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developer already has “Surf Mesa’’ tee-shirts printed, hoping that his proposed two-acre “surf lagoon” turns into a regional attraction near Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport. But while the lagoon is the centerpiece of Cannon Beach, it also includes 475,000 square feet of commercial space, a gym, a climbing wall, a go-cart track, a 65-foot tall hotel and retail space. All of this would be built only about a mile
northwest of the airport, in an over�light area where housing could not be built without a permit because of aircraft noise. The developer, Cole Cannon – a surfer himself from his days at the University of Southern California – said “there’s a huge, transplanted population from Southern California’’ that yearns to go sur�ing again, but can’t return home every weekend. “What we are trying to create is something that can’t be delivered to your door,’’ he told the Tribune. He said his focus is on a 25-45-year age bracket that highly values unique experienc-
es, such as hiking a national park or sur�ing, rather than just acquiring possessions. Cannon envisions travelers using the airport and staying at the hotel to either surf or just enjoy people-watching and a beach ambiance transplanted from Southern California to the Sonoran Desert. Cannon said he has visited surf parks around the world and retained experts in water dynamics that will help him realize his dream – including a contractor who has built facilities for the elite Navy Seals.
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How COVID-19 is reshaping Mesa’s classrooms
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hile there is still no speci�ic date for when Mesa Public Schools will be able to welcome students back to campus, that hasn’t stopped administrators from prepping hallways and classrooms to be as safe as possible. Jeffrey Abrams, who is entering his 10th year as principal of Franklin at Brimhall Elementary School and is part of the district’s new health & safety design team, has spent the last six months with his team designing a plan all schools can follow when students return. Abrams, with the help of other Franklin administrators, has already equipped his schools with signs, sanitization stations and other prerequisites to create safe environments. “My kids go here, I have other administrators whose kids go here and teachers whose kids go here,” Abrams said. “We want to make it safe for not only them but for everyone. “This is something we started working on when schools closed last spring.” Signs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describing proper social
Jeffrey Abrams, principal of Franklin at Brimhall Elementary, demonstrates the bag that has been made for students to store their masks when not needed. Abrams is part of Mesa Public Schools' new health and safety design team that is reshaping the look of campuses and classrooms. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
distancing techniques, hand washing techniques and other safe practices have been placed all over hallways, bathrooms and classrooms at Franklin. There also are also several signs of encour-
agement – an idea Abrams believes will help kids stay motivated during a trying time. Each classroom is equipped with hand sani-
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Working with large bodies of water can be tricky and probably will be the hardest part of completing the project, Cannon said. “We are fully expecting a lot of trial and error,’’ Cannon said. “We have the capitol to do this. We have built simulators of it.’’ Cannon declined to release a price tag but said he would like to start construction next spring. With the best technical help available, he said, “we want to get a perfect wave.’’ Cannon anticipates his beach project will turn into a major destination, but added, “We need cooperation from the city and we need cooperation from COVID-19.’’ Wave parks are becoming trendy in the desert. Another one is planned at the Gilbert Regional Park. Jerry Lehman, a former nationally ranked surfer, said he is planning to build two Surf Town attractions – one each in the East and West Valleys. Lehman declined to release the locations until he has land deals sown up, but he said he has an investor willing to �inance both parks. He has dropped his original plan to build a park on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in the Talking Stick Entertainment District. “None of these guys have the connections to the surf industry that I do,’’ Lehman said. “It’s going to happen.’’ He said he knows surfers in California who are driving to a surf park in Waco, Texas, to conquer a new wave and that new technology that produces a guaranteed wave is fueling a boom in parks. “It’s exploding all over the world right now,’’ Lehman said. “If we get 10 parks built in Phoenix, I’m all for it,’’ he said in a Facebook video on his Surf Town page. But none of the new parks have materialized yet. All of them feature a lagoon, but there are a lot of variations beyond that. Developers of the The Strand in Gilbert announced recently that their $60 million state-of-the-art water park would be delayed a year, with a summer 2021 opening planned. The Strand would be a 25-acre project at the new Gilbert Regional Park under construction at Queen Creek and Higley Road as part of a public-private partnership solicited by the town.
This map of the proposed Cannon Beach shows how hotels and restaurants would be located around the lagoon (City of Mesa)
When the water park opens, it will feature a surf lagoon, a cable wake park, in�latable aqua course, sand beach and a kids’ play area. Gilbert expects The Strand to bring its own water supply. Cannon Beach will use about one-eighth of the water now used at the site for agriculture, Cannon said. The 40-acre site is across from the American Furniture Warehouse, on the east side of Power Road, north of the Loop 202 and south of Warner Road. He said he hopes people will judge the proposal on its own merits and not lump it in with Waveyard, another surf resort that never got off the ground a decade ago at the former Riverview Golf Course. Mesa voters approved a land sale in 2007, but the city required Waveyard’s developers to submit plans and proof of
�inancing before completing the deal. The plan collapsed in 2011 under the weight of the last recession. But Waveyard’s failure eventually paid dividends for the city, clearing space at a premiere location that eventually turned into Sloan Park, the spring home of the Chicago Cubs, and a rebuilt Riverview Park, two popular attractions. Now, Mesa could end up with both the popular baseball stadium and an attractive water resort as Cannon Beach seeks zoning approvals, after debuting at the Mesa Planning and Zoning Board meeting. “I think it’s very exciting,’’ said board member Tim Boyle. “It will be neat to see how it turns out.’’ Cannon Beach won a unanimous recommendation for approval from the board.
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Past Mesa resort plans ended in empty lots BY GARY NELSON Tribune Contributor
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f Cannon Beach actually comes to fruition, the project will mark a turnaround in Mesa’s decades-long effort to attract high-end resort destinations. Three particular cases come to mind – two of which required, and obtained, voter approval before vanishing in the whirlwind of the Great Recession. The �irst, however, goes back even farther. And Mesa still bears the scar. In the late 1990s, a Canadian developer came to town with a plan to turn the southwest corner of Mesa and University drives into a resort with a massive indoor water park. The city swooned over the idea, and promptly assembled 25-plus acres for the project. Some residents were forced to move under the threat of, if not the actual use of, eminent domain. The problem was, the developer never had the money. And with the economy staggering under the twin blows of the dot.com bust and the 2001 terror attacks, the project died. Mesa was left with what it calls Site 17, a vast empty tract on the edge of down-
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The project would go before the City Council next for consideration of the necessary zoning changes. The proposal covers nearly 60 acres, but the south 20 acres are merely conceptual, with more details to come later. It would change the zoning from agricultural to general commercial, with a planned area development overlay that signi�ies a certain standard or theme. A council use permit would be required to allow outdoor dining and seating in the airport over-�light zone. A boardwalk would circle the lagoon and lead to other attractions, such as the restaurants and the hotel. A second section would include some additional entertainment options, including an indoor trampoline and the go-cart track. A third section would be rezoned for light industrial nearer to the airport. “Cannon Beach, located in the north portion of the site, will be the premier destination for the East Valley, bridging the gap
The Gaylord resort project for the old GM Proving Grounds site was probably the most spectacular proposal and the biggest disappointment among resort plans proposed in Mesa. (Special to the Tribune)
town. Several ideas have come and gone – a downtown campus of Mesa Community College was one of them – but now the city appears to be on the verge of a development agreement that could �inally erase the physical evidence of the waterpark blunder. Burned by that experience, Mesa made sure to ensure no repeat in 2007 when Scottsdale developers wanted to buy Riverview Golf Course for what they said would be a world-class water-sports destination. Voters approved the $250 million Waveyard project in a special election
that fall. But before the developers could turn one shovelful of dirt, City Manager Chris Brady insisted that they put money on the table. That never happened. Loan money dried up during the Great Recession, and despite repeated promises, Waveyard’s backers eventually had to walk away. At least this time the city wasn’t left holding the bag. What would have been Waveyard is now the site of Sloan Park, the spring-training home of the Chicago Cubs and one of the most successful Cactus League venues. The golf course now also is the home of a large Sheraton hotel, and a large of�ice complex is under con-
side character and the sound of crashing waves breaking in the desert sun.’’ Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with many hotels only at 10 percent occupancy, the Cannon Beach hotel has created a buzz, generating interest from six hotel groups, CanWave parks are all the rage around the world. This is a rendering of one being built non said. in Paris that is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2024 Olympics in France. He said a special (Special to the Tribune) �iltration system between sun, sand, and surf,’’ according to will ensure that the canal water used to �ill a project narrative submitted by zoning the lagoon will be safe for swimming. attorneys Sean Lake and Ralph Pew. The north portion would feature “the “The recreational activities will create a crystal-clear blue surf lagoon,’’ surroundunique attraction and will offer advanced ed by 475,000 square feet of commercial active entertainment, progressive sur�ing space, the project narrative said. experience, water play, experiential retail/ Restaurants, of�ice space and indoor dining, hospitality, and state of the art of�ice recreational activities including a gym, space – all immersed with views of ocean- go-cart track and climbing wall would
struction just north of Riverview Park. The most spectacular of the failed proposals was unveiled in a gala press conference at the Mesa Arts Center in early September 2008. Developers, resort-industry tycoons and politicians assembled to announce that a huge Gaylord resort would be built on the north end of what was still the General Motors Desert Proving Ground in southeast Mesa. The property had been purchased by DMB Associates of Scottsdale, which saw the land as a potential urban center in its own right. The Gaylord would be its centerpiece. In addition to the 1,000-room Gaylord, there was to have been another upscale resort, fancy shopping venues and a championship-caliber golf course. Within days of the announcement, the world economy all but collapsed. And despite overwhelming voter approval in 2009 for the tax breaks that Gaylord and the other resort would require, that project, too, withered on the vine. The prospective Gaylord property remains vacant, although other portions of what DMB calls its Eastmark development have �illed in rapidly.
