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treets of luxury housing are planned to replace century-old orange groves and pastures at the end of Val Vista Drive on the south banks of the Salt River in northeast Mesa over the next two to three years.

While most of the orange groves will be lost, the four families that own the parcels hope years of planning and vetting potential

developers will lead to a project that does justice to a historic slice of Mesa and opens it up to residents with public trails and trailheads.

The landowners in this part of Lehi have partnered with Blandford Homes to create an 85-acre planned area development called Pioneer Crossing, a reference to a historic crossing point on the Salt River close by.

Mesa City Council last week approved

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an assortment of zoning changes and plan amendments that have cleared the way for the development to proceed.

Councilmember Mark Freeman, who represents the district and worked with stakeholders and the landowners as they contemplated the development, said after the council meeting that the families involved

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ome Eastmark residents fear they are being cheated out of amenities they were promised by a developer and Mesa and their fury boiled over before a subdivision plat vote at the City Council meeting March 7.

Ninety-one residents of the master planned community in southeast Mesa submitted comments opposing a subdivision of parcels south of the Apple Data Center on Elliot Road, between Signal Butte and Everton Terrace.

While their immediate concern was the land just north of their neighborhood, their outrage stemmed in part from a developer’s promise to build 106 acres of park space

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Bell Bank Park was home for stranded MLB players

BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer

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t may sit on the outskirts of Mesa, but briefly, Bell Bank Park became the center of the baseball universe.

The sports facility at 1 Legacy Drive just east of Gateway Airport opened its doors for players to utilize the facilities and assist with anything they needed to prepare for the season. This came as players and owners faced unprecedented times dueling over a collective bargaining agreement. Nobody knew when or if the season would begin.

On March 9, Major League Baseball announced it would cancel regular season games through April 13 but the next day all that gloom vanished with word of an agreement with the players union.

A truncated Spring Training Season is scheduled to begin Friday, March 18, with games at both Sloan Park and Hohokam Stadium.

Hours before a tentative agreement was announced, San Francisco Giants’ Austin Slater said he felt optimistic.

“There’s ongoing discussions happening today and hopefully they’re productive and something comes out of it,” he said.

Slater will begin his sixth MLB season all with the Giants and said he’s “grateful” to work out and get the time to prepare for the season at the park.

“It’s honestly one of the nicest facilities I’ve ever worked out at,” he said.

“And the fact that they’re allowing us to use it is very generous.”

He and other players said they felt comfortable with amenities at Bell Bank Park’s 20,000-square-foot fitness center that had everything they needed to shake the offseason rust.

Chicago Cubs third baseman Nico Hoerner said, “Being able to do everything in the same place is really special.”

“They have a tremendous staff here to basically supply us with anything we

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Mesa breaking ground on Red Mountain fields

BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer

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he Mesa City Council gave the green light for contractors to begin work on the installation of 10 new sports fields and four youth-sized baseball and softball diamonds at Red Mountain Park at its Feb. 28 meeting.

At the meeting, Council approved a $2.8 million contract with Valley Rain Construction Corp. to kick off site clearing, mass grading and water hook up.

Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Director Andrea Moore told council members that the fields are not expected to open until spring of 2024, but the city needs to start work now to connect the water supply while a canal is empty and give the natural turf fields ample time to grow in.

The contract is just the first installment of spending.

City staff estimate the fields will cost another $27.3 million to complete. The plans include parking, LED field lighting and new restroom facilities. Designers included two “flex fields” in the plan, which can be combined to accommodate sports using larger fields, such as lacrosse.

The expanded sports complex adds an impressive amount of play space to the city’s inventory, but it’s not as big as the

The Red Mountain Park upgrade involves a number of improvements, as outlined in this graphic. (City of Mesa) one the city dreamed of in 2018.

Two questions on the 2018 ballot asked voters to approve a larger 24-field complex at Red Mountain Park, intended to have the capacity to accommodate large tournaments drawing visitors from out of town. The initiative for the larger

The multi-use fields are not expected to be ready for play until 2024. (City of Mesa)

sports complex – dubbed Mesa Plays – included amenities like stadium seating at select fields and a field house.

Mesa Plays failed, but other bond questions on the same ballot passed, including a $111 million bond for park and cultural enhancements. This bond is providing the funds for the smaller-scale sports complex the city is now building.

In council’s study session on the project, Councilmember David Luna reiterated that the new fields and diamonds planned for Red Mountain Park are separate from the project voters rejected in 2018.

“I did want to remind viewers that this is not Mesa Plays,” he said. “There’s some disinformation out there that this is Mesa Plays, that we’re spending more money than was bonded for. That is incorrect information. We are only using voter-approved dollars.”

Moore said the new sports fields at Red Mountain are

needed to meet high demand for space from athletic teams.

“We have a huge number of hours of field requests that we cannot meet every week, so it adds up,” she said. “That is why the 2018 bond package focused on adding sports fields … in order to try to continue to meet more of that need.”

During a virtual public meeting about the new fields last year, participants aired concerns about the intensity and timing of lights during night games. A city staff member at the time said the lights would be off by 10 p.m., and the parks department would install LED lights that focus illumination on the playing space, with less bleed to surrounding areas than earlier light designs.

The Red Mountain sports expansion area is mostly undeveloped desert, but disc golfers, walkers and horseback riders currently use this portion of the park.

The new fields will take up about a third of the 90-acre swath of undeveloped desert at Red Mountain, but Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities staff told council the department is planning to make accommodations so these

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PIONEER from page 1

had turned away a lot of offers from developers over the years before arriving at this plan.

He praised the project for blending in with the surrounding area, providing the public with trail access and preserving a piece of the area’s agricultural heritage.

In a January Planning & Zoning Board hearing, neighbors were generally supportive of the development as long as the city put in a new fire station to serve the additional houses. Freeman agreed that a station is needed and said he is working to put a fire station at 32nd and McDowell on the ballot for the next bond election.

One of the properties involved in the development is Tyler Farms, a 40-acre horse boarding ranch. Attorney Brian Campbell, a member of the Tyler family and their representative, said the land surrounding Pioneer Crossing is loaded with history. The plans for the PAD, he said, were built around a vision to protect and highlight its history.

The day after the Council vote March 8, Campbell showed the Mesa Tribune some of that history.

Standing on a hill overlooking the Salt River near Tyler Farms, Campbell point-

Jalapeño Buck’s is a part of the agritainment plan for Tyler Farms. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer) ed down the dry river toward a small white obelisk marking the Lehi Crossing.

This spot was an important crossing on the Salt River used by traffic from Fort McDowell and pioneer families in the earliest days of Mesa.

Campbell next drew attention to a deep

Brian Campbell holds a photo of Donald Tyler, namesake of Tyler Farms, overlooking the remains of ancient Native American canals between the farm and the Salt River in Mesa. (David Minton/ Tribune Staff Photographer)

canal originally dug by Native Americans, then re-dug by Mormon pioneers, just below the hill. Now retired from service, the canal is still used to carry water in times of extreme flood, he said.

Campbell then walked along the Sun Circle Trail, a vast loop trail that encircles Phoenix and the surrounding valley and connects with the even larger Maricopa Trail.

Near the spot where the ancient canal meets the Salt River, the cobble walls of a prehistoric village can be seen on a finger of land between the canal and the river.

The village was excavated by archaeologists in the 1930s and then backfilled.

Campbell said he knows some of this history because the man who homesteaded Tyler Farms in 1940, Don MacLaren Tyler, took an interest in local history and researched the area.

Using historical documentation, the family believes the ranch is the site of the 1878 Mesa Company’s “river camp,” where the company camped while laying out the townsite of Mesa.

If true, that would place the first births and deaths of Mormon settlers on the ranch site, he said. Campbell said there have been surveys of the property for remains of the camp, but none have been identified yet.

Campbell would like to see all of this history highlighted along the Sun Circle

Trail with kiosks and other interpretive features.

In more recent history, the Tyler farm played a role in the orchard industry that became an important part of Mesa and is still evident today, with the BB Farms orchards and farm stand just down the road.

Tyler, who managed a citrus cooperative in Southern California before moving to Arizona in 1940 “for the sun,” used the Tyler Ranch as a plant nursery for the 1,000-acre Mezona orchard in east Mesa.

Tyler also served as general manager of Arizona Citrus Growers, which later became Arizona Sunkist Growers, of which he was a board member.

Tyler died in 1989, but Campbell said the patriarch gave the family the vision to develop the property in a way that showcases its history.

Once the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway went through the area, local landowners understood that development was inevitable and conversations started about what development might look like.

The other owners involved in Pioneer Crossing are the two Burden families and the Engels.

“When it became time for everyone to develop, (the landowners) decided on a coordinated vision,” Campbell said.

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FIELDS from page 4

activities can continue after the expansion of the fields.

One of the biggest conflicts with existing uses is with the park’s two disc golf courses, which have significant overlap with the sports expansion area. City staff said the parks department is working with the Mesa Disc Golf Club to relocate and redesign holes so the park can keep two 18-hole courses.

Staff and council members noted the popularity of the park’s disc golf courses during the study session.

Rob Hart, president of the Mesa Disc Golf Club, told the Mesa Tribune that users of the UDisc app threw 2,494 Baseball fields will enable eight teams to play at the same time. (City of Mesa) rounds at Red Mountain Park in 2021. In 2020, the app recorded use the app. said this course currently features many almost 5,000 plays.

The disc golf course on the north side long-distance “pro-style” holes. Course These figures capture only a portion of of the park will be the most impacted steward and professional disc golfer Pete total plays, he said, since not all players by the creation of the sports fields. Hart Ulibarri has helped redesign it to fit into

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a smaller space, with shorter holes requiring precision throws.

For Hart, there’s no love lost from the relocation of holes. He said when volunteers helped build the courses several years ago, “the city told us upfront the desert was earmarked for something else.”

“The city of Mesa has been really pro disc golf,” he said.

