Regional plan adopted by supervisors; long-range planner retires and staff warn of scam emails

At the start of the meeting, long-range planning staff reported the Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan on Jan. 27; staff said the adoption resolution will be effective June 3 to allow time for any changes if the City of Flagstaff’s special ballot ratification on May 19, 2026 differs.

Staff also announced that the county’s new comprehensive plan, Envision 2045, and associated companion guide and interactive web maps are posted and available; commissioners requested a printed companion guide and an easier cross-reference from the companion guide to the full plan. Melissa, a long-range planner who shepherded the projects, announced her retirement and said she would remain engaged on some planning efforts on a volunteer basis. Commissioners thanked her for years of service.

During roundtable, a commissioner reported a sophisticated scam targeting CUP applicants in which applicants received emails saying their permit would be issued after a $5,000 wire transfer. Staff reiterated that the county accepts payments only through its online portal, that pre-application meetings and written notes warn applicants not to wire money, and that staff will remind applicants about this at the end of each vote. "Anything that comes to you in an email asking you for a wire transfer is definitely a scam," staff said.

The interactive maps include parcel-level detail and public-safety facility layers, staff said; the maps will be linked from the county website and are intended to aid commissioners and the public in checking parcel zoning, fire-district boundaries and area-plan membership.

The commission adjourned at 7:03 p.m.