Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Loss or reduction of recreational opportunities that surround the Wickenburg area.

Minimize the impact on recreational opportunities, e.g. protect the integrity of the proposed Wickenburg Trail System.

Negative impacts on the environment, which is significant to the charm of the area.

Minimize the impact on the Sonoran Desert, wildlife, watershed, vegetation, and riparian areas.

Maintain solitude, quietness, remoteness.

Protect the reasons that people come to Wickenburg to live and visit.

Preserve the historical significance of Wickenburg.

Protect the Hassayampa River Watershed and Riverbed.

Protect the Kay El Bar Guest ranch.

Protect the businesses and private property that would be affected by a Northeast corridor.

The effective and efficient movement of traffic on all three (US 60,93,89) highways.

The final, long-term realignment should be a bypass that includes all three of the US highways that are affected.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Destruction of desert habitat, riding trails, recreation areas (golf courses) and scenic views.

Loss of peace and quiet.

Reduced student safety near two schools - the new High School and Vulture Peak School.

Degradation of residential values.

Minimize destruction of private property.

Route the truck traffic around the center of Wickenburg.

Provide a fast solution to the increasing traffic problem in the downtown area.

Assure and maintain the economic viability of the merchants of downtown Wickenburg.

Enhance sales and property taxes for the town.

Select a cost-effective alternative.

Minimize new road construction.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Safety concern as to present traffic conditions.

Protect the citizens of Wickenburg, its visitors, and the traveling public.

Time is of the essence.

Obtain a timely interim solution to eliminate or reduce the present traffic congestion.

Quality of life.

Protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Wickenburg.

Loss of sales and property tax revenues.

A selected route that will enhance sales and property taxes.

Loss of utility revenue.

A selected route that will enhance and not eliminate utility revenues.

Land use planning and patterns.

A selected route that would maximize the ability of the Town to exercise significant influence and control as to land use patterns and growth.

Interim traffic route usability.

To obtain an acceptable interim traffic route that can eventually become an integral element of the Town’s vehicular circulation system.

Location of interim traffic route.

An interim alternate traffic route should be located within the present Town's sphere of influence.

Location of final alternate traffic route.

A final alternate traffic route that will be consistent with the long-term economic and environmental goals and needs of the Town of Wickenburg, its citizens, tax payers and homeowners.

Impact on Town’s infrastructure.

Avoid negative impact on the Town's infrastructure and demands on the Town's services by an increase in the non-tax participating area population.

Fiscal impacts from the potential turn-back of existing highways and bridges.

Avoid costly turn-back of existing highways and bridges.

Potential business failure, loss of jobs, and

decreased property values.

Select interim and final alternate traffic routes that allow the Town to have maximum influence as to land use and growth.

Impacts on environment.

Select an interim traffic route that minimizes impact on the desert, wildlife habitat, private property, recreation areas, and trails.

Truck traffic usage of alternate route.

Select an alternate traffic route that is not so long that the truck traffic may continue to travel through Wickenburg rather than use the alternate route.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Concern for retaining economic stability of the business community.

Protect sales tax and property tax base and maintain zoning control on the part of the town by placing the alternative within the current or expanded town limits. Minimize any adverse effect on the economy. Preserve the downtown, with design plan to include adequate signage.

Time is of the essence.

Eliminate current traffic congestion; seek interim plan.

Determine interim route.

Be located close enough to provide easy access to downtown that will be consistent with long term economic and environmental goals. Minimize disruption of private property, both residential and commercial.

Impact on environment.

Minimize air/noise pollution, and disturbance to natural areas, hiking and horse trails.

High cost of this project creates a disadvantage in competing for funds with other areas of the state.

Be in reasonable economic range to ensure we are in the planning/construction phase as soon as possible.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Assure the highest and best use of Trust lands.

Manage and provide support for resource conservation programs for the well-being of the public and the state's natural environment.

Support socioeconomic goals for citizens here today and generations yet to come.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Concern that the by-pass will be built without regard for the loss of homes or properties.

Minimize the impact on neighborhoods and the maximize protection of private property.