be included. The south portion would be oriented more towards work than fun, featuring light industrial uses compatible with the airport. Ryan Smith, a spokesman for the airport, said he believes the developer has already met with airport of�icials and that they would monitor the development closely to make sure development would not create any additional safety concerns. He said the property is in an aircraft over�light area two, which would require permits to allow housing, but no permanent housing is included in Cannon Ranch. “We fully support any proposal that brings interest to the airport and visibility to the southeast Valley,’’ Smith said. Mesa City Councilwoman Jen Duff, the city’s Visit Mesa liaison, said she will focus her questions on water quality and sustainability issues when the proposal comes before the council. “There’s a lot of businesses down there near the airport and a lot of homes. There’s not really a lot of attractions. It could be a plus to the area,’’ Duff said.
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Reopening tensions rise among Mesa board members BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Staff Writer
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ensions among Mesa Public Schools Governing Board members rose a bit as they discussed for the �irst time the state’s recently released benchmarks health of�icials are advising districts to follow in deciding when to resume in-person learning. District Associate Superintendent Holly Williams led the governing board’s biweekly study session with a presentation outlining the benchmarks, which included certain metrics that the Arizona Department of Health Services recommended, not mandated, districts to follow before reopening schools. Led by Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis, the board then reviewed a draft of the district’s Proposes COVID-19 Resolution, a four-page document meant to highlight Mesa’s plan for a return to in-person learning while taking into account all of Gov. Doug Ducey’s previous executive orders as well as the new benchmarks. “We are going to talk about this document and what our best idea for a proposal at this time,” Fourlis said, adding that she had hoped for discussion and to get the board’s opinions on the resolution before a vote. But the board never voted on the resolution as concerns were raised surrounding one of the �irst items involving the return to in-person learning once benchmarks are met. One key concern involved the percentage of positive cases of COVID-19, which, as of Thursday, Aug. 13, was still hovering above 12 percent. According to the benchmarks released by state health of�icials, a return to in-person learning, whether it be modi�ied or a traditional setting, the percentage of positive cases should be 7 percent or less for two weeks. This was met with skepticism from board member Jenny Richardson. “The governor’s direction isn’t that we have to meet those metrics, it’s their recommendation that we consider the metrics,” Richardson said. “I have skepticism around the positivity metric. I think at �irst, we were told nobody test unless you’re sick because we have lim-
ited tests. So then only sick people are getting tested which makes the positivity go high. “And I think everyone has heard stories of people who never got tested and received an email saying, ‘guess what, you’re positive.’ I don’t put a lot of stock in that positivity number personally.” Richardson argued that the board needs to determine whether the benchmarks provided by the state are the same ones Mesa should follow to reopen schools. Longtime educator and fellow board member Marcy Hutchinson expressed a different viewpoint. “I, too, share the concern of the positivity rate because we don’t have adequate testing in Arizona, we really don’t know,” said Hutchinson. “Schools that have opened and successfully stayed open had less than a 5 percent rate. Currently, New York state, which was the hotbed, the most infected state … is now because of residents taking it upon themselves a clear and concise direction from state government, down to a 1 percent positivity rate and their schools are going to reopen. “Positivity rate, while we might disagree about how it has been derived, is real. This virus is real. It is dangerous,” Hutchinsom added. Hutchinson cited new information coming out about COVID-19’s effect on children, noting several reports that have said the infection rate among children skyrocketed in July. “We don’t know enough about this disease,” Hutchinson said. She said to reopen schools amid current positive rates “is irresponsible.” “We have promised our community, we have promised our almost 9,000 employees that we would use health and science to determine when we would reopen,” Hutchinson added. “Families are hurting, individuals are hurting but I’m afraid if we rush, yes we will open schools but I’m afraid we won’t be able to keep them open. We have to keep them open.” Richardson rebutted Hutchinson’s call to not hurt families by opening schools too soon then closing them again if another outbreak occurs.
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tizer and a bottle of disinfectant spray, which will be used to clean all in-class supplies and desks after each use. Before arriving on campus, all employees are required to submit a self-assessment on their phones that screens them for possible symptoms or exposure. “It’s been a long process but there have been so many dedicated people,” Abrams said. “All of our minds came together to come up with what we believe will be best for our district and our students.” Mesa Public Schools already rolled out its plan to have a modi�ied in-person setting for students, with some attending Mondays and Thursdays while others attend Tuesdays, Fridays and alternating Wednesdays. The rotation allows for classrooms and the school to operate at a limited capacity, further helping prevent a COVID-19 spread. Unlike some schools, desks in Brimhall schools were already situated in rows before the pandemic rather than in groupings that other schools use. This allowed for Abrams and his staff to space out the desks to allow for social distancing. Additionally, students will use the same desk at all times, never sharing a seat. And because Mesa plans to have students attend on alternating days, it allows for one empty desk between each student. Abrams demonstrated this during an exclusive tour of his school on Wednesday. To show how classroom seating would be handled, he took a Tribune reporter into a kindergarten room where folders were placed on desks that students would sit at on certain days. Those with no folders would be used other times during the week. Each student will store their own supplies in those desks, eliminating the sharing pencils, notebooks and other school essentials. Mesa Public Schools also purchased 1,000 plexiglass partitions to be used on desks used by students who have a medical excuse for not complying with the facemask mandate that likely will be in place when campuses reopen. Each partition is constructed with 4mm corrugated plastic polypropylene. The two side panels are 16 inches wide and the panel that will go across the front of the student’s desk is 22 inches wide. All three panels are clear and 23 inches high.
