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“I believe the police report contains sufficient informa tion for Town Council to be able to adequately consider whether a Code of Ethics violation occurred,” Payne said.
T he Town Attorney is recommending no action on an ethics violation complaint against Councilman Scott September over allegations he tampered with oppo nents’ campaign signs during the August Primary election.
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Town Attorney Chris Payne explained that an indepen dent probe was not needed because the police case is mak ing its way through the courts and that now it’s up for Coun cil to decide whether it should take any separate action.
BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor G ilbert Town Council is being asked to ban the use of municipal resources to ward furthering commuter and light rail in any shape or form as residents con tinued to show up in force at meetings with claims that the trains would increase crime, bring in homelessness and destroy the qual ity of Vicelife.Mayor and rail opponent Aimee Yentes spearheaded the draft ordinance, which is expected to go before Council for action on Sept. 6.
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According to the report, September’s attorney stated his Town Attorney sees no
The ordinance as proposed by Yentes would prohibit the Town from spending and using resources such as personnel and equipment for commuter rail or light rail. That would include all feasibility studies, stations, designs and inclusion in any town transportation plan. It also stated that the Town can’t assess a tax or fee for designing planning constructing, building and main taining a commuter or light rail in Gilbert.
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“I wouldn’t support this ordinance be cause it is limiting our choices and ability to operate and do our job as policy mak ers,” said Councilwoman Yung Koprowski, a transportation engineer at a raucus Aug. 23 meeting where more than two dozen citi zens spoke on the issue.
“I think it is too limiting and it’s a topic that isn’t timely as well since we know that the light rail isn’t coming to Gilbert and that commuter rail is a long way off,” Koprowski said. “I would rather have the ability to get information in the future for our council or a future council, if necessary.”
Councilwoman Kathy Tilque said her problem with the proposal is that it mis leads and gives a false sense of security to the public that a future council can’t bring passenger rail up again by rescinding the or dinance.Yentes said Tilque’s argument could be Sunday, August
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Along with having two children di agnosed with autism, Thorne said her background as a geneticist also drew her to this review about those with in tellectual or developmental disabilities.
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resident Michelle Thorne is the founder and executive director for Care 4 The Caregivers, a 501(c)(3) non profit that provides emotional, physical and educational support to those raising a child with a disability.
On July 17, the CDC released a study that looked at hospitalization rates among Medicare recipients from Jan. 1, 2021, to Nov. 20, 2021.
Study underscores
“It’s just a different way of creating an immune response,” Thorne said. “But it allows researchers to be a little bit more targeted and specific with what the vac cine is going to target.”
The data showed a higher rate of COVID occurrence and hospitalization in those who were eligible for aid because of a disability over those who were age-eligible.Thestudy said this further highlights the need for greater levels of vaccination and COVID-19 prevention among the disabled community.
The review highlighted a 2021 U.S. study of more than 64 million people across 547 healthcare organizations that showed a link between intellec tual or developmental disabilities and COVID-19.
“Now that sounds so awful,” Johnson said. “And it is, but I know parents that have dealt with that.”
“This is nothing against the medical people,” Johnson said. “They’re doing their level best and they were slammed.”
“Having an intellectual disability was the strongest risk factor for present ing with a COVID-19 diagnosis and the strongest independent risk factor other than age for COVID-19 mortality,” the studyAhwatukeefound.
Centers for Disease Con trol and Prevention’s changes in guide lines this month, Thorne said the dis abled community still faces an increased threat from COVID-19.
“I think that we have to look at all forms of life being equal, and being de serving of medical treatment,” Thorne said.In March, Gov. Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2659 into law that bans pro viders from discriminating against peo ple with disabilities in organ transplant decisions.GinaJohnson knows all too well the adversity the developmentally disabled have faced during the pandemic given that her son David, 38, has Down Syn drome.Johnson is the founder and executive director of Sharing Down Syndrome Ari zona, a nonprofit in Mesa that advocates for people with Down Syndrome and supports families in their journey after diagnosis.Johnson said if a healthy person pre sented to an emergency room with COVID-19 symptoms at the same time as a person with Down Syndrome, the healthy would be treated first.
This month, the Arizona Develop mental Disabilities Planning Council re leased its findings in “COVID-19 Impact on the Disability Community.”
“This population was very overlooked when it came to the vaccine rollout,” Thorne said. “I think that had a detri mental effect to the population in whole.”
Johnson said she holds nothing against healthcare providers because she understands the difficult decisions they faced in the thick of the pandemic.
While great strides have been made such as with the passing of HB 2659, Johnson said people like her son still face struggles in receiving necessary care.“I’ve seen a lot of strides for and I’m so grateful,” Johnson said. “But I know we’re not all the way there yet on serv ing people with disabilities.” impact of COVID-19 on the disabled community
The pandemic revealed many vul nerabilities in healthcare, espe cially among the most vulnerable.
Johnson said she knows that the in creased morbidity in this community comes down to the fact that diseases such as COVID-19 overwhelm their im mune system and not being overlooked for“Icare.dofeel it goes against our kids be cause our kids are already compro mised,” she said.
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Thorne said she wants to help peo ple understand the mRNA vaccine and reduce vaccine hesitancy because it re mains the best way to protect this vul nerable community.
“The pandemic brought out a lot of different inequities that exist within our system, not only who gets priority to life saving vaccines, but also who gets prior ity to Thornecare,”worked as a geneticist at Translational Genomics Research Insti tute (TGen), a non-profit genomics re search facility, until she opted to care for herDespitechildren.the
“We still have families who are going into the hospital because their kids are getting COVID,” Thorne said. “And be cause of their comorbidities are having a harder time fighting it off.”
He added that a public discussion
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“If such a finding is made, the prose cuting agency could file charges,” Payne said. “If not, the prosecuting agency could decline to charge.”
Hendrix said he would need to find two liked-minded council members to move on this as it’s highly unlikely May or Bridgette Peterson would do so.
“Every citizen, even elected officials, have a right to have their day in court to tell their side of the story and be judged on the legality of charges brought against them,” Tilque said Councilman-elect Jim Torgeson in an email to Council, Payne and City Man ager Patrick Banger also urged public airing of the complaint.
Torgeson said closed-door discus sions make all Council members look complicit.“ScottSeptember is an intelligent, well-spoken and articulate man,” Torgeson said. “Like all of us, he may have made a mistake but keeping this from the public makes him look bad and makes you look like you are sweep ing it under the rug.”
“Given the mayor’s close connection to the challenge that occurred, I can’t imagine her wanting this matter on an agenda for public discussion,” Hendrix said.Councilwoman Yung Koprowski said she has no comments on the topic and Vice Mayor Aimee Yentes and Council man Scott Anderson did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
“It is likely that the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will first determine whether or not to accept review of the case,” Payne told Council. “If the Mar icopa County Attorney’s Office declines review, the case may be sent back to the Gilbert Prosecutor’s Office, which would then refer the case to a different prosecuting agency.”
City Councilman Scott September, seen here addressing citizens during a discussion of commuter rail Aug. 23, took some heat later in the same meeting over allegations he stole election opponents’ political signs. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
Payne noted that the role of a pros ecutor’s office is to independently de termine whether there is sufficient ev idence to indicate that a crime has been committed and if so, whether there would be a reasonable likelihood of a conviction.
Police has forwarded a recommenda tion for a class 2 misdemeanor charge of tempering with political signs to the Gilbert Prosecutor Office, which de clined to take the case on grounds of a conflict of interest. Instead, the prosecutor referred the case to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review.
