July 17, 2019 • Vol. 17, No. 35
POSTAL PATRON CAVE CREEK
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Anthem | Black Canyon City | Carefree | Cave Creek | Desert Hills | New River| North Phoenix | Tramonto | Peoria
Final steel beam placed at HonorHealth’s Sonoran Medical Center, completing the three-story hospital’s frame BY ABBY KAUP SPECIAL FOR THE FOCUS
Phoenix HonorHealth is officially one step closer to bringing their communityserving mission to North Phoenix. On the morning of July 10, the HonorHealth senior leadership team joined members of the community and construction crew to celebrate what is soon to be the new HonorHealth Sonoran Medical Center, located near Dove Valley Road and Interstate 17. A non-profit healthcare system, HonorHealth strives The final steel beam is placed, completing the frame of HonorHealth's Sonoran Medical Center at the "topping out" ceremony on July 10.
(Photo courtesy of HonorHealth)
Cave Creek approves $1.2 million water upgrade BY TOM SCANLON STAFF
Membrane unit - check. Engineering - check. Connection - check. That’s a lot of checks. You could say the money flowed like flood water in Cave Creek last month. A speedy approval bypassed the Water Advisory Committee and the typical bidding process for engineering and construction. Despite repeated statements of a mantra-like “the water is safe,” Cave Creek’s council voted to spend more than a million dollars over the next year on a water upgrade.
As a town press release boasted, “The Cave Creek Town Council voted unanimously (June 26) to make significant improvements to the water system that serves residents in both Cave Creek and Carefree.” The engineering checks paid to GHD Inc. will total $153,883. The construction checks paid to MGC Contractors for piping and electrical work will total $214, 636. The checks for the Pall Aria Fast Membrane Units, $840,000 per year. Total cost over the next year: $1,208,519.
WATER UPGRADES continued on page 14
HONOR HEALTH continued on page 13
Home, vehicles in New River destroyed by fire BY TARA ALATORRE
NEW RIVER – A New River residence located near the Jack Ass Acres Dog Park was destroyed in a house fire on the afternoon of July 12, along with a motor home and a vehicle located on the property. Thick, black smoke could be seen from Riverside Plaza and the Interstate 17 near Anthem at approximately 2:15 p.m. Units from Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical were deployed shortly after to the residence near 38th Avenue and the Frontage Road,
HOUSE FIRE continued on page 12
Charred, twisted metal is all that remains from the Clarks’ garage and vehicles that were destroyed in a fire on the afternoon of July 12.
Photo by Tara Alatorre/Staff
TONTO FOREST:
CAREFREE:
PHOENIX
Brush fire ignites near
Summer workshop for kids at
American Red Cross in dire
Horseshoe Dam over weekend
Jubilate Performing Arts
need of blood donations
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OTHER : • Bluhm Column
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• Service Directory
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• Classified Ads
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