Before approving the initial phase of work, council members noted the popularity of horseback riding routes in the undeveloped desert. Moore said the Parks Department will reroute one of the equestrian paths to take it out of the way of the new fields, but these will still be available.

The equestrian route is “still there, and still designed in a way that the disc golfers are not throwing their discs toward the horses,” she said.

“That’s how that all works together.”

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EASTMARK from page 1

questioned whether the proper processes had been followed for approving with various recreational amenities the plat. They saw a through-road in the south of them. subdivision as evidence the developers So far, 65 acres of the promised park are not setting aside park space – or even space have been built or planned, and retail and office space, which the area is residents are starting to worry that de- currently designated for in the general velopers will not build the rest. plan.

Monica Miller, a resident of Eastmark Miller said if parks aren’t going in, a since 2019, said neighbors were dis- resident-focused commercial area would turbed last year when they realized a at least be better than more warehouses large section of land previously included and data centers. in plans for the 106-acre park space was Brookfield Residential, which manages being turned into a residential neighbor- Eastmark, responded to requests for inhood. formation about the plans for this area.

“People realized homes were being “​​We are confused by any criticism about built where Great Park was intended to the Mesa City Council’s recent approval go, and no notice was provided,” she said. of final plats to bring more technology “Great Park” is the legal term for the users to the area,” Senior Vice President large park including the 2008 Pre-Annex- of Development Dea McDonald wrote. ation Agreement signed by DMB Proving “This involves no change in contemGrounds LLC and the city of Mesa. plated use and is consistent with existing Since the change to the Great Park plan, zoning. In other words, it is another exresidents have been looking at maps of ample of the continuing implementation Eastmark and wondering where the rest of Eastmark’s innovative, outstanding viof the promised park could go. sion,” McDonald continued.

“A lot of us moved to Eastmark because “We are doing exactly what we said we we have young kids,” Miller said. were going to do,” McDonald continued.

Features like the promised pool and “The result has been development at its sports fields were “really valuable to a best. Eastmark has come to be known lot of home purchasers, and we just want for its excellence and has become a new something that is even close to what we point of pride for the State of Arizona.” were promised,” she said.

Regarding resident fears that Eastmark Miller and other residents who com- could fall short of the 106 acres of prommented at the council meeting see the ised park space, the city auditor partially land encompassing the plat subdivision substantiated these concerns in a report under consideration as one of the best last summer initiated after a resident prospects for the city and DMB to make complained about the changes in the good on their promise of 106-acres of park master. park.

“Based on the current plan available, The Eastmark residents who spoke Development Services staff acknowledged that it would be difficult for the developer to arrive at the needed acreage without receiving acreage credit from the disc golf course and/or skate park.”

The disc golf course and skate park are currently considered amenities of the Eastmark homeowners association and were not included in the Great Park plans.

According to the auditor’s finding, the city still Development Services Director Nana Appiah insisted, “There believes there is enough are still areas in the development that have not been devel- space in Eastmark for DMB oped, and the city is holding the developer responsible for mak- to fulfill its promise of 106 ing sure they meet the requirement of the Great Park.” (YouTube) acres, but the report sug-

Eastmark residents say developers are eating into promised park space with plans for more homes. (City of Mesa) gests the city is interested in allowing the company to make up much of the difference by changing the designation of the HOA amenities.

After resident comments were read into the record, Development Services Director Nana Appiah responded to the question of the Great Park.

“There are still areas in the development that have not been developed, and the city is holding the developer responsible for making sure they meet the requirement of the Great Park which has specific amenities,” Appiah said.

The plat subdivision also touched a nerve, Miller said, because of what residents perceive as stilted communications with the development department, which have created distrust over whether the city is following required processes.

Miller said the plat was originally scheduled for the Feb. 28 city council meeting, but the plat was removed from the agenda. Miller said she wasn’t told when it would be back on, so she had to watch out for it.

“They just said ‘it’s been pulled,’” Miller said, “We’re kind of on our own finding it, and it has residents upset because there’s been a long-standing history of

changes occurring to the plan without the legal procedure being followed.

“It always feels like they’re trying to not include us in the process,” Miller said.

Appiah responded to accusations that the department had not followed proper procedures in bringing the plat to council, saying the approval of the plat was an administrative decision, and resident notification was not required. He said the plat complied with the master transportation plan.

“In the development plan, there is a specific requirement that says that modifications to the transportation plan can be made administratively by city staff,” Appiah said, “and the premise behind that is once you get specific development, that’s what determines the trip generations and basically the trip distribution.”

Appiah also said the road connecting Signal Butte and Everton Terrance roads was not necessarily in conflict with existing development plans.

“It was anticipated throughout the discussion and the project narrative in the development plan that there was likely to be a road that goes through that [area], even the green space,” he said.

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Pioneer Crossing carves out an “agritainment” district – a portmanteau of agriculture and entertainment – which will be anchored by the BB Farms citrus stand and Jalapeno Bucks, a popular barbecue spot featured on the Arizona Fresh Foodie Trail. The agritainment district will preserve a block of the orange groves and create event and dining spaces among the trees.

The busy Jalapeno Bucks will get enhanced parking, and museum space is planned to honor the Valley’s citrus history. The Burden family will continue to own and operate the agritainment district and its businesses.

One of the features of Pioneer Crossing that Campbell seems most proud of is the trail connectivity planned for the area.

The Lehi Loop Shared Use Path, cham-

pioned by the Lehi Trail Association and passed in the 2018 election, is scheduled to get underway soon. Blandford Homes is working with the city to create a public trailhead at the north end of Val Vista to provide access to the Lehi Loop path as well as the Sun Circle Trail.

An even “higher vision” for Campbell is to see land managers restore the riparian habitat of the Salt River near Pioneer Crossing. With habitat restored, the trails planned in the area would provide even greater attractions for Mesa residents and visitors.

He admits that is likely years away, but he said he will continue working on the vision even after Pioneer Crossing is built out.

“This is a labor of love,” Campbell said.

“All the issues – the funding, the restoration – all that’s going to be years in the future. That’s going to be something my kids are going to work on.”

This old photo of Donald Tyler, namesake of Tyler Farms, shows him supervising citrus packing when orange groves dominated much of northeast Mesa. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

State starts free summer camp for public school kids

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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arents who think their kids need a bit of an academic boost can sign up to send them to a free summer camp.

Currently, only organizations that want to actually provide the services must file applications. That ranges from public schools to boys’ and girls’ clubs to the YMCA. Gubernatorial press aide C.J. Karamargin told Capitol Media Services that in just the first three days about 400 potential hosts already had expressed interest.

What’s next, he said, is reviewing all of the applications. And Karamargin said that’s about more than what kind of aca-

demics and programs they intend to offer.

“They will be vetted and checked," he said. “Parents will be trusting their kids to these people."

In the meantime, there are no opportunities for parents to sign up and choose which programs they want for their youngsters.

There is, however, one thing parents can do: Go to the website at “azontrack. com" and put in their names to be notified when there actually are options.

Ducey is funding these programs with $100 million of federal COVID-relief dollars, enough, he said, for about 250,000 students to enroll in the eight-week programs that will be made available. But the governor insisted that if demand is

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There is no cost, with enrollment open to students as young as those entering kindergarten. And it even will cover high school seniors who may need some help getting up to speed to get the credits they need to graduate.

The program, however, is open only to students in traditional public and charter schools. Youngsters attending private or parochial schools are ineligible.

But, for the most part, it won’t be the kind of place with boating and archery.

Instead, it’s designed to help them catch up with what they may have missed due to COVID. The focus, Gov. Doug Ducey said, will be on reading, math and American civics.

“This couldn’t come at a more pressing time," he said. "Last year just 38% of our students passed the statewide English arts test and only 31% passed the math test."

Parents can sign up at ontrack.az.gov.

Ducey said this eight-week program will be more than kids parked at their desks, explaining, “This is truly a camp, with activities, games, peer learning and so much more to look forward to."

Former state schools chief Lisa Graham Keegan, whom Ducey tapped to run the program, said that after all of the remote learning, “This is the time to re-engage."

“Our children deserve experiences that reconnect them with the joys of learning," she continued. “And they need to be able to be with their friends as themselves personally and not as avatars."

All of this will be free.

Ducey said he has set aside $100 million of federal COVID relief funds, enough, he said, for about 250,000 students to enroll in these eight-week programs. And he promised to find additional dollars if the demand is higher.

Keegan said parents actually will be presented with multiple options from which to choose, giving them an opportunity to select a program they believe is best suited for their children.

But there is one restriction: The program is open only to students in traditional public and charter schools. Youngsters at private or parochial schools are ineligible.

The first step, she said, is doing outreach. Keegan promised a lot of promotion, including working with schools to ensure their students -- and their parents -- are aware of the option.

There is one other issue: finding qualified teachers to staff the programs in a state where schools have had a hard time filling vacancies.

“That is the biggest issue for all of our schools,’’ Keegan said.

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Citizens question cost of Lehi Loop ‘pet project’

BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer

City spokesman Kevin Christopher said Mesa residents voted in everal citizens raised concerns 2018 to approve bonds for three last month over a new $5.6 shared-use paths totaling $12.4 million shared-use recreationmillion that included the Lehi projal pathway that will extend for 2.2 ect as part of the $196 million bond miles in Lehi. for upgrades to parks, public safety Citizens brought concerns at the and cultural institutions.

Transportation Advisory Board During the design phase of many meeting last month about the Lehi capital projects, the city said it Loop Shared Use Path that will run holds public meetings to get citialong the Salt River Project canal zen feedback regarding the project, and State Route 202, include two aesthetics, overall function and cost trailheads, and utilize an existing estimates. tunnel crossing beneath Val Vista The city held a virtual public Drive. meeting in June 2021 to present de“The Transportation Department sign concepts, schedule, and budget seems hell-bent on wanting to for the Lehi Loop Path. waste a huge chunk of our limited The Transportation Department active transportation budget on a said the project is currently under path that would only service a few design and scheduled to begin conranch houses in northeast Mesa,” struction this year with completion Luis Montes said. in 2023.

