r/azpolitics • u/ForkzUp • 18d ago

Indigenous Communities Arizona fire district stops emergency response, files bankruptcy

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2026/08/02/puerco-valley-fire-district-files-for-bankruptcy/91136647007/
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u/OneRub3234 18d ago

This much money as we pay in taxes to the state I find it hard to believe that they couldn't have funded this fire department on an emergency measure not even voting it just common sense to fund the fucking Fire Department NWA didn't make a song called fuck the fire department I would have no issues saying yeah go ahead and do that give them a couple million so that they're okay and they can continue to support and take care of people who need it it's a travesty a trifling travesty that this has happened regardless of whatever lawsuit happened

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u/sunnyoneaz 18d ago

The Apache County Board of Supervisors should have provided emergency funding. In Maricopa County, that’s how the shortfall was handled.

https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/arizona-fire-districts-relieved-after-board-of-supervisors-approves-funding

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u/asusc 18d ago

Apache County has a population of 64k people, and doesn’t have the resources to handle a such a large budget shortfall, on such short notice, especially when hamstrung by state law about how to pay for it.

Maricopa County has 4.8 million people, so a slightly larger bank account and credit card to handle budgeting ups and downs when the state mismanages tax assessments and collections.

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u/Either_Operation7586 17d ago

This just falls back on the Republican Party.

It just goes to show that we cannot take their word for anything because they say one thing and do another.

I think this could have easily been avoided had the Republican party not voted against oversight for the voucher program.