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On the animal shelter, McCall said the Nancy J. Brule Animal Care Center is undergoing construction and “will be completed and open,” adding the project will help the city manage higher pet surrenders while supporting a low-kill policy. She described the project as an expansion that will increase the shelter’s capacity and capabilities.

McCall also described a phased reconstruction of Buffalo Soldier Trail. She said the work is intended to improve roadway condition for military families, contractors and local residents who rely on the corridor for medical, dental and military-post access. She said the city plans to continue coordinating with Fort Huachuca and other partners to reduce travel disruptions and preserve access to essential services.

On water and conservation, McCall noted a multiagency effort to support the San Pedro River. “Last year, we have $1,500,000 coming from the governor's office that will… it was a grant for the Coyote Wash, stormwater recharge project,” she said, adding the city will continue investment in the project to support sustainable growth and preserve the river.

McCall also announced the city is pursuing an FAA spaceport reentry-site operator license and said Sierra Vista would be one of three reentry sites in the United States if approved, describing the effort as leveraging local airport infrastructure and geography. “We’re pursuing the FAA spaceport reentry site operator, operator license,” she said on the program.

McCall emphasized the city’s ties with Fort Huachuca and the role the base plays as a major employer and partner for workforce and training programs. She closed by promoting the mayor’s “Walking on Wednesday” outreach series and her social channels for residents to follow local business-visit activities. “My tagline is community first people always,” McCall said.

Speakers quoted on the record in this article are Mayor Clea McCall and hosts Grady Butler and Carol Kappas. The items described were program remarks, not formal city-council decisions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","20250103 First Watch","oneSentenceSummary","Mayor Clea McCall told KWCD she expects completion of the Nancy J. Brule Animal Care Center expansion, a phased reconstruction of Buffalo Soldier Trail, continued work on a Coyote Wash stormwater recharge project funded in part by a $1.5 million governor's grant, and a push to pursue an FAA reentry-site license for the local airport.","taxTitle","Cochise County, Arizona","taxId",27859,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6681639,"Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative files rate case, plans expanded grants and community programs",977,1536000,2513000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171831-45bc007f72e030ff34becc562823b630&start=1536&end=2513","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171831-45bc007f72e030ff34becc562823b630/thumbnail_1536000.jpg","/articles/6681639/Cochise-County/Arizona/Sulphur-Springs-Valley-Electric-Cooperative-files-rate-case-plans-expanded-grants-and-community-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6681639-5ad678010802e3fbb87db714cb8c43a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140797&Signature=BSfeuSYcSGS4oA31A-4QG1kkva-yFkXa7fO7Fu4Y2jXZ~3BeYxYm~lk6MQ5HIJy~yNgnQI64lDzxRCeurEuAkWZHeGh1Yu~-9WYTEC01ekHt74M223q-Xn11xBw2w4T0QkhM3JtclnPalU6tiLtXS5DTViVg0f7MeDQN3gYOsrMFAsRa2tKTa1EyKLSJLgGulfA87jWr8jUYijAgGxIIOHthUP0BOtipEx2Yaz0ml46-RlkGzs74srrJG~t6BNoP83uvprS925bg3gYvpng7tSnD5kYhKQAfN7kJIVVTgOJVOUWvJErocLTrxAPUk4WlpAYbcTR4n82BC7dWWu3-lw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives from Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative told KWCD listeners that the cooperative has asked the Arizona Corporation Commission for a rate increase — its first in a decade — and outlined several 2024 accomplishments and 2025 initiatives aimed at reliability, member services and community investment.

Jason Bowling and Eric Peterman, appearing on First Watch, said the co-op filed a rate request and plans to use the regulatory process to address operational issues and member pain points. “We filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission for a rate increase. That's our first rate increase in 10 years,” one representative said on the broadcast.

Bowling and Peterman reviewed 2024 actions the co-op said benefited members: they removed a temporary “fuel adder” tied to high natural-gas costs and said members received a billing credit that amounted to roughly a 10% discount through November; they rolled out outage mapping with text notifications so affected members receive status updates; and they sent a line crew to participate in the Light Up Navajo Project to help bring electricity to homes on the Navajo Nation.

Planned 2025 items outlined on-air include an expanded foundation grant program (the co-op said it placed $1,000,000 into grants for educators in 2024 and board approval was expected to repeat the program in 2025 with changes), a $150,000 grand-prize transformational grant, and a proposed $2,000 line-extension credit intended to reduce administrative overhead the cooperative estimated at roughly $2,000,000 per year tied to work-order and construction administration. The co-op said that offering a standard credit would simplify processes and reduce member-facing administrative costs.

Bowling and Peterman also described several community-oriented programs: a safety-demo trailer developed by line workers to teach first responders and the public how to respond to downed power lines; a new Sulphur Springs Valley Community Empowerment Fund seeded by employee donations and partnered with St. Vincent de Paul to help members who cannot pay electric bills; and continued community investment through employee volunteerism and a foundation that funds education grants. “We decided we would dump $1,000,000 into grants for educational entities and teachers,” the co-op said on the program.

Regulatory and financial details to watch: the cooperative’s filing with the Arizona Corporation Commission will go through the ACC process. On-air figures and program plans were presented by SSVEC representatives; the ACC docket will provide final rates and formal decision timing.

