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Abrazo hospitals honoring certified nurses
NEWS ............... 6 Ignite Yoga, schools partner for mindfulness
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March 16, 2022
The Voice of the West Valley for 36 years
Michael Anderson School celebrates grant BY LAUREN SERRATO
West Valley View Staff Writer
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or the third consecutive year, the Michael Anderson School received the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant. Through the targeted grant, the kindergarten to eighth grade school in Avondale can provide “Beyond-the-Bell” programming for its students, including specific academic tutoring, academic enrichment, dance, art, STEAM and opportunities for collaboration. “We were thrilled,” said Lori Goslar, Michael Anderson School principal. “It is a feeling of exuberance and excitement and, most of all, knowing that our school community is going to be invested in and taken care of beyond school hours.” The grant was awarded three years ago,
but it can be renewed annually. Goslar said teachers, staff and students work each year to meet the requirements and criteria to continue to receive the funds from the grant. “We support over eight and a half hours a week, beyond the bell, meaning outside of school hours,” Goslar said. “We also have opportunities to apply for enhancement funds, which we have always taken advantage of. We were awarded enhancement funds this year, which we will be taking into our summer school programming to help us support our school community and our family community even more.” The grant, Goslar explained, is designed to support a combination of academics and
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Lori Goslar serves as the principal of the Michael Anderson School in Avondale. (Photo courtesy of the Avondale Elementary School District)
Buckeye asking residents to help shape the future BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
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uckeye residents are invited to a virtual neighborhood meeting to review and comment on a major general plan amendment to Imagine Buckeye 2040 at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, Buckeye is developing ideas for the city’s future. This city-proposed major general plan amendment, if approved, will change the Imagine Buckeye 2040 land use map of approximately 2,700 acres along State Route
85 from neighborhood and business commerce designations to employment. The “employment” designation is for areas that are intended to develop with light industrial and business parks uses that contribute to the local and regional economies. With approval, properties in the corridor will be eligible to rezone to support development similar to that of the Loop 303 corridor in Goodyear. To learn more about the city’s proposal, provide comments, and/or ask questions pertaining to the request, join virtually: 6 p.m. Wednesday,
March 23, https://msteams.link/N81Q. To dial in, call 480-561-5775; ID: 483775135# The neighborhood meeting is not a public hearing, and no action will be taken. Those who cannot attend can find information and a public comment form is available at buckeyeaz.gov/generalplanamendment. Imagine Buckeye 2040 is the city’s general plan document and the primary tool that is used to guide the future of the city. It includes the city’s vision, goals and policies for future growth based on previous input from Buckeye residents.
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