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First police recruit class trains in Gilbert BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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ilbert Police Lt. Ken Davis recalled what it was like training recruits in prior
years. “Most of time firearms would go to Mesa to use their outdoor defensive tactics,” said Davis, who oversees advanced and basic training. “A lot of times we’d go to Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler and surrounding agencies and borrow their space.” That’s not what’s happening these days after February’s opening of the 50-acre Gilbert
Public Safety Training Facility that comes with a shooting range, outdoor driving track, classrooms and other tactical amenities. The state-of-the-art facility last month welcomed its inaugural class of recruits. The $85-million facility also is used by firefighters for their training. Davis said the recruits are diverse and include high school graduates, those with master’s or bachelor’s degrees and varied work experiences. “We have everybody,” he said.
Cadets break a sweat under the watchful eye of an instructor in the first
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Cooley Station may expand to longtime farm BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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red Gieszl was just out of high school in the 1970s when he bought 12 acres at the northeast corner of Recker and Williams Field roads for farming. Nearly 50 years later, Gieszl is ready to grow rental housing and a shopping center on the site within the master-planned 738acre Cooley Station community. “We’re pretty excited about this project,” said Greg Davis, president of IPlan Consult-
ing, representing the family. “We think it will be successful moving forward.” Davis and Jason Barney of Circle G Property Development held a virtual neighborhood meeting recently with Frank and Carolyn Gieszle attending to present Traditions at Cooley Station for feedback. It’s the first step before a formal submittal to the Town for a minor General Plan amendment, which is expected to occur in the coming weeks. The land is currently zoned Gateway Village Center, which allows for commercial
and multi-family housing up to 50 dwelling units per acre and as tall as six stories. In the early 2000s, the Town’s vision was to create a village center with intense commercial and residential development at the intersection – much like Mills Avenue in Tempe, Davis said. But over the years, the market has changed and that level of density is not in demand, he added. The new dialed-down proposal calls for
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ilbert is the 12th safest city in the country and the safest in Arizona, according to a survey of 182 American cities conducted by the financial website wallethub.com. The survey is based on WalletHub’s analysis of “44 key indicators” that ranged from COVID-19 deaths in the week of Sept. 26 per capita to assaults per capita to the unemployment rate and road quality. If you’re wondering if the survey was simply reflecting the work of police, you’re far from the nature of the survey. “People can feel unsafe in other ways, too,” the site noted. “Aside from the types of hazards that can cause bodily injury or other physical harm, taking out an unaffordable second mortgage, forgoing health insurance or even visiting unsecured websites are also ways people run into danger. One of the biggest worries for many people is the availability of affordable healthcare. In fact, half of all U.S. adults are worried a major health event could lead to bankruptcy. “No one can avoid all danger, however, and we take on a certain level of risk based on where we choose to live. Some cities are simply better at protecting their residents from harm.” Indeed, when WalletHub looked at “home and community safety,” Gilbert fell to 32 – still the highest in Arizona for that category – while Chandler slid to 52nd place from its rank of 23 when all three major categories of data were crunched. Data included in that category included a slew of crimes per capita, but also included factors like COVID deaths and vaccinated people, sheltered people experiencing homelessness, fatal drug overdoses, traffic deaths and even the “perception of safety” that was based on what people have told the numbeo.com website over the past three years. On the other hand, Chandler is ranked the safest of any Arizona city when it comes to natural disasters, scoring eighth nationally as well. In that category, Gilbert fell to 14th nationally and was only third among Arizona cities, with
Tempe sandwiched between the town and Chandler. And when it came to feeling financially safe, Scottsdale took the brass ring among municipalities in Arizona even though its national ranking was only 30. When it came to financial safety, Chandler ranked second in the state with a national ranking of 37. Gilbert pulled third place in the state and 43rd nationally. Financial safety also included a number of factors that wallethub took into account, such as debt-to-income ratio, uninsured drivers, poverty rate, job security and a number of others. In all, data from more than two dozen sources were pulled for WalletHub’s analysis. They ranged from the FBI and U.S. Census to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and even the New York Times. To gain some perspective on the numbers, wallethub talked to four experts: David McEntire, professor, Emergency Services Department at Utah Valley University; Katharine Kravetz of the School of Education at American University; Brian Bossak of the faculty at the College of Charleston and assistant law professor Christopher L. Atkinson of the University of West Florida. The website’s question on safety from crime, however, dealt only with how police departments can improve trust in the community and the importance of diversity in a community’s police force. Asked what people can do to increase their financial safety, Kravetz said, “I believe in teaching financial literacy from a very young age, provided in a way that is relevant to the people receiving it. “For example, financial literacy programs for new homeowners have shown success in keeping people in their homes. It does seem, however, that the financial sector is willing to tolerate and even encourage a lot of risks that may make teaching financial literacy insufficient.” Bossak amplified on that by stating, “We need a wholesale rethink of the topical structure within the overall educational system in this country. Although I am strongly in favor of requiring finan-
cial literacy or personal finance courses in college, I recognize that college is not a choice for everyone and in some cases, not even a desire. “I think financial literacy education needs to be embedded in the educational system, in a formal sense, beginning with elementary education.” The full survey is at wallethub.com/ edu/safest-cities-in-America.
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Here is how Arizona municipalities ranked in the survey, with the number reflecting their place among the 182 municipalities that were studied. Only nine Arizona municipalities are included in the survey. Safest overall Gilbert 12 Chandler 23 Scottsdale 24 Peoria 32 Mesa 35 Tempe 38 Glendale 66 Phoenix 109 Tucson 161
Home/community safety Gilbert 32 Scottsdale 50 Chandler 52 Mesa 56 Peoria 58 Tempe 70 Glendale 95 Phoenix 131 Tucson 167 Financial safety Scottsdale 30 Chandler 37 Gilbert 43 Tempe 47 Mesa 67 Peoria 68 Phoenix 89 Glendale 98 Tucson 127
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93 individual homes and duplexes gated on 8 acres and 20,000 square feet of commercial such as boutique retail and personal services on 4 acres. Single and two-story residential units are proposed, ranging from 800 to 1,500 square feet with one-, two- and three-bedroom plans, according to the pre-application documents. The multi-family units would be comparable with existing homes in the area, Davis said, adding that rent would be at market rate. The residential units would have private yards and boast a modern farmhouse design. The perimeter homes would front the streets and the main entry would be off Williams Field Road, with no vehicle access onto Haskell Street. A pedestrian path would cut through the project outside of the gate allowing residents to get to the proposed shopping center without having to walk on Recker or Williams Field, Davis said. Plans are to incorporate outdoor patios and gathering places in the commercial portion of the project. The developer anticipates three commercial buildings that can either be standalone or split into tenant suites.
This diagram shows how retail spaces would be laid out at the Cooley Station development.
