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April 22, 2020

The Voice of the West Valley for 35 years

Abrazo West ‘calm’ during COVID-19

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

NEWS .............. 8 Where the jobs are around the West Valley

NEWS .............. 9 Inmates ‘cooped up’ at Hickman Farms

NEWS .............. 6 Cities need to tighten budget with retail falling

OPINION ...............10 BUSINESS.............. 14 FEATURES ..............16 YOUTH ..................19 OBITUARIES ...........20 CLASSIFIEDS ..........21 SOUTH

A New York Times April 10 story painted a frightening picture: “The daily death toll has still been staggering, approaching 800 for a third straight day on Friday, and some hospitals continue to teeter on the brink of chaos.”

Stories in the Times, New Yorker and other publications tell of doctors racing to do lifesaving intubations, nurses working long hours with COVID-19 patients stacking up, health care workers reusing personal protective equipment intended to be disposable and other frightening details to the pandemic.

Jessica Lopez of Waddell, left, and Linda Hitchcock of Goodyear sent appreciation selfies to Abrazo West staff. (Submitted photos) Though cases are on the rise, the West Valley has been blessedsummed up in one word: officer, said Abrazo West Campus started ly free of those nightmarish scenarios.

Calm. gearing up for the COVID-19 crisis more Indeed, the mood at Abrazo West Cam“It’s a very calm scene here,” said Chris- than a month ago. pus, a 200-bed hospital and trauma center tina Oh, chief executive officer of Abrazo Calm...continued on page 4 at 13677 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear, is West. She and Susan Rainey, chief nursing

Citizens, cities protest trucking project

BY JOSHUA ORTEGA

West Valley View Contributing Writer

Romina Martucci moved to northwest Goodyear 10 years ago for the quiet life.

Surrounded by farm fields, she enjoys the tranquility of living, even with housing developments coming to the area.

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“We moved to Goodyear because it was quieter and had more of a relaxed atmosphere,” Martucci said. “Now they’re making it worse than all of the other areas.”

An industrial project Martucci fears will shatter the area’s tranquility is on the radar.

Though the developer says the project

would bring hundreds of jobs and is “sensitive to area residents,” Martucci fears turning Falcon Golf Course into a transportation hub could bring the roar of hundreds of semitrucks to West Camelback Road.

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By April 20, 1,500 signed Martucci’s change.org petition asking the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to deny a new development proposal.

The cities of Goodyear and Litchfield Park have raised concerns about the project, which is on unincorporated county land between the cities and Luke Air Force Base.

Since last year, Kiernan-West Development has worked with the county to rezone and develop the 160-acre Falcon Golf Club course—across the street from Martucci’s quiet community.

The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission has a hearing for the “KW Cross Dock” project scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors hearing on the project is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. May 6.

Information on viewing the online meeting and how to submit questions and comments may be found at maricopa.gov/797.

Bill Stephens, Litchfield Park’s city manager, sent a letter Feb. 24 to Jen Pokorski, the director of the County Planning and Development Department, asking the county to deny the proposal for the facility.

On April 13, Goodyear City Council held a special meeting to discuss the KW project.

Christopher Baker, Goodyear Development Services director, told council phase one of the project would build a cross-dock facility to operate as a transportation hub for palletized cargo.

A traffic impact study estimated that more than 4,000 additional vehicle trips —most by commercial trucks—would be made between the proposed facility and the Loop 303.

“That is a huge spike in traffic that that portion of Camelback cannot accommodate,” Goodyear resident Claudine Pease-Wingenter said in an email to the West Valley View.

Councilman Bill Stipp said City Council should take a stand and recommend the county deny the proposal.

“I’ve lived here for almost 20 years, and I don’t know that I would’ve envisioned (Falcon Golf Course) turning into an industrial park,” Stipp said.

Others on the council expressed concerns.

“Like everybody else, I’m completely empathetic to the residents of the area,” Councilwoman Laura Kaino said. “It’s a huge transition.”