“Optics is everything,” Torgeson said. “If you don’t allow the conversation, you will create more distrust of you. You can even decide it’s of no merit as long as you do it in public.
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“When issues of public interest are done in executive session, there’s no public input or even a true explanation available to the public.”
“I believe that the complaint involves a spur-of-the-moment action that is uncharacteristic of Councilmember September but the complaint warrants discussion at a public meeting,” Hen drix said in an email. “Such a discussion would give Councilmember September the opportunity to defend himself and explain his Septemberactions.”hasdeclined to talk about the allegation.
Peterson declined to discuss the com plaint.“With open meeting laws in mind, plus the fact that we are still within the 10-day window for action by Council, I don’t feel it’s appropriate for me to pro vide any insight on the allegations, the complaint or how I plan to proceed,” Pe terson said in a released statement.
Councilwoman Kathy Tilque said the active investigation “needs to play itself out prior to the Council addressing the ethics complaint filed.”
The signs in question were negative ads against September, Bill Spence and Koprowski, who were among the nine candidates running for four seats in the Primary.Koprowski won her seat in August while Spence is headed for a run-off in November with Bobbi Buchli. Septem ber didn’t make the cut, coming in at 7th place.
client would not speak with police un til Payne determined “the validity of the sign as a political sign.”
Council has until Sept. 1 to decide if there’s enough evidence to place the complaint on an agenda. It would take the mayor or at least three council members to do so. If Council hears the complaint and decides there was a violation, penalties can be Councilmanimposed.Laurin Hendrix said he would support putting the issue on the agenda for discussion.
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CUSD maps $3.8M ACP Middle School expansion
Arizona College Prep Middle School is one of its campuses that is still grow ing and the Governing Board approved spending nearly $3.8 million on Aug. 24 to build seven new classrooms for ACP Middle School. That school has 747 students en rolled this year and a waiting list of more who want to attend. District offi cials project its enrollment could reach over 900 next year. The original plan was for eight new classrooms, but Chandler Unified offi cials said they spoke to school leaders and made changes.
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Earlier this month the Governing Board heard details of a space utiliza tion committee, which will begin to look at how best to use the space at eight elementary schools when the en rollment begins to drop.
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The growth at ACP Middle contrasts with CUSD’s future. Its enrollment is ex pected to drop in the coming years be cause fewer young families can afford to live in the District’s boundaries.
District officials said during the Aug. 24 meeting they never considered just adding more portable buildings, saying they aren’t that much cheaper.
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Board member Jason Olive said that a portable building could cost as much as a regular building and after 20 years, it would be falling apart. He said by spending a little more to invest in a brick-and-mortar structure means in 20 years, the district would still have a good building that can be used.
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ACP Middle has students in 6th through 8th grades and has been using three portable buildings for additional space. The location was the site of Erie Elementary School until that closed in 2013 and then became the temporary home for Arizona College Prep High School.Thehigh school specializes in added rigor for advanced students and has consistently been ranked among the best in Arizona and the nation since it opened in 2007. Last year a new building opened for the high school students, leaving the lo cation at Erie and Alma School available for just the middle school students.
handler Unified School District is in a unique position at this point. It is still growing, but knows those days are coming to an end and is moving ahead with plans to figure out how to prepare for fewer students.
Tom Dunn, CUSD executive director of support services, said it’s important to actually listen to the people who are going to be impacted and make sure they are getting what they need. In this case, Principal Manjula Reddy said they needed improved space for their arts and engineering programs that current classrooms cannot accom modate.Soone of the proposed new class rooms was sacrificed to build three larger rooms. Two of the new class rooms will be dedicated to engineering and a third to art, with some storage space in between.
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“If you had something on the books that is prohibitive then town staff could not enter into agreements that bind us into a policy decision supporting any of these things conceptually,” she continued. “We would not be in a difficult situation like“Whatthat.
“If we decided to use that transit station in Cooley Station for other modes of transporta tion, that would require onsite parking, it would require re pairs,” Peterson said. She added that if Cooley Station had an electric vehicle charging station that is townowned, the town would need to be able to repair and replace those systems. She also said she would remove the prohibition against using town resources for commuter and light rails entirely.
Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson talks to the audience about decorum and meeting rules in response to shouts from some audience members during the Aug. 23 meeting. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer) see COUNCIL
Scott September said he is not a big fan of commuter rail and it would take a compelling argument to persuade him that light rail would have any benefit. That said, he added he agreed with Tilque’s comment. “It’s a false sense of security that this is done, buried,” September said. “It’s not going to come back. Everybody puts away their pitchforks and their torches and they go home because there is no more dragons to slay and no one pays atten tion. No one watches the store. So that’s myYentesconcern.”said she would be amenable to another way if she could get council consensus on light rail and any chance of imposing a local sales tax to specifically fund commuter or light rail. She pointed to Phoenix and light rail in that city. “They can’t even fix pot holes,” she said. “They can’t even mend their streets because light rail there has cannibalized their transportation budget to such a de gree that they had to pass an additional sales tax increase to maintain the basics of their road system.”
Tilque asked if the sales tax was passed by Phoenix City Council or Phoenix vot ers.“It was referred to the people,” Yentes said. “It’s a much different electorate than ours.”Mayor Brigette Peterson said she was concerned with the Yentes’ definition of commuter rail, which included stations, main tenance or repair facilities, op eration centers, office buildings and parking facilities relating to or supporting commuter rail.
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I don’t like is unelected bu reaucrats setting policy and that getting passed and becoming binding on policy makers who are the representatives of theCouncilmanpeople.”
She said she would add that the “town shall not assess a tax or fee without going to a vote of the public” and she wanted assurances that none of the references to design, planning and maintenance inter fere with any of the other opportunities the town may have in the future. She would also remove the prohibition on using town resources for feasibility studies, stations and designs but was OK with keeping it for light rail and commut erTherail.study session, which began an hour late because Council was tied up in execu tive session, lasted nearly two hours. It began with a presentation from staff on the three decades long of studies on future passenger rail development, in cluding stations done by Gilbert and re gionally by agencies such as Maricopa Association of Governments and Arizona Department of Transportation.
from page 1 used for any code on the books and add ed that the public understands when it elects people that laws can be amended and“Aschanged.longas the makeup of this body is that we would not be expending funds for those purposes, I don’t see any down sides,” Yentes said. “I do think there’s sig nificant risk mitigation in passing this.
“This is what I would be willing to take a look at,” Tilque said. “I think we need to look at the definition of commuter rail so it does not inhibit any ability for us to look at other transit opportunities at these stations.
“So there are a couple of words in there like ‘parking’ and things like that that people could construe for commuter rail.”
Gilbert Vice Mayor Aimee Yentes reacts as audience members shout out while she speaks about the com puter rail study at the Town Council meeting Aug. 23.
Rob Bohr, director of Intergovernmen tal Affairs, said Amtrak in 2021 expressed interest in an Arizona corridor, running passenger cars on existing freight rails from Tucson through Phoenix to Buck eye.“Beyond that initial interest expressed
Peterson also clarified a statement made by Yentes regarding how policy is made.“Policy always come to the council,” the mayor said. “It might be staff initiated that is brought to the council but the council is still the deciding body on whether policy is voted on and/or passed for future use. The town’s staff is not writing the rules or the policies without it coming to this council and I thought that was a little mis leading.”Tilque also proposed some changes with the caveat that it doesn’t mean she is going to support the ordinance.