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The proposed shopping center was getting interest from typical commercial tenants like nail salons, coffee shops and restaurants, Davis said. He added that because the project
The Gieszl property is situated in a busy piece of Gilbert. (Special to GSN)
was one, maybe two years away from construction, he could not say for sure who the end-users would be. Over 20 nearby residents who tuned into the meeting voiced concerns about more traffic congestion and losing the small-town appeal. And a few wanted all commercial and no residential development on the site. Some, such as D’Ann Marble, didn’t
want to see more multi-family built. “Many of us are concerned and frustrated at the number of apartments already going up in the immediate area,” she said. “We would love to see businesses and restaurants that cater to the long-term residents and not the apartments.” Adjacent to the site to the east is the Springs at Cooley Station, a 276-unit apartment complex on 15 acres that’s almost completed; south of Recker Road is Verde at Cooley – a multi-family project of 248 units scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2022. Marble added that she appreciated seeing the drop in residential units and suggested 8 acres of retail and 4 acres of housing instead. Matt Sander added, “I would also like to see the density dropped even more.” One man noted he liked seeing the reduction of units proposed and the keeping of viable retail areas with pedestrians in mind. Barney said the new proposal significantly reduces the number of 300-400 residential units allowed, saying it reduces density and traffic congestion in the area. Davis added they will be required to do a traffic study for the project. And putting just retail/commercial on the site was not feasible.
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The homes that would be built on the Gieszl site are represented in this rendering. (Special to GSN)
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Gilbert strip mall sells for $50.2M
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shopping center developer has paid $50.2 million for the Crossroads Towne Center in Gilbert According to the real estate transaction tracker vizzda.com, Vestar recently bought the 255,911-square-foot strip mall at Gilbert and Germann roads from USB Bank with an unspecified amount of money down and $30.1 million in new debt from Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Co. Construction of the strip mall started in 2004 and continued at various times through 2015, vizzda reported. Anchored by a Target, Mor and Michaels, the site includes a number of smaller stores and is located across Gilbert Road from another strip mall anchored by a Walmart and Home Depot. The sale price equaled just under $1.6 million per square foot, according to vizzda.
Vestar recently bought the strip mall west of Gilbert Road for $50.2 million, according to the real estate tracker vizzda.com. (Vestar)
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“Hispanics, one man is from Jamaica and lots of Caucasians.” Davis said there’s a push by the department to hire more women officers as they bring a different perspective to the force and are better at defusing a stressful situation. “Also, female victims, it’s understandable many victims want to talk to a female than a male,” he said. “It’s a huge benefit.” There were three female recruits in the class as the department strives to meet its 30x30 initiative, which is for women to make up 30 percent of the department’s sworn officers. The department currently has 34 sworn female employees out of 316 –or 10.7 percent of the force, according to police spokeswoman Brenda Carrasco. And of the full-time sworn officers, 227 – or 71.61 percent – are white. The academy class stretches 22 weeks and was in its fourth week last week. Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, which provides its member agencies the curriculum, requires a minimum 663 hours of training, but Gilbert is requiring 830 hours, Davis said. AZPost earlier this year updated 42 of its 88 lesson plans, adding approximately 78 new hours to the curriculum with the majority focused on defensive tactics and use of force. For example, AZPost upped to 80 hours from 40 training time in defensive tactics, which includes training in emotional control, de-escalation and communication and use of reasonable force and it increased the lesson plan for firearms to 70 hours from 50 with 10 hours focused on de-escalation and decision-making training, according to board minutes. AZPost also completely revised the community and police relations lesson plan with the input from civilians to include components of emotional intelligence, empathy and compassion. It was the board’s intent to update the lesson plans every two years. The board embarked on the revisions last year based on a 2018 consultant’s analysis into entry-level peace officers training needs in the basic training curriculum. The report’s recommendations
The first batch of police recruits training at the town’s new public safety building include five potential Queen Creek hires and 16 Gilbert ones. (Pablo Robles) had sat on the back burner until an employee was assigned the task to update the curriculum, according to AZPost minutes from October 2020. AZPost’s overhaul of its curriculum comes at a time when many law enforcement agencies are looking at how they train officers after the death of George Floyd last year while in police custody. The death of a Black man by a white cop sparked protests and riots last summer across the country. Davis said the academy’s additional training included extra hours for mental-health classes, which was requested by Gilbert Police Chief Mike Soelberg. “We have group homes and mentally ill people in Gilbert just like any other city,” Davis explained, “and we want to make sure we train (recruits) as best we can.” Besides classroom learning in criminal justice and law, the recruits will do force-to-force drills in scenario-based training. During the course of the academy they will take 50-plus written exams and are tested in firearms proficiency and driving skills. And, while AZPost requires a 210 minimum score for firearms profi-
ciency, Gilbert requires 220 in order to graduate, Davis said. Recruits also are allowed only two failed tests. On the third failure, they are automatically removed from the academy, Davis said. And, if they fail a test and want to retake it after getting training but end up failing again, they are removed, he said, adding that recruits get two shots to pass a test. The stress level can be high for the recruits not used to the load place on them or having people yell at them, Davis said, adding that those with prior military experience generally handle the field training better. “On average, 25 to 33 percent would fail” out of the academy, Davis said. “I don’t know what we will end up with at the end. “The ones still here are doing excellent. We have high hopes for what we have left.” Class 1 began with 25 recruits – 20 from the Gilbert Police Department and five from new Queen Creek Police Department. Last week, the headcount stood at 16 – 11 for Gilbert and five for Queen Creek.
According to Carrasco, the recruits were culled from an applicant pool of about 700, a number that Davis said is a big drop from prior years. He said that in the past there would be about 500 applicants for each of the department’s four testing cycles given each year. “We have seen a decline in applications, however, we are unable to pinpoint one specific reason behind the decline,” Carrasco said. While the department is not offering hiring bonus for recruits, others in the Valley are, including Mesa and Chandler, which are offering $3,500, and Phoenix, which is giving $7,500 to recruits and paying a $2,000 bonus to any city employee who refers a successful recruit. But, Carrasco said, “the department is in the process of evaluating what options may be available so we may stay competitive with the other Valley law enforcement agencies who are hiring.” Davis did note that having a training facility with all the bells and whistles helped as a recruitment tool. Shortage of people wanting to be a cop is a nationwide phenomenon and locally Phoenix Police is experiencing it. The department reported seeing the number of its recruits drop from 52 for its December 2019 academy class to 17 for the Aug. 23 class. According to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the struggle to recruit and hire officers was widespread and the lack of manpower puts a strain on police organizations and officers. The IACP stated that 25 percent of the responding agencies to its survey reported having to reduce or eliminate certain services, units or positions due to the shortage. The IACP added that it was not one particular cause leading to the shortage but rather multiple social, political and economic forces simultaneously at play. Factors driving the recruitment crisis reported by agencies included that Millennials and Generation Z – those generally from high-school age to late 30s – want more flexible hours and guaranteed time off and not the mandated overtime and holiday shifts.