Protect the private citizens and their property, support the business community, the Town of Wickenburg and all the citizens in the surrounding areas of Maricopa and Yavapai Counties equally.

Destruction of the natural beauty of the Hassayampa River bed, the Nature Conservancy's Preserve and the surrounding desert.

Preserve and enhance the quality of life, historical and archeological sites, Hassayampa River bed, the Nature Conservancy's Preserve, our recreational sites and trails.

Minimize air, water and noise pollution by constructing the by-pass outside of the Wickenburg basin.

Elimination or violation of the trails and recreational areas.

Build a route that has the least impact on natural resources and recreational areas.

Protect recreational uses north of Vulture Peak.

Preserve the rural western atmosphere of the Wickenburg area.

Once the short-term interim improvement is established, the local businesses will be satisfied and not support a long-term by-pass.

Make Wickenburg a destination town. Provide access and signage to promote local businesses.

Develop the Forpaugh area for commercial purposes.

Make use of State and Federal lands for construction where possible.

Traffic congestion.

Bypass should move traffic efficiently between all three highways (Highways 60/93 to the south, 60 to the west, and 93 to the north.

Support businesses.

Minimize impacts to businesses outside Town limits, such as the many dude ranches/resorts, The Meadows, & Remuda Ranch.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Preserve existing county interests in roadways.

Provide suitable access to citizens.

Minimize disturbance to the environment and develop appropriate mitigation.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Transportation planning and decisions should be integrated with land use planning and decisions to the greatest extent possible, in as timely a manner as possible.

MCDOT does not wish to accept any state highway system roads into the County maintenance system.

Incorporate Intelligent Transportation (ITS) technologies and concepts.

MCDOT understands the Town’s concern about possible strip development along a bypass route and the impact this could have on the existing town.

County Department of Planning and Development and MCDOT will generally review and honor municipal land use plans. In the absence of municipal plans, the County relies on the existing zoning to guide land use decisions.

Access control.

Study should address access control.

Scenic and view characteristics of the corridor.

Address scenic and view characteristics of the alternative corridors.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Preserve diverse plants, animals, and natural communities and their habitats.

Avoid or minimize damage and risk to rare plants and animals.

Implement safeguards to water quality and improve fire suppression capabilities within the vicinity of the Hassayampa River Preserve.

Protect natural wash and floodplain dynamics vital to the natural functioning of the Hassayampa River.

Reduction of the quality of life, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Wickenburg.

Construct an acceptable short-term solution to traffic congestion via a close-in route.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Design, construct, and maintain highways which are safe and efficient connections between the towns and cities of Arizona.

Plan, program, design and build a multi-modal transportation system on time, within budget, with minimal disruption to the public.

Qualify for Federal funds by following National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) guidelines.

Protect wildlife, vegetation, waterways, archeological features, historic features, unique farmlands, parks and recreation facilities, schools, air quality, sound quality, visual quality, socioeconomic groups.

Maintain and operate the transportation system in a safe, efficient and effective manner.

Identify obstacles and constraints, and involve public and agencies during concept development to eliminate costly modifications during project design and construction.

Provide the internal and external customer with products and services that meet or exceed their expectations.

Provide a positive safe and supportive environment that recognizes the value of our employees, suppliers and partners.

Issues & Concerns

Objectives

Increasing public opposition to an alignment on the northeast side of Wickenburg.

Property values.

Preserve property values (especially those unique to the northeast area).

Loss of quality of life and homeowner enjoyment of their property. Any new highway will bring the city to Wickenburg and destroy our reason for being here.

Preserve the Wickenburg quality and style of life.

Keep the small-town atmosphere. Preserve Wickenburg as a western (ranching and mining) community.

Preserve northeast desert and diversity of fauna.

Preserve recreational values within the northeast area and at Box Canyon.

Protect historic sites and the Wickenburg-Phoenix stagecoach road.

Keep Wickenburg within an unpaved triangle bordered by I-17, Arizona 74, 69 and 89.

Restore and preserve air quality.

Minimize strip mall and subdivision development.

Prevent increases in noise and pollution.