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January 20, 2021 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 Town Council meeting recap WELCOME BACK! QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri Please come by and pick up a Calendar of Events! IT'S POW WOW TIME! JAN. 20-24 QIA IS QUARTZSITE OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! Meet and Greet Wednesday Jan. 6 10 am in Bingo Hall • CRAFT FAIR 9AM & • YARD SALE 8AM First Saturdays • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm DANCES & ENTERTAINMENT: • OPEN MIKE Thursdays • 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:30pm Gospel Open Mike • 1st & 3rd Thursdays 6:30 pm Country Open Mike • Jan. 20 AZ Connection Show 7pm $6 • Jan. 26 Ultra Sound Screening 12 noon - 7pm Pick up a calendar and come join in the fun! QIAARIZONA.ORG 928-927-6325 Subject to change $ 19. /mo. 99 where available ADD TO YOUR PACKAGE FOR ONLY Blazing Fast Internet! 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The DISH Voice Remote with the Google Assistant requires 1-855-820-5828 Tuesday, January 12, 2021: Mike Bryd with River Septic informed Council about the improved opera- tion of the re-constructed waste- water treatment plant. The new equipment has been serviced and is working as designed with only mi- nor glitches needing to be resolved under warranty. Council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 21-01 amending the Town Zon- ing Code by adding defi nitions re- lated to a new Article XVIII entitled Wireless Facilities and Transmit- ting Towers. This ordinance allows the Town to regulate the placement of transmitting towers used for the transmission and reception of radio or microwave signals used for com- mercial communications. Council voted to approve Condi- tional Use Permit #8541-19 allowing two horses to be housed at 627 W. Camel Street, Quartzsite with stipula- tion. The stipulations are as follows: 1. The horses will only be on site between the months of November 1 and April 1 of each year. 2. Total area of the corral shall not exceed 1,000 sq. ft. 3. Manure shall be removed daily and disposed of in a manner to con- tain odors and fl ies. 4. Additional fl y control measures such as spay and fl y strips will be used as needed. 5. The corral structure shall be set- back from the nearest property line no less than 35 feet. The Council voted adopt the 2020 La Paz County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan after hear- ing a presentation by Code Enforce- ment Offi cer Gabriel Marcurio. This plan demonstrates the participants' commitment to reducing risks from hazards and serves as a tool to help decision makers direct mitigation activities and resources. This plan was also developed to make the par- ticipants eligible for certain types of Federal disaster assistance and haz- ard mitigation grant funding. www.QuartzsiteAZ.org- Our community is in the height of its season and the Quartzsite Food Bank is busier than ever. We need donations and canned and boxed groceries. If you have groceries to donate please drop them off at the food bank Tues and Thurs 8-noon or at the Dollar General, Road Runner Market, Coyote Foods, or Horizon Bank. We also re- cycle cans & bottles at the food bank. Volunteers needed Monday, Tues- day, and Thursday starting at 7 am or if you can't make that call for more info on other times. Thank you to everyone for all your support and donations that have helped make the food bank work! We are a small nonprofi t that makes a big impact on our community. If you are staying at home, you can still help by donating to help us keep operating. We are a private nonprofi t that needs your help. Our budget is being used up because of what this vi- rus is doing to people's lives. Being a 501c3, we are tax-deductible. We are also an AZ Tax Credit Char- ity which means you can take off dol- lar for dollar up to $800 off your AZ taxes and you can donate up to April 15 2021 for your 2020 tax year. Just like you see in the ads on tv for St. Mary's Food Bank. To donate and for info go to Quartz- siteFoodBank.com. Mail a check and make it out to: FQFB, PO Box 4671, Quartzsite, AZ 85359. 480-286-8373. Food Bank Hours: Tues & Thur 8-noon Picture ID needed. Thank You from FQFB and all our hard-working volunteers. Thank you to those that have been stepping up to help during this time of need. ~Lois Dupre, President Food Bank is staying busy!

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