Clockwise from top left: Mesa Public Schools students will be able to sit in only designated, socially spaced desks but they will have little paper bags to store their masks when not in use. Every classroom will be equipped with hand sanitizer and other hygience supplies while signs throughout every classroom and corridor will remind students and staff to follow safety precautions aimed at preventing virus spread. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
Abrams hopes, however, to keep the classrooms as normal as possible for students when they return. “We want to make sure we are doing everything we can to make sure safety procedures are in place,” Abrams said, “but at the same time, we still want the students to feel like students. “You still want the classroom to feel like a classroom. We want them to be a warm learning environment.” Abrams has already come up with a plan to allow students to properly store masks if they are not needed at their desks. The students will use a simple paper bag with a small cut on one side. The student places their mask in and puts the ear loop on the �lap. This allows for one side of the mask to always touch the same side of the bag, therefore keeping the inside clean at all times. Abrams said he and his family use the bags on a daily basis at home and while he is in his of�ice at school. “We can teach parents and students
how to properly wear a mask and how to store it,” Abrams said. “It’s things like that we feel we are prepared for whether masks are mandatory or not.” The school has also taken action to prevent overcrowding on playgrounds. Abrams said there are different areas each class will be able to go to, whether it be a playground or ramada. The school will also utilize one-way hallway movement for students and classes in order to limit face-to-face contact with other kids passing through the halls. Currently, the school is asking parents wishing to meet with administrators to make an appointment. While some new enrollees do walk up to the front of�ice, they will be met with a locked door as of�icials limit the number of visitors in the of�ice at one time. Once inside, Plexi-glass will separate front-of�ice workers and visitors. Additionally, sanitizer, gloves and masks are available for students. Abrams hopes to one day soon welcome
students back to his school in a near-normal setting. A kindergarten teacher for nine years prior to becoming an administrator, he said some of his favorite memories come from being able to interact with students, giving them high �ives, �ist bumps and laughing in a classroom. While that may not be allowed for some time, he looks forward to that day. Overall, he said he was pleased with the effort from his own staff and task force at the district level for setting plans for the resumption of in-person learning. “There’s always going to be some unknowns or outcomes that you have to work to control on the �ly,” Abrams said. “But working with the task force and the district the last �ive months, our goal is to open when it is safe and to not have to close. “We want to make sure everything under our control is being controlled to the best of our ability to ensure the safety to remain open and function as a school.”
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Landlords ask high court to overturn eviction ban BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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andlords and mobile home park owners from around the state are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to void an executive order by Gov. Doug Ducey blocking evictions of tenants who do not pay their rent. The lawsuit claims the governor lacks the constitutional authority to tell constables around the state not to process eviction orders, even those issued legally by judges. It also contends that the gubernatorial directive is violating both the property rights of landowners as well as their right to enter into contracts. In seeking review, the lawsuit acknowledges that the governor can exercise certain powers in a public health emergency. But attorney Kory Langhofer’s suit says Ducey, in unilaterally barring landlords from enforcing the terms of lawful lease agreements, created “an inde�inite economic welfare and redistribution program, rather than a public health measure to contain the COVID-19 contagion.’’ Langhofer also warned the justices that if the governor’s order goes unchallenged, “then there is virtually no personal or commercial transaction or conduct that would lie outside his grasp.’’ The lawsuit asks the high court not just to rule that Ducey’s order exceeds his constitutional authority but to speci�ically direct constables and justices of the peace to carry out their duties to evict tenants once there is a �inding that they are not paying their rent. Meanwhile, tenants have only until Friday, Aug. 21, to seek a delay of an eviction until the end of October on grounds related to COVID-19. After Aug. 21, they can only seek an extension based solely on �inancial hardship related to the pandemic, but not for other virus-related reasons. The state Supreme Court has posted a list of what tenants must do at azcourts. gov/selfservicecenter/landlord-tenantdisputes-eviction-actions/COVID-19-processing-eviction-orders. There also is advice for landlords at that site.
the no-eviction order last month through the end of October. He did add a provision that requires tenants to certify to landlords by Aug. 22 they have applied for rental assistance from one of the state, county, city or private organizations that provide it. But there is no requirement they actually receive the money by then. Gov. Ducey last month extended the ban on evictions until Oct. 31, and landlords in Ducey also set their lawsuit call that extension unreasonable and arbitrary. (Capitol Media Services) aside $5 million In previously defending the order, the in grants for landlords, though aides to the governor’s of�ice has argued that nothing governor said these were designed mainly in it eliminates the legal duty of tenants to to help those with one or just a few propermake up the missed rent once the emer- ties and not for owners of apartment complexes. gency ends. Gilstrap LeVinus said that will hardly be But Langhofer said that eviction generally is a landlord’s only effective remedy enough to compensate landlords for lost revenues. when someone doesn’t pay. Legal issues aside, she said it’s not fair to And he called the end-of-emergency obligation to pay little more than “parchment put the burden of the �inancial problems promises’’ by tenants, who probably can’t caused by the outbreak largely on the pay anyway, making the requirement to backs of landlords. “When the pandemic hit, the state didn’t come current on rent “an illusory means mandate that grocery stores and restauof redress’’ for landlords. Courtney Gilstrap LeVinus, president rants give away free food or that gas staof the Arizona Multihousing Association, tions give away free fuel,’’ Gilstrap LeVinus one of the groups that sued, said when said. “Yet in this case, they’re asking rental the governor issued the original order in housing owners to provide free housing.’’ And she pointed out that, by the end of March, there was a promise that the state would be providing �inancial assistance to October, landlords could have been withrenters and her members decided not to out rent – and without ability to evict nonpaying tenants–- for 221 days. challenge the move. “There is no industry that can continue But to date, she said, less than $2 million to provide goods and services for 221-odd has gone out. “Had those funds been deployed we days and be expected to survive,’’ Gilstrap may not have needed to �ile,’’ Gilstap LeVinus said. How much is owed is unclear. LeVinus said. She said the only data comes from a “There are plenty of resources out there,’’ she continued. “No one should be evicted.’’ national organization which says more Complicating matters, Ducey extended than 20 percent had not paid their Au-
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gust rent as of the sixth of the month. And that looks solely at information from major landlords. Economist Elliott Pollack, in a study done for the Arizona Multihousing Association, �igures that if just 1 percent of the more than 919,000 Arizona households who rent did not make payments over a seven-month period, that means a loss of more than $67.7 million. Take that �igure to 15 percent, he said, and the foregone revenues top $1 billion. Pollack said there also is a ripple effect as landlords cannot pay their employees, contractors and suppliers. But the heart of the issue – and the only one for the Supreme Court to decide – is whether what Ducey is doing is legal. Langhofer told the justices that the statutory provisions the governor is using for all of his executive orders allow him to exercise police powers, speci�ically to “alleviate actual and threatened damage due to the emergency,’’ and to facilitate the supply of equipment and services “to provide for the health and safety of the citizens of the affected area.’’ He acknowledged the law allows the governor to “commandeer and utilize any property.’’ And that, Langhofer said, could be interpreted to include a moratorium on evictions as a means to ensure that people have housing. But he said that exists only in a “state of war emergency’’ and only if the governor makes provisions for compensating the owners of the property. Langhofer said that Ducey, in issuing his executive order, acknowledged that it had little to do with protecting public health but was “primarily an economic relief measure.’’ He also pointed out that tenants seeking relief need not show they are infected with COVID-19 or even that they are in a high-risk category but only that they provide documentation of “ongoing �inancial hardship.’’ Langhofer pointed to the lack of any link between the order and the state’s coronavirus infection rate or any other public health metrics. The lawyer also questions the constitutionality of the Legislature provide unlimited emergency powers.