Lehi residents are concerned about the $5.6 million cost of this planned 2.2 mile pathway. (City of Mesa) Montes operates the Facebook The city said before construcgroup BikeMesa whose stated purbut it’s being funded with our tax dolRyan Wozniak, a member of the Biketion begins, the city will solicit bids pose is “working to make bicycling a lars,” he said, noting that the city re- Mesa group, said the city fielded some from contractors for the project and the prominent, safe, and convenient form of moved plans and timelines from the questions from the community at a coun- lowest bid is selected and approved at a transportation and recreation in Mesa, city website. cil study session last Aug. 26, but “has council meeting.

Arizona and surrounding areas.”

“We’re basically blind to whatever been awfully quiet since.”

“If another method of construction Overall, Montes said the plan ignores they’re currently working on,” he said.

“Since that presentation, there hasn’t contracting is used, City Council is notimost residents that need safe paths for Mesa officials said project budgets are been an update or clarification of the fied of cost and schedule before the concommuting and “should be a low prior- updated annually in the city’s Capital Im- strategy,” he said. “I think they are at- tract is executed,” Christopher said. “So ity.” provement Program that’s approved by tempting to maximize where pots of that questions/concerns can be dealt “It’s clearly someone’s pet project, City Council. money is to be spent.” with before having a contract.”

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Council members appeared concerned that, regardless of who was right or wrong, there was so much difference in understanding between development services staff and residents at this point in the process; “Does this have to be approved now?”

Councilmember David Luna asked Appiah. “To give residents an opportunity to weigh in – they feel like they’ve not had the opportunity to weigh in – do we wait two weeks?”

Appiah resisted delaying the plat, saying the plat would just allow the property to be sold, and there are contracts waiting to be signed. The property would still have to go through a final site plan for development, he said.

The city attorney jumped in to comment on the prospect of delaying the subdivision plat.

“This is an administrative function in which council decides whether or not the process was followed,” City Attorney Jim Smith said. “You’ve heard Dr. Appia explain why it does comply with processes. … Council could continue the case to have more outreach to the citizens, but the same case will come back in two weeks to determine whether it complies with code.”

Miller thought it was “revealing” that a two-week delay created concern for city staff, even when council members seemed open to it.

The council member who represents the district where the plat is located could have been an influential voice on the mat-

ter, but he was sitting on the sidelines.

District 6 Councilman Kevin Thompson recused himself from the discussion after realizing during the meeting that his firm Broadmore Consulting represents the designer of the plat.

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he growing build-to-rent trend is emerging in East Mesa as the first tenant is ready to move into one of the homes in the new gated Christopher Todd Communities at Ellsworth.

Though build-to-rent has been around for several decades, lifestyle and the increasing cost of housing are prompting investors to shift billions of dollars into that segment of the residential housing market, numerous analysts have noted in recent months.

“That’s a huge shift in preference to renting homes rather than apartments,” said Todd Wood, CEO of Christopher Todd Communities, a Mesa-based company that has partnered with national home builder Taylor Morrison to create innovative single-story luxury rental home communities.

Todd also noted that 43% of Gen Z – the generation born between 1997 and 2012 – prefer renting to buying, according to the National Apartment Association.

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Disabled dog helps couple cope with illness, disability

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hamp looks a little different than other dogs but he still takes life one paw at a time.

The 4-month-old Chihuahua Mix was born without his front paws but that doesn’t stop his “little chicken wings” from running, jumping and leaping like other dogs, said his owner, Pamela An-

Champ the Chihuahua doesn’t let his missing front legs interfere with the normal activities most any dog engages in. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

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need,” he said. “Any work we want to do they’re there ready for us.”

He said as a young player, it’s great to have facetime with others because it gets him better acquainted in the league.

“Putting some names to the faces in the association as a younger player has been really nice to do as well,” Hoerner said.

Chicago Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom said the “top notch” facility has helped bring players together as more than just competitors.

“It’s nice to just get guys from other teams around…and get to know him as a person as other than just the player on

dersen, 54, of Mesa.

Champ also is a joy to her husband Andrew Kuzyk, 60, while he battled through chemotherapy and recovers from surgery due to brain cancer.

“He is such a joy to us,” she said. “I just feel like he’s here for a reason for us.”

The couple moved from Michigan to Arizona in 2007 but Pamela rescued her chihuahuas Charlie and Claire from Georgia in 2020. That’s when the dogs had the first litter of puppies.

Champ was one of six puppies born in November 2021 as part of her second litter that should have never been because she’d planned to neuter Charlie sooner than she did.

“I didn’t do it fast enough,” she said.

Initially, Claire had rejected Champ and that led many of their friends to say they should just let die, Andrew said.

He decided he would do nothing of the sort and took him under his wing because he said he feels “very similar to him.”

“He makes me feel good,” he said. “He operates his life like he has no disability.”

While the couple both said Champ entered their life and became such a “blessing,” Andrew credits much of his fighting spirit to his Christian faith.

“There’s no way I’d be here without divine intervention,” he said. “I have total faith.”

Though, he’s not giving up, Andrew said he will not take part in chemotherapy anymore and simply just live his life.

“I’ll just live my life and whatever hapthe other side of the field.

Bell Bank Park President Brett Miller said opening their facilities to the players to help them best prepare for the upcoming season showed the true capabilities of the complex.

“It was an unbelievable experience to showcase all of our state-of-the-art facilities and amenities as a one-stop shop.”

Although it was brief, Miller said lines of communications are always open to anyone of any sport who want to start a dialogue with the facility.

“We’ve got the ability to provide and serve a multitude of sporting departments all under one roof,” he said.

Pamela Andersen and her husband Andrew Kuzyk draw a lot of comfort from Champ the Chihuahua and have little doubt that goes two ways with their cherished pet.

(David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)

pens happens,” he said.

Andrew was diagnosed with brain cancer in August 2021 and had surgery Nov. 1. While the surgery removed most of it, he said some remains because its inoperable due to the location in his brain.

While Champ uses his elbows to run around just fine – as well as standing on his hind legs – his owners have researched buying a wheelchair but costs average more than $300.

Andrew said his medical bills have ex-

ceeded more than $1 million just for his own surgery. His wife had shoulder surgery on Dec. 27 from a fall.

With both of them on disability, veterinarian bills and a $300 wheelchair for Champ don’t appear possible, they said.

Despite all these dire circumstances, when Andrew feels depressed about his situation, he simply picks Champ up and finds the solace and inspiration to carry on.

“He’s going through that,” he said. “I can go through this.”

Cubs third baseman Nico Hoerner got some practice in at Bell Bank Park in Mesa while Major League Baseball’s talks grinded on. (Josh Ortega/Tribune Staff)

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Mesa artist designs ‘swap meet’ exhibit

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hen most people think of an art museum, they might not expect seeing things found at a swap meet.

Native American Artist Brad Kahlhamer’s exhibit at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art likely has shattered that expectation forever.

But then, the Mesa artist’s fondest childhood memories are sifting through lumber yards and rummaging through piles to find interesting items – and going to swap meets.

And so he has created an unusual exhibit that echoes “When I first started talking to the museum about this concept, it was more around the utility of a swap meet,” Kahlhamer said. “I wanted this idea of this

Native American artist Brad Kahlhamer looks at his exhibit at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art as a swap meet for ideas. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer) community outside of the typical retail system. This is really a gray economy,

there’s almost this idea of a wild market.”

SMoCA describes the exhibit’s origins

and goal as “Kahlhamer’s meditation on a nomadic and intersectional contemporary condition.” : “The social and cultural space of the Arizona desert swap meet reflects, models, and fuels Kahlhamer’s recent artistic practice and preoccupations,” it explains.

“At the intersection of neighborhoods, city sprawls, and open-space land, swap meets fill in the cultural gaps between communities and are spontaneous meeting spaces, where many social networks form between individuals of different ages, residency status, cultures, and race.”

Thus, it adds, a swap meet becomes a gathering place for “like-minded strangers or friends who seek out a place of meaning, belonging, or surviving.”

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SWIMKids USA founder looks back on 50 years

BY SUE BREDING Tribune Contributor

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magine what it was like 50 years ago when Lana Whitehead wanted to open her own swim school in an era when occupations considered “the norm” for females were narrow.

“It was definitely a nontraditional choice in a time when the workforce was very male dominated,” says Whitehead, founder and president of SWIMkids USA in Mesa.

But having witnessed the heartwrenching grief of two of her friends who had tragically lost their young children due to drowning, nothing could deter her. Their grief shaped her life as she developed a passion to make a difference and increase awareness about the dangers of drowning.

At that time, the American Academy of Pediatrics was recommending to parents

Lana Whitehead has devoted her career to provide life-saving swimming lessons to kids.

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that they start swim lessons for their children at age 5.

But Whitehead began to experiment with her infant son, Lance, and she found

that the water can be a great bonding experience. More importantly, she realized young children can begin to learn swim skills much earlier than 5.

The Mesa resident’s calm and patient approach with students made her a popular teacher.

Whitehead built a curriculum based on her belief that in addition to teaching children swim strokes, that there were other things a swim school could do. These include infant and baby swim classes. She also became a pioneer when it came to swim schools purposefully teaching drowning prevention skills.

She developed new techniques so children as young as 1 can begin to learn swim safety moves. For example, she began to teach students to swim, roll to their back in a float and then swim again

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universe or whole world, all the things that excite us emotionally When guests first walk into the have to come into a show,” Kahlhamgallery, they are surprised by a large er said. trailer in the center of the exhibition While a traditional swap meet ofsurrounded by what look like skelfers an exchange of goods, the museetal remains of vegetation and anium hopes that an exchange of ideas mals. will emerge from the exhibition.