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A larger-than-normal crowd of citizens attended the Town Council meeting Aug. 23 to talk about the commuter rail study. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer) COUNCIL
He added that the town was not seek ing any federal funding to help identify and develop a corridor in Arizona and that it might never materialize.
Council last week again tabled the study proposal, this time until next year when new council members take their seats.Tilque asked if Council was ever asked to fund or bring light rail or commuter rail to Gilbert, which staff responded no.
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“Thetracks.”citizens ought to be aware of this so that they, too, can plan to skate to where the puck is going so to speak in their opposition to commuter rail,” Yentes said. “What is the option of citizens who are completely at a disadvantage when all of this happens through all these differ ent planning mechanism if they don’t get to participate in?” She said the Town didn’t need to spend money on a study to know that commuter rail is a bad idea.
1 time • weekly bi-weekly • monthly Ask about Windows & Sanitization Services by Amtrak, we are not aware of any sig nificant activity or coordinated efforts to fund and develop an Arizona Corridor,” Bohr“Anysaid.ofthose discussions would be an initial step of a multi-year process,” he explained. “Those efforts would likely be among regional, statewide and or federal entities and the conversation could de velop with or without Gilbert’s involve ment or active participation at all.”
“We have to get a grip in this commu nity,” Councilman Scott Anderson said. “There’s 269,000, almost 270,000 people in this community. There’s maybe 100 of you here in the audience and I agree with Council member Tilque. Who speaks for that 269,000 people? We want to hear them,Audiencetoo.” members began heckling Anderson, who told them, “Excuse me. I wasn’t rude to you. I’m merely asking a question.”Themayor had to bang the gavel a few times to quiet the audience.
“I’m just confused how we went from let’s look at the total picture about the future of transportation modes within Gilbert,” Tilque said. “We have two piec es of land designed right now that could accommodate whatever that future looks like.She also wondered about “how we went from ‘let’s take a look at all of that’ to ‘the Town of Gilbert is going to use your taxpayer money to bring a commut er rail to Gilbert.’”
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She said many residents misunder stand the intent of the integrated transit centerTilquestudy.then began quizzing Yentes on two meetings that she held with resi dents about commuter rail, one in Queen Creek and the other in Gilbert. She asked if the meetings were pub lic, who was invited and if staff or other council members were invited to partic ipate. She said she didn’t get an invita tion and only heard about it through the grapevine.
“I’m trying to figure out how we have so many upset people thinking that we are spending taxpayers’ money to bring commuter rail here,” Tilque said. “I’m just trying to understand where they got the information.”Sheadded that when residents are misinformed, it jeopardized the Town’s ability to look at other modes of trans portation.Yentes, who has said commuter rail is heavily subsidized and uses outdated technology, said she tried to be factual in disseminating information at the two meetings in late June. She said the staff-proposed transit cen ter study is “all about the town position ing ourselves and planning for the pro spective of commuter rail.” She said the consulting firm AECOM proposed by staff to do the study devel ops commuter rail from concept to oper ation.And, Yentes said, there’s lot of double speaking going on with staff saying the study doesn’t have anything to do with commuter rail but with all transporta tion “and, by the way, the properties we are studying are located along the rail road
“We may need to further discuss this and be able to reach out to more of the members of the community because ob viously the only people that seem to want to be here are the ones opposed to it,” An derson said.
“I just don’t know if you are listening to what we are telling you. We’ve tried and tried and tried to explain (and) we keep getting the same emails over and over and over that say this is going to attract homelessness, drugs and all sorts of oth Councilman-elect Jim Torgenson spoke against the study and now he’ll get a chance to vote on it because the mayor postponed further action until January, when new coun cil members will be seated. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
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Tilque noted that on the agenda later that evening was an April 26 proposal to spend $288,760 on a study to look at potentially locating two transit centers in Gilbert – at the Heritage District and at the Cooley Station neighborhood. The centers would serve as a hub for multi-modal transportation like bicycles, electric vehicles, rideshare and commut er rail.
People in Gilbert are not bus riders right now but that doesn’t mean they don’t value having non-auto options as something that “we want to see consid ered, explored and potentially invested in here in our community,” Geroux said.
“I’m calling on Councilman Scott (Sep tember) to resign. Do the right thing.”
“We feel that there has been a lot of misinformation that has been supplied to all of you to make you feel the way you do,” Peterson said, adding that there were text messages sent out wrongly saying the town was going to shut down businesses to build commuter rail in Gil bert.“Isee the development agreement and plans that have been done over the years as a reasonable method for planning what could potentially happen in this community,” Peterson said. “It’s the same process Gilbert has been using for about 22 years that I’ve been observing.
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“After being confronted, Scott re leased the signs and left,” the report said.Residents have already called on September to resign and at the Aug. 23 meeting, Brandon Ryff, Andrew Adams and Tyler Farnsworth did the same.
Adams, who put up the signs, told po lice September took the signs and “stat ed, ‘You can’t put these up, they’re lies,’” according to a police report.
According to a police report, Septem ber was observed by three witnesses at about 7 a.m., Aug. 2 pulling out political signs that did not belong to him at the Southeast Regional Library.
“He demonstrated a lack of decorum and violated his oath of office,” Farn sworth said during public comments.
A few speakers admonished Tilque for her treatment of Yentes and some criti cized Anderson for saying that the people who showed up were a vocal minority. Only two residents, including Jessie Geroux, supported looking at all forms of transportation.“HadIneeded to take an alternative mode of transportation to get here to night, there would have been no less than one hour and 45 minutes on a bus with a transfer,” Geroux said.
“Councilmember September was appointed, never elected, and came in almost last place in the Primary,” Ryff said. “The voters have spoken and with this latest scandal, he has no business being on the council.”
Ryff also sent an email last week to the Council members demanding that they put the item on an agenda, telling them that they have an obligation to ensure the people’s business is being conducted by elected officials who can be trusted as ethical. If Council decides not to take any ac tion in the matter, Ryff’s complaint is deemed dismissed with prejudice.
“I commend the Town Attorney for not wasting more taxpayer money to investigate the crime Councilman Sep tember obviously committed against another Gilbert resident,” said Ryff, who filed his complaint Aug. 9. “Instead, the proper course should be for the matter to be brought before the Council.
“We don’t have any plans to build light rail or commuter rail in Gilbert by this mayor and Council. There are none. There are no plans in place.”
“Bring me the stats. Show me the stats that show a commuter rail station does that. Don’t bring me the things that show light rail. I understand about light rail and if we were to vote on light rail now we would vote 270,000 to zero to not bring light rail to Gilbert.” Peterson told the audience that she heard their frustration and that Council wanted to have a conversation with them.
At the regular meeting, about 33 peo ple spoke about passenger rail. Another 30 or so submitted comment cards op posing commuter rail but did not speak.
SEPTEMBER from page 4 would allow September to have some vindication “rather than look like the beneficiary of cronyism, which is what people will assume.” “Without the public discussion, he can’t even ask for forgiveness or at least understanding,” Torgeson said.
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Anational survey found that Gilbert ranks fourth in the nation for the most homes for sale with swim ming pools. It is one of seven Arizona cities ranked in the top 20 in the country, though Chan dler leads the national list.
If you have additional or unique ele ments, such as a waterfall, fire features (connected to the pool), a raised pool or other non-typical pool structures or fea tures, additional permits are required beyond the standard. You may also need HOA approval. It is your legal responsibility as a pool owner to keep your pool and its sur rounding area safe as required by law. If it can be proven that an accident or injury occurred as a result of your negli gence, you may be held responsible.