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Mayor’s ethics probe cost taxpayers $22K BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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ilbert paid outside attorneys $22,080 to investigate allegations of ethics violations against the mayor. The report, released two weeks ago, cleared Mayor Brigette Peterson of all violations claimed in five separate complaints filed by three residents and an employee. The report, however, pointed to a few instances where the mayor failed to use good judgment. The town initially hired Fitzgibbons Law Offices in Casa Grande, which worked from June 10 to July 22 and was paid $864 before it was removed from the investigation. The Town made the switch to another firm after receiving complaints from the public that Gilbert had hired Fitzgibbons for other jobs. While finding the criticism about in-
tegrity and neutrality groundless, the Town attorney transferred the matter to another attorney in order to “protect the integrity of the investigation.” Tucson attorney Frank Cassidy took the job and billed the Town $21,216 for his services from July to Sept. 30, according to town billing statements. Cassidy’s work included analyzing the ethics complaints, email exchanges, phone calls and zoom meetings with all the parties involved and writing the report, according to invoices. The ethics complaints included charges that the mayor showed bias when she shared residents’ information with a developer that worked on her campaign, she went after an employee who works in the department that created the town logo because of her dislike of the symbol and that she attempted a power grab with a failed proposal to give the mayor the ability to limit public speakers.
Peterson served 14 years on the Planning Commission and was into her second term on the council when she resigned and ran for mayor last year. Midway through her first year, along with the filed complaints, sign-carrying Morrison Ranch residents showed up at Council meeting demanding she resign. The residents perceived Peterson as working with Howard Morrison, who in March proposed to increase the number of units in an apartment project in the community. Morrison not only cochaired Peterson’s mayoral campaign but was one of her largest donors with a $6,000 contribution to her war chest. Although the investigation cleared Peterson of all claims of wrongdoing, there could be fallout at the ballot box. The Town is going to the voters Nov. 2 for approval on a $515-million transportation and infrastructure bond. Ballots have already gone out in the all-mail election.
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Brandon Ryff, who filed one of the ethics complaints and was disappointed with the report’s findings, said the “level of frustration on the part of the residents with what’s been going on and the lack of transparency all goes into why give a thumbs up over $500 million when we are seeing responses like this come from the investigation.” The ethics report is expected to go to Council for review but it is unclear when that will happen, although the attorney has recommended no formal action be taken against the mayor.
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Arizona high court upends government-business deals BY KEN SAIN GSN Staff Writer
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ocal governments routinely entice companies with sweetheart deals or incentives so they relocate or set up shop inside their cities. In exchange, the communities see more jobs, economic activity and an increase of tax dollars. But the rules allowing that practice in Arizona changed earlier this year. “The Arizona Supreme Court overruled its own prior precedent that municipalities, land owners and developers had long relied on in negotiating development agreements,” read a statement from the Town of Gilbert. “As a result, the types of development agree-
ments that Arizona municipalities can consider going forward will be more limited in nature. “Regardless, in negotiating development agreements, Gilbert has always complied with the requirements of both state statue and the constitutional framework set forth by the courts and will continue to do so in the future.” The gift clause is part of the Arizona Constitution and clearly prohibits any governmental entity from giving or loaning credit, donating or subsidizing any corporation, individual or association. But for decades cities have been able to skirt the ban if the incentives they give pass a two-part test – they had to have a public benefit and what they’re getting in return is equitable.
The state’s high court ruling earlier this year involved a deal between Peoria and a private university and its landlord. That city gave $2.6 million in incentives for Indiana-based Huntington University to open a satellite campus in Peoria. The justices found there was a public benefit, but said there was not an adequate return on the use of the taxpayer dollars. They ruled going forward, only direct benefits can be counted as consideration. “Other cities outside of Arizona have all kinds of incentives they can offer,” said Nancy Davidson, a lawyer for the Arizona League of Cities and Towns. “We are extremely limited.”
So far, at least one economic development leader said the Feb. 8 decision has not deterred businesses from coming to the state. “The ruling has had no impact on companies selecting Greater Phoenix for expansion or relocation, and there has never been more interest from firms currently evaluating the region for investment,” said Chris Camacho, president/CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. “In Fiscal Year 2021, 45 companies expanded or relocated to the region representing nearly 10,000 jobs for our residents and $13 billion in capital investment. Our current active business
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Unique water plant enabling Intel’s massive expansion BY KEN SAIN GSN Staff Writer
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ntel’s Sept. 24 groundbreaking ceremony for the $20-billion expansion of the Ocotillo campus in Chandler brought out all the top officials. Chandler’s mayor and most of City Council were there. So were Gov. Doug Ducey and U.S. Rep Greg Stanton’s staff. Intel CEO, Patrick Gelsinger was the star attraction. But it’s unlikely any of them would have been there until Intel overcame one key issue to doing business in the desert: Water. It takes a lot of water to run a manufacturing plant. In addition to the potable water needed for a workforce of several thousands, Intel also needs a lot of water for itd cooling towers. “This particular expansion, the additional [water] demand for its size was actually lower than other expansions,” said John Knudson, city public works and utilities director. “And the reason for that is because their recycling capability that they’re developing through the W.A.T.R.” W.A.T.R. (Wastewater and Treatment Recovery) is Intel’s water treatment and recycling facility and company officials
Intel employees Steve Rossow, left, and Mara Howell inspect the company’s water recycling facility at its Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. (Walden Kirsch/Intel Corporation) said it’s truly groundbreaking. Knudson said without it, the expansion and all those thousands of jobs would likely not be coming to Chandler. This is the second such facility Intel has built in the U.S., the first being in Oregon. Intel has had a water treatment and recycling facility on the campus before. What makes W.A.T.R. different? “A typical industry like Intel will treat their water to what they call industrial pre-treatment standards and then they send that water on to the municipality where it has further treatment, and then
can be reused,” said Todd Brady, Intel’s director of public affairs and sustainability. “In this case, we’ve actually invested in a water reclaim system where we can treat that water to standards that we can directly reuse that water again at Intel.” So, city facilities are no longer needed to treat a lot of water. “It’s literally millions of gallons of water a day that we can reuse back here at Intel,” Brady said. Intel’s W.A.T.R. facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, surpassed 1 billion gallons of water treated less than a year after it became operational. Brady said the Chan-
dler facility became operational earlier this year. The expanded facilities mean Intel can treat 9 million gallons of water each day that it can then reuse. “Intel is taking extraordinary steps to return nearly all the water it uses during construction of these plants,” Ducey said during the groundbreaking. “This is essential for Arizona’s water future, and it lays out a blueprint for conservation strategies for future construction projects.” Dominic Greensmith is overseeing construction of the two new fabs for Intel’s expansion. With construction now underway, he said they expect production of semiconductors to start in 2024. “It’s a tight deadline, but we’ve done this a number of times,” Greensmith said. He said he plans to hire between 3,000-5,000 construction workers. Greensmith said they should be able to make the deadline despite a nationwide slowdown in construction because of a lack of supplies and workers. “We planned for that,” he said. Chandler’s Knudson said the city and Intel have been talking for years to try and overcome problems as the company’s facility grew, and finding a solution
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pipeline consists of 270 companies representing a potential 16,000 jobs and more than $50 billion in capital expenditures.” But another economic development leader said the ruling has thrown uncertainty into their jobs. “The Supreme Court ruling was somewhat vague,” said Carrie Kelly, executive director of the Arizona Association for Economic Development. “It left open questions about incentives for each municipality to determine,” she said. “Since the ruling came down, some municipal economic development departments have stopped structuring incentive agreements, while some continue to move forward.” She said her organization “continues to monitor the impact, and as of yet, we haven’t seen a significant impact on development in our state.” Chandler City Attorney Kelly Schwab said the biggest issue now for cities is trying to determine what the court means by “direct benefits.” In the past, increasing tax revenue for municipalities would be seen as an indirect benefit. Under the court’s ruling, indirect benefits are “valueless” under the gift
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“What drives retail is traffic,” Barney said, adding that Recker and Williams are not high-traffic roadways. The intersection has a unique challenge in that Recker Road dead ends to the north at Loop 202 and to the south at Pecos Road. Williams Road has the same dilemma, dead ending at a freeway and at an airport, he said. That means less traffic. “We don’t want to build more retail than it can bear or it turns into blight,” he said. It’ll take about a year for the project to make its way through the approval process, which includes Planning Commission and Town Council public hearings. Should the Council give its blessing, construction would begin, which was
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clause. Schwab said it was those indirect benefits that most cities, towns and counties relied on in making previous deals for economic development. “The days of the less-defined benefits are gone in Arizona,” Schwab said. “We’re going to have to have that third-party evaluation of the impact. We have to have a net-positive return on investment.” The other key part of the ruling gives courts the power to determine if the benefits received were equal to the expenditures a city is offering. In the past, judges gave municipalities the benefit of the doubt in determining that on their own. Schwab said as long as there are direct benefits that can be measured, cities like Chandler will be able to offer incentives to companies. Davidson said Arizona still has other attributes attractive to businesses, including its weather. Still, it increases the challenge when a company is looking at multiple states as a possible landing spot. “They don’t have many tools already,” she said. “If you want to bring a hotel to an area that has no hotels, your options are pretty limited.”