The exhibition gives an insight into “The concept of ‘Swap Meet’ as a Kahlhamer’s creative process. place of exchange is really imporThough he splits time with Brooktant,” McCabe said. “In this space, the lyn, New York, Kahlhamer lives in exchange might be an experience, diMesa in a double-wide trailer that alogue or ideas rather than the actual he also uses as a studio. He has decoswap meet where it’s things.” rated the exterior with a rock garden There may also be conversations as well as sculptures he made from about contemporary native issues fragments of skeletons and dead sathat could arise from display. guaro cactus pieces he calls “Zombie “The biggest change is not so much Botanicals.” within me but that conversations “Through all of my extensive hikare changing quite rapidly in the ing into The Superstitions and in and museum world and in academia,” around Tucson, I was always struck Kahlhamer said. “Suddenly, we have The trailer in the center of Kahlhamer’s exhibit is surrounded by what look like skeletal remains of by always finding a little bone frag- vegetation and animals. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer) a rise in contemporary native issues ment or a piece of a skull because and I think, for me, that’s the biggest it was evidence of life,” Kahlhamer ex- and museum in the same sentence,” she selves and this piece creates this tableau change,” plained. “Later on, I began picking up said, “so the hope is that this will be an of which I can bring in musicians, poets “I’m hoping that this show personifies all these cactus fragments and pieces to open space for people who may not nor- and work in there – as I have,” Kahlhamer that in a more poetic way.” make these defenders.” mally be comfortable in a museum.” explained.

While some may not notice those isKahlhamer purchased the exhibit Outside the trailer is a deck on which “There’s this idea of assigning person- sues within the subject matter of the trailer at a swap meet in Apache Junc- Kahlhamer will perform alongside a cel- hood to objects,” he said. “When you go to works, there are several other ideas that tion and filled the interior of the space list on April 1. the swap meet, you see this myriad of ob- ring throughout the exhibition. with pieces of his own artwork as well as “The stage is to help activate the whole jects, a storm of tools and used bicycles.

“Some of the ideas that are consistent some sources of his inspiration, includ- concept in terms of a performance It’s personhood in objects and that is, to through all the pieces are the idea of being stuffed animals and sketches. situation,” Kahlhamer said. large degrees, revealed in this show.” ing a nomad or not having an exact place “To have a trailer in the gallery and to The exhibition is curated by Dr. NataThrough rock art, postcards, ephem- so you see references to cities like Gallup, activate it as the artist’s studio is pretty sha Boas and is accompanied by a series era, sketchbooks and reclaimed or used New Mexico or New York City or Mexico unique and I hope this is an open space of performances, including Navajo Na- articles of clothing, Kahlhamer aimed to City,” McCabe said. for people,” said museum Director-Chief tion country act Dirt Rhodes. create works that excite museumgoers The exhibition will be on display at Curator Jennifer McCabe.

“The idea of the artist is that we’re es- and ignite conversations.

SMoCA until October.

“You don’t usually think of a swap meet sentially always performing even for our“When you set about to create a whole Information: smoca.org

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to safety in case they faced an emergency.

Whitehead is also credited with developing highly effective drowning prevention techniques and programs.

And for all of that, Whitehead was awarded the prestigious 2021 U.S. Swim School Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors people who have helped the “learn-to-swim” industry rise to new levels and lift other swim school owners.

“I had always held it up as an unachievable thing and am surprised and humbled that I would be selected to receive such a prestigious honor.”

Tracy Koleber, the association’s board

president, said, “Lana has been a leader and mentor to many, and she’s been on the forefront of researching brain development and the many benefits of swimming.

Whitehead has worked tirelessly as a member of the U.S. Swim School Association, receiving the Humanitarian Award in 2008 and the Hall of Fame award in 2012.

She earned degrees in exercise physiology and special education from ASU and has written five books about her techniques as well as her findings about how movement benefits learning and the brain.

She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and her involvement in the world of swimming as an

author, educator and speaker has taken her around the world including to the U.S. Olympic Training Center, World Baby Congress, National Drowning Prevention Alliance and she was part of a national sports medicine delegation to China.

Whitehead also co-created the Water Smart Babies program where pediatricians write “prescriptions” for water safety measures. Whitehead was a major part of the effort to write the booklet and launch an informative website.

This program is being used by doctors across the country because it gives them an easy way to communicate to parents the importance of things like pool fences, knowing CPR, supervision at all times and how swim lessons save lives.

Whitehead’s career awards are plentiful and include the Spirit of Enterprise Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship from ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business, the Adolph Kiefer Safety Commendation and Hall of Fame Honor from USA Swimming and the G. Harold Martin Award for lifesaving and instruction from the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

She also is celebrating the golden anniversary of her business with a continuing vision to make a difference.

“The awards shine light on the mission which from the beginning has always been to teach even the youngest children lifesaving swim skills,” Whitehead said.

Information: swimkidsusa.com

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Veteran-owned dance studio growing after pandemic

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ebruary 2020 probably wasn’t the best time to open any kind of business, much less a dance studio.

Two years later, Country Nomads at 835 E. Southern Ave., Mesa, not only lives but continues to expand its reach as military veterans Joel Bartlett and Gabriel Dubois – along with Kacee Crandall – teach country swing through what they call “a simple and easy format.

“The Fundamentals we teach are Frame, Connection, and Control (FCC),” they explain on their website. “FCC will not only allow you to dance safely, efficiently, and effectively but you will look stylish and smooth.

“With our progressive learning approach, you will always be learning something new and building on your skills from the ground up. Every lesson builds on top of each other until you

reach your desired goal.”

The trio teach throughout the country as well as in their studio – hence their name “Country Nomads.”

“Dancing saved all of our lives in some way,” Crandall said.

They started teaching 20 private lessons a week in their living rooms.

Eventually, taking apart Crandall’s apartment living room and shoving the furniture into kitchen became too much for them – and her roommate.

In February 2020, the group went to look at a studio and by the end of the day had struck a deal with the previous tenant that cost $6,000 and their name on the lease, Dubois said.

Three weeks later, what they considered a dream deal turned to “heartbreaking and stressful” when they had to close due to the pandemic.

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Country Nomads, from left, Joel Bartlett, Gabriel Dubois and Kacee Crandall own Country Nomads dance studio in Mesa but also travel around the country teaching people country swing. (Josh Ortega/Tribune Staff)

Dealership launches ‘Luggage of Love’ drive TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

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arry H. Miller Dealerships has launched its month-long “Luggage of Love” drive to help hundreds of Arizona children who enter foster care each month transition into a safe home with items of comfort.

They are collecting suitcases and other items throughout March to support children statewide who are served by the Arizona Department of Child Safety.

“Children who enter foster care, are often removed from their homes in the middle of the night, with little to no time to pack a bag of their belongings,” said Pat Kroneberger, senior vice president of Larry H. Miller Dealerships “Through our partnership with DCS, we’ve learned how traumatic and heartbreaking this experience can be, and we simply want children to have hope for better days ahead. If we can make a posi-

tive impact on their lives through our donations of suitcases and basic items of comfort like pajamas, socks, and pillows, then it’s an honor and privilege to do so.”

People can stop at Larry H. Miller Ford Mesa, 460 E. Auto Center Drive or Larry H. Miller Nissan at 2025 Riverview Auto Drive, both Mesa to donate.

Donated items can include carry-size roller suitcases, blankets, pillows, pajamas and socks for children up to the age of 18. All donated items must be new and unused.

During the inaugural “Luggage of Love” campaign in 2021, Larry H. Miller dealerships across the state collected 320 suitcases, 415 blankets, 296 pillows, 843 pajamas, and 2,477 packages of socks.

In total, the estimated value of the donations equaled $94,165.

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This vehicle is one of many that Larry Miller Dealerships packed with suitcases and items of comfort for foster kids. (Special to the Tribune)

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“There was no rent relief,” Crandall said.

“There were bills that had to be paid.”

Their country music and nomad lifestyle evolved from their common background.

Dubois has split his nine years of service in Army Intelligence between active duty and Reserves, taking him to Alaska, North Carolina and Arizona.

He said he became interested in country swing the way any 21-year-old young man does: for a woman. His interest quickly grew as he wanted to learn more and make sense of the dance movements.

“I started learning different ways of doing these dance moves in a way that made sense, felt good and didn’t hurt,” he said.

Bartlett had some dance experience

growing up, having taken ballet as a kid and some hip-hop as a teen.

His time working on a farm in rural Illinois – along with his four years as a Marine rifleman at Camp Pendleton, California – introduced him to country music and the lifestyle that accompanies his journey.

“Dancing saved my life,” Bartlett said “So, being able to pass that love on to other people is beyond amazing for me.”

Crandall grew up in a military family in Sierra Vista and considers herself “gametaught” from learning the small technical skills and abil- Gabriel Dubois and Kacee Crandall demonstrate one of the more elegant country swing moves. (Special to the Tribune) ities from the other two.

“My dance experience came strictly from being their follows,” she said. “I think I went from being a social dancer to a dancer when I met them, and then a professional dancer over the last four years for me.”

Now, they have the studio, the bills have gotten paid and they’re still doing what they love: teaching people how to become confident on the dance floor.

That’s what Dubois and Bartlett said brings them the biggest thrill – besides traveling across the country and meeting other people in the country-swing dance community.

“I’ve done so many different things in my life,” Bartlett said. “And this by far is beyond anything that I could ever ask or dream of, just simply having fun and being able to dance.”

Information: countrynomads.com

According to DCS, there are more than 14,000 Arizona children in foster care.

Children of all ages enter foster care through no fault of their own. More than 70 percent of children enter foster care because they have experienced neglect

in their home and an estimated 50 percent of children enter due to a parent’s drug use.

“Kids who enter foster care are experiencing loss,” said DCS Director Mike Faust. “They’re experiencing a loss of safety, a loss of control, a loss of trust in adults, and some experience a loss of

that help these kids feel loved and seen.”

The “Luggage of Love” campaign will culminate in April, when a caravan of Larry H. Miller Dealerships vehicles stuffed with suitcases and items of comfort meets and delivers the donations to DCS’s South Mountain Office and the DCS Welcome Center in Tucson.