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ellers have no reason to be jittery about the Valley’s housing market – and especially the East Valley – judging by the Cromford Report’s latest look at last month’s home sale data for the region. In fact, in an index developed by Cromford Report – the leading analysis of the Phoenix Metro housing market – Mesa has the �ifth hottest market among 17 Valley cities it monitors on a daily basis. Cromford uses a variety of data for an index that shows how favorable the market is toward buyers or sellers in 17 Valley municipalities. With 100 on the index representing a balanced market, the higher above 100 for any city, the more tilted the market is toward sellers. On that score, Mesa has a 402.7 index
reading – behind �irst-place Avondale (an unprecedented 717), Glendale (530.2), Gilbert (417.9) and Chandler (410.9). Phoenix ranks seventh with 387.4, Queen Creek is in 10th place with a 353 score, Scottsdale is 14th with a 274.8 and Tempe is second-last with 238.2. All that spells bad news for people looking to buy a home. Cromford said that while the Valley’s nearly unprecedented low inventory of homes for sale is loosening a tad, prices are rising at an even quicker pace than they had in the �irst half of 2020. “The housing market is extremely strong and has been hitting a number of new records in the last few days,” Cromford said, adding that inventory declined by only 3.5 percent – far weaker than in June. “This is because we are seeing far more new listings than we got during the �irst half of the year,” Cromford said, adding the
increase “appears to be setting in for the long run.” Noting that closings were up 13 percent over July 2019, Cromford said demand – far from being curbed by the pandemic “has reached heights that make it very strong by any historical standard.” And that means buyers can expect prices to rise faster – and homeowners can expect to see their houses appreciate at an even higher rate. The average price per square foot rose 4.5 percent in July – which Cromford said would be normal year-over-year but not from one month to the next. “This happened during a summer month, making it even more remarkable, because summer months are usually rather weak for pricing, even in strong markets,” it said. Median sale price has risen 12.5 percent between July 2019 and last month and
the double-digit increase in appreciation is “something which we have not seen for six years,” Cromford said. Cromford said all this adds up to a market that is “extremely unfavorable for buyers” just about anywhere in the Valley – and especially in the East Valley, where Chandler and Mesa rank fourth and �ifth, respectively, on its index. “Not only do they have to contend with prices rising at an unusually high rate, when they do �ind a house on which they would like to make an offer, they will probably �ind dozens of other buyers with exactly the same idea in mind,” Cromford said, adding this somber note for those looking to buy: “We do not see things improving for buyers during August and most sellers can get away with being pretty much as unreasonable as they wish to be. Frustration, tension and stress are the order of the day.”
Mesa couple win ADOT highway message board contest
BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor
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he next time you’re cruising Arizona highways and see a message board that reads like something from Dr. Seuss, think of Paula and Scott Cullymore of Mesa. They submitted one of two winning entries in the Arizona Department of Transportation’s annual message board contest. More than 4,000 messages were submitted this year, according to ADOT, which whittled the entries down to 12 �inalists and then asked the public to vote on the winners. The Cullymores’ message: “Red Fish, Blue Fish, Speeding’s Foolish.” Since Thanksgiving weekend 2017, ADOT has used quirky unconventional safety messages on its Dynamic Message Signs to change driver behavior and encourage motorists to make better decisions. According to national statistics, driver behavior – such as speeding or driving distracted, impaired or reckless – plays a role in more than 90 percent of crashes. Scott Cullymore, who tools around Valley highways in his Mister Carpet truck – his cleaning business – credits the couple’s winning message to his wife. Paula is a kindergarten teacher at Mesa Public Schools’ Pomeroy Elementary in
Paula and Scott Cullymore wrote the Seussian reminder for motorists that ADOT showed off last week, although the message won't be appearing on highway message boards for a while. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
Chandler. “It was almost to the deadline and I asked my wife, who’s a kindergarten teacher, if she had any ideas,” Scott said. “She said, ‘This week is Dr. Seuss Week,’ and that’s how the message came to be. She gets all the credit.” Smart behavior isn’t new to Scott, though. He hikes every day at Camelback Mountain, where he is known as the “Water Angel on Camelback.” “I give out water to the people who don’t bring enough,” he said. The Cullymores, who have three grown children, have lived in Mesa for 35 years. They’re hopeful the message results in fewer speeders. “This message is short and fast and you can read it almost without thinking,” Scott said. “Hopefully, it sticks with people.”
The identity of the author of the other winning message – “Signal and Ready to Mingle” – is unknown. Contest entrants have the option to remain anonymous and this is the �irst time in four years one was selected without an author, ADOT said. “We’ve been amazed at the level of public interest each time we’ve held this contest and this year is no different,” ADOT Director John Halikowski said. “Thousands of Arizonans sent us their messages and thousands more voted for their favorite. “The purpose of displaying unconventional safety messages is to get people engaged and talking about making safer and smarter decisions behind the wheel,” he added. “In that respect, this effort is a
success.” ADOT’s safety messages frequently reference pop culture, local events and holidays because those things are front-ofmind for many people. And while it may be a while before the Cullymore’s entry – in three rows of 18 characters, each 18 inches tall – appears on the 193 overhead message boards ADOT maintains, including 108 in the Phoenix area and 15 around Tucson. Currently, message boards are displaying regular traf�ic information and COVID-19 safety tips.
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“Lives and livelihood are being threatened as we stay closed as well,” Richardson said. “I feel like this virus isn’t going anywhere, we need to learn to be able to live with it in our schools. I agree that we want to reduce cases, I just don’t trust those positivity numbers.” Along with the positivity rate, the benchmarks also suggest a two-week decline in the number of cases or new case rates below 100 per 100,000 and a two-week period in which hospital visits for illness related to the virus be below 10 percent. Once Mesa meets those benchmarks, the district will then notify families and teachers to begin a two-week transition period to return to in-person learning, a decision that board members did not agree upon. “Waiting two weeks to show that we can hold a benchmark and then two more weeks to get everybody ready is a real disservice to our families,” Richardson said. “If we follow that kind of timeline, we for sure won’t be in school the �irst quarter. “My goal is to get our kids, in some form,
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back on campus and in front of a teacher as quickly as we can.” Board President Elaine Miner said she was “uncomfortable” with how the resolution was worded, as it signals the benchmarks are no longer recommendations, but something everyone in the district will be forced to comply with. The same resolution has been passed
unanimously by the Tempe Union High School and Kyrene school district governing boards while Gilbert Public Schools, Higley Uni�ied and Chandler Uni�ied boards have not brought it up for discussion. “I feel like there are so many layers that we have put to determine whether we can go back to school or not, that instead of giving our families hope, and the feeling
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Pence Mesa visit angers some Mormons
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ice President Mike Pence’s campaign stop in Mesa last week to �ire up his ticket’s religious base also �ired up some moderate Republicans who oppose his boss’ re-election. Pence’s appearance was sponsored by Latter-day Saints for Trump, whose very name might have been accurate on one level but misleading on another. While conservative church members applauded the organization, opponents worried that the name might imply that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints endorses Trump and Pence, which is not correct and runs contrary to its long-standing policy on political neutrality. A church spokesman in Utah and a spokeswoman in Arizona sent out emails outlining the neutrality position, but did not comment directly on the organization or Pence’s comments about how the President has helped the church. Church teachings encourage civic engagement but bar direct political activity in campaigns. “Its sole mission is to bring individuals to Jesus Christ,’’ Arizona church spokeswoman Jennifer Wheeler said, reading from the neutrality policy. Tyler Bowyer, who helped organize the event and the coalition, said the argument is “silly,’’ and the group’s name does not connote that the church of�icially endorses Trump. “Historically, we know Mormons are more Republican than not. Republicans have exceptional support for Trump,’’ Bowyer said. He said his coalition is one of at least a dozen throughout the country supporting Trump’s campaign, including Cops for Trump and Latinos for Trump. The controversy serves as a prelude to the debate between Kamala Harris, Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s run-
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Last year Utah media were given a photo op when Vice President Pence visited with top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City. (Special to the Tribune)
tion’s name and purpose. Mesa Republican Tyler Montague, who authored most of the letter, said it’s important to remember that not all church m e m bers are a monolith that will
ning mate, and Pence in Salt Lake City on vote for one candidate. Among the list of prominent people Oct. 7 at the University of Utah. Pence, who said he welcomed the signing the letter are former Arizona State confrontation at his Mesa appearance, Senator Bob Worsley and his wife Christi also appeared before police supporters and Claudia Walters, a former Mesa vice mayor and former president/CEO of Mesa in Tucson. Alluding to cultural themes, including United Way. “We wouldn’t pretend to give the imTrump’s appointment of 200 conservative judges and preservation of reli- pression that we speak for the Church of gious freedoms, Pence said, “The choice Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; we do in this election is whether America remains America.’’ But the rally drew immediate pushback from Republicans for a New President, a group of moderate Republican church members who oppose Trump. They authored a letter denouncing the Church leaders in Salt Lake City were quoted in Utah media as saying that they prayed for Vice President Pence and hoped he prayed for them. (Special to the Tribune) Mormon coali-
not,” the letter state. “But as individual church members writing on our own account, we would suggest that the group holding a rally calling itself ‘Latter-day Saints for Trump’ is out of bounds for coopting the Church’s name to give the impression that Donald Trump is supported by the Church as an entity. “We feel the need to respond and say that while some may support the president, there are also many who disagree with President Trump for many reasons,’’ the letter said. “For us, this election is not about parties and tribalism. It is about reclaiming our core values. President Trump is the antithesis of so much the Latter-day Saints community believes. Servant leadership, kindness, honesty, acceptance, family, and respect for all are core tenets of who we are and what we stand for.’’ Montague said church members largely are divided among those who support Trump, those who don’t like Trump personally but will probably still vote for him and those who will vote for Biden or for a third-party candidate. “I think he has taken us to a bad place. Never in my lifetime has it felt so divisive, uncertain, unsteady,’’ Montague said. Bowyer said about 300 people attended Pence’s speech at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Phoenix Mesa in downtown Mesa, and he was pleased with the response. The coalition’s leadership includes former Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, Cindy Biggs (wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs of Mesa) and Snow�lake state Rep. Walt Blackman. Nancy Wudel, a Mesa businesswoman and a church member, said she quickly joined the coalition and condemned the letter on Facebook, calling the BidenHarris campaign inconsistent with church values. “You should be applauding the goodwill done at this event, not condemning it. Pence spoke about families, values, and Christian principles - not one iota of campaigning for Trump,’’ Wudel wrote.
