There will be no mass deportations.
There wii be no mass exodus as a result of Prop 200.
And there will be *Peace in Our Time....*
Posted on 03/29/2005 5:13:33 PM PST by SandRat
BISBEE - The Minutemen are coming, and Cochise County officials say they're ready for them.
County officials gathered around a table in the Board of Supervisors' conference room Monday afternoon to fine-tune strategies for the upcoming Minuteman Project and to set aside $100,000 to cover possible expenses connected with keeping a lid on the volunteer border-control effort.
As many as 1,000 volunteers from across the U.S. may show up in answer to a call to help prevent further illegal border crossings into Cochise County from Mexico.
Concerned about the implications of volunteers spending up to a month along the border and the possibility of trouble during two planned demonstrations, the Board of Supervisors called the meeting last Thursday to take the pulse of county planning.
Representatives of the Sheriffs, Planning and Zoning, Health, Highways and Floodplain, and Facilities departments answered questions and discussed preparations.
"We hope people will behave and it will go off smoothly," County Manager Jody Klein said.
Klein told the supervisors he had met with all affected departments to coordinate activities.
The Sheriff's Department will be the lead agency for the county and has been coordinating its planning with federal, state and local agencies. An information center will be set up at the Sheriff's Office, which will also be the point of coordination for all other agencies and the Governor's Office. Extra phones and computers are being set up at the center. Members of the public will be able to call in issues and concerns to the center by phoning 432-9500 or, in emergencies, 911. A separate number may also be available.
A single contact point will also be set up with the Board of Supervisors. Senior members of all affected departments will be available to immediately deal with whatever may come up, Klein said.
The phone number to call for those departments, such as Planning and Zoning, Environmental Health and Highways, is 432-9200. The evening number is 559-3601.
Permit requests have been received for two demonstrations at the U.S. Border Patrol station on Naco Highway on April 2 and 3 and one farther down the highway, at the railroad tracks. Those demonstrations will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Demonstrations are also planned from 1 to 2 p.m. the same days at the Border Patrol's Douglas station.
The gatherings may be held again on April 16.
No permits have yet been issued for demonstrations in Douglas, however.
Extra trash receptacles will be in place at the demonstration sites, County Facilities Director L.H. Hamilton said. He estimated the cost at up to $3,000, because the county will have to contract with private operators for the service.
"We'll pass on the sanitation costs to the organizers," Hamilton said.
"Enhanced" zoning inspections are planned to ensure compliance with county regulations, particularly in the corridor between Bisbee and Coronado Monument.
No large-scale camping or gatherings will be allowed on private property or any activity that creates a "substantial nuisance," such as traffic, garbage, raw sewage or gunfire.
"We're going to enforce all laws, rules and regulations," Klein promised.
"If a violation of 'an event of public interest' or other zoning violation occurs on private property, such as a gathering, we will notify the owner or occupant of the property and ask them to cease such activity," Klein wrote in a briefing statement. "If they fail to do so, or if we are dealing with a property owner to whom we have already advised of proper zoning requirements, we will cite them into the hearing office."
Speedy action on zoning violations was promised by Planning Director Jim Vlahovich, who noted that the process would normally take more than 30 days.
"If any activity reaches the level of creating a health hazard, the environmental health director, in consultation with the sheriff and county administrator, shall seek an injunction to abate the hazard and cease the activity," Klein wrote.
Deputy County Attorney Britt Hanson told the supervisors that the injunctive process could also be expedited, even on weekends. He said he would ensure that adequate staff will be in place to handle such actions.
Sheriff's Department Commander Rod Rothrock said that if trespassers or property owners do not cooperate, "Call the Sheriff's Department and we will come ... We'll make sure the people will leave the property." Violators will be cited and released but extra jail facilities are lined up in case of resistance.
Because overtime pay may be incurred, Klein recommended that the board approve the expenditure of up to $100,000 from the general fund contingency, to be disbursed at Klein's discretion. "We anticipate that ... there is a strong likelihood of state or federal reimbursement," Klein said.