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self-worth. When the community bands together to assist them during a very trying time, it shows them that people care.

“Small items add up to a big impact, and we are grateful for partners like Larry H. Miller Dealerships, and their continued support of Arizona children who have lost so much. It’s efforts like these

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With a diagnosis of neuropathy often comes a prescription for neurotropic medication. “Medicine isn’t a cure, it’s a way to suppress the symptoms,” says Zang. “The concern with that is if it’s not neuropathy causing the symp-

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“Blood brings oxygen and nutrients to your feet which they need to stay healthy,” explains Zang, “When your feet aren’t getting an adequate supply, they start sending signals.” Those signals include pain, burning, tingling, numbness, or cramping.

The good news is that PAD is treatable. Specialists are able to perform an angiogram which lets them see if disease is present. This minimally invasive procedure is done through a

tiny nick in the skin in an office setting. “So, what we do,” explains Dr. Joel Rainwater, MD endovascular specialist, “is go into the bloodstream to find the blockage with imaging guidance.

Then with small tools that can go into the smallest arteries, remove the blockage, and restore that blood flow without surgery, without scalpels, without stitches.”

Getting the proper diagnosis is the first step to getting better. “It’s all about finding out what’s causing the problem,” says Zang. “When your feet burn, tingle, or feel numb, it’s your body telling you it needs help, and you should listen. In fact, if you are experiencing any type of discomfort or things just don’t seem right, tell your doctor. The only way we can help is if you let us know you need it.”

Heel Pain Is On The Rise The weather has a big impact on heel pain. As the days cool down, our activity levels heat up. Going for a walk, playing a round of golf, and hiking are all possible again with the temperature below 100 degrees. But you need to pay attention to your feet. “Getting back to a normal lifestyle can be a shock to your feet, especially to your heels,” says Dr. Shah Askari of CIC Foot & Ankle.

More than two million Americans suffer from plantar fasciitis, a sharp, stabbing, sometimes burning pain in the heel or arch of the foot. It’s anticipated this number will rise as people start taking advantage of better weather.

It typically hurts when first getting up, may lessen after a few steps but always returns. In the past, a cortisone injection was the treatment of choice.

“Cortisone manages the pain, but it doesn’t address what’s causing the pain,” explains Askari. Now, treatment focuses on the condition, not just the symptom.

“Regenerative medicine is one of the most promising ways to deal with pain, because it triggers the body to heal,” he explains. “Prolotherapy is an option that uses a natural irritant which starts the healing process.”

Growth factor therapy also jump starts and maintains regeneration of new tissues.

In addition, the FDA recently approved cold laser therapy for plantar fasciitis.

“Laser treatment is another way to treat heel pain, because it increases circulation, which promotes healing,” says Askari. “It’s all about healing.”

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Prideful New Yorker meets his match in Mt. Humphries

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

H

aving grown up in New York, I can testify to the immense overconfidence of many New Yorkers. Convinced they live in the only city that matters, New Yorkers often display a level of cockiness best described as the personality equivalent of fingernails on a blackboard.

Thus, it’s fun to see New Yorkers taught a lesson like the comeuppance recently received by 28-year-old Brooklyn moron Phillip Vasto.

Vasto, who describes himself as an “experienced hiker,” was here in the Valley on business when he decided to sojourn north to Flagstaff. His goal? To hike Mt. Humphries, our state’s highest peak at 12,633 feet.

According to media reports, Vasto set out at 2:30 p.m. March 2 armed with his cell phone and trusty AllTrails app. The

hike to the top of Humphries and back is about 10 miles. On that day the trail was so steeped with snow, it took Vasto an hour to find the trailhead.

“Unequipped with a light source,” per the Arizona Daily Sun, Vasto trekked until dark, telling the paper, “It was very easy to get off the trail and fall into the snow.”

Shortly before 7 that night, Vasto dialed 911 and reported being lost. The Search and Rescue unit from the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office tracked him down at about the 10,600-foot mark – in other words, nowhere near the summit.

Most of us would have called it good, happy to survive. Not Vasto. This is where he displays that signature New Yorker confidence.

Despite a stern talking to from rescuers – including being “encouraged to not attempt the hike again,” according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office – Vasto decided to hike Humphries again the very next morning.

March 3 must have been quite the day:

Vasto met fellow hikers who turned back in the face of 25 mph winds – but he kept going. He slipped off the trail and scratched up a leg, Vasto told the Daily Sun. After about eight hours, he noticed his phone was nearly dead. Only then did Vasto call the Search and Rescuers for the second time in 24 hours. The deputies contacted the Arizona Department of Public Safety. A DPS helicopter flew up to fetch Vasto off the mountain.

The pride of the Big Apple posted about his adventure on Instagram before deleting his posts – I imagine because he was tired of being called a dumbass. Like many people caught doing ridiculous things, Vasto positioned himself on social media as a wise sage here to warn the rest of us.

“With brutal, chilling winds blowing at (more than) 25 mph and freezing temperatures, Humphreys Peak is no joke in March,” Vasto wrote. “I highly advice (sic) NOT attempting Humphreys Peak in the

winter. You can easily injure yourself and get hypothermia up there.”

Uh, yeah. Improbably, the entire population of Arizona, all 7 million of us, somehow managed not to need that dire warning.

Vasto’s travails will undoubtedly revive calls for the state Legislature to pass a “Stupid Hiker Law,” which the City of Phoenix considered back a few years ago. Like Arizona’s “Stupid Motorist Law,” such a measure would force hikers who make improbably dumb decisions to repay the estimated thousand taxpayer dollars an hour it costs to send highly trained first responders and a chopper to save them from their own stupidity.

The law might not be a bad idea. Vasto told the Daily Sun he plans to fly out from New York again in May and try his big adventure one more time.

The immortal Sinatra was right about New Yorkers. “King of the hill, top of the heap?” Like Phillip Vasto, they’re all destined for glory.

that we are not a divided as we think and agree on much more than we disagree: • Arizonans agree that educational attainment and a strong education system across the board is vital to building a better future, but only 26% think our K-12 public education is high quality. Majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents want more money spent on public education.

• Arizonans believe that education and training are necessary to build their careers, but they worry that opportunities are limited. Only 46% of employed Arizonans earning less than $60,000 say they have access to the education and training they need.

• Arizonans are struggling with child care.

A quarter of those with children 18 or under say the cost or limited availability of child care prevents them from going back to work or school.

• Arizonans overwhelmingly support sustainable practices that protect our air, land, water and wildlife. Seventy percent or

more want improved air quality, regulations that protect rural water supplies, a transition to clean energy, expanded space for parks and outdoor recreation, more spending to prevent forest fires, and steps that reduce the urban heat island effect.

• Arizonans support comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship.

A whopping 86% believe this is necessary, yet our political system has not delivered.

If you peruse the websites of the leading candidates for governor, you’ll find few if any specifics on how they would address even one of these issues, much less all of them. So how will we find out any candidate’s thoughts making childcare more affordable? About increasing mid-career training opportunities? About making the Valley’s air more breathable?

Once, the answer would clearly have laid with the state’s news organizations. They still have a role to play. But the press needs help, and that must come from us.

Seek out the candidates who want to represent you, whether they’re running for governor, attorney general, the Legislature or another office. Press them on the issues that matter the most to you. You might ask: • How would their policies improve education for your children?

• What would they do to make sure water continues to flow from your tap?

• How would they make it easier for you to get the training you need to advance in your career?

We agree on far more than we disagree, including the need to come together to find solutions that can drive our state forward to a brighter future.

We should expect our elected leaders to do the same. We’ll get this only if we let the candidates know what is on our minds.

Sybil Francis is president & CEO of the nonprofit Center for the Future of Arizona , a nonpartisan organization.

What do you want Arizona office-seekers?

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t’s an election year. You can tell because political reporters began the year by telling us how much money candidates raised.

I don’t know a single voter who casts a ballot based on campaign finance reports.

Voters are more interested in what a candidate will do to make their lives, their communities and their state better.

Too often missing in campaigns and election coverage is any serious discussion of what voters want to hear from the candidates. But if we are to be a self-governing nation, shouldn’t voters’ concerns be foremost?

We know something about this at the Center for the Future of Arizona because an important part of our mission is to listen to Arizonans and learn what matters most to them.

The Gallup Arizona Survey, which the Center commissioned in fall 2020, told us

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Meeting with Barry Goldwater taught him a lesson

BY JD HAYWORTH Tribune Columnist

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You’ve been there before, right?”

The driver’s question shook the candidate out of his reverie.

The young man didn’t make a habit of using a car service, but with his campaign manager in a meeting, other workers putting up and re-positioning signs and his wife needing the family car, a limo was the best way to ensure the candidate arrived at this important meeting on time.

“Excuse me?”

“You’ve been there before, right?”

“Nope…first time!”

“Well, I have,” the driver responded, with an air of professional competence and courtesy. “The way there is imprinted on my memory, given the importance of the man who lives there, and the guests I’ve taken there.”

“Yes sir, it’s quite a place,” the driver said. “When I was a kid, at Christmastime and Easter, cars would be lined up so that families could use the shortwave radio

there as part of a special phone link-up to talk to their boys in Vietnam.”

“The joke around town was that the landlord there stayed busier on those holidays than Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny combined…and that he served a steady diet of ham on both days…as in ‘ham radio!’”

“How about that,” the young passenger responded, adding a polite laugh of his own.

Actually, the candidate’s nerves were a bit jumpy as the car drew closer to its intended destination. Given his propensity for verbosity, he hoped that continuing the conversation would calm him down a bit.

“I wonder what his workshop looks like,” the candidate said.

“Not sure that he even calls it a ‘workshop,’” responded the driver. “I’ve heard that he refers to it as his ‘shack,’ and sometimes just as the ‘garage,’ since he works on his cars as well as his gadgets in there.”

The conversation piqued the driver’s curiosity. “You gonna ask him?”

The candidate genuinely chuckled this time. “As you might imagine, I have some other questions in mind,” he said.

