizona governments because they remain the most
accessible to the people they serve. Average people are more likely to influence
decisions of their city council members than to change what happens in
Washington or even at the state Capitol.
See the Cottonwood
Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the Mayor honor businesses in the community.
Council Agendas
www.ci.cottonwood.az.us Click on "Agendas & Minutes"
See
the Mayor's PowerPoint Presentation for the Arizona Riparian Council
(1.88 mb .pdf file)
Mayor's Welcome Message
to Residents & Visitors
Mayor's City Reports
and Newsletters
Click for
Photo: Diane & Tessa, the Verde River Dog, at Perkinsville, Ariz.
Cottonwood's City government is devoted to
enhancing the quality of life for its residents and visitors. City projects that have been completed
by the City Council and staff since
2003 include the purchase of four water companies
that have been consolidated into one, Mingus Avenue Extension, Aspen Street
improvements, Riverfront
Park Improvements, Old Town Streetscape Improvements, a Veterans' Memorial
at Riverfront Park, and the Cottonwood Equestrian and Animal Event Center.
The City Council revised the subdivision code to require minimum width streets in new
subdivisions. The Council also created a Youth Advisory Commission, Airport
Commission, Senior Commission and completed
the
10 year General Plan.
"Townspeople
are diverse in opinions and where they want the town to go. But everyone wants
what is best for the city even though opinions vary."
Click here for Veterans' Page
Veterans' Survivor Benefits
Learn about our Community's Volunteers
Here!
Shop for best gas prices in the area.
By entering your ZIP code at
GasBuddy.com, you can find the gas stations offering the lowest prices for
gas in Cottonwood. And a reader of the Web site, "Jordan's Ma-Ma,"
shares this link for checking gas prices:
http://www.motortrend.com/gas_prices/34/86326/index.html
Community Information and Referral
Got a problem? Need
help with health, human or emergency services in Cottonwood? The Mayor and City
Council participate in the Community Information and Referral program. Their
mission statement says, "Community Information & Referral is the key source of
integrated information that brings people and services together every day with
ease, compassion, and quality to meet vital needs." If you need references for
financial, health, tax information, legal, housing, advocacy, employment, food,
adoption, AIDS, emergency services, environmental concerns, parenting skills,
military services, youth or senior services, voter services, weather and road
information, and myriad other needs for information and referral, just call
their hotline 1-602-263-8856 or 1-800-352-3792 as your "first call to
help." This is a 24-hour bilingual referral service. Their Web site is
www.cir.org. Let me know how this service
assists you by emailing me at,
mayor@dianejoens.com.
The city is a
partnership for living well.
Aristotle
Water Conservation Tip
Install a low-flow showerhead. They're inexpensive, easy to
install, and can save your family more than 500 gallons a week.
Recycling Tip
Tossing away an
aluminum can wastes as much energy as pouring out half of that can's volume of
gasoline.