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for its water needs was one of the biggest issues they faced. “As opposed to paying us to go out and find more water, which often is unavailable, they chose the correct path, which was to recycle water and return it back to the facility, reducing their overall need.” Intel’s Brady said it is just one step the company is taking to deal with wa-
ter. Others include encouraging farmers to switch from flood to drip irrigation, repairing old irrigation systems and urging farmers to switch to plants that require less water. “We’re investing outside the company to help others use less water and put more water back into things like the Colorado River and other watersheds,” Brady said.
Then there is the negative public image of law enforcement due to high-profile use-of-force incidents and the multistage hiring process was challenging – 47 percent of the agencies reported having a hiring process that lasted anywhere from four months to over a year. Other barriers included there were more highly publicized line-of-duty deaths that acted as a deterrent to people considering law enforcement as a career and the quality of applicants – it was difficult getting recruits through the entire hiring process, which includes
passing a background check. Gilbert Police, meanwhile, tout the benefits of joining its department on job ads, posting testimonial videos on YouTube and getting the word out on social media. The department’s goal is to host a spring and a fall academy each year with the next set of recruits due in March. Every recruit will have a job once they graduate the academy, Davis said. Graduation for the first academy class is February 2022.
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S H OW E R S A N D B AT H S expected to take eight to 12 months to complete. The Gieszl family is partnering with Circle G Property Development on the project and does not plan to sell the land. The farming family has been in Gilbert since 1902. The Gieszls wants to own the land long-term,” said Barney, who added; “this is a legacy project for the family.” Housing and commercial aren’t the only offerings at Cooley Station. Two stops are planned in Gilbert for a proposed commuter rail with a transit center located at Cooley Station. The design and construction of the project proposed south of Williams Field Road, west of Recker Road is one of the recommended projects in the Town’s $515-million bond Nov. 2.
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Campaign for breast cancer victims’ respite center BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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arah Ellery was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 during her annual mammogram screening. “I had no idea where to turn,” said the then-59-year-old after learning of her X-ray results. “It was kind of scary. I had nothing, no one to talk to.” After Ellery underwent a lumpectomy followed by radiation, the Queen Creek resident was determined others would not have to go through their treatment alone. So, Ellery in 2011 founded My Hope Bag, based in Gilbert. The nonprofit hands out pink tote bags filled with a resource guide and comfort items, provides free mammograms to uninsured or underinsured women and helps with insurance copays, gas and food. Today, My Hope Bag wants to expand its offerings to the community with a Respite Center. “We are in the planning stage,” Ellery said. “This is for women who are going through their journey and maybe need some companionship with other women who have gone through or are going through the same journey. “Plans are to get a house and refurbish it and set it up for women to converse, sip on tea and coffee and go through some things.” Ellery, who is now cancer-free, envisioned the center hosting speakers and offering activities for the attendees. And “a backyard with a garden they can pick from when it’s time for harvest as well as a solitude garden,” she added. Ellery said the idea for the center with a garden popped into her head one day while she was sitting in her backyard and thought how peaceful it was. She broached her idea for the project with several women who said they wished they had a gathering place for support and encouragement when they went through their treatments. Ellery then approached the nonprofit board, which wholeheartedly agreed it was a project My Hope Bag should work to-
ment, fundraisers from others and direct donations on its website. To date, My Hope Bag has served over 2,000 women, according to Ellery. The nonprofit also relies heavily on its volunteers. They assemble the bags, which include a cozy pink blanket, unscented lotion, handmade pink-beaded bracelet and a nutrition guide. The color pink is associated with breast cancer awareness. Sarah Ellery founded the Gilbert-based My Hope Bag to help breast There’s also cancer victims. (Dave Minton/GSN Staff Photographer) a heart pillow for women to ward. use under their To kick it off, proceeds from the annu- arm to protect incisions after surgery al Bingo for Boobies this month will go or under their seat belt when driving to toward the center. protect a port from rubbing against the Ellery was reluctant to say how much chest. money except for “hundreds of thou“Lot of them just lay on a couch and sands” in funding will be needed in or- cuddle up with it,” Ellery said. der to see the project to fruition. The bags also include handmade “I’ve heard from different people that greeting cards by volunteers for the resome will donate land because they cipients to send out to people who have need a write-off,” she said. “Or a small helped them, she added. home may be donated and we can reA special group of 22 volunteers furbish it.” known as Hope Sisters travel throughBut the reality is it’s a three-year en- out Arizona to the homes of cancer padeavor for the Respite Center, she said. tients. The nonprofit started Bingo for Boo“The whole plan is to get women gobies in 2016, holding it in different lo- ing through breast cancer and helping cations. This year’s event is staged in a her face-to-face,” Ellery said. “In the homeowner’s backyard with seating for midst of COVID we would drop off the 80 for each of the two sessions. bag at the door and step back and chat The nonprofit relies on the bingo with her. We prefer a one-on-one chat event, its annual signature golf tourna- to see if we are able to provide some fi-
nancial help.” For women who are underinsured or have no insurance, the cost of a standard mammogram out of pocket is about $200, Ellery said. The nonprofit has a goal of one day helping women who may need an ultrasound or a biopsy, which can cost up to $1,000, she added. So far this year, My Hope Bag has helped 80 women. For all of last year with the pandemic, it helped 80 women. Breast cancer is the leading cancer for women in this country. According to the American Cancer Society, 5,850 new cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in Arizona this year with 900 deaths from the disease. Breastcancer.org reported that one in eight women in this country will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. In 2021, an estimated 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the United States, along with 49,290 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer, the organization said. And, about 43,600 women are expected to die this year from breast cancer, it added. Experts believed that earlier detection and advances in medical treatment have dropped the overall death rate from breast cancer by 1 percent from 2013-18.