“I bet you do,” the driver responded.

Ushered into the great man’s presence, in the den just off the kitchen, the young man was every bit the energetic candidate.

“Well, you’re off to a great start,” said the great man.

“Thank you, sir,” the candidate responded. “It was a hard-fought primary, and we were pleased to come out on top.”

“Oh, I’m not talking about the primary,” said the great man. “I’m talking about the first word out of your mouth. ‘Y-O-U!’ That’s good!”

“Sir?” “Every letter that you write or your staff writes should start with that same word. God knows we have enough politicians who always begin with ‘I…’ I’ve done this…or I’m gonna do that…makes me sick! By using ‘you’ the attention is focused on the voter…and then, when you win…your constituent!”

The great man’s candid and cantankerous nature, as well as his sage advice, made the hour-long meeting seem much shorter.

Toward the end, it was the great man’s turn to ask a question.

“Who are you running against, anyway?”

The candidate bit his tongue and kept a poker face, remembering that an endorsement from the great man put his opponent into office in the new congressional district two years earlier. Calmly, he mentioned the incumbent’s name.

Sen. Barry Goldwater responded with a snort of surprise…or derision…the candidate couldn’t determine which.

“A GIRL?! Well, I’m not gonna get in your way! Now…where’s my checkbook?”

The candidate wanted to frame the check as a keepsake, but the campaign treasurer explained that federal election finance law mandated its deposit Besides, every dollar counts in a political campaign.

Thirty years after Barry Goldwater lost his race for the White House, the young candidate won his race for the U.S. House.

Almost another 30 years have passed.

Barry Goldwater belongs to the ages, and the young candidate-turned-congressman has now become a columnist.

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he clouds were heavy and clustered over the varsity baseball field at Skyline High School. It would’ve been opening day for the Coyotes had the rain stayed away.

Instead, Brian Gregory, Skyline’s head coach, found himself in the school’s weight room, recounting what had led to him being hired by Skyline earlier this school year.

Gregory was a player for a long time.

He started playing baseball when he was 4 or 5, playing in the local little league of Lompoc, California where he was born and raised. At around 7 or 8 years old, Gregory started catching.

He was a young high schooler by all accounts. He entered high school as a 13-year-old and was invited to start playing in Cabrillo High School’s summer baseball program by Jon Osborne, the head coach at Cabrillo. Many of the kids he played with were 18.

“Looking back on it the guy must’ve only been throwing the ball 82 or 83 miles an hour but I remember as a 13-year-old you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is hard. But it’s something that I want to do.’ And I loved the challenge of it,” said Gregory.

He knew he wanted to play college

New Skyline head baseball coach Brian Gregory wanted a shot at a high school head coaching job when he moved to Arizona from California. He got that opportunity after assisting for a year at Dobson.

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Gregory’s baseball journey took many twists and turns. Now, he hopes to share that insight with Skyline players and prepare them not only for the next level, but life after baseball.

(Dave Minton/Tribune Staff)

baseball after having four highly successful high school seasons and was able to get opportunities to do so in California.

Gregory went to Allan Hancock College as a 17-year-old. He played baseball there throughout the summer until the day of his birthday.

“I’ll never forget. On my birthday, in the rain, we had our first cuts of the fall. We had to go look at a classroom list,” Gregory said. “I looked and my name was on the list. I couldn’t believe it. It’s not like someone saying ‘Hey, you’re not good enough’. It was just a list posted, in the rain, on my birthday. Cut.” He found his way to Santa Barbara City College for the remainder of the fall semester.

He then had back surgery at 19 and was sidelined. He finished his seasons at Santa Barbara and started a handful of games behind the plate.

Gregory earned a preferred walk-on opportunity to Cal State Dominguez Hills. If Gregory got into the school on academic grounds, he would be a part of the team workouts and get an opportu-

nity to be on the team.

He ended up injured and redshirted his first year. He had a solid junior season and earned the starting catching job as a senior. It was an up and down season but by the last five games he had turned it around. Unfortunately, it was also the end of his college career.

Ultimately, Gregory decided to try out for Independent League teams and played for a few more years. He played for the Raton Osos in Raton, New Mexico and bounced around until his last season in 2015 when he was playing for Kelly Stinette, an ex-Diamondback and manager of the Watertown Bucks at the time.

After Gregory’s year was cut short when he broke his finger while catching in the bullpen, he began to consider a path to coaching.

He always knew to an extent that he was meant to coach even from a young age. Gregory’s grandfather is part of the reason that he is coaching now. Looking back on fond memories of his grandfather, Gregory started to tear up.

“He supported me all throughout high

school,” Gregory said. “When I started to get into coaching, he was pretty influential as far as that goes and supported me on that.

Obviously, I get emotional about it because he is such an influential person in my life.”

Gregory got his first real taste of coaching when went back home to California with his old high school team.

His former coach, Jon Osborne, loved having him back with the team because he was a good role model for the players.

“When he came back, it was nice to have former players that were playing past high school to come back and work out with the team,” Osborne said. “He was really good working with the players and had a really good rapport as a student athlete. He was a good role model because he always worked really, really hard.”

Gregory eventually found himself searching for a high school coaching job in Arizona after he and his wife, Matiana, relocated. He became an assistant coach at Dobson under then head coach Phil Wail.

Wail, now the athletic director at Skyline, brought him on to coach the Coyotes when former coach Pat Herrera stepped down.

He began working with the kids to build a team that could get to and win playoff games this season and also give them the experience and skills he learned in high school.

The oldest of six children, Gregory learned how to mediate debates, how to be responsible for others and how to be accountable.

Gregory said that part of the reason he wanted to work so hard at baseball is because he knew that younger siblings always looked up to him. They looked to him to see what work ethic, commitment and responsibility were.

He’s now getting a chance to share all he learned with the Skyline players.

“You want to win games and be the best,” Gregory said. “At the same time, you’re preparing these kids for life after baseball. You don’t know what type of impact you will have on these kids and even if it’s not on the baseball field you want to see these kids be successful.”

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BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI GetOut Editor

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ith a cowboy hat pulled deep to his eyes and a thick beard, Dejan Knezevic fits the red dirt/ outlaw country genre well.

He has his fans fooled – and that’s not a bad thing. Born in Chicago, Knezevic was raised by parents from Montenegro and Bosnia. Serbian is his first language. The Serbian coat of arms adorns his hat.

“My family is from former Yugoslavia,” he said. “I can’t say I’ve ever heard of an American/Serbian country singer before.

There’s a first for everything, I guess.”

In late 2018, Knezevic formed Last Train to Juarez, following the lineage of his heroes, Ward Davis, Whitey Morgan, Hank 3 and Jamey Johnson. They celebrate the release of their debut album, “Some Road,” on Friday, March 18, at Roosters in Mesa.

“It was an awakening, so to speak, for me and I quickly started discovering a whole genre of country music that spoke to me,” Knezevic said. “It was around this time that I started seriously considering

starting a project in the red dirt/outlaw genre of country music.”

Last Train to Juarez is a departure from previous projects like Pelvic Meatloaf.

“I’ve been in the scene, in metal bands, for the better part of 30 years,” he said. “I didn’t grow up on country music. It was the red dirt/new outlaw movement that got my ears and sold me on it. It’s inspired me to go in this direction, to the dismay of a lot of my metalhead brothers.”

Last Train to Juarez sees Knezevic singing for the first time, something that even surprised his wife of 23 years.

“Sure, I fronted a metal band in the past, but I never really tried singing,” Knezevic said. “What we did back then was death metal and growling so this whole singing thing was new to me. I wasn’t confident at all. But what I lacked in confidence, I made up with motivation and perseverance.”

In late 2018, he pulled the trigger and went all in.

He had a revolving group of musicians until April 2021, when the lineup was solidified as vocalist/acoustic guitarist Knezevic;

Mark Tomeo, pedal steel, dobro, backing vocals; bassist Jonathan Candler and lead guitarist Stephen Dietrich. Additionally, fiddler/mandolin player Austin Brooks joins.

“Our music blurs the lines a bit and doesn’t fit neatly into any specific country genre,” he said.

“I’ve heard people refer to us as outlaw, red dirt, biker country and rock or metal country. Ultimately, what is most important to Last Train to Juarez will celebrate the release of their new alme as an artist is to write bum with a concert in Mesa Friday, March 18. (Special to GetOut) and create music that is By the end of this year, Last Train to pure, honest and authentic. Music that comes Juarez will be playing 60% originals and from the heart and soul, which is why I pre“I have nothing against cover songs at fer to stick with originals over cover tunes. all,” he said.

“Granted, we do play cover songs out of “It’s just not what I want to do, and I necessity since we are a newer band and feel there is plenty of cover and tribute don’t have enough original material to cov- bands in the Valley already. I get my kicks er a four-hour gig but that is quickly changsee JUAREZ page 28 ing as I continue to write new material.”

“I love Warped Tour, but I didn’t want to worry about what bands I’m missing, I wanted to feel like I was in a backyard listening to music and drinking a beer.”

Though Burkett scoffed at the idea at first, he later jumped on board. He said “Punk in Drublic” — the name of NOFX’s 1994 album—would be the perfect moniker for the festival.

Punk in Drublic comes to Bell Bank Park on Saturday, March 19, with headliners NOFX as well as local legends Authority Zero and The Venomous Pinks. Beer and local food trucks will camp out there.

“Punk in Drublic is just a good title because this festival is about drunk

The punk band NOFX is a featured group at the Punk in Drublic festival at Bell Bank Park next Saturday. (Special to Get Out)

The raucous festival is a genuine good time

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ameron Collins was drinking beer and listening to punk music when he had an aha moment.

“I’ve always been a NOFX fan and I was doing beer festivals,” Collins said. “One night I was sitting in my backyard having some beers and listening to NOFX and it hit me that this would be an amazing festival concept.”

Collins then called his good friend, NOFX bassist Michael “Fat Mike” Burkett, to pitch the idea.