At the end of the special meeting, a

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Some residents and the cities of Goodyear and Litchfield Park are raising questions about a proposal to turn Falcon Golf Club into an industrial transportation facility. (Photo courtesy KW Projects)

consensus was reached to recommend that the county deny the proposed facility. Tammy Vo, a Goodyear spokeswoman, said the city sent a letter to Maricopa County “encouraging them to deny the special zoning request for this property.”

Kevin Kiernan, owner of developer KW Projects, defended the project.

“Club operators have indicated they intend to cease operation in the coming weeks—with or without the property’s sale,” Kiernan told the West Valley View.

He said he plans to issue a long-term lease for the operation of the facility to “a U.S.-based, Fortune 500 corporation highly sought for investment by communities across the country.” Kiernan would not provide the company’s name.

Kiernan said the project will have significant economic impacts, including 450 temporary jobs for construction of the property and 400 to 600 permanent jobs at the facility.

The company plans to break ground this fall on an approximately 170,000-squarefoot cross-dock building.

Kiernan said traffic impact won’t interfere with neighborhoods and any traffic from the facility will primarily use the road directly leading to Loop 303.

“We’re taking great pains to ensure this project is sensitive to area residents, and anticipate minimal impact on adjacent neighborhoods,” Kiernan said.

At press time, Falcon Golf Club had not returned calls for comment.

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Calm...continued from page 1 Indeed, since Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-home order went into effect March 31, the pace of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has slowed. On April 18, for the first time in three weeks there were no new Maricopa County hospital admissions due to COVID-19. The total hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county was 478 April 20, with 75 deaths in the county due to the coronavirus.

“One of the advantages of being further west, of ‘going second,’ is we’ve been able to learn from New York.

That’s been a help in preparedness,” Rainey said.

One of the things Abrazo has learned, she said, is the “greater risk to caretakers” who provide emergency airway management procedures. “We’ve added some additional measures and made the anesthesia team responsible for intubations and limited the number of skilled physicians taking care of that,” Rainey said.

Oh, who lives in Litchfield Park, declined to provide the number of COVID-19 patients being treated at Abrazo West.

“We’ve maintained a pretty steady

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number of COVID-19 patients,” she said.

But, she noted, conditions here are far from the chaos of New York, Detroit and other coronavirus “hot spots.”

“I would say based on the stay-home executive order issued by Gov. Ducey and people practicing social isolation has limited other injuries we’re seeing,” Oh said. “So we have a lower census than normal.

“But we evaluate daily our ability to handle a (COVID-19) surge.”

Rainey added that nurses treating COVID-19 patients are responsible for fewer total patients, “to be able to change in and out of PPE.” In another stark contrast to New York and other hotspots, Abrazo West has a healthy stock of ventilators and PPE— personal protective equipment.

“We’re fortunate to be part of a large organization—Tenet Healthcare. Tenet regularly makes sure we have supplies we need to make sure to keep out staff safe and keep our patients safe,” Oh said.

“We have regular delivery of PPE. “Tenet makes sure hospitals have what is needed. And we review those needs every four hours.”

Based in Dallas, Tenet Healthcare has 65 hospitals and 480 outpatient centers which, according to Tenet’s website, generated $18 billion in revenue in 2019.

Tenet owns hospitals in Detroit, where nurses from Abrazo Central volunteered to help battle COVID-19 in that hotspot.

Oh said “open communication” has helped employees at Abrazo West.

“We communicate with our staff regularly during rounds several times a day,” Oh said. “We communicate daily with a COVID update. They are calm, focused and they’ve been encouraged by support.”

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“The staff are very much aware and grateful for community support,” Rainey said. “Police and fire (departments) are used to get that kind of attention.

“The nurses were initially surprised by the community outpouring of support.”

Vendors and restaurants have donated food for the staff. And people are sending selfies with hand-written signs saying how much they appreciate the providers at Abrazo West, who are working to cure highly contagious patients during a pandemic.

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Abrazo West staff receive a Day of the Health Care Hero proclamation from the city of Avondale. (Photo courtesy

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Hitchcock of Goodyear were among Rainey said. many to send photos with notes of apRainey and Oh both said the best way preciation to Abrazo West staff. to show community support is to follow “It’s been amazing,” Oh said. “And it the governor’s order. really is a boost to the staff.”

