Springerville backs animal rescue expo, approves shared services deal with Eagar

Springerville Town Council moved ahead on three fronts April 15, approving a revised shared services agreement with Eagar, funding the Round Valley Animal Rescue Aviation Expo and adopting an updated public records policy. The vote extends a cooperative model between the two Round Valley towns as they continue managing services together in Apache County.

The shared-services action follows earlier discussion of an interim intergovernmental agreement for joint animal control services between the Towns of Springerville and Eagar. The two neighboring communities sit side by side in Round Valley in the White Mountains of Arizona, where joint arrangements have already included combined police and fire operations. Springerville, which says it was incorporated in 1948, has relied on that regional approach before, and the latest council action keeps animal control on that same path.

The council also backed Round Valley Animal Rescue’s 13th Annual Aviation Expo & Pancake Breakfast Fly-In, set for Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Springerville Municipal Airport. The event is expected to bring skydivers, plane rides, raffles, a silent auction, vendors and food trucks to the airport, turning the fundraiser into one of the more visible community events on the Springerville calendar.

Round Valley Animal Rescue has also lined up related appearances in the weeks leading up to the expo, including stops at Springerville Art Walk & Market and Eagar Days. Those events, spread across April, May and June, point to a wider fundraising push that reaches beyond the airport grounds and into nearby neighborhoods, businesses and community gatherings.

For Springerville and Eagar, the April 15 votes underscored how much of local government now runs through shared services and regional partnerships rather than through each town acting alone. The revised animal-services agreement keeps that strategy in place, while the expo funding ties town support directly to an animal-welfare group with a broad Apache County footprint.