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What: My Hope Bag’s annual Bingo for Boobies fundraiser When: First session, 5-6:30 p.m.; second session, 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 22 Where: Williamson Terrace, 2004 E. Catamaran Drive, Gilbert Details: Entry fee is $20 and includes five bingo cards, beverages and snacks. Additional cards cost $1 each. Prizes are included. Information: myhopebag.org.
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ilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the
town. “Domestic violence impacts millions of people each year, but it can be prevented,” she said. “Preventing domestic violence requires the collective voice and power of individuals, families, institutions and systems.” Peterson made the declaration at a council meeting last month attended by numerous experts in the fight against domestic violence. They included Keith Bradshaw, counseling manager for Gilbert Youth and Adult Resources; Maria Bushard, a counselor for Gilbert Youth and Adult Resources; Gilbert judges David Cutchen and Alison Ferrante; town prosecutors Jeffrey Wolfe, Dale Albach and Jim Neugebauer; and Sgt. Tim Brown, who oversees the Gilbert Police Department (GPD) Family Violence Unit. All wore wearing purple, the color associated with domestic violence awareness.
“Since domestic violence does not discriminate against age, race, gender, socioeconomic status or any other form of distinction among us, Gilbert is not immune to this social problem,” Bradshaw said. “However, having our mayor and town council proclaim October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and endorsing the many activities planned to promote awareness is an important step in uniting us to reduce its negative impacts on so many,” Bradshaw added. As of Aug. 31, there were 59 domestic violence deaths in Arizona, according to a 2021 Domestic Violence Fatalities in Arizona Report by the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. Gilbert joins with others across Arizona and the nation in supporting victims of domestic violence, increasing public awareness of domestic violence and sending a clear message to abusers that domestic violence is not tolerated, Peterson said. “This proclamation acts as a call for everyone to enlist in combating the adverse effects that domestic violence perpetuates and if nothing else, opens the door to having more dialogue about how each of
us can be more responsible in acknowledging its presence, supporting the victims, and changing the attitudes and behaviors of the offenders,” Bradshaw said. Gilbert has dedicated family violence officers, police counselors and victim advocates who save lives every day, Peterson said. Gilbert’s Domestic Violence and Counseling program provides assessment, counseling, court monitoring and referral for victims and offenders of domestic violence, according to the Town of Gilbert website. Similarly, the GPD Family Violence Unit has specialized knowledge of domestic violence situations, which allows them to appropriately direct resources and better assist victims. Detectives work with Gilbert Youth and Adult Resources and other community partners to provide assistance to victims of domestic violence while providing investigative attention to potentially dangerous situations. “We’re hoping to make a great impact on fighting domestic violence with the court,” Ferrante said. Brenda Carrasco, a Police Department spokeswoman, said that this proclamation “reinforces the commitment on be-
half of our town leaders and employees to end domestic violence in our community.” In the Heritage District, the Gilbert Water Tower will be lit purple in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month Oct. 20-22, according to the GPD Family Violence Unit. Oct. 21 is also Domestic Violence Awareness Day where people are encouraged to raise awareness by wearing purple. The Purple Lights Campaign, where people show support for Domestic Violence Awareness by placing a purple light outside their home or business, takes place throughout the month of October. Gilbert Police encourages anyone who is experiencing domestic violence to visit gilbertaz.gov/dvam for resources or to file a police report. “As we engender a community that supports Gilbert’s mission to anticipate, create, and help people, I believe that the awareness and activities that October will bring to our citizens, along with the many resources, advocates and local agencies committed to reducing domestic violence, will foster an environment where change can take place,” Bradshaw said.
subcommittee hearing. When water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell fell to historic lows in August, it triggered a multistate water conservation plan that will take effect next year. Under that plan, Nevada will give up 21,000 acre-feet of water that it would otherwise pull from Lake Mead, Mexico will give up 80,000 acre-feet and Arizona will give up 512,000 acre-feet, or 18 percent of its total. Kelly, who called Lake Mead and Lake Powell “the poster children for Western drought,” said Arizona is “prepared for these initial cutbacks” after years of planning and conservation efforts. But he and others at the hearing worried about what will happen when the situation gets worse – which they all agreed it will. “The likelihood of deeper cuts in the
future is high,” said Tom Buschatzke, the director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. The first goal, he said, is to prevent further reductions in the levels at Lake Mead. “Additional actions to protect Lake Mead fall into two categories: First, mandatory cuts or, second, additional conservation,” Buschatzke said. “Arizona is working toward achieving additional conservation instead of greater mandatory cuts, but that is a heavy lift.” The first round of cuts to Arizona’s water supply will likely not be felt by most people in the state, Kelly said. Buschatzke said almost all of next year’s reductions will come from Central Arizona Project allocations, with tribes, towns, private water companies, industrial users and others being affected. Farmers would take the biggest hit, but
the state’s drought contingency plan will offset many of the cuts with water from other sources or with financial compensation. But some farmers could still be forced to leave as much as 30 percent to 40 percent of their fields fallow Buschatzke said. Kelly pointed to the $8.3 billion for water projects that is included in the massive infrastructure bill that recently passed the Senate and is awaiting action in the House, and asked what kind of long-term relief that might bring. Buschatzke said there is “no end to the list of potential projects that could benefit Arizona, the lower basin and Lake Mead,” including water recycling projects in Southern California, enhanced storage and desalination projects in Arizona and
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ASHINGTON – State and federal officials told a Senate panel last week that there may be longterm solutions to the historic drought gripping the West – and the water shortages that come with it – but that the shortterm outlook remains grim. The hearing comes against the backdrop of a 20-year-long drought has left about 90 percent of the West affected. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said tree-ring and soil evidence indicates that the region may be going through the worst drought in 1,200 years – certainly the worst in the 100 years or so that records have been kept. “Arizona is on the front lines of this megadrought,” said Kelly, who chaired the Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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the Sea of Cortez. In the meantime, governments continue to plan for the worst, and recently downgraded their outlook for Lake Mead and Lake Powell. Despite the grim outlook, both Kelly and Buschatzke said are upbeat about long-term prospects. “We have to come up with solutions, such as finding other sources of water or other ways to conserve water, but water storage is a critical aspect for us to address this problem,” Kelly said. “We are
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Teacher to roll out new ‘Mortimer the Moose’ book BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor
