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Dignitaries gather for cities’ updates BY LAUREN SERRATO
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NEWS ............ 14 Litchfield Park nonprofit hosts book sale
SPORTS ......... 24 New volleyball club finds early success
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March 2, 2022
The Voice of the West Valley for 36 years
West Valley View Staff Writer
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he Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted an annual city update breakfast at the Goodyear Recreation Center on Feb. 24. About 80 local city officials, business leaders and representatives gathered to hear updates on Tolleson, Litchfield Park and Goodyear’s planned growth, incoming businesses and city developments that are in progress. Tolleson City Manager Reyes Medrano kicked off the presentation, giving an update on the city of just over 7,000 residents. One of Tolleson’s largest projects is its under-construction civic center at 9055 W.
Van Buren Street. Once completed, the $22 million facility will be home to Tolleson’s city hall, library and senior center. “Our residents deserve a state-of-the-art civic center to call home,” Tolleson Mayor Juan Rodriguez said. “We are hopeful that with this new Tolleson Civic Center, along with our amazing employees, we will continue to bring happiness and outstanding service to our community and organization as a whole.” The new library will offer five private meeting spaces; a large conference room; children’s indoor and outdoor spaces; a crawler space for babies; an adult lounging area; a teen gaming and meeting space; a self-service printing, faxing and scanning
center; a self-service checkout station; public computers and a bookstore. The senior center will boast the Community Action Program and Housing offices. Additionally, the council chambers will serve as a multipurpose room, which will allow it to host a variety of events. Medrano said the Tolleson civic center is the perfect size for the city because it is a small community that thrives on its retail, development and warehouse opportunities. “What we like to say in Tolleson is that we might be small, but we are in the middle of it all,” Medrano said. “We focus on those that fit best in our community, that
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Autism Life and Living to host fundraiser BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor
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isa Masters founded Autism Life and Living Inc. because she’s passionate about solving the severe housing crisis that adults with autism have faced for decades. With her upcoming fundraiser, she’s hoping to raise awareness of the problem. ALL’s Brunch on the Green is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Singh Meadows in Tempe. The outdoor catered brunch will feature choice of eggs Benedict or French toast, fresh seasonal fruit, pastries, coffee, tea,
juice, blood orange mimosas or bloody mary. A ticket will be provided for spirit, and additional drinks can be purchased. A Norterra resident, Masters is excited for supporters to see Singh Meadows, located on the former Rio Salado Golf Course. The facility was maintained with pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals. The owner/farmer Ken Singh scrubbed unwanted additives from the land and water to create the 72-acre oasis. “Singh Meadows is beautiful,” she said. “He is an organic farmer. He turned the golf course’s clubhouse into a bistro, the Barking Bodega. It took a few years to get
all the chemicals out of the earth there. He has a farmers market on-site. It’s really very nice. He’s donating the venue for us, and the bistro is catering the brunch.” The 80 guests will sit under tents as modern acoustic guitarist Bill Dutcher entertains. He donated his services as well. “We’re going to have a silent auction, and we have fun things people can bid on,” she added. “We have a football from the Cardinals, a D-backs signed baseball, spa packages, electronics and weekend getaways.”
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