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Town Completes Purchase of First Part of Woodland Lake Park
Submitted by Town Council Member Lynn Krigbaum

After many years of working to raise awareness and money to acquire part of Woodland Lake Park, we finally had papers signed by Mayor Stephanie Irwin to transfer ownership of 107+ acres from the U.S. Forest Service to the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside. As of last Friday, the Town now owns the area known as Woodland Lake Park. The Town was able to secure a $1,635,000 donation from The Salter Foundation that made the purchase possible. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Salters for their generosity, as well as to the countless other donations, large and small, we received during the fundraising campaign. This began as a grass-roots campaign and we are grateful to every donor who supported the cause. Save Our Park will continue to raise funds with the goal of purchasing the next targeted parcel of land known as the Walnut Creek Riparian area from the Forest Service. Save Our Park, which worked tirelessly for many years to bring this purchase to fruition, is grateful to TRACKS members for the past 13 years of support for the fundraiser, Walk for the Woods. TRACKS volunteers have been vital in leading hikes, walks and bike rides, which made possible the hiring of the fundraising group that helped secure funding for the park purchase. The Town also extends its thanks to Rep. Tom O'Halleran for his efforts to make possible the initial purchase.

Town of Pinetop-Lakeside Mask and Physical Distancing Requirements

The Town of Pinetop-Lakeside released an emergency proclamation requiring the wearing of face coverings in public on 6.24.20. You can view the full statement at Emergency Proclamation Requiring The Wearing of Face Coverings in Public.

Town Hall and Visitor Center

Town Hall Hours: M – F 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Visitor Center Hours will include Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Walk-in meetings with Town Hall staff will not be accepted at this time. We ask that you call in advance to make an appointment. (Walk-in are welcome for visitor information.)
Signs will be posted at the entrance asking basic questions such as, Have you taken your temperature within the last 24 hours? Is your temperature over 99 degrees? Have you been in contact with anyone who has tested positive or is presumptive positive for COVID-19? If any of your answers to these questions is affirmative, please leave and call 928-368-6688 to speak to the staff.
We require the use of face masks or face coverings in this building.
Limit of four people at one time. We ask that visitors send in one person from their group to gather information.
The Visitor Center has been consolidated to allow for easier sanitation. You can also access frequently requested information in the lobby and front entry kiosk.

Library

The library is open Monday - Friday from 10 am to 6 pm.
Please stay home if you’re sick!
Signs will be posted at the entrance asking basic questions such as, Have you taken your temperature within the last 24 hours? Is your temperature over 99 degrees? Have you been in contact with anyone who has tested positive or is presumptive positive for COVID-19? If any of your answers to these questions is affirmative, please leave and call 928-368-6688 to speak to the staff.
We recommend the use of face masks or face coverings in this building.
Stay at least 6 feet away from others. To help with that, we’re blocking off at least half of our computers and removing some tables and chairs and limiting computer use to one hour per person per day.
We’ll also be limiting ourselves to no more than 20 visitors at a time, to make sure there’s plenty of room.
We’ll be doing some limited disinfecting of computers and other surfaces throughout the day, but it’s still a public space. If you know you’re at risk, please bear that in mind before you come in to see us.