Holbrook Community Facilities

Holbrook offers a wide range of community facilities including a museum, a community center, a senior center, a library, three parks, one swimming pool, a bowling alley, one golf course, six softball fields and numerous tennis and racquetball courts. There is also a county fairground with rodeo arena and horse-racing track.

In addition to communication resources from the rest of the state, Holbrook has a bi-weekly newspaper, The Holbrook Tribune, _self radio stations, and numerous television channels from Phoenix, Flagstaff, Chicago and Atlanta, including HBO, Disney and the Movie Channel.

The city has two public elementary schools, one junior high school, one high school and two private schools. Combined enrollment is 2,038 students. Northland Pioneer College, a nationally-accredited, state-supported community college, began serving Navajo County during the 1974-75 academic year. The College is decentralized and now offers classes in over 250 locations. Full-service degree-granting campuses are located in Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake/Taylor and Show Low. Degree course work may also be completed at centers in Heber, Whiteriver and Keams Canyon. The district office is located in Holbrook. Areas of study include adult basic education, vocational, academic transfer and personal interest. For information call (800) 266-7845. Northern Arizona University, located within 60 miles, in cooperation with NPC, offers upper division and graduate courses at several Navajo County locations. Contact the NAU-Northlands Coordinator at (520) 537-9601.

There is 24-hour emergency medical service with well-qualified paramedics and EMTs, 2 chiropractors, 2 physicians, one internist, one pediatrician, 2 dentists, and one optometrist to serve healthcare needs.

There are 2 financial institutions in Holbrook. Further, Holbrook businesses are eligible for assistance in financing fixed assets through the Finance Division of the Arizona Department of Commerce. Information on private activity bonds within the city may be obtained from the Industrial Development Authority at the City Hall, P.O. Box 70, Holbrook, Arizona 86025. The City of Holbrook has a Business Incentive Program for new business start-ups and relocations.

The City of Holbrook, with a charter form of government, has a mayor, six council members and a city manager. There is a city police department, a county sheriff's department, and city volunteer fire department.

Residents of Holbrook have access to the Holbrook Municipal Airport which has one lighted 6,700-foot runway offering general aviation service.

The City of Holbrook has a well-equipped 100-acre business park, with access to air service and Interstate 40. For further information, contact the City of Holbrook - Department of Economic Development.

There are 1,140 rooms in 24 motels. Meeting facilities are available in various locations throughout the city. Local RV parks have 152 spaces, 92 with complete hookups; there are 2 public campgrounds.

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This page prepared from Arizona Department of Commerce profile on the City of Holbrook dated June 1999 and published with the permission of Holbrook Chamber of Commerce.