“The most important thing is keep doAnother example of support was ing what the community is already doAvondale Mayor Kenneth Weise pro- ing: stay at home, keep social distancing claiming April 6 as a Day of the Health and keep washing their hands,” Oh said.

Care Hero.

“Any lapse could definitely backfire.”

“Avondale is fortunate to have Abrazo Even in a pandemic, Oh said she was West Campus located just on the out- optimistic. skirts of the city’s border, serving the “It all has to do with the people we’re medical and emergency needs of our res- surrounded with. Inside the hospital, idents during this time of national public I could not ask for a better team that’s health crisis,” Weise said. great at rolling with the changes and beOh said she regularly sees doctors and ing prepared for the worst-case scenarnurses reaching out on a personal level io,” Oh said. to patients—who no longer can have vis“Also, it’s really important to see an itors (except in extreme cases). outpouring of support from the communi“We’re seeing staff take it on them- ty, which lets us focus on what’s importselves to act as a family member,” Oh ant—caring for the people in front of us.” said. “So much if having someone to talk Rainey said walking out of the hospito and having that warmth. I’m seeing tal one day and seeing “THANK YOU” staff go above and beyond their job du- written in chalk on the sidewalk brought ties, they’re wheeling (patients) around, a tear to her eye. spending time talking to them since their “I hear over and over from nurses what families can’t be there.” a nice surprise it is—they’re just doing Rainey reinforced the message that their jobs,” Rainey said. most patients with COVID-19 never have “Little gestures have gone a long way.” to go to a hospital. Many will have mild symptoms that can be treated at home.

When should someone who might have the disease go to the emergency department?

“Come to the hospital if you are getting worse after being evaluated. Any symptoms like a rise in fever, respiratory symptoms Christina Oh, chief executive officer, and Susan Rainey, chief nursing offilike shortness of breath— cer, said Abrazo West Campus is geared up for the COVID-19 crisis—and call 911 or come to ED,” appreciates “heart-warming” community support. (Photos courtesy Abrazo)

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Pandemic ‘will unavoidably impact’ budgets

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BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

West Valley cities are bracing for the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Doug Ducey’s March 30 business closures and social distancing are sure to send retail sales for April spiraling downward. March sales were already falling—and cities rely on sales tax to help fund their operations.

“I think everyone’s concerned about the economic impacts of the crisis, and all indications are that we will experience a deep economic recession. And the length of it will simply depend on how long the pandemic goes on,” Goodyear City Manager Julie Arendall said at the April 13 city council meeting.

She said Goodyear should “come out quickly” from the impact but plan for “slower, more moderate recovery.”

There is some relief from the federal government targeted for cities via (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Econom-

ic Security Act. “The city isn’t receiving any direct funding from CARES because it’s going to cities with populations exceeding 500,000. We are tracking all costs related to the coronavirus to share with Maricopa County for possible reimbursement,” said Tammy Vo, a Goodyear spokeswoman.

“Thanks to the city’s existing conservative financial policies, we are positioned well to absorb economic impacts caused by the pandemic,” Vo said. “So far, we haven’t seen development-related activity slow down. Still, we are lowering our revenue projections for the remainder of this fiscal year to remain conservative.”

Regarding potential layoffs, “the city is not currently considering a reduction in staff,” Vo said.

“Looking forward to next fiscal year, the city will recommend a budget that includes a continuation of all services while limiting the number of capital projects. Thanks to years of sound financial practices which were already

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Goodyear scheduled city council budget work sessions at 5 p.m. May 4 and May 11.

Though the economic picture is far from clear, cities soon will know what the impact is on their revenue streams.

“We receive distributions from the state weekly for our local sales taxes and our state shared revenues. We receive reports on a monthly basis to help classify our local sales taxes into the different categories (retail, auto, entertainment, etc.),” said Lindsey Duncan, Avondale’s finance director.

