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Say Billy Bob wrote on Jul 11, 2009 7:13 AM:

" Did you notice that the Republican party with all their blow and go did not have a float in the parade either. Well for that fact the Democrates did not enter a float. My guess is that the two parties think they have it made and let our young men and women fight this old man Bushes war. Someone said that the 4th of July committee said no politicial floats just patriotism, so shows they are not patriotic just interested in that $60,000+ job.
Kick them all out of office, give someone else a chance. "




HeyHeyNow wrote on Jul 10, 2009 12:54 PM:

" There is such a thing as recall. 4 years is a long time. Lets just recall all of them and get it over with. Closed door meetings, unkept county property, over spending, Terry Cooper, and the list just keeps going. Get the recall started "




Graham wrote on Jul 9, 2009 9:41 PM:

" The superviosrs have to go. Vote in a new crew.cc "




Billy Bob wrote on Jul 9, 2009 9:01 AM:

" We kinda noticed that most of the elected officals were not in the parade. We were really watching the new Assessor. Her party campaigned pretty hard for her and we had never seen her in the community before. I guess this means we're still not gonna see her out helping the community. Ms. Johns & Ms. Reynolds don't think they have to be out anymore too. When is the next election? "




Voted for her wrote on Jul 9, 2009 8:53 AM:

" I still see the "Attaways" involved in community functions. Phillip Attaway was home on leave apparently and supported the 4th of July parade by driving a vehicle in the parade. Glad to see this family still involved. Thanks for serving Phillip!!!! "




Silly Rabbits wrote on Jul 6, 2009 11:21 PM:

" These people are really smart huh. Tell me why they couldnt have the fishing derby at the top pond the fish aint dead up there come on people they must have went to school in Duncan lol. "




unbelievable wrote on Jul 6, 2009 12:43 PM:

" It's THEIR, not THERE. Genius. "




Thanks to wrote on Jul 6, 2009 12:27 PM:

" I would like to thank PJ Allred and Donna McGaughy for at least making the effort to show there support. It is more than you can say for our other elected officials. These things do get noticed, as some have posted. One can only hope that people remember and notice when election time comes around. Ask yourself what has the BOS and Safford City council done. Then ask how the County Manger has done as far as doing what is right for this county??? Bet you will come up with nothing but cost the residence if Graham County "




Embarassed wrote on Jul 6, 2009 10:46 AM:

" While reading some of your blogs I felt embarassed to be a Safford native. The grammar and spelling was worse than that of my 7 year old. "




Elected officials missing wrote on Jul 6, 2009 8:38 AM:

" As my family and I watched the parade we were wondering where are all of those elected politican that I voted for last year . Do they not have an ounce of patriotism in there bones? .P.J. Allred was there on his horse along with his family, and then bringing up the end was Donna McGaughy and the little girls. You two have my vote next election time, but the rest of the elected officers don't count on it. I felt very proud as I watched the families that honored there sons in military "




to American wrote on Jul 6, 2009 7:45 AM:

" You have an exellent idea. Why not have the RESIDENCE on this valley work together to fix the problems. It is obvious buy the actions of our local governemnt officals that all they care aobut is fighting and being one "up" on each other. Lets forget thes FOOLS and show them that Graham County is better than this pettiness. And once we have done that lets show them ALL the door Lets stand up united at the next election and vote these fools out of office. Quit letting them make Graham County a mockery. "




Hey Tuna Fish wrote on Jul 6, 2009 6:10 AM:

" We all know why the BOS did not show up at the GRAHAM COUNTY 4th of July parade and fireworks. I just hope in November of 2012 you continue to remember them and how patriotic they are. I saw 3 or 4 cars in the parade honoring our young men serving in the military, hope those families spread the word about our Board of Supervisors, and lack their of patriotic support they gave our military and county. Their names are Drew John, Jime Palmer and Mark Herrington. "




TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE wrote on Jul 5, 2009 5:23 PM:

