Press Release

Holbrook, AZ – Navajo County has been awarded a $261,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to conduct a multimodal transportation study on SR 260 between Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside. USDOT provides funding for ‘multimodal’ or ‘complete streets’ studies which incorporate different modes of transportation alongside traditional vehicle traffic. The 16-mile segment corridor between Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside was selected for the study due to the opportunity and existing need for safe alternative forms of transportation that include sidewalks, trails, bicycle lanes, and additional access to public transit. Completion of a multimodal study is a prerequisite to obtaining future grants for project construction.

Holbrook, AZ – Navajo County has won a $9.7 million rural Broadband grant from the Arizona Commerce Authority to help ensure residents can live, work, learn, and compete in a global economy by creating access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet.  The $9.7 million from this competitive grant will be combined with the $10 million already allocated by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors from ARPA funds for a total $19.7 million investment in broadband infrastructure.

Holbrook, AZ – The Navajo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the FY2023 Tentative Budget during the regular Board meeting on June 14.  This year’s budget focuses on the County’s ability to improve access to services and respond to increases in demand without an increase to the primary property tax rate.  

Holbrook, AZ – The Navajo County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (NCCJCC) is seeking to streamline and improve the care for mentally ill persons in Navajo County. In partnership with the NCCJCC, The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office recently donated a properly equipped vehicle to ChangePoint Integrated Health that will enable ChangePoint to conduct more patient transports rather than relying on local law enforcement agencies to do so.

Holbrook, AZ - Earlier this week, Navajo County Supervisor Jason Whiting met with Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Congressman Tom O’Halleran, and partners throughout the region at Holbrook High School to discuss opportunities to mitigate the impacts of the closure of coal fired powerplants in our region. The economic future of our region is dependent on the successful transition to diversified industries once the coal plants close.  This will take the support of federal, state, and local governments.