“The reports generally lag when the purchase occurs by about two months.

For example, if you buy a television at your local retailer in November, the retailer reports the tax to the state in December and we receive the detailed report in January.”

Bill Stephens, city manager of Litchfield Park, said local sales taxes and state shared tax revenue combined make up 85% of the city’s general fund revenue.

“As these tax revenues are tied directly to consumer spending, the down-

turn in activity with business closures related to COVID-19 will unavoidably impact the city,” Stephens said.

“The exact amounts of the revenue drop will not be known for a while.

The lag in sales tax reporting is roughly five to six weeks following the end of a month.

“So, tax receipts from March transactions will be known by the beginning of May and from April transactions in the beginning of June.”

Stephens said impacts “could be lasting” while the economy recovers.

“The impact will vary for different sales tax classifications. For example, hotel and restaurant categories are expected to be hit the hardest, possibly up to an 80% decrease,” Stephens said.

“Decreases are expected in local sales tax, state shared revenue, building permits and recreation charges for services for the last three months of this fiscal year (April-June).”

Stephens said Litchfield Park revenue projections are being revised.

“We will be working with City Council at the upcoming budget workshops to identify any actions necessary,” he said.

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BY JENNA AREND

West Valley View Contributing Writer

Goodyear City Manager Julie Arendall gave an update on the COVID-19 situation during a city council meeting April 13.

The city continues to offer services to the Goodyear community, said Arendall. City offices have been closed to the public but remain open for business.

Arendall said citizens are encouraged to pay utility bills and report problems or concerns online at goodyearaz.gov.

“For our residents and customers who need to come into City Hall, they’re able to do so by making an appointment,” Arendall said.

“Under the governor’s order, construction is considered an essential service,” Arendall added. All of Goodyear’s building, engineering and inspection teams are required to keep working.

“City parks remain open during their regular hours,” Arendall said. “However, our recreation programs and park amenities are closed and we had to

cancel a lot of our large, city, signature events.”

On April 12, the Arizona Department of Health Services released a map showing ZIP codes in the state with positive test results. Arendall said Goodyear’s main ZIP codes, there were 35 confirmed cases, about 1.7% of the 2,020 confirmed cases in Maricopa County.

Also at the April 13 meeting, council approved a delay in the completion of the infrastructure requirement for Microsoft’s PHX 70 site—145 acres on Indian School Road, west of the Loop 303.

According to a report, “Microsoft has been working with the Goodyear, EPCOR Water, Liberty Utilities and the Maricopa Water District in an effort to develop the site. Due to various complexities related to the construction of new MWD facilities prior to abandoning existing facilities that are located in the future city rights of way, development of the off-site improvements has taken longer than anticipated.”

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If regular blood donors are “heroes,” this would be “superhero” level: Vitalant is seeking convalescent plasma donors to help COVID-19 patients.

The eligibility criteria: prior diagnosis of COVID-19, documented by a laboratory test; complete resolution of symptoms for at least 14 days; meet all other current FDA donor eligibility requirements to donate plasma.

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may be additional tests or other criteria required,” said a Vitalant press release.

“In some instances, those who have recovered from COVID-19 may be able to donate, even if they did not have an initial laboratory test.”

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Companies looking to hire thousands across the West Valley

BY ERIN BRASSEY

West Valley View Contributing Writer

West Valley grocery stores, drug stores and warehouses are filled with employees working to restock items and keep buildings clean.

While several large companies are offering bonuses and are eager to hire in large numbers, a record number of Arizonans are out of work.

Arizona’s Department of Economic Security reported over 98,000 initial unemployment claims being filed for the week that ended April 11, adding to 164,000 previous claims. According to DES, there are normally around 3,000 claims per week.

Many who are still working are finding their jobs changing.

Adrian Delgado, an Amazon field ambassador in Phoenix, has not lost his job but is doing a different one right now.

He said all the field ambassadors are unable to hold events for the community, so they are helping in warehouses struggling to keep up with intense con-

While tens of thousands of Arizonans filed for unemployment last week, companies like Walmart are looking to hire huge numbers to keep up with extraordinary customer demand.

