GOVERNING BOARD CONTINUES TO DODGE CHINO VALLEY RACEWAY PROBLEM

Not on February 14 Agenda; Discussion about how not to respond held during February 13 retreat

Once again, the issue of whether to approve a Chino Valley Raceway was absent from the Governing Board’s February 14 agenda.  Recall the Raceway needs approval from the College before it can move ahead because of the proximity of the Chino Valley Center to the project. The question of how Board members should respond, if at all,  came up during the February 13 retreat.  

Apparently, until the Chino Valley Town Council asks the College to review the proposed raceway, it won’t be put on the agenda for discussion.  Furthermore, Board members will apparently continue (with the exception of Deb McCasland) to ignore emails from interested citizens asking questions. (So much for elected officials responding to their constituents.)   That was the gist of the retreat on the 13th  and the general meeting on the 14th.

In a January 4, 2017 article written by Ken Sain and appearing in the Chino Valley Review, Mr. Sain indicated that the developer of the facility, David Brinkley,  told him that  it appears Yavapai College has no intention of allowing the raceway, but school officials won’t come right out and say so. According to the article, Mr. Brinkley is quoted as saying “I’m going to look at this as a filibuster, they’re choosing to make us go away by ignoring us.”

Mr. Sain also wrote  that “Multiple messages to YC officials seeking comment were not returned.”

You may read all of Mr. Sain’s article by clicking here.