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Mesa waterpark sues Ducey over closure
BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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he owners of a Mesa water park are suing to be allowed to reopen, claiming the policy of Gov. Doug Ducey that keeps it shuttered is discriminatory. In a new lawsuit, attorney Joel Sannes says that hotels and resorts have been allowed to keep open their water slides, rivers for tubing, swimming pools and hot tubs despite the COVID-19 pandemic; Ditto private pools at apartment complexes. But he said the water park at Mesa Golfland has remained closed since late June, with no opportunity to even present evidence to state health of�icials that it can operate safely. He wants Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Janice Crawford to declare the governor’s policy to be unconstitutional discrimination, allowing not just his client but the owners of other water parks around the state to once again have visitors. Sannes told Capitol Media Services that the opportunities that Ducey and the Department of Health Services unveiled Monday to allow gyms and �itness centers to petition to reopen does not comply with an order by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason requiring the state to provide these facilities with “due process.’’ Now he is asking Thomason to rule that the governor is violating his order. There was no immediate response from the governor’s of�ice. All water parks and pools had been closed in March as part of the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. They were
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“Putting this in a resolution is problematic for me. I think signing this document is saying this is what we are in agreement with.” The board received more than 430 comments from both teachers and parents, most of which centered around the desire to have kids in classrooms as soon as possible, according to the district’s Director of Communications and Marketing Helen Hollands. A majority of those comments centered around the academic and social and emotional well-being of students. Hollands
he said that, to date, neither Ducey nor the agency has responded. In the meantime, Sannes said, other facilities are open. For example, he said, the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa has �ive pools, a “lazy river,’’ a waterslide and a children’s Mesa Golfland water park owners have sued Gov. Ducey over a closure that has left the splash area. popular park closed during its prime season. (Special to the Tribune) The Oasis at Arizona all allowed to reopen in May if they fol- Grand Resort has a seven-acre water pool with three water slides, a wave pool, a lazy lowed certain guidelines. In late June, however, with a spike in river, a children’s pool and a 25-person coronavirus cases, the governor reversed hot tub. That, he said, isn’t fair. course and shuttered many businesses, “It looks to us like the governor’s picked including water parks. But that order created an exception for winners and losers,’’ Sannes said. “The governor has decided the winners “pools operated as part of a public accommodation, such as those at hotels’’ as long are water parks that are associated with as they enforce certain rules, like keeping hotels,’’ he continued. “And the losers are groups larger than 10 from congregating the three stand-alone water parks in Mariin or near the pool. copa County.’’ Sannes said the owners even provided Any ruling in favor of Mesa Gol�land the state health department with a safety would likely also affect pools and water plan and asked for authority to reopen. But parks located elsewhere in the state.
said other comments revolve heavily around families’ discontent with the remote environment, including too much screen time for younger children and the overall frustration with technology. Some comments expressed gratitude for the district ensuring safety before opening schools, though Hollands said those were “few and far between.” Fourlis said all public comments will be taken into account as her team and the governing board makes improvements in the district’s model for a return to inperson learning. “I think it will be important that not only the governing board has access to
this information but so does our superintendency team,” Fourlis said. “We will take a look at those as we are making improvements in our model and building the details around modi�ied in-person that we will take this infor-
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The �ight over gyms and �itness centers is at a whole different stage. Last week Thomason said Ducey had to at least provide a process for these facilities to be able to show they can operate safely. That resulted in Monday’s order setting out the conditions under which these establishments and others could reopen. But those are based on the level of COVID-19 infection in each county. There is a separate process for gyms and �itness centers to petition for permission the health department to reopen even if the infection levels have not reached what the health department sets as a trigger. But Sannes dismissed that as not providing any real relief. “First of all, there’s no form to �ill out to ask for the permission to reopen,’’ he said. “And there’s no timeline for ADHS to respond to an application for permission to reopen.’’ But that’s only part of the problem. If the agency denies the request, it goes to the Of�ice of Administrative Hearings. Under normal circumstance, he said, that agency would review what is being proposed and determine if it does or does not comply with what’s required. Sannes said there is no standard for the hearing of�icers to use to determine if the agency acted properly in denying the request. “There’s no criteria,’’ he said, nor any standard to determine when a gym or �itness center has met the burden of proof. “And there is no guidance for the Of�ice of Administrative Hearings to decide whether or not a particular �itness center should be allowed to reopen.’’ mation as well. “I want to make sure our public understands that is feedback not just to the governing board but that we will be paying attention to that inside of Mesa Public Schools as well.”
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ancy Crenshaw may be a retired nurse, but she’s not letting that or the pandemic keep her from pitching in. The 77-year-old Mesa woman is busily making masks and so far has sewn 600 for Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital. Crenshaw has a pretty basic philosophy for making the masks for the two Mesa hospitals. “I feel happy giving. It makes me feel good when I give back,” she said. Giving her time to help others is what Crenshaw has enjoyed for more than 17 years as a long-time
volunteer working at the hospitals’ information desks. When that came to a grinding halt in late March, Crenshaw and other Banner Health volunteers were asked to stop volunteering until further notice for safety purposes. But when she learned of the comfort mask shortage, Crenshaw saw an opportunity to continue to help others even though she physically could not be at the hospitals to volunteer. Inside a bedroom of her home, Crenshaw has been working tirelessly, producing hundreds of cloth masks. “I can’t stop,” she said. She’s even using her own money
to help pay for cloth and elastic and has enlisted her family to help. Initially, Crenshaw used donated materials from the hospital, such as outdated uniforms, to make the masks. The Michigan native knows all too well what it’s like working on the frontlines of a hospital. Crenshaw says not only does it give her a great feeling to help her fellow health care providers, but they also appreciate her every time she drops off a new batch of masks. At 77, retired Mesa nurse Nancy Crenshaw says she can’t stop making masks. (Special to the
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Mesa native builds a scrapbook empire BY DAVID M. BROWN Tribune Contributor
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he Davis family of Mesa and Gilbert have many scrapbook memories – and people throughout the world have saved theirs because of Scrapbook.com. Founded in 1999 by Jill Davis of Mesa, the website began as a way for her to share techniques, tips and project ideas from her home of�ice in Mesa. “My mom had been scrapbooking for over 25 years, was an expert crafter and taught local sold-out classes on papercrafting,” said her son, McKane Davis, president of the Gilbert-based business. “Creative expression �illed her life with meaning and joy, and she loved sharing that passion with others so much that she wanted to do it on a larger scale,” he added. “Students asked her: can we keep project examples to learn from?’ But, if she did this, she would not have had any to show
Gilbert-based Scrapbook.com does a huge business around the world. (Special to the Tribune)
her next classes,” Davis said. “So, she came up with the idea of sharing these projects online, so students could log on and look
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ith gold at an all-time high and economic times tough, Mesa Jeweler David Nelson is warning people to be cautious if they want to sell their unwanted gold or silver items for cash. “When gold prices make headlines, it is not uncommon to see an increase in advertisements from companies that buy gold,” said Nelson, the owner of Nelson Estate Jewelers at 2051 S. Dobson Road. Nelson suggested that through the next year or two, “we will most likely see many new gold buyers pop up, all making claims that they ‘pay the most for your gold.’”