" Hey come on do you think the BOS can really keep up with the fairgrounds? As much traffic goes through there. That place is just a place to party that's it!!! here's an idea Graham County should charge 3 bucks a vechile then that should help out on cost of running the place. All the bbq's,birthday parties, and gatherings is what made that place what it is today. Why should the BOS fix what we just tear apart in 2 weeks!! dont make sence people, but then again Safford and people making sence don't go together "




Tuna Fish man wrote on Jul 5, 2009 8:08 AM:

" I blogged under Tuna Fish on the 2nd and I predicted that the Board of Supervisors would not show up for the 4th festivities. Now remember I am no Houdini but how many of you saw them in the parade, nada. Were they at the concert and fireworks, I could not tell for the thousands of people that were there. They were not missed but it was obvious they were not in the parade. Isn't that part of their civic duty show up for parades and ribbon cuttings? "




to WOW wrote on Jul 5, 2009 7:19 AM:

" A a member of the 4th of July committee I would like to say a public thank you to the DOC inmates. I do not know the exact number but several donated their time and wages from Monday through out the week to help set up the stage and move items. I understand that they were all veterans of some branch of the military service. Big thanks to them and to Lyle Broadhead. Thanks to all who helped in any way, money, time and attendance. Thanks to the firemen, police, vendors and you. "




wow wrote on Jul 4, 2009 7:56 PM:

" I have to grown up in the valley and enjoyed the fairgrounds as much as the next person but pointing fingers at a group of board members is the easy way out. We all know why the place is the way it is because people or to lazy to pick up after themselves instead of complaining about the mess GO DO SOMETHING. My only complaint is why doesnt DOC use more of there inmates out there as a correctional officer i know there is plenty of inmates we can use for the job. "




4th parade wrote on Jul 4, 2009 11:24 AM:

" Our family just returned home from another great parade celebrating the 4th of July. I did notice however that our wonderful Board of Supervisors were not to be seen in the parade. Wonder why were they out cleaning up dead fish? Or maybe they are ...no I won't say it. "




to go somewhere else wrote on Jul 4, 2009 5:28 AM:

" Here it is 5 in the morning on July 4th. for several years my children have gotten about this time to go to the fishing derby. They started when the oldest was 5 years old. It has been a tradition almost as much as the fireworks for tonight. Who am I to blame for the fish dying and the mess at the fairground if not Terry Cooper and Drew John, Mark Harrington and Jim Palmer. They are the 4 men that get the big bucks to see that our county runs smoothly. Blame them. "




go somewhere else wrote on Jul 3, 2009 7:21 PM:

" Man people are real quick to point fingers at terry cooper and the BOS. Lets face it place has been a dump for years!! you have a better chance of catching a disease than a fish,but you guys act like this is the only place to fish here. Buy a fishing license like everyone else and go when you want not just cause its free that day, You people act like you eat the fish out of the pond anyways yuck!!!! "




american wrote on Jul 3, 2009 1:51 PM:

" I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO GO TO THE FAIR GROUNDS AND DO WHAT I CAN TO CLEAN IT UP. WE HAVE BEEN DIVIDED AS A GRAHAM COUNTY FAMILY BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENTIAL THING, HERE IS OUR CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER AGAIN AND CLEAN UP OUR AREA. THE CITY OFFICALS DONT CARE SO LETS DO THIS FOR US NOT THEM. SOMETIMES THE WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO MOVE FOWARD AND LEAVE THE BIG GUYS BEHIND. "




To well wrote on Jul 2, 2009 1:00 PM:

" Yes that is the same questions I was asking just HOW much money is this going to cost the( already strapped financially) taxpayers of this valley. How much damage was done will they need to bring in new soild redig the pond?? Replant grass and trees. All in a effort to make a buddy deal from the sounds of it with this Jerry Kempton.The pollution and waste ois one concern but look at the whole picture of what they have cost us. "




BOS wrote on Jul 2, 2009 11:39 AM:

" You know funny this is NOT the first really stupid thing the current BOS had done. That has cost the tax payers. But juntil the people of this valley decide enough and QUIT reelecting the same ole incompetencies into elected office then this is what you get. It is sad that when given other options peop;e stick with the same ole thing. New ideas and thoughts are a good thing people maybe it is time to say good say to the people in power in the BOS and Safford City Council. Get some fresh blood and ideas in place. "




Well... wrote on Jul 2, 2009 11:16 AM:

" It is my opinion the the majority of posters re; this story have lost sight of the real problem...which is salty water from a privately owned well. NOT strewn beer bottles and soda cans. The salty water will surly effect the soil and most trees and grasses won't tolerate it. The soil will have to be removed or treated. Same thing happened to me with my private well and very salty water. It was a mess. Now have city water. Taxpayers will pay for this for a long time to come...guaranteed. "




to come on wrote on Jul 2, 2009 10:09 AM:

" yes it is true that people need to be responsible and dicard waste if the use the park. It should not be up to the employees of City Of Safford to have to clean up constatnly. I did hear the employees told both the BOS and Terry Cooper and they did nothing it was fine as it is. So the blame should lay with these individuals. Safford City employees did not push it for fear of ther jobs. In todays economy can you blame them with all the lay offs. "




to recycle wrote on Jul 2, 2009 10:04 AM:

" You ask a good question. HOW MUCH money will it take to fix this pond and get rid of the salt so fish can live ther once again. Also how about the grass and trees?? will it kill them will they need replacing or new soil brought in so that things will live/grow there??? How about the ducks the kids like to feed will this affect them??? Seems once again our BOS made another BAD choice to "try" saving money and look it may cost them alot more to fix this mess. Time for NEW BOS IMO "




PETA wrote on Jul 2, 2009 8:58 AM:

" HUMMMMMM Maybe someone should contact PETA. Bet they would wake up this valley "




question of the day wrote on Jul 2, 2009 8:48 AM:

" When is Terry Cooper going to retire on the counties dollar? Soon as he goes lets hope the 3 supervisors follow. "




to Come on wrote on Jul 2, 2009 6:39 AM:

" The poor judgement was on the part of the Supervisors. Employees are saying that they told Terry Cooper and the supervisors the water was salty and bad but they did not care they had made a decision and that was the way it was going to stand. The employees are afraid to speak up because they could lose their jobs and we all know how jobs are now. Just remember people we are the "boss" of the supervisors and we hire and fire in November 2012. Yes a long ways off but we do have thefinalsay. "




Come On wrote on Jul 1, 2009 5:02 PM:

" The trash is a problem. But who is throwing it down?? It is up to us, the users, to put the trash in the cans. What kind of example are we to our children? Do we really need a 24hr employee out there to clean up OUR beer bottles after a game we throw out the window?? I also think the dead fish was a result of poor judgement that may need looked into by the Board of Supervisors. "




bwana wrote on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM:

" Dead fish!
That sure takes all the work out of it. "




Shaesca wrote on Jul 1, 2009 11:19 AM:

" So typical of the management of our resources. The BOS need to be held accountable for this travesty and put the fairgrounds on their high priority list. I'll say it again...The Graham County Board of Directors should be ashamed of themselves and their lack of management and caring for the people that pay taxes. They knew the water was bad but used it anyway. Maybe the BOS should be served a healthy 8 glasses of that well water every day...then bathe and water their personal lawns with it as well. "




LegalWise wrote on Jul 1, 2009 8:51 AM:

" To We Recycle: "house cleaning". You don't realize how close to the mark you may be. The BOS & Sfd C.C could be (I allege), in private, negotiating comingling of funds of City Rec & P&R OR completely turning over the park to the City. If this happens then it excludes Thatcher from services at P&R because it would no longer be County funded. As well, the non-resident fees can be applied and/or fees in general. This would explain the changes & need for funds. I have hinted of this conclusion for months via these blogs. "




to heartbroken and others wrote on Jun 30, 2009 5:51 PM:

" When you were at the fairgrounds did you have a soda? Did you leave a half full can of soda that might attract the bees or other foods and not dispose of it properly. I a taxpaying citizen am very angry at our tightwad supervisors or maybe they aren't tightwads but good oldfamily buddies, that would not pay the price of good water but bought bad well water from a good friend and look what it has gotten us. Wonder if he will return the money paid for his bad water? "




We recycle wrote on Jun 30, 2009 5:44 PM:

" My family likes to go out to the fairgrounds and since about April every time we go out we pick up beer bottles left over from the softballs teams that have played the night before. We like to watch and feed bread to the ducks and would see a fish jump every so often but now the supervisors in their all powerful wisdom has ruined that. We had noticed the yellowing grass and trees not green like they should be. What will it take to get the salt out of the ponds? A good house cleaning!!! "




heartbroken wrote on Jun 30, 2009 5:03 PM:

" My son will be devastated in about 30 minutes. He has looked forward to this derby every year since we was 7. It's the one time a year he goes fishing. Now what do we do? Get out the kleenex, I guess. I too agree that the fairgrounds have gone to pot. And they have been run over by bees and ants for two years. You can't even have a picnic out there. Sad day! "




The Truth wrote on Jun 30, 2009 2:10 PM:

" The fairgrounds needs to go back to using City water. Ever since they started using the well water, the water has been getting worse and now the fish are dying. "




disgusted wrote on Jun 30, 2009 1:31 PM:

" We went out to the pond at the fairgrounds on Saturday and were disgusted with all the dead fish. Why werent they cleaned up when first found. The stench is terrible. My children were in shock! "




JoePublic wrote on Jun 30, 2009 1:07 PM:

" Dead fish and overpaid, lazy politicans..
What more needs to be said? "




supporter wrote on Jun 30, 2009 1:01 PM:

" You must have never heard of a budget, Casey has done an aewsome job for what he has to work with. built some volleyball courts and fixed up the stables. Maybe you should donate some money to help pay for more laborers out there. "




yuck wrote on Jun 30, 2009 11:20 AM:

" That place has been a dump for the last 2 years. There is trash everywhere except the trash bins and no one is ever out cleaning it up. Then the bees are crazy cause the trash and so on. Whoever is in charge should be fired, they are clearly too lazy to do anything. "




Fisherman wrote on Jun 30, 2009 7:31 AM:

" When did the county plan to tell the citizens of Graham County about this dead fish mess? They have known about it for 2 weeks. Let the Legion and Elks spend money for trophies, food and stocker fish for the upcoming derby. Well, fellow Americans are you going to let your Board of Supervisors get away with this. They are ones who ordered the area be watered with this bad water. Yes, something is fishy here and everyone is passing the "dead stinky herring". Very disappointing but what can you expect . "




So Sorry wrote on Jun 30, 2009 6:01 AM:

" That title applies to the Board of Supervisors, who order the salty water be put in the ponds and lawns at the fairgrounds and also to the lack of such a fun activity for our youth. When our BOS wants to save money they only cost us more in the long run. Or was this a good ole buddy farmer deal when they bought the salty water from Jerry Kempton? "




John wrote on Jun 29, 2009 11:17 PM:

" I grew up in Safford and spent much of my youth at the tennis courts, raquetball courts and the playround at the fairgrounds. I went back about 2 months ago and was in disbelief. Who is running that place? They have destroyed it and the entire facility is disgusting and in great disrepair.... Graham County BOS please, do something about this! The kids need it! "




What Now wrote on Jun 29, 2009 9:21 PM:

" Yes What now will they do to fix the problem. Will they do another fishing derby at other lakes? "




SO SADD wrote on Jun 29, 2009 6:37 PM:

" I look forward to taking the kids to this derby and allow them to fish for fun and for the many prizes that are given away. This event is enjoyed by many fellow citizens and this would be a huge loss in all counts if this derby was to be canceled!!! "