Mesa and Scottsdale rank 6th and 7th respectively. Scottsdale has the highest proportion of homes and condos for sale with pools among the top 100 cities, 70%, but all this water fun potential comes with a lofty price tag. Scottsdale homes with pools are 16% more expensive than those without pools, the survey found. Other Arizona cities that wound up in the top 20 were Tucson, Glendale and Phoenix.Workman said people who don’t have a pool in their yard but are considering it, expect to pay about $55,000.
The pandemic has led to huge increase in the number of new pools being built and also the increase in price, Workman said.“The swimming pool industry has been majorly affected by the pandemic,” Work man said. “The demand for pools went up during the pandemic.
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Gilbert is nation’s 4th for home pools
A home with a pool in Gilbert is approxi mately 9% more expensive than one with out a pool, the survey found.
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For those who don’t have a pool at their home, there are 2.3 public pools for every 100,000 residents. The survey also con sidered storage space for pool accessories, and said Chandler ranks just above the national average for a 10’x12’rental unit at about $142 per month.
This home on E. Comstock Drive in Gilbert recently sold for just over $1 million and among the selling points for the 4,361-square-foot, six-bedroom house was its backyard pool. (Special to GSN)
The survey noted that almost all apart ment complexes in Gilbert have pools and that about half of the homes or condos for sale in Gilbert feature pools.
Pool ownership comes with liabilities
Premise liability applies. Since a pool is physically on your home’s prop erty, it is considered part of the property and premise liability rules apply should someone get injured using your pool. This means that pool owners must keep up on maintenance and warn guests of any potentials dangers that may not be visible or obvious. Slippery patios or decks. The Ari zona Court of Appeals has ruled that, as a matter of law, homeowners have no duty to warn invitees of the danger of water around a swimming pool. But a homeowner can be liable if the patio surrounding the pool was painted with glossy enamel paint, making the patio more slippery, and if the home owners were aware that others slipped on the patio but did not warn guest(s). Must be enclosed. Any residence with a swimming pool, where one or more children are under the age of six live in the residence, must be enclosed with a minimum of a 5-foot-high wall, gate, fence or barrier, and it must be at least 20 inches from the edge of the pool. Additionally, it must be self-clos ing or self-latching.
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WWriterhilepool owner ship has a lot of perks, there are serious risks and potential liabilities a pool owner can face should an accident Accordinghappen.toLendingtree.com, Phoe nix ranks #1 in the country for share of homes with pools, with 32.7%. As a homeowner, most of us don’t think twice about having a pool. But we should. Accident prevention is key so you aren’t faced with a personal injury lawsuit should something occur. Here are a few things to consider:
“The Phoenix metro area is one of the biggest swimming pool markets in the world,” said Cohl Workman, owner of Thunderbird Pools & Spa.
“People said if I’m not going to go to concerts, or out to eat, and I’m going to be spending a lot of time at home, well, that money went into their house, and their backyard.”Workman said the pandemic also prompted many people to decide to move
Homeowners insurance can help. A homeowners insurance policy can cover repair to your pool if the damage is one of the risks stated in your policy. More importantly, your homeowner’s policy typically has liability coverage which can help if a guest is injured at your pool and any medical or legal costs are incurred.Sometimes pool owners may opt to add an umbrella policy that provides liability coverage beyond the limits of your homeowners policy. You should always tell your insurer that you have a pool, to make sure you have the ade quate amount of coverage.
Diving boards add risk. Many home owner insurance companies will no lon ger write coverage if a diving board is present on the property. Proper permits. It’s a good idea to hire a pool builder that can obtain the proper permits from the city on your behalf because it’s not an easy process.
“It was nearly $35,000 before the pan demic, but it has nearly doubled,” he said.
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The survey ranked Chandler first be cause about 60% of single-family homes or condos for sale have a swimming pool.
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“It just is extraordinary to see that kind of drop in life expectancy,” said Will Humble, executive director of the Arizo na Public Health Association.
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“This year we’re dealing with a crippling concrete shortage,” Workman said. “We’ve had to cut the orders we can take in half.”
National life expectancy estimates from 2021 are not expected to be re leased until early next year, but Ander son warned that there will likely be an other large decrease, although it may not be as big as the 2019-2020 drop.
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“I think it’s the combination of our poor policy response and some unique vulnerabilities that exist in Arizona,” Gerald said. “So poverty, inequality, high proportions of disadvantaged groups.”
Gerald pointed specifically to Native American and Latino populations, two groups that he said have been heavily af fected by the pandemic, in Arizona and across the country.
A CDC official said COVID-19 played a large role in the national drop of 1.8 years, but that heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and overdoses also played a part. All 50 states and the District of Colum bia saw some decrease in life expectancy in 2020, ranging from New York’s drop of 3 years to Hawaii, which saw a decrease of 0.2 years. Arizona’s drop was fifth-highest in the nation, according to the report, trailing only New York, the District, Louisiana This chart shows the average life expectancy at birth based on 2020 data, the latest avail able. (CDC)
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Arizona life expectancy fell in 2020, CDC reports NV FL FL TX CA TX VA TX 20 ranked the top 20 cities in the U.S. for swimming based on a number of criteria: and New Jersey. Even though it fell below the national average in 2020, Arizona’s life expectancy was still good enough to rank 32nd among states, tied with Wyo ming and Nevada. Overall, the U.S. decrease of 1.8 years was the “biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II,” said Bob Anderson, chief of mortality statistics at the CDC. Anderson stressed that while COVID-19 played a large role, it was not the sole cause of the drop. But he also said that COVID-19 may have prevented many Americans from getting treatment for illnesses like cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and opi oid overdoses, among others.
The other problem facing the industry right now are the supply shortages every other industry is dealing with.
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– Arizona life ex pectancy fell by 2.5 years in 2020, posting one of the steep est drops in a nation that saw the sharp est declines in lifespans since World War II, according to a new report.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said life expectancy in Arizona fell from 78.8 years in 2019 to 76.3 in 2020. U.S. life expectancy in the same period fell by 1.8 years, from 78.8 years to 77, putting Arizona lifespans be low the national average for the first time since 2006.
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Humble said he also expects 2021 numbers to be grim for Arizona. The state experienced multiple waves of COVID-19 caused by the delta and omi cron variants in 2021 and saw some of the highest case counts and death rates in the country. Even though the 2021 drop could be smaller, Anderson said it should not be taken lightly. “It won’t be trivial,” he said.
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“In May of 2020, the demand went through the roof,” he said. “We came to work one day and there were over 100 in quiries for a new pool. And it was like that for quite a Workmanwhile.”said that led some pool com panies to oversell, meaning there was no way they could build enough pools fast enough. He said some people have been waiting up to two years for a pool they or dered to be built.
In Arizona, COVID-19 has been one of the leading causes of death, along with heart disease and cancer, according to CDC data. The Arizona Public Health As sociation said coronavirus was the lead ing cause of death in the state between March 2020 and March 2022. While he recognized the gravity in the numbers, Humble said he was not sur prised by the CDC’s findings. He said that while other factors like opioid overdos es, diabetes and traffic deaths were all up in 2020, they were not the driving force for the decline in life expectancy.
Dr. Joe K. Gerald, an associate profes sor of public health at the University of Arizona, blamed the steep drop on two things: What he called the state’s lax COVID-19 rules combined with health disparities in the state.
