I don’t know about you, but fall always makes me think about my fireplace. I use it a lot during the winter to heat my house, as I’m sure many of you do, too. But as much as I like the efficiency of a fireplace, I also know it can be a dangerous thing if not cared for properly. Statistics show that fireplaces cause more than 68,000 house fires annually. Without proper maintenance and cleaning, newspaper kindling can quickly turn into a disaster by causing thick, black smoke and carbon … [Read more...] about Maintaining Fireplace Safety
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Maintaining Our Roads
If our residents are the lifeblood of our communities, the roads they travel upon are the arteries. Road maintenance is one of the primary functions of county government and ensuring safe and passable roads is vital to allowing for commerce, promoting public safety and getting our kids to school. As the second largest county in the nation, at 18,661 square miles, Coconino County has many challenges. The size of the county, as well as the large amount of state, federal and tribal land (87 … [Read more...] about Maintaining Our Roads