Western Interstate Region Works on Public Land Issues

 

I represent the state of Arizona on the Western Interstate Region of the National Association of County Officials. This is a group of 15 western states that help set policies in the federal government that impact the western United States. The west has different needs than other parts of the country and they are better addressed by working together as 15 states than as just one small county. Most public land is in the west and we address many of the issues regarding public land.

Vote to re-elect Richard Lunt on November 3rd for Greenlee County Supervisor District #3!

Eastern Arizona Counties Organization names Greenlee's Lunt as Supervisor of the Year

 Eastern Arizona Counties Organization names Greenlee’s Lunt as Supervisor of the Year.

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https://gilaherald.com/eco-names-greenlees-lunt-as-supervisor-of-the-year/

Made Chairman of the Board

 

On a motion by Ron S Campbell- Greenlee County Supervisor Dist 2, with a second from Chairman DavidGomez the Baord voted to make Richard Lunt, Greenlee County Supervisor District 3 the new Chairman of the Board.

Coronado Resource Conservation and Development District's New President

This week I received the honor of being elected president of the Coronado Resource Conservation and Development District. The Coronado RC&D is local people making things happen. This organization is currently working in Greenlee County to control invasive weeds.

Project CENTRL Honors Richard with Distinguished Leadership Award

Duncan's Richard Lunt, left, receives the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Alumni Association of Project CENTRL.  Presenting the award is Lunt's son, Jarom, a recent Project CENTRL graduate.

PHOENIX — Richard G. Lunt, of Duncan, was awarded the Distinguished Leadership Award for lifetime achievement from the Alumni Association of Project CENTRL.

Each year, the alumni association honors someone who has made outstanding achievements in both agriculture and community service to receive this award. This award was given Friday, June 17, at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, as part of the graduation ceremony for Class XXIV from Project CENTRL.

On the national level, Lunt has served on the National Livestock and Meat boards, National Cattleman’s Beef Association, United States Forest Service Resource Advisory Council, the Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council and the National Association of Counties.

On the state level, he has served on the Arizona Beef Council, Arizona Department of Agriculture Advisory Council, Arizona County Supervisors Association, Arizona Association of County Officials, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Sierra Southwest Cooperative and Southwest Transmission.

Locally, Lunt has served as Greenlee County Supervisor, on the Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative Board, Boy Scouts of America Scoutmaster, Little League umpire, Duncan PRIDE Society, Greenlee County Extension Board and Greenlee County Junior Livestock Association.

The alumni chair, Bill Brandau of Safford, announced the award. The award was presented to Richard, a graduate of Project CENTRL Class V, by his son, Jarom Lunt, who graduated that evening from Class XXIV.

Project CENTRL inspires a life-long journey of Rural Arizona Leadership. With more than 600 graduates since beginning in 1983, Project CENTRL’s impact on rural Arizona is significant and substantial as participants hold many leadership positions around the state.

How Small Counties Get a Say in State and National Issues

          As a small county official, you might wonder if we get a say in issues on the state and national level.  

          On the state level the county supervisors meet each month with supervisors from all over the state of Arizona in an organization called Arizona County Supervisor's Association.  Within this organization are three smaller groups - the small counties, medium counties and large counties.  We are part of the small counties group.  We work together on issues facing small counties. By working with other small counties we actually have the power to get legislation passed that benefits our county.  I earned the trust of my fellow county supervisors and became one of the Vice Presidents of the Arizona County Supervisor's Association.  

          The National Association of Counties is the group that works for counties on a national level.  This group meets several times a year to address issues that face the counties on a national level.  I was appointed to the Public Lands Committee.  Nine other supervisors and I were given the task of re-writing Public Lands policies for the nation. That was a position of great trust. To be able to make national policies when you are from a small county in Arizona is a huge thing.

          You don't get appointed to these leadership positions unless you win the respect and trust of the other county supervisors in the state and in the nation.  Serving with these groups was an honor.  I plan to continue to work with the other supervisors from our state and our nation to promote policies that benefit Greenlee County.