“They were heavily exposed because they were often frontline workers and so they bore the brunt of the infections and oftentimes lacked access to medical care,” Gerald said. According to the CDC, three states along the U.S.-Mexico border – Arizona, New Mexico and Texas – had the largest decrease in life expectancy by region. New Mexico had the seventh-highest and Texas the ninth-highest drops among states.Anderson said it was unclear what ex actly was behind the regional trend and suggested that it would require further study specifically into the conditions in those states to find a clear answer.
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“That is not the reason for this,” Hum ble said. “It’s flat out COVID-19.”
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The couple estimate monthly expenses run more than $1,000, and out-of-state treatments – suspended for now due to budgetary constraints – easily hit $20,000Andrewannually.Sr.(Drew) teaches math at Hamilton High School and part-time daily at Bogle Junior High School; he for merly taught at Kyrene Akimel A-al in Ahwatukee.Allcostsfor treatments have been outof-pocket since Andrew, who will soon turn 16, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy a month before his 4th birthday.
“The homeopathic path was, in reality, the only path,” he said. “So many wellmeaning professionals crushing my hopes with well-intended phrases: ‘Your son will never talk; Your son’s calf mus cles will need Botox; he will never’ ... fill in the blank. I am sure the idea was to get me to face facts and gain perspective about a new family path. So I chose one, I chose a new family path.
Without insurance, Gilbert family braves illness alone
Andrew Burkhart Jr. is the sweetest soul,” his mother said. “Even before he could speak, he was always making friends.” (Courtesy of the Burkhart Family)
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Centers for Disease Control and Pre vention.“Istarted working in the school dis tricts on things like suicide, risk assess ments and prevention,” said McCall, a licensed psychologist. “And then I shifted that as I moved into my private practice, I started shifting into wanting to reach out to the community. I live in Chandler, my practice is in Chandler, my kids go to school in Chandler, so Chan dler is my home.”
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The Burkharts had grown frus trated with traditional medical care after repeated diagnoses brought few answers. And so they opted to try homeopathic medicine. It meant they were on their own as only 11% of major health care insurers cover homeop athy treatments; most twodonationsonJr.’stotheBurkhart’sacceptphysicianshomeopathicdonotinsurance.AlongwithDrewsalary,couple’sabilitypayforAndrewcaredependstax-deductiblethroughareanon profits.
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teen mental health crisis the nation is facing. It became an official nonprofit in early August. The Arizona Department of Health reported that 219 people24 and younger took their lives in 2019, the most recent data posted. Teen suicide has become a top issue in the city and region after three Chan dler Unified School District students ended their lives in a 12-day span last May. Another CUSD student took her life about two weeks into this school year.
It was on their first visit that the whoKelliecouple,shockedcerebraldoctorhomeopathicdiagnosedpalsy.ThediagnosistheespeciallyBurkharthadworked as a former mental health therapist and socialAfterworker.pondering the out-of-pocket cost, they decided to commit to Homeo pathic treatments. Within months, they saw visible progress in their son’s ability to walk and speak. They knew the path would be costly but felt it was the only, and best, alterna tive. Drew Burkhart said.
12 years, Andrew and Kellie Burkhart have paid all med ical expenses for their son, Andrew, Jr., as he battles cerebral palsy.
“In reality my wife deserves the credit for our direction,” Burkhart continued.
McCall said the rise in teen suicides began in 2007, but the reasons behind it are not easy to pinpoint. Certainly the rise of social media plays a role, but she points out most young people have lived with social media all their lives, and they don’t know a world without it. She noted data indicating a consid erable drop in suicides was recorded in the early days of the COVID-19 pan demic.“That’s an interesting thing to con sider because there’s lots of pieces there,” she said. “There wasn’t the stress of in-person school, but there was the stress of online school and trying to figure that out. If you think about it from a family system perspective, you
A period represents the end of a sentence, a paragraph or per haps a book. A semicolon, how ever, means there is more to come. It has become a symbol for suicide aware ness.Younger Americans are getting semi colon tattoos if they know someone who has considered suicide and for whatever reason is moving forward. They have not reached their end yet. Dr. Paula McCall started the Semicolon Society in June to address the growing
The Department of Health said there were 1,540 suicides in Arizona in 2019, and nearly 46,000 Americans killed themselves in 2020 according to the
Andrew became one of the newest ‘Armer Kids’ at the Ahwatukee-based nonprofit The Armer Foundation. His story can be found, along with the other children the foundation helps support, at AmongArmerFoundation.org.themorecostly of Andrew’s procedures in the past years were a series of stem cell and hyperbaric oxygen treatments that the parents say allowed their son to experience “signifi cant improvements” within days.
“Financially it’s still a mountain but we are rich in so many ways,” said her hus band. “We have faith that our path is the rightKellieone.”has been fundraising to help pay for her son’s healing. She started by con tacting businesses and was not deterred when only two out of 200 responded. Now she encourages businesses to donate to help Andrew using the chari ties who provide tax-deductible avenues.
The friend replied, “You do not want that. You want the path that builds faith. You want the struggle. You want the blessing that can only be appreciated at the end of years of growth and perspec tive.”Drew said, “I’ve thought of that con versation often. In truth, I may not be completely on board with the years of struggle; it’s hard. I am getting there. I do think God placed us on a road we were meant to walk. We need to be faithful to our purpose. My life is much richer because of this life and the blessing that is my son.” To learn more about Andrew and his family’s journey see the blog, PrayforAn drew.wordpress.com and Facebook under AndrewsAngels123. To help: ArmerFoundation.org.
Several years ago they were made aware of the Cerebral Palsy Hope Foun dation, which accepts donations spe cifically for Andrew’s medical needs, making the donations tax deductible.
“I believe the most powerful manmade remedy was the adult stem cells as Andrew’s life changed dramatically after the first four stem cell treatments,” said DrewKellieBurkhart.Burkhart recalled a 2012 ‘60 Minutes’ program that outed onlinesales of ‘bogus’ stem cell treatments. The child who was to be treated with four procedures at $5,000 a piece, had cere bralShepalsy.took to her blog to tell her readers that while she lauded 60 Minutes for exposing the charlatans, her child had benefited from the umbilical cord stem cell treatments he’d received. “He has maintained all areas of progress with no negative side effects. I can only tell others with great certainty that it did help our “Andrewchild.”is the sweetest soul. Even before he could speak, he was always making friends,” she said. “He loves people.”Forthe Burkhart family, faith is a key
16 GILBERT SUN NEWS | AUGUST 28, 2022COMMUNITY doctor became our doctor and a world of hope opened – a very expensive world of hope.
Many times, the Burkharts were unsure how everything could be paid. Time after time, as documented since December, 2010 in Kellie’s blog, PrayforAndrew.Wordpress.com, she recounts how medical needs were often “miraculously” covered due to the dona tions of friends, strangers and even local businesses.“Andrew has taught us to live far beyond our comfort zone,” she said. “It is a financially suffocating path, but our child has improved. Yes, our bills are extensive and expensive, yet when people ask how we do it, I answer ‘by the grace of “WhenGod.’”weget to the end of our rope, we just call out to God. I used to be scared, but the miracles have happened time and time again,” she said.
“My friend stopped me in the parking lot at work about a month into our new journey,” Drew Burkhart shared in an email.“Ibet you pray for healing,” the friend wrote.“Itold him, ‘Every night.’”
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“So we jumped in head first. To tell the truth, I do not know which of the natural remedies helped but I did know some thing was working.”