If additional funding is necessary, the board will convene an emergency meeting to authorize additional amounts.
The funding issue concerned District 2 Supervisor Paul Newman, who said he wasn't sure state and federal agencies would reimburse the county.
Newman sought a vehicle for recovering expenses from organizers of the Minuteman Project, but was told the only way to do that was through the levying of fines for illegal activities.
Newman suggested that an ordinance be drafted to cover similar events in the future.
"It appears this event slipped through the cracks because there's no ordinance in place," Newman said.
Newman was also concerned about racist fliers that recently appeared in the county. Prepared by the National Alliance, in Phoenix, the fliers warn of a "non-white invasion."
He was concerned about the possibility of hate crimes. Rothrock assured Newman that the Sheriff's Department was prepared to enforce all applicable laws.
Probably not for long.
Thank you!
No kidding.....
Looks like the First amendment has already been repealed in that county.
If not, this sure looks like conspiracy to violate several rights of the Minutemen, organizers, and private property owners.
But since it's in the name of PC open borders I guess we must accept it.
Loretta?
If you were to examine my posting history, you would see that I support reforming the work visa program. More specifically, I support reforming the H2A and H2B Visas that have been on the books since 1952.
Since Tancredo has advocated reforming the guest worker program, would you call him "open border lobby"?
There will be no round-ups.
There will be no mass deportations.
There wii be no mass exodus as a result of Prop 200.
Camp Wannabee would like to create an international incident. They will fail because local, state and federal govt, as well as the Mexican govt, will spend the money to isolate them.
It will be a very boring vacation and all that attend will regret that they wasted their time and money.
Dripping with irony....
Let's present Cochise County officials the 'Golden Elephant Gun Award' for drawing beads on a few flies while the stampede of elephants is storming past them 24/7.
"U.S. Constitution Article 4 Section 4:
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,
and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"
and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"
and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"
and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"
Bear repeating...over and over for those in the White House who are ignoring said Article 4 Section 4 in the U.S. Constitution.
Remind me -- hadn't the President sworn to uphold the Constitution?
There will be no mass deportations.
There wii be no mass exodus as a result of Prop 200....
It will be a very boring vacation and all that attend will regret that they wasted their time and money."
Yes Benji-Boy -- your French, white-flag-waving opinion on the matter has been duly noted for some time.
King George would have loved you had you lived during the old Minutemen Days....As does the present King George.
ITMT, while real American patriots do what they need to do, you are most welcome to hide under the covers and compose all the "Dear Freepers, the Minutemen are useless..." letters you want.
Did you ever think about going postal?
Hey, better watch it -- I hear the MM are armed with binoculars, big boy.
In the beginning they had a plan but changed it to be more "friendly". They sold out.
DITTO!
I suspected that.
So trash from illegals is acceptable, but suddenly the theoretical trash from MMP is a major issue. I suspect that this was an attempt to blame MMP for the mess.
Thank you for the link.
Watch for trouble makers from OUTSIDE of the MMP group, act up so that MMP can be blamed.
"But occifer, she was going to get socialist food stamps, so something had to be done!"
Hey Sweetie -- I believe you're ossified!
It's hard enough taking seriously the usual disruptive FROBL moments.
And there will be *Peace in Our Time....*
GOVERNOR NOT IN FAVOR OF MINUTEMAN PROJECT
PHOENIX (AP) -- Over the next month, volunteers will be posted in the southeastern corner of the state watching for illegal border crossers.
[ http://www.abc15.com/news/morenews/index.asp?did=17488 ]
Hey, my friend, long time!
This situation is almost comical. I'm waiting for TV footage of Napi in a helicopter flying over the area expressing her 'grave concern'. Sealing off the entire area would be damned easy..there simply aren't that many roads out of there. The Border patrol (sic) simply is unwilling to do it.
Regards,
I doubt she's brave enough to even fly near the border.
Anyway, how is everything with you?
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