“It was Cameron’s vision to do a festival that was the opposite of the Warped Tour and is something for older punk rockers who want to get wasted,” Burkett said.

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hearing performances by singer/songwriters who have stories to tell and that’s the path I feel is right for me.”

“The fans we are picking up are wholeheartedly embracing what we are doing. I’d rather have 10 people intently watching, listening and appreciating our original songs over a packed room of people singing every word to a Luke Bryan or Florida Georgia Line cover song. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Just not my thing.”

Knezevic said he could pen pop radio songs to “make it big.”

“It ain’t about the destination,” he said.

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punk rockers,” Burkett said with a laugh.

“What could be more fitting?”

With a lineup of friends stacked on the bill, Burkett had one request for the venues: hold the festival outside.

“I don’t want to play clubs anymore or a big festival,” Burkett said. “I feel (outdoors) provides a safe place for people who want to hang out and have a good time. This tour feels like I’m at home.”

Because of this, Collins said Punk in

“It’s about the ride and so far the ride has been epic.”

Sometimes Knezevic can’t help but be drawn to music. In 2014, he visited Bosnia and, when he arrived, he was wired due to the time zone changed. From his families’ village, he could hear the faint sounds of music.

As he approached, he could see a fair amount of people under a canopy. He was concerned it was a Croatian, Muslim or Serbian party.

“That definitely matters,” he said. “I tucked my Serbian cross inside of my shirt. If they asked, I was going to say I’m American. I saw two Serbian flags, so I

Drublic feels less like a traditional music festival and more like a genuine good time.

“Everybody leaves Punk in Drublic with their sides hurting from laughing. They have a great time,” he said. “It’s a comedy show with great music and tons of camaraderie, which makes it unique. There is nothing I do that’s like it and there will never be anything like Punk in Drublic.”

Burkett admits that his band is rare in that it does not practice and the setlist is penned the day prior.

“I write the setlist the day before and we

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took the necklace out of my shirt.”

As he walked up, the crowd formed around him.

“I speak it fluently, but they could hear the accent. Apparently, it was a big party for two sons who were getting ready to go into the military. The military is obligatory. It was a big celebration with bands, they were roasting pigs, it was incredible.

I’m sitting there trying to explain.”

Then, a “little old lady” walked up to him and slapped him after he shared his story of walking through the woods and down the road by the refinery.

“I thought, ‘Great. These people are going to kill me now,’” he recalled. “In Serbian, she

don’t practice because that would make us predictable,” he said with a smirk. “I will, however, always throw in at least one song that people are not familiar with.”

Burkett isn’t fond of today’s modern punk rock, so he focuses on creating a show that pushes audiences outside of their comfort zone—with a few laughs thrown in.

“These days, punk rock is mostly pop with safe lyrics and safe shows,” he said. “I’d rather get in trouble, which I do a lot, and put on a show that is punk and makes people a little awkward and makes them laugh.

said, ‘You (expletive) idiot. That’s all mined from the war, you moron. Keep him here until it’s daylight. Feed him well. Show him what an idiot he is. In the morning, they threw me in the car and every 15 feet there was skull and crossbones on a pole.”

If You Go...

What: Last Train to Juarez When: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday, March 18 Where: Roosters, 3731 E. Main St., Mesa Cost: Free admission Info: 480.985.4088, roosterscountrybar.net Punk in Drublic is not a business. It’s a party that we throw. We’ve taken the approach that we’re OK with whatever happens.”

If You Go...

What: Punk in Drublic When: Noon Saturday, March 19.

Where: Bell Bank Park, 1 Legacy Drive, Mesa.

Cost: Tickets start at $55 for the 21 and older show.

Info: punkindrublicfest.com

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Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Comment Period (March 13, 2022 – April 12, 2022) Date of Publication: March 13, 2022 FY 2022/2023 Annual Action Plan Proposed Use of Funds for anticipated awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG), HOME Investments Partnership Program (HOME).

In accordance with the federal regulations at 24 CFR, Part 91, the City of Mesa (City) is required to prepare and submit an Annual Action Plan for its Housing and Community Development Entitlement Programs funded by HUD.

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The Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 outlines how the City intends to spend approximately $4,286,734 in federal CDBG and $3,135,198 in CDBG reprogrammed funds, $346,781 in ESG funds, and $1,546,684 in federal HOME entitlement funds.

The FY 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan proposes uses of CDBG, ESG, and HOME funds for funding activities that are consistent with the City’s Five-Year Consolidated Plan. As a condition of the receipt of federal funds, the City is required to hold a minimum of two public hearings to inform the general public of additions or changes, including the cancellation of proposed activities or amendments to the City Citizen Participation Plan.

This document is available for public review at the Housing and Community Development office, 200 S. Center St., Bldg. 1 Mesa, AZ or on our website https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/community-development/plans-amendments-reports.

Notice of Public Comment Period A public comment period regarding the FY 2022/2023 proposed activities in the Annual Action will begin on Sunday, March 13, 2022 and end on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. All written comments received no later than April 12, 2022 will be considered.

Written comments may be sent to: Michelle Albanese, City of Mesa, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 852111466. You may also contact her at (480) 644-4546, or via e-mail at Michelle.Albanese@mesaaz.gov for further information.

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The City of Mesa is committed to making its public meetings accessible. For accommodations, translation, or additional information, please contact the City of Mesa Community Services at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at (480) 644-4546; or e-mail: CommunityRevitalization@mesaaz.gov; or AZRelay 71-1 for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Si necesita asistencia o traducción en español, favor de llamar al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 480644-2767.

Michelle Albanese, Housing & Community Development Director (March 13, 2022 East Valley Tribune/ 45248)

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EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 AND EASTMARK COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2 MESA, ARIZONA PHASE XIX ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU1) PROJECT NOS: S889 AND S904 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov . Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held via a Microsoft Teams meeting on Monday, March 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Please call into Microsoft Teams Meeting at 1-213-279-1007 with Phone Conference ID: 289 786 175#. Bidders may also attend in person, the Pre-Bid Conference at the Eastmark Visitor and Community Center located at 10100 E. Ray Road, Mesa (Classroom).

A pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2022 11:00 a.m. The site visit is recommended but not mandatory.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of all improvements shown on the Plans, including, but not limited to the following: PHASE XIX ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (DU1): Offsite Improvements E. Warner Road Phase 2 (S889) - The Project consists of approximately 3,700 linear feet of roadway improvements of the north half of E. Warner Road between Ellsworth Road and Eastmark Parkway. Improvements consist of curb and gutter, sidewalk, asphalt pavement, landscape, streetlights, and dry utility extensions. Portions of the existing median will need to be modified per Plan Revision #2.

Offsite Improvements Ellsworth Road (S904) – The Project consists of approximately 5,200 linear feet of roadway widening improvements of Ellsworth Road between Warner Road and Elliot Road. Improvements consist of catch basins, storm drain, curb and gutter, sidewalk, asphalt pavement, landscape, streetlights, and dry utility extensions. Portions of the existing median will need to be modified to accommodate for the access improvements required near the Mesquite Road alignment. Six-inch (6”) and twelve-inch (12”) water services will be connected to the existing 16” water main and stubbed to the development to the east of Ellsworth Road. Approximately 3,100 linear feet of sewer pipe ranging between 8”- 42” will be installed. Bypass pumping of the existing 24” sewer main in Elliott Road will be required to install the proposed sewer main at the intersection of Ellsworth and Elliot. See Exhibit J2 for Technical Specifications on Diversion of Sewage Flow and Dewatering. This Project consists of two (2) new Traffic Signal installations; (1) Ellsworth Road and Mesquite Road, 2) Ellsworth Road and Elliot Road and adding a pedestrian push button at the existing Traffic Signal at Ellsworth Road and Warner Road For information contact: Stephanie Gishey, City of Mesa, Stephanie.Gishey@MesaAZ.gov.

Engineer’s Estimate Range is $4,800,000 to $5,500,000 All project questions must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday March 24, 2022. See Section 11 of the Project Special Provisions for more information.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.earc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $89.00 which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents online (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.earc.com.

One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call (480) 644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.

Work shall be completed within 373 (three hundred and seventy-three) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to DMB MESA PROVING GROUNDS LLC, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC Contract and respective Addenda for construction within five (5) days after formal Notice of Contact Award. Failure by bidder to properly execute the Contract and provide the required certification as specified shall be considered a breach of Contract by bidder. DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC shall be free to terminate the Contract or, at option, release the successful bidder.

Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this Work. The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Successful Bidder shall name DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC as obligee on both the Payment and Performance Bonds and name the City of Mesa as an additional obligee on the Performance Bond using a Dual Obligee Rider form. An approved Dual Obligee Rider Form is included herein as Exhibit E in the Contract Documents.

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the DMB Mesa Proving Grounds LLC; City of Mesa or Eastmark Community Facilities District No. 1 and District No. 2.

ATTEST: Holly Moseley District Clerk Published in: The Mesa Tribune March 6, 13, 2022 / 45104

BETH HUNING District Engineer

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Public Notices

CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

The Mesa City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the following ordinances at the March 21, 2022 City Council meeting beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Mesa City Council Chambers, 57 East First Street.

1. Amending Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 10, Section 10 of the Mesa Swimming Pool and Spa Code relating to clarification of pool owner responsibility to maintain pool barrier; allowing double gates, secured windows with latches above 54- inches, and pet doors to comply with pool barrier requirements. (Citywide) 2. Amending Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 2, Section 1 of the adopted International Building Code relating to applying Institutional Group I-4 to buildings and structures occupied by more than ten persons, including more than 5 infants 2 ½ years of age or less, who receive custodial care for less than 24 hours by persons other than parents or guardians, relatives by blood, marriage, or adoption, and in a place other than the home of the person cared for, and aligning the Building and Fire Protection Code in Chapter 9. (Citywide) 3. Amending Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 1, Sections 3 and 4 to clarify the process for reasonable modifications from the provisions of the building and technical codes, and to require permits for solar panel installation that are greater than 10,000 square feet and systems not installed by a licensed contractor. (Citywide) 4. Amending Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 5, Section 4 of the Plumbing Code amending the requirement for drinking fountains to small businesses with less than 50 occupants.