Information: semicolonsociety.org Chandler psychologist Dr. Paula McCall is the founder of The Semicolon Society, a non profit to help offer mental health education and suicide prevention, (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
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SEMICOLON from page 15 had families that were in general, not across the board, but there were many families that ended up much closer, proximity wise with each other, being around each other, just connecting in a physical sense more often. “So a lot of experience of parents and kids being around each other more and not in a rushed way. It was ‘we’re home, we can’t really can’t go anywhere. We’re here.’”Alot of what the Semicolon Society is doing is parental education, helping moms and dads know the signs of sui cidal thoughts. McCall said in her ideal world, children are growing up learning about suicides, LGBTQ+, sex and other issues that are uncomfortable for some parents.“Thething is, as parents, we don’t have to go into these conversations and give a narrative and give a research paper and give you all the answers to all the world,” McCall said. “We can say, ‘Hey, I realized that someone died by suicide in your school this week, and I wanted to talk to you about that. And, I want to know if you’ve ever had thoughts about suicide, and I want to know your feelings about what’s going on.’ We need to listen to ourMcCallkids.”wants CUSD and other school districts to work more with local non profits, saying they cannot address the problem alone. She said some of the nonprofits have expertise that can help, say in addressing suicides by LGBTQ+ students, or African American males, which are both higher than other seg ments.The one thing she said parents and school districts need to do is to talk about suicides. “I think there’s still a fear there… that if we talk about it too much it spreads too much,” she said. “And we have to keep it contained on this campus. But the thing is that our kids talk. When I talked to my own son, he’s 15. I asked him about … ‘what do you think about this idea that if I talk to you about suicide, you know, that you’re gonna think about attempting suicide?’ He’s like, ‘I already know about suicide, like it’s out there. You’re talking about it, don’t give yourself that much credit.’”
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A Celebration of Life will be held at a laterHedate.issurvived by his wife of fifty years, Doris Pillen; two daughters, Katrina Lynn Pillen Steinsultz and Rebecca Dalelynn Pillen Bricker; two grandchildren, Adam Singleterry and Kaitlynn Hill; two great-grands, Jessie Hill and Raven Hill; a brother, Donald Pillen; two nephews, Scott and Mike; one niece, Tiffany, numerous racing buddies and his "brother from another mother", Dick LaPratt. He was preceded in death by his parents and several loving aunts and uncles.Online condolences may be made at eakesfuneralhome.comEakesFuneralHome in Oxford is assisting The Pillen Family Co. cut
Albert A Wosnitzer Albert (Al) A. Wosnitzer passed away on July 2, 2022, in La Mesa, CA. Albert was born on November 12, 1939, in East Orange, New Jersey. He grew up in Clifton, NJ, and graduated from Clifton High School. Albert served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Bliss in Texas. On May 12, 1962, Al married Arlene (Walls) Wosnitzer. He attended night school for many years and on June 4, 1971, he graduated from Rutgers with his Bachelor of Science degree. In 1972, Al took a job in Phoenix, AZ and he and his family moved to Tempe. He had a successful career as an accountant, controller, and comptroller, working for many major corporations. He worked internationally in Saudi Arabia and Venezuela for Waste Management during his career. In the early 80’s he moved to San Diego, California to work for a familyowned waste company, Western Waste, as the General Manager. There he met Victoria (Robin) Jones whom he would marry several years later. He ended his working career and retired as the GM of Pacific Waste in Hawaii in his late 70s. Al loved traveling, American history, and the ocean. He had a wonderful sense of humor and a great smile. He never met a stranger. Al will be laid to rest, in the sea, off the coast of California, with military honors. Al is survived by his wife of 31 years, Robin; his first wife, Arlene; children Karen (Gary) Bradbury, Kathy (Tim) Smith; stepchildren, Jimmy (Kim) Allread, Stacy Allread, Rj (Christina) Allread, and Charlie Allread; grandchildren Aaron, Stacey (Zack), Nicholas, Charlie, Jimmy, Ryan, Nicole (Josh), Katelynn (James), Victoria (Chandler), Hailey, Larry, Chad, Karlie, Brooklynn, and 10 Great-Grandchildren.
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Robert Gerald Pillen Robert Gerald Pillen, 74, of Efland, NC passed away Tuesday, August 23,2022.Robert was born in Genesee County, Michigan on September 2, 1947 to the late Glen Francis Pillen and Joyce Lucille Eubach. He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a long-time employee of the Board of Water and Light in Lansing, Michigan, and Salt River Project in Phoenix, Arizona.
She entered into Heaven on August 17, 2022 after a long and full life at the age of 96. Toni was born in Beallsville, Pa to Raymond and Elsie Amos. She was the youngest of 10 and surrounded by a loving family as her heartwarming stories were reflected in her fondShememories.wasblessed with two wonderful marriages and preceded in death by her first husband Leroy Radcliffe and son Richard, as well as her second husband WayneToniKimball.hadastrong belief and faith in Jesus Christ and was involved with her church. She was loved and a blessing to all who knew her and spread joy and happiness everywhere she went. Toni spent 20 years as a beautician in Phoenix and Mesa and enjoyed every minute of it. She loved helping others. No services are planned. Toni will be laid to rest at Mountain View Funeral Home & Cemetery in Mesa.
gon City, Oregon. Chris graduated from Oregon City High School in the class of 1968. She then attended Emanuel Hospi tal School of Nursing in Portland, Oregon, and graduated while achieving her Regis tered Nurse certification. Chris married Mark Budwill on June 22nd, 1974, and they had 3 children, Matthew (Megan), Andrew (Laura), and Adam (Angie). In her youth she enjoyed painting, and volunteering. She took part in two 4-H clubs; one was cooking, called the "Cookie Cutters" which was run by her mother Olga, and the oth er was a horse club called the "Rockin Riders". She also was a camp counselor at Camp Colton for several years. She loved to swim, and show her horse she raised at the County Fair. Chris worked many jobs over her life including positions as a reg istered nurse, housekeeper, office manager for the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation in Arizona, and listener services coordinator for KJZZ in Phoenix, Arizona. She sup ported her husband's hobby of gardening by harvesting and canning the results, all while raising three rambunctious boys. She loved her grandchildren beyond measure. She found joy in sewing items that the next generation would cherish. Chris loved her soap operas on television, and was also an avid reader. Later in life she was a dedicat ed fan of the Food Network and loved to cook using her Instant Pot. She attended church regularly, and kept up with tech nology by teaching herself how to develop websites and multimedia presentations for the church. Chris was a woman willing to help anyone who needed it and an advocate for any cause that needed to be fought for. She was there to take care of everyone and make sure everyone was taken care of even to a fault. Chris is survived by her sister Nancy (Chambers) Eakle, husband, three sons, and four grandchildren (Ethan, Ellie, Hannah, Everly). Chris will be given back to the sea off the coast of Depoe Bay, Ore gon. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona.
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Zona Coffee Company also sells a a line of apparel that Cvnacara designed, including a T-shirt that reads, “I drink coffee with cops.”