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ilbert music and elementary school teacher Kathie McMahon has found the perfect way to influence kids now that she is retired. She is writing a middle-grade chapter novel series featuring fictional 8-year-old Jimmy Robertson, whose clumsy new friend happens to have a pair of antlers: A moose called Mortimer who teams with him in “Mortimer and Me.” McMahon taught children from fourth to sixth grade at Roosevelt and Kerr elementary schools in Mesa for 20 years and retired in 2005. “I realized my voice is with the kids that I taught,” she said. Hence, she delved into middle-grade fiction. Book one is “Mortimer and Me,” book two is titled “The Bigfoot Mystery,” book three is “Moose for Hire” and book four is “Moose in Space.” The first three books received Story Monsters awards. McMahon will launch book five – “The House on Briarwood Lane – during a Halloween-themed event from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Oct. 30 at HD SOUTH Home of the Gilbert Museum. The books, self-published with illustrations by Tom Tate, are available on Amazon, and suitable for kids ages 6-9. In “The House on Briarwood Lane,” an old abandoned mansion suddenly has a “sold” sign in the front yard after sitting vacant for more than five years. A light in the attic glows every night and Jimmy swears he sees a face in the window. But no one ever notices anyone going in or out. Things get even more mysterious when Lily’s cat, Muffin, goes missing, and an anonymous ransom note is delivered. The series was born from the bedtime tales the author’s dad used to relate about a donkey named Mortimer. McMahon decided to make him a moose
on the board in 2000 and have been a part of it ever since,” McMahon said. She went on to compose original music for seven of EVCT’s productions, and received six ariZoni nominations, with four of them translating to awards. Kathie McMahon’s “Mortimer and Me” Many moons series features an 8-year-old boy, Jimmy, and later, after Teacher/musician Kathie McMahon is the author of a chapter book his friend, Mortimer the moose. (Courtesy of serving on its Kathie McMahon) series for 6-9-year-olds. (Courtesy of Kathie McMahon) board and also during a trip to Alaska, inspired by a gift father descended from a family of Cor- as an instructor in many variations, store picture of a moose wearing sun- nish miners in England who came to the McMahon will volunteer for its 25th season this fall. It will be her last. glasses. United States during the Civil War. “I’m heading the committee for our Because Arizona is not moose habWhere a genealogical search lacks, she 25th anniversary celebration this year, itat, McMahon placed him in Wisconsin, fills the gaps with her creativity. where her family descended from. She “It’s fascinating,” she said, of the novel’s and that will be my final gift to EVCT before retiring from the board,” she said. moved the red-haired and freckled content. Jimmy from Arizona to Peabody, WisMcMahon hails from a musical family Her teacher husband, Don, who handled consin. and her primary education is in music its website for many years, will also step down from volunteering simultaneously. Friendship, team effort, co-education education. McMahon is also involved in the and acceptance are recurring themes in “I knew from a very young age that I the stories because they are issues that wanted to be a teacher; my mother and Ahwatukee Foothills Concert Band, pertain to her young readers. my aunt and my grandmother were all where she plays the flute and piccolo. Over the years, she held many respon“Overall, the whole series is about: find music teachers,” she said. out what you’re good at, and accept what She taught music for 12 years, sible volunteer positions there as well. Add travel to that, and retired life is fulyou’re not good at and just shine wher- including a five-year stint teaching band filling and busy. ever you can shine and just accept other in southern California. Ever the teacher, McMahon finds equal people where they are,” McMahon said. In Mesa, her work included writing Thanks to Jim and Mortimer’s growing musicals that were absorbed into the contentment in nudging children, especlientele of fans, the author doesn’t lack curriculum. The integration was espe- cially boys who don’t read, toward books. She meets many 10-12-year-olds for ideas. During school visits to promote cially for students who exhibited learning without penchant for the written word. the books, McMahon receives plenty. difficulties. “My motivation was to write a series McMahon is working on another midThat led her to community theater, dle-grade novel about a 10-year-old on specifically the Mesa-based East Valley that was easy enough and entertaining a cross country trip with his eccentric Children’s Theater, which workshopped enough to keep their interest and still be at their abilities, so it wasn’t going to be a grandmother. one of her musicals with its students. She has also completed a first draft of “I absolutely fell in love with the pro- big book,” she said. “Challenging enough a historical fiction novel for young adults cess, as well as the group itself. EVCT based on her own family’s ancestry: her was still fairly new, so I was asked to be see MCMAHON page 16
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EVIT shows foster teens what’s cooking BY HEAVEN LAMARTZ GSN Contributor
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he East Valley Institute of Technology has prepared a new program to equip teens transitioning out of foster care some tools to be successful on their own. The program enables them to obtain their GED or high school equivalency diploma and enroll in an EVIT career training program so they can earn an industry certification and start a career, according to school spokeswoman CeCe Todd. As part of this program, EVIT paired culinary instructors with a group of foster teens to teach them how to cook. EVIT Foster Youth Services Coordinator Jaron Neal said the event was possible after a church volunteer, John Keane, coordinated with several group foster homes. “Several of the group homes came to him and said that they wanted some sort of life-skill culinary cooking class for
the foster students that are aging out of care.” Together, Keane, Neal, and Chefs Michael Mauri and Armour Black deliberated and planned this event over a period of three months. Neal said he hopes the program will become permanent to help with the transition out of foster care. “Once we can get this down pat and we feel like we’re doing it pretty well, hopefully we can develop a nine-week class for foster youths completely free with them learning culinary and cooking skills.” The event started with Chefs Michael Mauri and Armour Black, EVIT culinary instructors, explained proper prep, etiquette, kitchen safety and tips on purchasing food. The dinner on the menu consisted of chicken, rice, and vegetables of their choosing with strawberry shortcake as dessert. After an overview of the menu and instructions, the 25 students were
placed in the kitchen and started working in small teams. One youth, who could not be named because of child privacy laws, was impressed by how informative and helpful the night had been. Others conveyed how cooking is a major interest for them and intend to use what they learned in the future. Neal said that the end goal is that the lessons that they learn will serve them as they go out on their own and that they’ll be able to make their own meals because of what the program taught them. “The thing is, when you are working with foster students or any students who are considered at risk, you don’t look for immediate results,” he said. “What you look for is when they hit 25, 26, 27 that something stuck with them.” Todd said EVIT Superintendent Dr. Todd Wilson “plans to grow it over time because there is a such a need for foster youth in Arizona to receive this kind of education and training.”
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that they can read it and still not feel like they were reading a lower-level book.” “Everything is supposed to be gender neutral these days, but when those boys get hooked on to my voice’s main character, the moose, that gives me a lot of satisfaction,” she said. Boys were her first audience, but increasingly, girls are also becoming readers. At bookstore events, she hands a reluctant reader her book and says “look at this and tell me what you think?” Sometimes it works, and the child wants the book. “That gives me a lot of satisfaction just seeing the kids get excited about my book,” McMahon said. “That’s more important to me than how much money I make or how many sales I make. It’s just getting it into the hands of the kids that make a difference.” For more on McMahon’s book launch with Halloween-themed children’s activities on Oct. 30 at HD South, visit hdsouth.org. More on the author at kathiemcmahon.com.
