June 26, 2019 • Vol. 17, No. 32
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Anthem | Black Canyon City | Carefree | Cave Creek | Desert Hills | New River| North Phoenix | Tramonto | Peoria
In case you missed it, there were seven fires in the last few days BY TARA ALATORRE
Pictures from the brush that ignited in New River near Circle Mountain Road and 39th Avenue on the afternoon of June 24, which burned approximately 30 acres. (Photo by Karen Alexander/Staff)
Peoria featured in USA Today Top 10
As one of the best places to experience outdoors PEORIA – Listed among beautiful places like the Grand Canyon National Park, Aspen, Colo., and Niagara Falls, N.Y., the city of Peoria was named one of the top 10 unique destinations to experience the outdoors by USA Today. “We know that our city’s treasure is the perfect combination of beautiful desert spaces, mountains, trails and the vast, cool waters of Lake The City of Peoria has been featured in a USA Today Today Top-10 List for a second time this year. (Photo courtesy of the City of Peoria)
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NEW RIVER – If you live in the northern rural desert foothills communities thank a firefighter because they have been working non-stop this relentless fire season, making sure everything we love doesn’t burn down to the ground. And summer is just heating up. So far since Friday, June 21, Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical’s (DMFM) firefighters have responded to six fires in the area, which included a first alarm wildfire south of Cordes Junction that burned over 2,500 acres. It all started this past Friday afternoon when the DMFM’s
Black Canyon City Station was dispatched to a brush fire near Badger Springs Road on the northbound Interstate 17 at milepost 252. Meanwhile, the Mayer Fire Department was dispatched to a brush fire near milepost 257 southbound on Interstate 17. The fire on the southbound side was contained by Mayer firefighters with approximately 40-acres burned, DMFM officials said. However, Matt Wood, a DMFM firefighter on the scene and spokesman for the
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Cave Creek signs debate heats up BY TOM SCANLON STAFF
How do you win an argument with a contrarian? Agree with him/her. While Cave Creek’s debate over signs might seem like an exercise in advanced contrarianism, the June 17, Cave Creek Town Council meeting showed there is surprising depth to this seemingly-banal issue. “This is one of those issues that started as a simple one,” said council member David Smith. “The reality is, anytime
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you look at something that appears to be simple it turns out to be very complex.” Rather than dull, zoning questions relating to size and spacing, the issue has taken on epic, constitutional proportions. This was underscored by many references to a skirmish that started when a Gilbert church’s use of directional signs was cited for violating the town’s Sign Code. The
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OTHER : • Bluhm Column
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• Service Directory
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• Classified Ads
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