He said during the Great Recession in 2008, “there was a gold buyer on every corner with sign spinners in the street” and most of them disappeared when the economy improved. “Most ‘gold buyers’ pay a small fraction of the liquid value of what is being sold,” he said. “This includes pawn shops, ‘we buy gold shops,’ jewelry stores, and businesses that set up temporarily in hotels or run par-
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Mesa Jeweler David Nelson and his wife Aubrey warn that people hoping to sell off unwanted gold items should be wary of fast-buck operators who may cheat them. (Special to the Tribune)
whenever they needed inspiration or a reminder.” Originally, crafters would mail projects
to her, mostly scrapbook pages. “She would scan every project, upload the images to the Scrapbook.com website and mail each project back to its creator,” he said. As the site grew, users could photograph/scan and upload their projects. Today, the site’s gallery has three million projects. Eventually, Scrapbook.com began selling paper-crafting supplies for card making, mixed media art, stamping and die cutting items, journaling and more. “The website and online store have grown beyond my mother’s wildest dreams,” he explained, noting that Scrapbook.com is the world’s most visited paper-crafting site, with millions of visits each month and 100-plus employees, mostly East Valley residents. The site also includes forums, an online gallery of submitted projects, free classes, articles and podcasts, a free crafting news-
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letter and events. “And we still carry out Jill’s passion for teaching and strive to inspire people everywhere to live a handmade life,” added Davis, noting that his mom and dad Charles are retired and living in Mesa. His childhood home was suffused with creativity: calligraphy, crafting, card making and scrapbooks. “My mother was also very entrepreneurial,” said Davis. “So those two elements have combined to make Scrapbook.com.” He attended MacArthur Elementary, Kino Junior High and Westwood and Mountain View high schools in Mesa. Next, he graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, planning a law career. After moving back home in 2001, his parents asked him to assume operations for the young website, although they were at �irst reluctant to launch an online store with its paperwork and other e-commerce requirements. “I didn’t want to become a lawyer and I was enamored with the internet,” he said. “I was all in.” “We have been overwhelmed by the support, love, and kindness the community of Gilbert has shown us since we moved the business here two years ago,” he said. As part of the company’s gratitude, Davis began a Cards for Kindness program last year for the annual Gilbert Kindness Week and was asked to participate in some way. The initiative �inds people who need an act of kindness and sends him or her a handmade card. “The program,” said Davis, “is a way to
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ties in people’s homes. Not everyone can truly be the ‘best buyer’ or say they pay the most.” Nelson said he focuses on being the fairest buyer based on market-value and offers consignment options for those who are not necessarily in a hurry to sell and wish to get more money for their jewelry pieces. Nelson said he has made offers to people who have indicated that they were offered up 500 percent less somewhere else. “People are especially susceptible to being taken advantage of in times like these,” he said. “This is especially true for the elderly, which is unfortunate because they
McKane Davis started out wanting to become a lawyer, but became enamored with the internet and what it could do for scrap-booking fans. (Special to the Tribune)
spread joy and happiness to adults and children who are facing challenging circumstances.” That effort succeeded so well locally that Davis and his team decided to make it a global effort six months ago – just before the pandemic changed everything. “We saw how much need there was for handmade cards locally and felt like we needed to expand this globally. We’re just getting started and we’ve already seen tens of thousands of donated cards – and each one of those is a sel�less act of kindness,” Davis said. Crafters make cards that are blank inside, then mail them to Scrapbook.com, which distributes them to cancer foundations, hospitals, children’s homes, shel-
are usually the ones that need to get the most money they can for their valuables.” “Businesses need to make money to survive, but businesses that do not reuse or sell the items they buy will generally offer the least to make the greatest pro�it by reselling to a dealer like myself or to a re�iner,” he added. He said dealers that manufacture jewelry or resell the pieces after refurbishment will likely pay more since they have an outlet for these pieces. “Times are tough and people can get taken advantage of if they wander into a place that can see that they don’t know the value of what they have. Not every established business has morals or ethics, and just because it is legal doesn’t make it
ters, retirement centers, deployed troops and other organizations. “The cards are used by nurses, doctors, staff members, counselors, parents and volunteers who add handwritten messages of encouragement and love before giving them to patients, children and other people in need,” he explained. The company is not compensated for the initiative; the participating crafters can buy their materials anywhere, including Scrapbook.com, or use materials from home. “We donate our time and resources to the project to facilitate it,” he said. Thousands of handmade donated cards have been delivered to groups such as Operation Gratitude, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Sunshine Acres Children’s Home, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, American Orchards Assisted Living Community, Cardon Children’s Medical Center and Impact One Breast Cancer Foundation. “Each of our Hope Boxes that is shipped to women all over the country has a special card inside donated by Scrapbook. com,” said Elizabeth Cluff, founder of Gilbert-based Impact One. “These beautiful cards given to women going through breast cancer diagnosis allows our service to add additional hope to women �ighting the disease.” Just before COVID-19, Scrapbook.com employees delivered handmade cards to American Orchards Senior Living in Gilbert. “The residents use the cards to write to family members, friends and pen pals, and the staff surprises the residents with them on their birthdays, to cheer them up when right,” said Nelson. He offered some tips for people: Use all available resources to research a prospective buyer’s reputation, including Google, the Better Business Bureau and Yelp.com. Deal only with people in �ixed locations that are licensed and reputable. Know the current spot price of gold and/or silver. These numbers can usually be found in the stock section of a newspaper, or online on sites such as Kitco.com. Understand the differences in gold – 10K, 14K, 18K, etc. A simple web search can help. Bring any supporting documents, such as an appraisal or GIA Certi�icate, to the evaluation. “However, an appraisal is most
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Dorothy Schildkret at America Orchards in Gilbert was delighted with her “kindness card.” (Special to the Tribune)
they need a sympathy or get-well card,” said Aase ‘Osa’ Erickson, Life Enrichment director on the Assisted Living side. “It’s beautiful to see how tickled they get every time they open one of those special, unique cards.” They are “a beacon of hope now, and many of them will be saved, cherished and re-read and perhaps become heirlooms,” said Davis. “Handmade cards say you matter. It’s a great time, particularly now, to show tenderness and care,” he added. “They touch the forgotten, the elderly, the endangered, the overlooked and the underappreciated.” Information: ness.
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likely a retail replacement appraisal and no dealer will pay you the full retail price for your pieces,” he said. If a buyer makes you uncomfortable, get a second or third opinion. If you are selling estate jewelry, go to a place that specializes in estate jewelry and watches. A reputable jeweler will try to be as fair because they have an interest in doing business with you again. “Caution should be taken in dealing with anything you are not familiar with,” he said. Nelson Estate Jewelers offers free evaluations and second opinions. Information: nelsonestatejewelers. com, 480-459-9867.