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by-side conversations in a relaxed and comfortable setting,” the bank said. ATMs are equipped with video to connect customers with a remote bank seven days a week. The self-service technology allows customers to bank at convenient while having access to a live banker for more complex transacPNC’s second brick-and-mortar location is in San Tan Village in tions.. Gilbert. (Special to GSN) PNC recently The bank also has conversational announced that next month it will raise spaces with sofas, high-top kitchen tables its minimum pay rate from $15 to $18. The bank also launched “Project and rounded tables to encourage “side-
257: Accelerating Women’s Financial Equality,” an initiative designed to “help close the 257-year economic gender gap and expand on PNC’s decades-long track record of supporting female financial decision makers.” The World Economic Forum says it will take another 257 years for women to catch up to men from an economic perspective. “I don’t know anyone who thinks this is an acceptable timeline,” said Beth Marcello, director of PNC Women’s Business Development. “ The bank has partnered with SheEO, a global nonprofit that provides interest-free loans to businesses owned and led by individuals who identify as women or nonbinary and crowd-funds capital. PNC Bank’s three-year, $1.3 million commitment is the largest that SheEO has received from a U.S. company.
200 people at walk-ons.com/careers. The menu has won raves in other cities for its “unique twists on game-day staples and upscale takes on Louisiana mainstays,” such as crawfish etouffee and duck/andouille gumbo. A high school basketball player at Catholic High in Baton Rouge, Landry didn’t let the fact he wasn’t recruited deter him from muscling his way onto the LSU basketball team, where he played from 1997-200. He and Walker, another walk-on, came up with the idea for the restaurant traveling with the basketball team. Game trips allowed them to visit sports bars and restaurants around the country and they felt like Baton Rouge needed a concept similar to ones they sampled. “Their idea began to take shape 35,000 feet above the earth as they sketched their vision for a floor plan on the back of
a napkin while the team flew home from a road game at the University of Tennessee,” according to the restaurant’s website. In 2012, nine years after opening their first Walk-Ons, Brees joined as a co-owner as they began franchising their concept. Among the franchise owners is Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. The owners boast that Walk Ons is “chef driven,” pointing to numerous awards, including National Restaurant News’ Menu Masters Award. According to a release, Walk-On’s has 150 locations in development. During the pandemic, it suspended its royalty payments and urged franchise owners to “pour those funds into homegrown efforts and support their team members.” Walk-On’s also pledged $100,000 to the Barstool Fund to help small businesses and other restaurants in their markets.
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wo owners made the Louisiana State University’s basketball team as walk-ons and another owner is a recently retired NFL quarterback with a Super Bowl ring. With a pedigree like that – and a celebrated menu – Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar has opened more than 50 locations in 15 states. Now, it’s picked Gilbert for its first foray into Arizona, aiming to open in the Gilbert Gateway Towne Center at 4928 S. Power Road in January. Founded by LSU walk-ons Brandon Landry and Jack Warner, Walk-On’s also counts for New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. When the 7,500-square-foot restaurant opens, it promises a “game day” atmosphere, from-scratch Louisiana cuisine,
Brandon Landry was a walk-on on the Louisiana State University basketball team in the late 90s and he named his successful restaurant chain in honor of that experience. (Special to GSN)
48 beers on tap and 75 TVs – and Krispy Kreme bread pudding. Walk-On’s also has started hiring over
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payer dollars. We are proud to serve as Co-Chairs of the Yes on Question 1 Committee because we know that your YES vote will bring us safer and better roads without raising your property tax rate. Gilbert is one of Arizona’s fastest-growing municipalities. As Gilbert grows, critical infrastructure improvements are required to ensure that residents and their families can move freely and safely through the Town. The citizen task force spent many hours studying the infrastructure needs, collected public input and feedback, and looked at expert advice to provide an excellent infrastructure package to help keep Gilbert a safe place to travel and move around freely
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and efficiently. This plan prepares Gilbert for the next 15 plus years of growth. You can see an interactive map of planned projects at YesonGilbert1.com. This collaborative, community process of putting together a plan for Gilbert focuses on the critical needs for our future. Safe roads, short commute times, intelligent new ways of delivering infrastructure were all considered in putting this together. Investing now in Gilbert’s critical needs will allow us to be a community where we are proud to live, work, recreate, and raise our families. Infrastructure is multi-generational. Enhancing our transportation system will create jobs, improve our quality of
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rizona’s rise in athletic prowess over the last decade has led to national recognition for the state by way of top-ranked athletes in their respective sports. Many Arizonans have appeared in championship games, Olympics and more high-magnitude sporting events. In recent years, several schools in the East Valley have seen some of its own competing at a high level, including Highland, Desert Ridge, Perry, Chandler and Hamilton. These same schools, plus others, are also breeding the next generation of talent. Higley now joins that list. “Personally, I’ve never been a part of something like this,” Higley football coach and the on-campus NCAA Coordinator Eddy Zubey said. “I think it goes to show you can come to Higley and get a good education while also being a top-notch athlete. It’s a unique situation having them here. I just hope they can all become their own support system.” Higley is home to four of the top athletes in the nation for their respective sport and class. Juniors Chuck Bailey, a high-level basketball recruit, Keaton Jones, one of the top swimmers in the country, Justin Chambers, a Washington State baseball commit, and sophomore Nijrell Eason II, one of the state’s top class of 2024 defensive backs, have all been representing Higley the last two or three years. It has created an interesting dynamic around the school, as their peers and fellow athletes see their rise in college recruiting rankings. But despite their notoriety on campus, the four have rarely come together. That is, until one September morning. Zubey and school Athletic Director Aaron Dille had the four meet each other in the
From left: Chuck Bailey, Keaton Jones, Justin Chambers and Nijrell Eason II are all top athletes in their respective sport for their class and they all represent Higley on game days. (Zach Alvira/GSN Staff)
“Just knowing there’s other people here going through the same thing we are going through, it’s nice,” Bailey said. “Just knowing I have three other top athletes like myself here we can sort of help and support each other.” Bailey, who Justin Chambers, a Washington State baseball commit, is the only one moved from Deof the four top athletes who has made a college decision. He said it’s a unique situation having a group of talented high schoolers all at one troit, Mich. Midway through last school in different sports. year, has earned school’s weight room. Their goal was to the nickname “Chucky Buckets” for his have them mingle and get to know one athleticism and overall ability on the another. It didn’t take long for numbers court for the Knights. His arrival last season helped vastly to be exchanged and conversation to improve a team that struggled in year’s turn into their respective recruitment to past. Now, he hopes to further improve schools. They all said having other athletes the Higley program. At 6-foot-3, he currently holds offers around their age going through the same from the University of Detroit, Loyola process would make it easier.