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Former cop founds Zona Coffee Company has plans
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former Phoenix police officer and U.S. Air Force veteran has found a way to stay involved in his profession and build bridges in the community via an online coffee busi ness.Jason Cvancara of Gilbert founded Zona Coffee Company in the summer of 2021 with product names inspired by people and places of Arizona, including Sedona, Tucson and Flagstaff blends. Many have a military or police theme as well, such as the Back the Blue blend and the Brrrrrt Blend, in honor of the A10 Warthog aircraft. Currently, Zona Coffee Company is operated out of a commercial kitchen in Chandler, but a brick-and-mortar loca tion is in the works for somewhere in the East Valley later this year or early 2023.Cvancara envisions his upcoming cof fee shop as a friendly place where peo ple can enjoy their java while socializ ing.“One thing I miss about being a cop is you could talk to anybody and it wasn’t weird,” he said. “With coffee, it allows you to do that still. It’s a conver sation glue…. It’s that com mon piece that brings gettingrecalled.ait’seventsloveCvancaramunication,tomunityandenforcementbetweenanddisconnecttogether.”peopleMuchofthetensionlawthecomisduelackofcomsaid.“Iwouldtohavewherecoffeewithcop,”henot“Idon’tanyoneintoa fistfight while drinking a cup of coffee. It’s a great way to start con versations with people.”
Now, she said she can’t imagine leav ing the city, saying she likes the mix of rural and suburbia.
Other accessories reference law en forcement, military and Arizona as well, such as mugs, coasters, stickers and bags of pancake mix. Most beans are $10.99 for 8 ounces, pancake mix is $7.99 for 10 ounces and most shirts are about $20–22.
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Ness moved to Chandler three years ago. She didn’t plan on buying there and had just told a real estate agent she was in a hurry to buy a home and the house she liked happened to be in Chandler.
Cvancara’s two youngest children are involved in the business as well, with son Jaxon, 9, functioning as his “aro ma guy” to say whether a blend smells good or not, and daughter Reese, 7, taste-testing the pancake mixes. Cvancara’s wife, Jamie, is a nurse at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and she and her coworkers drink his coffee that she takes to them as well, Cvancara said. He also has two older daughters who live out of state, but he joked they didn’t get the coffee drinking gene. As a cop and in the military, Cvancara drank plenty of bad coffee, he said, soJason Cvancara is flanked by his daughter, Reese, who taste-tests pan cake mixes, and son Jaxon, 9, who is his “aroma guy” to say whether a blend smells good or not. (Courtesy of Jason Cvancara)
T here were times when she was attending college that Chan dler resident Jennifer Ness was swamped.Shesaid she’d look at students who came from well-off families and she felt a little envious. “I just remember I resented it a lot for a while because I was like, ‘Gosh, I’m working my butt off. I’m working 40 hours a week, I’m taking day and night classes and I just can’t get ahead,’” Ness recalled.Shedidn’t let that stop her, and to day she is running two businesses. She just opened a Furry Land Mobile Dog Grooming business in the Valley said that so far, it’s going well. “I am booked right now until mid-Sep tember,” she said. “I’m slammed, but I will say but in a very good way.”
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Ness’s other company is a construc tion consulting business that accepts contracts around the nation. With the work ethic she learned during those tough days in college, she decided to add her second business, Furry Land and secured the franchise rights for all of Arizona.
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“I want to own all of Arizona because with this business, you have to scale,” Ness said. “In order to be successful, you can’t just have like one or two vans…I don’t see why one day I won’t have 20 vans, maybe even more than that.”
Ness said convenience is only one reason to consider using a mobile dog groomer. She said the industry began to grow rapidly during the pandemic when people were social distancing.
“I’m just as busy now, but it’s much different, busy,” said Ness, who owns three rescue dogs. “[It was the] best decision I ever made, I was able to not only impact my life, but impact other lives and that gave me a lot of gratifi cation.” he wanted to create something superi or.
Cvancara markets via social media and a monthly email newsletter, and Zona Coffee Company has carts avail able to set up onsite at events. He also broadcasts the Zona Podcast Show, highlighting people making an impact in the state, and has written a book called The 918 Files. Zona Coffee Company gives back to the community by providing free coffee at events such as law enforcement re cruitment drives and Mothers Against Drunk Driving meetings. Cvancara also sends free coffee to military members who are deployed in the Middle East, and $1 from every bag of Back the Blue blend is donated to the 100 Club of Ar izona.Cvancara added, “Then when we do open the store, cops will get free coffee.”
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Ness said she’s been promised three vans by mid-September and seven by the end of this year. She said many of their bookings come after a van does a grooming in a neighborhood. Not only do they see the van, but they talk to the neighbors who use the service. The reviews have been positive.Mobile grooming is convenient, and Furry Land charges from $80 to $160, depending on the size of the pet.
Zona Coffee Company is online at zonacoffeecompany.com; link to Cvan cara’s podcast via his website: jason cvancara.com.
“I’m picky about what type of coffee I drink,” he said, “so I wanted quality product.”Rightnow, Zona Coffee Company’s beans come from local suppliers and are roasted in Scottsdale, but later this year, Cvancara plans to travel to Central and South America to buy green beans directly from growers in lower-income communities.Afriendofhis who recently married a woman from El Salvador told Cvancara, “You should source your products from these areas. It would help the commu nities down there out a ton.”
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And yes, Zona Coffee Company’s im pending location will sell doughnuts, but Cvancara won’t divulge details about them except to say they’re “going to be creative, and people are going to loveRyanthem.”Douglas of Gilbert buys from Zona Coffee Company because it’s fresh and he likes to support local businesses.
For two years, Cvancara worked in community relations for the Depart ment of Justice in Denver, and then re turned to Phoenix and started a private security business. He sold it in June 2021.“My mom passed away a couple months after that,” Cvancara said, “so that’s when I wanted to focus on stuff that made me happy. My mom always said, ‘Do what makes you happy,’ and coffee makes me happy. So I was like, you know what? Coffee it is.”
“My intention is I really do it for the animals, which some people are like, ‘Oh, it sounds a little cheesy,’ but it’s re ally not,” Ness said. “If you’re not doing it for the animals, then you have no pur pose at all.”
Furry Land is operating only one van as of now in Arizona, one of the reasons they are so booked.
“I can get really good coffee that puts dollars and food on the table for some body else,” he said, adding, “I could … buy Starbucks, but that doesn’t put somebody local in charge of their des tiny.”Cvancara’s father was in the military, so he grew up all over the U.S. and in Eu rope. After graduating from high school in North Dakota, he joined the Air Force and did eight years of active duty as a military police officer, followed by a de cade with Phoenix police. Meanwhile, he also served in the Air Force reserves at Luke Air Force Base and continues to serve at Davis-Mon than AFB in Tucson.
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Does Ness still resent those richer kids in college who didn’t have to work as hard as she did while running two companies?No,she’smoved on. She said a light bulb went off for her after she earned a scholarship while she was studying for a master’s degree. She was going to work hard and own her own business.
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“Let’s say your dog is … nervous, or a little bit hyper or has a little aggression issues,” Ness said. “It’s a lot better for theSheanimal.”saidthe dog is more comfortable because they are near their home, and they don’t get put in cages while wait ing for a groomer to work on them. They also don’t have a lot of other dogs around or people working. Ness claims it’s a calmer environment. She said she also makes sure her groomers treat every dog with care.
Jennfier Ness shows off her three rescue dogs, Coda, Bixby and Minnie. (Courtesy of Jennifer Ness)
“I want to give these kids a preferred experience, something they will remem ber for the rest of their lives,” Perry coach Joe Ortiz said. “This will be a first for ev eryone. Going to Vegas, we watched film, and the backdrop is the strip. So, it’ll be a cool experience to see all of that stuff.”
