By Kim Steele | Kingman Daily Miner
A working relationship with the Fort Mohave Tribe could mean an increase to the Mohave County coffers when property values rise around 125 acres of privately held land that includes the Huukan Golf Course, formerly known as the Desert Lakes Golf Course, in Mohave Valley.
The tribe bought the acreage recently and has been cleaning it up in order to reopen it to the public.
To help with that process, the tribe has asked the federal government to hold the land in trust for it so tribal water can be used to make the golf course lush and green again. But the Mohave County Board of Supervisors planned to protest against the move, noting the land’s removal could reduce Mohave County’s tax rolls by $27,289 annually. It also would cut funding by $5,000 annually to the Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department, which provides services to the course.