Marymount, New Mexico and UNLV. He recently embarked on recruiting trips to other Division I schools. Should he have another season like he did as a sophomore — 24.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game — he believes more schools will begin offering scholarships for his services at the next level. Like Bailey, Jones has spent most of his fall semester on recruiting visits to colleges. It has kept the top-ranked swimmer in the state for the 2023 class away from the Higley team, but he soon hopes to return in time to compete in a few meets before the state competition. On top of his No. 1 overall ranking in Arizona, Jones is the 16th ranked swimmer in the country for the 2023 class. He holds offers from major Division I programs across the country and this past summer qualified and competed in the Olympic Trials. He exploded onto the swimming scene as a freshman when he qualified for the trials. But due to the pandemic, his trip was delayed. Instead, he and several teammates from his club team, Swim Neptune, swam 25 miles in 24 hours as part of the Going the Extra Mile Challenge. Together, the swimmers raised money for retirement homes and other assisted living facilities, which at the time were being hit the hardest by COVID-19. Along with his accomplishment for charity, Jones has also been crowned champion on several occasions. Just this past summer he took first in a variety of events in several high-level competitions, including the Arizona Senior Long Course Championships on July 22 and Speedo Sectionals in Texas on July 15. Jones has also claimed several school records while at Higley. “The team has put in so much work,” Jones said. “Just being able to come in and work with them, all of us together have
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put the team on another level. Winning state as a team and seeing it grow has been really great to see.” Chambers is no stranger to the recruiting process for his accolades on the mound. Schools started showing interest in the 6-foot-2, 180-pound left-handed pitcher when he was a freshman at Higley. He batted .508 last season for the Knights and had a 5-2 overall record from the mound. In 12 appearances, he had a 2.47 ERA. A visit to Washington State’s campus in Pullman, WA was enough for him to fall in love with the facilities. He committed as a sophomore, and still maintains his loyalty to the Cougars while he hopes to lead Higley to a title. “We went from bottom of the region every year to going on a 15-4 run and competing against everyone,” Chambers said. “It felt really good to get to that point and to see where we go from here.” Chambers played a vital role in Higley quickly becoming a contender at the 5A level. Under head coach Terry Dietz, the culture of the program changed drastically and revamped its look with a new logo
and added a powder blue uniform set to the mix. Eason hopes those fresh uniforms can one day make their way to the football program at Higley, where he has quickly become a leader now in his second season starting at defensive back at the varsity level. A quiet, humble kid off the field, Eason turns into a playmaker for the Knights on it, which has led to some college interest for the young star. Eason, whose father played at Arizona State, is somewhat familiar with the recruiting process for high school athletes. However, it has changed drastically. He said he enjoys now having the ability to look up to the three older athletes and discuss recruiting with them. He also enjoys the thought of one day having all of them competing at the next level while representing Higley. “I think it’s a great feeling to see some of us younger guys representing Higley’s programs,” Eason said. “It’ll be great to see them on TV in a few years and just know I went to high school with them.”
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crunchy bowl, and when you lift it out, your pot is clean. My favorite thing is that you make it your own! Want it more spicy? Go for it! More cheesy? Why not! I guarantee this recipe will turn into one pot of wonderful.
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In The Interest of : In the 246TH CHRISTOPHER SANTIAGO ESTRADA-NORZAGARAY Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas MINOR CHILD(REN) CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF Harris TO THE SHERIFF OR ANY CONSTABLE OF TEXAS OR OTHER AUTHORIZED PERSON TO: ESTRADA, CHRISTOPHER BENJAMIN AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, RESPONDENT(S) You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do (does) not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and AMENDED PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTCHILD RELATIONSHIP AND FOR ADOPTION OF A CHILD, a default judgment may be taken against you. The Petition of, GOFFI, YAHAIRA and GOFFI, ADRIANO ENRICO Petitioner, was filed in the 246TH District Court of Harris County, Texas, on the 26TH day of AUGUST, 2021, Against Respondent ESTRADA, CHRISTOPHER BENJAMIN, numbered, 2019-85221 and entitled “In the Interest of” CHRISTOPHER SANTIAGO ESTRADA-NORZAGARAY, A child ( or children ). The suit requests AMENDED PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND FOR ADOPTION OF A CHILD The date and place of birth of the child (children) who is (are) subject of the suit NAME: CHRISTOPHER SANTIAGO ESTRADA-NORZAGARAY DOB: 07-02-2008 SEX: MALE PLACE OF BIRTH: PHOENIX, ARIZONA LEGAL RESIDENCE: HARRIS COUNTY “THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS SUIT TO RENDER AN ORDER IN THE CHILD’S (CHILDREN’S) INTEREST THAT WILL BE BINDING ON YOU INCLUDING THE TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, THE DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONSERVATOR WITH AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO THE CHILD’S (CHILDREN’S) ADOPTION.” ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT AT HOUSTON TEXAS ON THIS THE 28TH Day of SEPTEMBER, 2021. NEWSPAPER: MESA TRIBUNE Issued at request of: RYAN J. ZIMMERMAN MARILYN BURGESS, DISTRICT CLERK ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 1860 Harris County, Texas SUGAR LAND, TX 77487 201 Caroline, Houston, TX 77002 BAR NO # 24076796 PO Box 4651 Houston TX 77210 BY /s/ Lonya Porter LONYA PORTER, Deputy OFFICER’S RETURN Came to hand on the ______ day of ____20__ A.D. at ________o’clock,____.M. and I executed the within citation my publishing the same in the ____________Newspaper published in the County of _________ once previous to the return day thereof, Said publication was made respectively on ____________day of ______, 20____ A.D. and a printed copy hereof is returned herewith. Fees: Serving Citation_____, PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune/Mesa Tribune, Oct. 10 2022/ 41958
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Public Notices OUT WITH THE OLD, CHIP RETURN RETURN YOUR TABLE GAMES CASINO CHIPS AT HARRAH’S AK-CHIN BEFORE THEY EXPIRE! If you have Table Games Casino chips received before July 7, 2021, please redeem them at the Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino cashier cage no later than March 31, 2022 for a full refund. Disclaimer: Any discontinued Table Games chips not returned by March 31, 2022 will be void and hold no cash value. Redemption must take place at the Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino cashier cage in person. Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino is not responsible for any unreturned Table Games chips. CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the October 18, 2021 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street. 1. ZON21-00397 (District 6) Within the 6900 to 7200 blocks of East Hampton Avenue (south side) and within the 1500 block of South Clearview Avenue (west side). Located south of Southern Avenue and east of Power Road (17.5± acres). Rezone from Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD-PAD), Council Use Permit and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a multiple residence development. Brennan Ray, Burch & Cracchiolo, PLC, applicant; Mesa Pavilions Retail LLC & GFI-Mesa Investments Limited Partnership, owner. 2. ZON21-00543 (District 6) Within the 7300 to 7600 blocks of the East Warner Road alignment (south side) and within the 4400 to 4800 blocks of the South Sossaman Road alignment (west side). Located west of the Sossaman Road alignment and south of the Warner Road alignment (112± acres). Rezone from LI and AG to LI-PAD; and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for the development of an industrial business park. Reese Anderson, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant; Structures Investment LLC, owner. 3. Amending Sections 10-4-3 and 10-4-5 of the Mesa City Code to modify the speed limit from 45 mph to 35 mph on Guadalupe Road from a point six hundred twenty feet (620’) east of Signal Butte Road to the east City limits, as recommended by the Transportation Advisory Board. (District 6) DATED at Mesa, Arizona, this 10 th day of October 2021. DEE ANN MICKELSEN, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Oct. 10, 2021 / 41988
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