Williams Field will join Campo Verde in the Moorepark Classic. Led by head coach Steve Campbell, “left,” Josiah Dye, Colton Campbell and Joshua Dye, the Black Hawks will face Cajon on Friday. (Dave Minton/ GSN Staff)
“It’s really exciting,” said senior Nate Gomez, who will carry Campo Verde’s shield out onto the field every game. “I love when people doubt us. It fuels the teamCampomore.”Verde plans to watch Williams Field’s matchup against Cajon on Friday at Moorepark. It is one of the few times the nearby rivals will root for one anoth er. But that is the case across the board
The pandemic put a stop to the plans of several East Valley high school football programs the last twoManyyears.had sought matchups with oppo nents in California and other surround ing states before COVID-19 put a halt to that.But that is now in the past, and several East Valley teams have made it a priority to start their respective football seasons outside of state lines.
TheArizona.Pumas face Las Vegas Spring Val ley on Friday. The ability to travel has the entire Perry roster excited, especially the seniorTheyclass.won just three games last season but return key starters on both sides of the ball. They’re athletic enough to sur prise teams, and they want to start by sending a message in Las Vegas. “My four years on varsity, this has been the best year of spring ball, summer ball, practice before the season, we’re ready for this year,” senior defensive end Aid en Herring said. “We always see Basha, Hamilton, Chandler with all these out-ofstate games. But with us not going out of state, I feel like it puts us in that catego ry.”While the Pumas head north to Las Ve gas, nearby Campo Verde will head west toward Moorepark, Calif. to compete in the Moorpark Classic, a showcase event that features the Coyotes, Williams Field and Queen Creek football programs. This is the first out-of-state trip for the Campo Verde football program. “It pro vides them with the opportunity to de velop as a family,” coach Ryan Freeman said. “But we’re going to treat this like we always do. It’s a business trip. We’re not doing the beach on Friday or going to an amusement park. Sunday they’ll get a little bit of time but it’s a business trip.” Campo Verde set a new foundation with its trip to the championship in 2019. That has shifted a bit under Free man, with new helmets and goals to earn the patented lambda on the back of the helmets.Thatsame discipline will be need ed when they face an improved Chavez team from Delano, Calif. on Saturday that graduated just five seniors last year. But Campo Verde players are ready to put their program on a national map.
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Since he was hired this off-season, Or tiz has brought along many firsts for the Perry football program. They competed in a spring ball show case for the first time, as well as 7-on-7 and big man competitions throughout the summer. And now for the first time they will open against a team from out side
Under head coach Joe Ortiz, Perry will travel to face an opponent from out of state for the first time in program history this season.
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The Pumas face Spring Valley from Las Vegas. (Dave Minton/GSN Staff)
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Campo Verde, like Perry, will also travel for the first time as a program.The Coyotes will face Chavez in the Moorepark Classic in California. It’s a business trip, according to coach Ryan Freeman. (Dave Minton/GSN Staff)
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“We want to let everyone know that Arizona is on the map, too,” Williams Field senior defensive back Josiah Dye said. “We’re always really underrated.” Cajon went 10-1 last season, losing in the playoffs, and returns both quar terbacks that saw considerable playing time and its top wideout. The Cowboys are one of the best teams playing in the Moorepark Classic, along with San Joa quin Memorial, Queen Creek’s opponent. It presents a challenge for Williams Field, but the Black Hawks are used to having a target on their backs. Under head coach Steve Campbell Wil liams Field has missed the playoffs once since 2008. Williams Field has a ques tion mark at quarterback after the de parture of CJ Tiller, but two transferred into the program and there’s currently an ongoing competition with at least three players in the room. Where the Black Hawks are solidified is along the offensive line, led by Camp bell’s son, Colton. At running back Josi ah’s twin brother, Joshua, and Dylan Lee will lead the way with several other ca pable ball carriers behind them. Josiah meanwhile, leads Williams Field’s talented secondary, while Fili Snuka laulu, the team’s leading tackler last season, returns at linebacker.
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“We need everyone to step up, espe cially us seniors,” Joshua said. “We have to take on more responsibility, have more energy, talk, communicate and ev erything.”Alongwith the three Gilbert schools and Queen Creek, Red Mountain, Chan dler and Desert Vista will also travel to California.Campbell believes Arizona is on the right track to get recognition.
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To register: 602-652-3000 or mcl daz.org/southeast.SoutheastRegional Library is located at 775 N. Greenfield Rd., Gilbert, and is open to the public Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Sat urday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Unless otherwise noted, registra tion required at mcldaz.org/southeast or 602-652-3000. Return to Hogwarts 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 1 Make the supplies needed to be the best witch or wizard Hogwarts has ever seen!
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HD SOUTH and the Gilbert Visual Arts League join for an interactive art work shop. A member from the league will lead participants through a workshop where they will learn a new artistic tech nique and make their own personal art projects. All supplies will be provided. Ages 10 and up. Free. Movie Night, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 20 Each month HD SOUTH will be show ing a different movie in the Neely Com munity Room. Movies are rated from G to PG. This month, “Finding Nemo.” Ages 5 and up. All children must be accompa nied by an adult. Cost: $3 “Tubba And Friends” Author Book Reading and Signing, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Sept.Gilbert24. author Michael Ivery will be reading from his book, Tubba and Friends as well as taking participants through interactive activities. Tubba and Friends is a children’s book with fun an imal characters who bring out kindness, friendship, and adventure through story, learning, and play. Books will be avail able for purchase. All supplies will be provided. Free. 20 Minute Meals with Kelly Church, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 27. Kelly Church’s 20-minute meals cook ing class provide multiple options for fast dinners. Cost: $5. HD SOUTH will be selling $1 raffle tickets (six for $5) for this beau tifully restored quilt through Sept. 15. Tickets are available in the lobby. (Special to GSN)
HD SOUTH will offer a series of in formative programs for people of all ages in July. Programs are led by artists, historians, storytellers, bota nists and scientists; experts in their field who share their knowledge and skills with our community. Home of the Gilbert Historical Muse um and located in the heart of the heri tage district at Gilbert and Elliot roads,, the building opened as Gilbert Elemen tary School in 1913. It is the oldest build ing in Gilbert and is the only one on the National Register of Historical Places. Gilbert Museum is a repository of arti facts chronicling the town’s rich history, featuring newly remodeled exhibits and interactive displays. Many of the educational programs are free. Information: hdsouth.org/calendar. Unless otherwise noted, registration is required. Vintage Camera Exhibit, Sept. 12-Oct. 22 Vintage cameras and photography equipment from HD SOUTH’s private collection. This exhibit aims to spread the love for old school photography These artifacts have never been on dis play in one exhibit. Free with regular admission.
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Kid’s STEAM Lab 6-6:45 p.m. Sept. 6 STEAM Lab will engage participants in science, technology, engineering, art, and math topic.
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Notice of Hearing SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY - NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING ON PETI TION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELA TIONSHIP. Case JS518885. In the Matter of Opie Baker , Name of Minor Child. Notice is hereby given that the Peti tioner Kathleen Robles has filed a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship with the Juvenile Department o f the Superior Court in Maricopa County regarding th e a bove-named child or children and: Christopher Baker , name of parent or parents whose rights are to be determined, as well as any other known parties' names. An initial hear ing has been set to consider the petition: Date: October 27, 2022. Time: 9:15am. Before Commissioner Bodow At the Maricopa County Superior Court (Juvenile Department) loc ated at: [X] Southeast Facility, 1810 S. Lewis St., Mesa, A Z 85210. Published: East Valley Tribune, Aug. 21, 28, Sept 4, 11, 2022 / 48548
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