Speakers quoted on the record in this article are Jason Bowling and Eric Peterman of Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative and hosts Grady Butler and Carol Kappas. The items described were program statements and planned proposals, not final regulatory decisions.","SSVEC representatives told KWCD listeners that the cooperative has filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission for its first rate increase in 10 years and previewed 2025 programs including expanded foundation grants, a $2,000 line-extension credit proposal, Navajo reservation mutual aid and a new employee-funded assistance program.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6681644,"Cochise County sheriff reports border-related bookings, SWAT activity and four-year strategic plan",309,631000,940000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2171831-45bc007f72e030ff34becc562823b630&start=631&end=940","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2171831-45bc007f72e030ff34becc562823b630/thumbnail_631000.jpg","/articles/6681644/Cochise-County/Arizona/Cochise-County-sheriff-reports-border-related-bookings-SWAT-activity-and-four-year-strategic-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6681644-0f9e724db3a5aae308fc8e1be9c9c246/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140797&Signature=RkySXGjj3rUqw6BCLPPoSfCGv2rIDHfWxqxprltSZV14sDdl16gpt3PrxPv-s57IMsneRyElssrM9-B0UT5lvz04jou2xaMoKEJMF2cIHJgr2Y7VTLY5EG5UyH8HUeyi7mOQEGXD2ge~PRsnRYVz8O67XeOr2kR-NZl11ETnv1H7oqQ03HfpLJFzinrLq9W5KOtgn-d7zyzMQzKA7jj9pavNJCgJZNQFcdc9j4iDEaOS5grIRRcGSPGp7Pe47YTlIqjzAbX3JipVxw1T9FQlBMyM5sN1V9hC1S5qW~wWQ3J7kVSkjb22n0GyiAO-Vs1QoN1N~ZKg~B0-uoenwIBv2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sheriff Mark J. Daniels said on KWCD's First Watch that Cochise County law enforcement has processed thousands of border-related detainees in recent years and will continue partnering with state and federal authorities on enforcement and humanitarian priorities.

Daniels, speaking Jan. 3 on the weekly program hosted by Grady Butler and Carol Kappas, said “detention was 4,170” — the number of border-related arrests booked in the county jail since 2022 — and provided additional breakdowns tied to a 2022 state law that criminalizes smuggling the driver. “We booked 822 of those in our jail,” he said of driver-smuggling cases that could be charged under the law that took effect Sept. 28, 2022. Daniels also said there were 564 pursuits that led to drivers being taken into custody.

The figures, Daniels said, do not include most federal immigration arrests because those are handled separately. He said the county received state help to cover incarceration costs tied to border enforcement and estimated that the effort “cost over $14,000,000 to reduce incarceration,” adding that the state has helped pay that bill.

Why it matters: Daniels framed the numbers as part of the sheriff’s office effort to protect public safety in a border county, and to support victims. He described coordination with federal partners and national-level priorities discussed in a meeting with Tom Homan, which Daniels said focused on homeland-security targets, securing the border, pursuing deportees with criminal records, gang enforcement and humanitarian issues.

Daniels also described tactical and organizational capacity. He said the county’s regional SWAT team averaged far more deployments than typical for a rural county. “For us, we deploy 15, 20 times a year,” he said, and later characterized 2024 as an especially active year, saying “Last year I think it was around 80 deployments.” He credited regionalization and partnerships with municipal police departments for that capacity.

On immigration courts and case processing, Daniels cited a national backlog: “right now there's 3,600,000 immigration asylum claim hearings waiting to be heard,” and he said the Department of Justice has far fewer hearing officers than cases, a problem he said federal officials will ask Congress to address.

Daniels used the program to describe internal priorities for the sheriff’s office. He said the agency updates a four-year strategic plan that emphasizes transparency, building trust, fiscal responsibility and community partnerships. “It's a live document,” he said. He also highlighted a local mental-health first-responder program the office calls the care team and said dispatch and communications handled tens of thousands of calls for service in 2024.

He defended the office’s tactics and legal approach, saying critics existed but insisting operations were lawful and ethical: “We did it the right way. We did it legally. We did it ethically.” Daniels cited a recent SWAT deployment in which an individual pointed a gun at an officer and said the team’s training prevented a worse outcome.

The sheriff closed with community-facing items: a year-in-review video the office plans to publish, and public-contact information. “Reach out,” he said, giving the sheriff’s office phone number and social accounts during the program.

Speakers quoted on the record in this article are Sheriff Mark J. Daniels, Grady Butler and Carol Kappas. Other officials and staff were mentioned by name during the broadcast but did not speak on the program.

The appearance was a topical summary by an elected law-enforcement official on local enforcement activity, not a formal county meeting or vote.","Sheriff Mark J. Daniels used a KWCD radio appearance to summarize 2022–2024 border-related detention statistics, SWAT deployments and the Cochise County Sheriff's Office strategic priorities for the next four years, and to describe partnerships with state and federal agencies.","actionData","errors"]

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Sierra Vista mayor previews 2025 projects: animal shelter expansion, road work, water recharge and spaceport pursuit

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