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Airline passengers divided into four camps BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist
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f you’ve yet to travel by airplane in the age of COVID-19, you’ve missed out on some terri�ic people watching. As we’ve discussed previously in this space, America has reached its most fractured point since, oh, the Civil War. Jet travel is no exception, at least if my recent trip to Florida and back is representative. I spent hours closely observing my fellow travelers, and it appears we have divvied ourselves up into four teams these days, separated by how seriously we’re taking the pandemic. Here are some thumbnail depictions: Team Obey the Rules: These �lyers (and I count myself among them) do what federal authorities and the airlines have mandated for safety nowadays, donning a face mask and doing their best to observe social distancing while on the rental car shuttle bus and in the
airport waiting areas. They don’t appear too freaked out, but neither do they look entirely comfortable – a feeling I would describe as similar to waking up and discovering that Donald Trump is President of the United States. There’s nothing you can do about it, so you try not to let it worry you to death. Still, you know it’s out there, lurking. Team Defcon Three - These folks take the masking thing a few steps further. I saw a family of �ive at Sky Harbor traipsing through Terminal Four clad in masks, goggles, plastic face shields and latex gloves. I didn’t know if they were headed on vacation somewhere or they were a band of gypsy dental hygienists. The youngest of the three kids, a boy who looked about 5, apparently hadn’t been fully briefed on the new travel protocols, given that I saw him pick his nose with a gloved index �inger. Team Freakshow - Before �lying, I had read news reports of people traveling in
full-on plastic hazmat suits. This is the kind of behavior I typically ascribe to Hollywood celebrities, the ultrarich, and a few random germaphobes. On four �lights and four-plus hours spent in various airline terminals, I saw only one person, a 50-something woman from what I could tell, wearing what can only be described as a cross between an ill-�itting body condom and one of those in�latable sumo wrestler costumes. Sadly, the get-up didn’t include a clear plastic astronaut helmet and Prada space booties. On the positive side, she did have a small dog, a mini-Pomeranian who would have looked darling in a matching doggie suit. Alas, the beast had to settle for a tiny sweater. Team Clint Eastwood – These outlaws seem to revel in defying any and all precautions. They’re the travelers with their American �lag masks hooked over one ear and dangling. Use a dollop of hand sanitizer in their presence and they roll their eyes,
then offer up a stage-whispered critique concerning “sheep” and “fake news fear BS.” They loudly bemoan the lack of in�light beverage service and crowd the aisle when it’s time to fetch baggage from the overhead bin. They’re the folks for whom nonsensical talking points like, “We wouldn’t have so many COVID deaths if we didn’t test so much” were invented. If 2020 actually was a blockbuster horror �lick – rather than merely feeling that way – members of this team would die in Act One, stomped by the dinosaur they denied existed, or slashed by the killer a minute after boasting how they’d love to run into that pansy in a dark alley. To the extent that travel has been changed by the virus and its spread, it is more entertaining. Used to be, you worried about engine trouble or terrorism. Now, you and your travel teammates spend the whole �light wondering when someone last disinfected your seat-back compartment.
that the governor was unconstitutionally treating bars, gyms, and theaters differently than other similarly situated businesses. Put another way, these businesses argued that it was irrational and unfair to shutdown gyms and bars while allowing salons, restaurants, and other close-quarters businesses to remain open. At a minimum, these businesses argued, they were entitled to some sort of appeal process and “just compensation” for their lost pro�its. The problem: Under well-settled constitutional law, these arguments were dead on arrival. The Supreme Court has held time and time again that the government may constitutionally discriminate against businesses as long as it has a “rational
basis” for doing so. As Justice William O. Douglas once put it: “It is no requirement of equal protection that all evils of the same genus be eradicated or none at all.” Given this precedent, both Arizona’s state and federal courts quickly rejected the businesses’ constitutional arguments. In my view, these businesses omitted a compelling argument from their lawsuits: the Legislature unconstitutionally delegated its lawmaking power to the Governor, making his executive order unlawful. In issuing these executive orders, Governor Ducey has been relying on A.R.S. § 26-303 – the statute in which the Arizona Legislature gave the Governor “complete authority over all agencies of the state government” and “all police
power vested in the state” during a state of emergency. Article III of the Arizona Constitution, however, provides: “The powers of the government of the state of Arizona shall be divided into three separate departments, the legislative, the executive, and the judicial; and…such departments shall be separate and distinct, and no one of such departments shall exercise the powers properly belonging to either of the others.” Each branch of government has its own “core” function: the Legislature makes the law, the Executive enforces the law, and the Judiciary interprets the law. Consistent with this basic separationof-powers principle, the Arizona courts
Closure orders violate Arizona’s Constitution BY ALEXANDER J. LINDVALL Tribune Guest Writer
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n June 29, Gov. Doug Ducey signed an executive order that closed virtually all of Arizona’s bars, gyms, and movie theaters. In response to this executive order, dozens of affected businesses �iled lawsuits against Governor Ducey, arguing that his executive order was unlawful and unenforceable. These businesses all made the same three arguments. They argued that the Governor’s order violated the due process clauses, equal protection clauses, and takings clauses found in the U.S. and Arizona Constitutions. At bottom, these businesses argued
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have consistently held that the Legislature cannot delegate its core lawmaking power to another branch. To my eye, A.R.S. § 26-303 clearly violates Article III’s non-delegation principle. In this statute, the Legislature gave the Governor “all police power vested in the state” during ill-de�ined states of emergency. In other words, during a “state of emergency,” the Governor has complete control over the entire Arizona state government. This is the exact sort of delegation Arizona’s Constitution forbids. The Legislature cannot give its lawmaking power to the Governor for two main reasons. One, it gives one person too much power. Allowing one person to make and enforce the law inevitably leads to corruption, unevenness, and political retributions. Two, it allows legislators to dodge political responsibility. Making the governor bear the full political weight of this pandemic is cow-
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ardly, lazy and unfair. Dealing with a shifting pandemic is tricky – but we elected our representatives to make dif�icult decisions in dif�icult situations. They should not be allowed to shirk their responsibilities onto the Governor and absolve themselves of political accountability. The political fallout of this pandemic should not fall on one man. As the Arizona Supreme Court has often repeated: “Nowhere in the United States is [separation of powers] more explicitly and �irmly expressed than in Arizona.” Plaintiffs challenging the governor’s executive orders would be wise to keep this in mind. Alexander J. Lindvall is Assistant City Attorney for the Mesa City Attorney’s Of�ice.
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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following: MONTEREY PARK EXPANSION 7045 E. MONTEREY ROAD PROJECT NO. CP0914 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Monterey Park Expansion 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 proposed park expansion includes four-field youth baseball/softball fields, additional park amenities, and supporting infrastructure to the existing Monterey Park located at 7045 E. Monterey Road in Mesa, Arizona
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A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on August 27, 2020, at 8 am through Microsoft Teams. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. 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 scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Those interested in attending the pre-submittal conference should request an invitation from Donna Horn (donna.horn@mesaaz.gov). 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.
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The project scope includes: • Providing full programming documents, conceptual design graphics, schematic design drawings, complete construction documents, and potential construction phase services; • Improvements on the vacant parcel include construction of four (4) LED-lighted youth baseball/softball fields, LED-lighted parking lot, a new restroom building, playground shade over the existing playground, and additional landscape, hardscape, and irrigation improvements; • Scope to include architectural services for ancillary shipping container to be repurposed as a pop-up library; • It is anticipated that this project will be constructed utilizing a Construction Manager at Risk
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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 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications by September 10, 2020, by 2 pm. Directions for submitting electronically can be found at: https://www.mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineeringdesign-opportunities 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).
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Obituaries Mary Colleen O’Barr Peteresen
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Charles Alvin Beyer, 93, of Beatrice, NE, formerly of Mesa, AZ and Bay City, MI, died Monday night, August 10, 2020, at Homestead House in Beatrice following a brief illness. Charley was born on May 19, 1927 at Bay City, Michigan, to Alvin and Lena Ortlepp Beyer. He graduated from Bay City Central High School and proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. During his time in Bay City, Charley devoted his life to helping others and being an honest Christian. He was united in marriage to Nancy Ruth Patenge on September 17, 1954. She died on December 9, 1999. He owned and operated Beyer Building Mart in Bay City for many years and was an honest, hardworking, and successful businessman. After many years of being in business, Charley sold the lumber yard and with his wife, Nan, retired to Mesa, Arizona. There he enjoyed many years of volunteering at the hospital and helping anyone he could. On June 12, 2004, Charley married Margaret Grell Blaser in Mesa, Arizona. She died on July 3, 2020. Charley is survived by his children, Steven (Susan) Beyer of Saline, MI, and their children, Caroline Beyer (Matt) Castel, Kathryn Beyer (Jacob) Braman, and Andrew Beyer; David (Amy) Beyer of Linwood, MI, and their children, Brennan and Ian McGuire; and Debra Beyer of Henderson, NV. He also leaves behind, his great- grandson, Alex George Beyer Braman, and his stepgreat-grandchildren, Beau and Layla McGuire. Charles was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Nancy; his second wife, Margaret; and his sister, Charlotte (Elmer) Pressler. Charley’s family would like to thank Steve and Patty Bacon of Arizona for their longtime friendship and personal assistance. They have been a blessing to Charley for so many years. Per Charley’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at later date at Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa, Arizona. Inurnment will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. A memorial has been established to the Alzheimer’s Association. www.foxfuneralhome.net Fox Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements.