(Citywide) 5. Amending Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 9, Section (B) of the adopted International Energy Code relating to random testing of air duct systems for production homes.

(Citywide) 6. ZON21-00593 (District 5) Within the 8800 to 9000 blocks of East University Drive (north side) and within the 8900 block of East Decatur Road (south side). Located west of the 202 Red Mountain Freeway on the north side of University Drive (14.5± acres). Rezone from Single Residence 43 (RS-43) to Small Lot Single Residence 3.0 with a Planned Area Development overlay (RSL-3.0-PAD). This request will allow for a small-lot single residence development. Sean Lake, Pew & Lake, PLC, applicant; Mars Properties Holdings, LLC; Gary and Maxine Thompson, owner.

7. ZON21-00620 (District 6) Within the 7800 to 8100 blocks of East Pecos Road (north side), and within the 6800 to 7000 blocks of South Sossaman Road (east side). Located north of Pecos Road and East of Sossaman Road (155+ acres). Rezone from Agriculture (AG) to General Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (GI-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for an industrial development. George Pasquel III, Withey Morris PLC, applicant; GERMANN INVESTMENTS NO 1; GI 20 LLC; GI 30 LLC; and PR20 LLC, owners.

8. ZON21-00644 (District 6) Within the 9300 to 9500 blocks of East Willis Road (south side).

Located north of Germann Road on the east side of Ellsworth Road (61.2± acres). Rezone from Light Industrial (LI) to Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development overlay (LI-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for an industrial park. Ellie Brundige, Gammage & Burnham, PLC, applicant; NEC E&G, LLC and ELLSWORTH 92, LLC, owner.

9. ANX21-00649 (District 6) Annexing property located within the 5600 block of South Mountain Road (west side). Located north of Williams Field Road on the west side of Mountain Road (11.05± acres). Initiated by the applicant, Blake McKee, Skybridge Companies, and MARILYN A LANDE REVOCABLE TRUST, owner.

10. ZON21-00651 (District 6) Within the 5600 block of South Mountain Road (west side). Located north of Williams Field Road on the west side of Mountain Road (11.45± acres). Rezone from Agriculture (AG) to Residential Small Lot 4.5 (RSL-4.5). This request will allow for a single residence small lot development. Blake McKee, Skybridge Companies, applicant; MARILYN A LANDE REVOCABLE TRUST, owner.

Dated at Mesa, Arizona, this 13th day of March 2022.

Holly Moseley, City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Mar. 13, 2022 / 45227

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following: ON-CALL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide professional services on an oncall basis in the following area/category: Landscape Architecture. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

From this solicitation, the Engineering Department will establish a list of on-call consultants for Landscape Architecture Services. This category is further defined below: Landscape Architecture projects will include design and/or construction administration of projects located within City right-of-way, City-owned buildings and properties, shared-use paths, parks, retention basins, and sporting facilities. Tasks may include design services, cost estimating, value engineering, design concept, site master plan preparation, construction documentation, utility coordination, renderings and graphics to assist in project visualization and public outreach.

A Pre-Submittal Conference will not be held.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10 point. Please submit one (1) electronic copy in an unencrypted PDF format with a maximum file size limit of 20MB to EngineeringRFQ@mesaaz.gov by 2 pm on March 31, 2022. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. In the subject line and on the submittal package, please display: Firm name and On-Call Category.

The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

ATTEST: Holly Moseley Published in The Mesa Tribune March 6, 13, 2022 / 45070

BETH HUNING City Engineer

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Public Notices

CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following: PLAZA DESIGN MCP ANNEX PROJECT NO. LF0497 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Public Safety Campus Microgrid Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

The project consists of providing updated Programming Documents & Schematic Drawings (including presentation boards and renderings), Final Construction Drawings, and potential Construction Inspection Services for the renovation of a portion of the Mesa City Plaza building located at 20 East Main Street in Mesa, AZ. The goal of this project is to provide an inviting meeting and gathering space for both the community and Mesa City Council.

Assistance with Public, City Council, Citizen Advisory/Committee, and Design Review Board meetings, as well as other coordination efforts may also be required.

The project scope includes: 1. Review and adjustment of the Programming Documents and Schematic Drawings presented at the City Council Strategic Planning Session on March 3, 2022.

2. Demolition of the “Annex” wing of Mesa City Plaza.

3. Construction of a new building having a footprint of 10,000 S.F. 4. Site, Utility, and Landscape improvements for the areas directly adjacent to the new building.

5. The City may include other miscellaneous improvements at the site, as needed.

A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on March 22, 2022 at 9:00am through Microsoft Teams. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov to receive the invite. At this meeting, the project team, including City staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract requirements and respond to questions from the attendees. The video conference PreSubmittal Conference is not mandatory. All interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether they attend the conference or not. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project outside of this Pre-Submittal conference. In addition, meeting minutes or any other information will not be posted from the Pre-Submittal Conference.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt.

Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov by March 31, 2022 by 2:00pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at Stephanie.Gishey@mesaaz.gov.

ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published in: The Mesa Tribune March 13, 20, 2022 / 45240

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following: ON-CALL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide professional services on an on-call basis in the following area/category: Landscape Architecture. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

From this solicitation, the Engineering Department will establish a list of on-call consultants for Landscape Architecture Services. This category is further defined below: Landscape Architecture projec ts will include design and/or construction administration of projects located within City right-of-way, City-owned buildings and properties, shared-use paths, parks, retention basins, and sporting facilities. Tasks may include design services, cost estimating, value engineering, design concept, site master plan preparation, construction documentation, utility coordination, renderings and graphics to assist in project visualization and public outreach.

A Pre-Submittal Conference will not be held.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-design-opportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10 point. Please submit one (1) electronic copy in an unencrypted PDF format with a maximum file size limit of 20MB to Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov by 2 pm on March 31, 2022. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. In the subject line and on the submittal package, please display: Firm name and OnCall Category.

The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

BETH HUNING City Engineer

ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published in : The Mesa Tribune March 6, 13, 2022 / 45029

BETH HUNING City Engineer

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INVITATION TO BID: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley is seeking general contract services for its Phase I A Safe Roof and Phase II Improving Safety & Air Quality at its Mesa Grant Woods Branch located at 221 W. 6th Ave, Mesa AZ 85210. The owner will receive Bids for Boys & Girls Clubs Phase I A Safe Roof and Phase II Improving Safety & Air Quality at Mesa Grant Woods. This project is federally funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Federal labor standards, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, and Equal Employment Opportunity regulations apply of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for Employment and Contracting Opportunities. Small, minority and/ or women owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids. A Pre-Bid Conference (highly encouraged) will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at the project site: Boys & Girls Clubs Mesa Grant Woods Branch 221 W. 6th Ave, Mesa AZ 85210, at which time the Owner will be available to answer questions. Bidders are encouraged to attend.

Unless provided in writing, verbal authorizations or acknowledgments by anyone present will not be binding. Sealed Bids will be received until 12:00 PM Arizona Time, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, 4309 East Belleview St., Bldg. 14, Phoenix, Arizona 85008. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 12:30 PM Arizona Time, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (RESERVED CONFERENCE ROOM), 4309 East Belleview St., Bldg. 14, Phoenix, Arizona 85008. Bidding documents, including specifications to the proposed work and instructions to Bidders may be obtained (via email). Contact Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, Chilo Figueroa, Director of Facilities & Safety at: chilo.figueroa@bgcaz.org, Tel 602- 343-1256. All bids must be on a lump-sum basis. A schedule of values will be provided by the Contractor at the time of contract. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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Public Notices INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS FOR DESIGN BUILD SERVICES: West Valley Housing Support Center, 12785 W. GRAND AVENUE, Surprise, ARIZONA 85374. A New Leaf, Inc. will receive proposals for the design build renovation of a 5,640 square foot apartment building. This project is federally funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds through the State of Arizona Department of Housing and the City of Surprise. Federal labor standards, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, and Equal Employment Opportunity regulations of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for Employment and Contracting Opportunities will apply to the project. Small, minority and/ or women owned businesses are encouraged to submit proposals. Sealed Proposals will be received until 1:00PM Arizona Time, on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at A New Leaf, 868 E University Drive, Mesa, Arizona 85203. Proposal documents, including previous building plans for the proposed work and the Request for Proposals may be obtained electronically. Contact Keon Montgomery, Director of Real Estate at: kmontgomery@turnanewleaf.org, Tel 480733- 3063, ext. 4311. All proposals must be a fixed firm price. A New Leaf, Inc., reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. An optional Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at the project site, 12785 W. GRAND AVENUE, Surprise, ARIZONA 85374, at which time the Client will be available to answer questions.

Unless provided in writing, verbal authorizations or acknowledgments by anyone present will not be binding.

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Public Notices Advertisement of Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Arizona Self-Service Storage Act, Arizona Statutes 33-1704, Section H, Enforcement of Lien. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on or after March 25, 2022 at 9:00am using an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US60 Self Storage, 1661 S Alma School Rd, Ste 105, Mesa, AZ 85210.

Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the following: Tenant Name Unit # Sapphyre Pearson 914 Charles Sluder 321 Sarah Westover 210 Ronald Robins 226 Ronald Robins 332 Christian Alcivar 507 Christian Alcivar 528 Nadia Banashley - 656 Telesia Foleti 742 Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Items sold “as is”, CASH ONLY, and Buyer must pay a security deposit and broom sweep/clean the unit.

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Published: East Valley Tribune Mar 13, 20, 2021 / 44745 NOTICE TO READERS: Most service advertisers have an ROC# or "Not a licensed contractor" in their ad, this is in accordance to the AZ state law.

Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): The advertising requirements of the statute does not prevent anyone from placing an ad in the yellow pages, on business cards, or on flyers.

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