Charles Merritt Charles Merritt Charles "Chuck" Merritt Charles "Chuck" Merritt December 29, December 29, 1945 - July 16, 20201945 - July 16,Charles 2020 Charles Edgar Edgar Merritt was was born born Merritt December December 29, 1945 in 29, 1945 in Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas (on Texas the 100th anthe 100th(on anniversary of Texas statehood) and niversary of Texas statepassed away July 16 inaway July hood) and passed Mesa, AZ from 16 in Mesa,following AZ from complications complications surgery. The son of following surgery. The(Kuehne) son ofMerritt, William and Cecelia William and Cecelia he grew up in Adelanto, CA and graduated (Kuehne) Merritt, he grewfrom upVictor in Adelanto, Valley High School in 1963. He served four CA from Victor Valley High years and in thegraduated Air Force as a radar technician. School in 1963. four years in the After graduating fromHe the served University of New Mexico, Chuck a career as a civil engineer Air Force as had a radar technician. After graduatwith the State of New Mexico Highway ing from the University of New Mexico, Department and State Engineer's Office. New Chuckwas hadhisahome career a civil engineer with Mexico fromas1971 to 2004 and he in Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Santa Departthelived State of New Mexico Highway Fe, andand WhiteState Rock.Engineer's He then moved to Queen ment Office. New MexCreek, AZ and worked for the Arizona ico was his from 1971 to 2004 Department of home Water Resources, retiring in and he 2016. loved to hike, Los ride his bicycle, Santa Fe, livedChuck in Albuquerque, Alamos, look at cars, Rock. and takeHepictures of desertto Queen and White then moved flowers. He is survived by his brother Bill Creek, AZ and worked for Ruth the Arizona De(Charlotte) of Jerome, ID, his sister Jean partment Water retiring in Beeler (Jim) of of St. Peters,Resources, MO, his former wife, Albuquerque, 2016.Therese ChuckMerritt lovedof to hike, rideNM, his bicycle, and twin sons Lincoln (Cecilia Youree) of look at cars, andTerence take (Gabrielle) pictures ofof desert Albuquerque, NM and flowers. He is by hisAvila, brother Bill Mount Angel, OR,survived granddaughters Rose, and Zelie, many cousins, (Charlotte) of Jerome, ID, hisnumerous sister Ruth Jean nieces and nephews, friends, and neighbors in Beeler (Jim) of St. Peters, MO, his former Queen Creek, AZ. A funeral service will be wife, Therese of Albuquerque, NM, held August 19th atMerritt 11am (Pacific) at St. Mary Catholic in Mount (Cecilia Angel, OR. The and twinChurch sons Lincoln Youree) of Alservice will NM be and streamed online(Gabrielle) at: buquerque, Terence of https://www.stmarymtangel.org/. Burial will be Mount Angel, OR, granddaughters Avila, at Santa Fe National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, consider many donatingcousins, to Friends of Rose, please and Zelie, numerous Bosque del nephews, Apache or friends, Boyce Thompson nieces and and neighbors in Arboretum. Queen Creek, AZ. A funeral service will be Sign the Guestbook at: held August 19th at 11am (Pacific) at St. obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com Mary Catholic Church in Mount Angel, OR. The service will be streamed online at: https://www.stmarymtangel.org/. Burial will be at Santa Fe National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Friends of Bosque del Apache or Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Sign the Guestbook at: obituaries.EastValleyTribune.com
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Mary Colleen O’Barr Petersen, age 82, passed away in her home at The Seville in Orem, Utah on August 7, 2020. Born in Mesa, Ariz, on April 9th, 1938, to Edith DePriest and Augustus Barto O’Barr, Colleen loved her parents and brother, Gerald, deeply and often reflected on her early years. “I had a wonderful childhood,” she said. “We were poor but we didn’t know it!” Colleen was a natural curly-haired redhead and her mother loved to dress her up like a doll, which did not stop her from finding mud puddles to play in whenever she had the chance. As a child, Colleen loved spending time with friends and extended family in Mesa and spent many of her summers with family in Colorado. In 1957 she married Nolan Petersen, and together they had five daughters. As a military family they moved often, and Colleen told many stories of their oversea adventures. She especially loved her time living and raising her family in Okinawa, Japan and Stuttgart, Germany. A lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Colleen was a Relief Society President in three countries: Japan, Germany, and the United States. She also served as a Young Women’s president in four states. The happiness of her younger years unfortunately did not last forever, and she and Nolan divorced in 1994 amid complex heartache that she carried with her until she died. She was supported by friends and family members, but experienced numerous painful health conditions over the years that ultimately led to her passing. In the end, she found great comfort and peace in her unfailing belief in the Atonement and looked forward to reuniting with loved ones, including her daughter, Lori, who preceded her in death in 2012, her parents, and her brother, Gerald, who passed away last year. Her greatest loves in life were her children, her many close friends and the Savior. There will be a viewing at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 800 North in Orem, Wednesday, August 12 from 9-9:30am, with graveside service following at 10am at the Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be offered to the family and a live broadcast of services may be watched at www.walkersanderson.com
Mary Ann Heil
February 10, 1936 - August 4, 2020 Mary Ann was born in Globe, Arizona on February 10, 1936 to Thomas and Jessie Dingman Green, Mary Ann was the youngest of three children. She passed away August 4, 2020 She was preceded in death by her Parents, Sister Doreatha Smith, Brother Voliner Albert Poole and Grandson Daniel Michael Heil. She is survived by her husband Joseph Adam Heil and three children Joseph Michael Heil (Janette), Kay Heil Franklin (Douglas) and Thomas Richard Heil. Seven Grandchildren Derrick Adam, Tamara, Katie, Joseph Matthew, Elise, Maximilian and Sean. Nine Great Grand Children Aliya, Talon, Tanner, Evey, Tayla, Haven, Sebastian, Lucas and Joseph Denver. Mary Ann was a lifelong resident of Mesa and Pine Arizona. She spent the remaining years of her life in Scio, Oregon. She attended Mesa High School. Mary Ann married the love of her life Joseph Adam Heil on July 28, 1953 in Mesa Arizona, they shared 67 years together raising their children and building a life together “Brick by brick”. She was a homemaker and is remembered for her many talents such as cooking, “You haven’t had a cinnamon roll until you tried Mary Ann’s”. She could sew any pattern and bring a smile to your face with her paintings. Mary Ann was a devoted Christian and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints and enjoyed attending church and loved singing and playing the piano. Her final days were spent surrounded by family. Mary Ann’s favorite quote is an Irish Blessing “May the road rise up to meet you, May the Wind be always at your back, May the sunshine warm upon your face, And the rains fall soft upon your fields, And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.” In loving Memory of our Beautiful Mother and Grandmother Mary Ann Heil, we will dearly miss you.
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• Serving Arizona Since 2005 •
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Home Improvement
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Over 28 Years Experience • ROC #246019 Bonded/Insured
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HANDYMAN 37 years experience. Drywall, framing, plumbing, painting, electrical, roofing and more. Stan, 602-434-6057
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Painting
Irrigation Repair Services Inc.
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Not a licensed contractor
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We Are State Licensed and Reliable!
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Not a licensed contractor.
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NO Weekend Charges NO Overtime Charges