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sumer demand.

And Amazon is continuing to hire.

“Every day there is a new batch of associates being trained,” Delgado said.

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According to Amazon Jobs, the Goodyear fulfillment center is currently hiring. Job descriptions and applications can be found online at amazon.jobs/en.

Other companies looking for mass hiring include Walmart, CVS Health and QuikTrip, all of which have locations in the West Valley that are likely looking for help.

According to a press release, Walmart is hiring over 3,700 associates across Arizona through June. The Walmart Distribution Center in Buckeye, in particular, is currently seeking help.

Walmart has boosted its entry-level pay at warehouses and distribution centers to $15-$19 per hour.

And Walmart has started expedited hiring. This means that a person can apply online, get hired and be working within 24 hours.

CVS Health has plans to immediately fill 50,000 positions across the country, as part of “the most ambitious hiring drive in the company’s history,” according to a press release.

The company has also implemented new cleaning protocols to protect people from the virus.

“The health and well-being of our colleagues has always come first,” said Larry Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Health.

“We’ve been working around the clock to increase availability of sup-

plies and update protocols to ensure our stores are safe for colleagues and customers alike.”

According to a press release, QuikTrip plans to hire over 20,000 employees across the country. It is currently looking for Arizonans to work in “the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.”

“We look forward to putting hardworking, dependable and service-oriented people in the Phoenix area to work,” said Jason Hasty, QuikTrip Phoenix Division personnel manager.

Other companies in the West Valley looking for workers are AJ’s Fine Foods, Albertsons and Walgreens.

Companies have implemented incentives including increased hourly wages for overtime and bonuses in order to fill the positions and provide financial assistance to current employees.

CVS Health is offering bonuses ranging from $150 to $500 for employees who are required to be in the facilities around patients and customers, a press release reported.

According to a press release, Walmart has increased its hourly wages for e-commerce fulfillment centers by $2 per hour through Memorial Day. And current Walmart workers can receive a $250 bonus for referring a new hire, with the new employee also receiving a $250 bonus.

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State ZIP code map shows 170 West Valley COVID-19 cases

BY RYLEEANN BUSS

West Valley View Contributing Writer

Twelve dozen female inmates are being temporarily housed at Hickman’s Family Farms in Buckeye.

The women working—and now staying—at the farm are all considered “minimum security.”

According to a press release from the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry, the inmates from Perryville Prison in Goodyear will remain at Hickman’s until the COVID-19 public health emergency is over.

“Our department is focused on ensuring the health and safety of all inmates, officers and staff,” ADCRR Director David Shinn said. “The decision to temporarily house inmates at Hickman’s is necessary to ensure a stable food supply while also protecting public health and the health of those in our custody.”

In normal times over the last decade, female inmates have worked at the farm during the day, then returned to prison at night.

“We would be in a real jam if it weren’t for these lady inmates,” said Clint Hickman, Hickman’s Family Farms’ vice president of sales and marketing and Maricopa County Board Supervisor, District 4. “We would have to disperse our civilian forces even more, into areas that they haven’t been trained in.”

The inmate’s duties have consisted of taking care of the farm’s flock for 10 years, which requires in-depth training, Hickman said.

Then, the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Maricopa County.

“We just happened to have a building that was totally empty, that was swamp

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cooled,” Hickman said. “We turned it into, basically, a prison dormitory.”

Glenn Hickman, president of Hickman’s Family Farms, noted, “many of these women inmates perform critical tasks related to the raising of baby chicks.

“Besides daily care, they also perform most of the tasks of vaccination.”

To work at Hickman’s, the Perryville inmates must be considered minimum security. “You cannot have a violent or sexual crime in nature, to be considered,” Clint Hickman said. “They also have to be within about three years or less of being released from prison.”

One of the important reasons behind temporarily housing the inmates is to keep the distribution of eggs steady to the 13 states Hickman’s services.

Eggs have been among the scarcer items in grocery stores as many people continue to stock up and stay home.

This strategy is benefiting not only West Valley egg shoppers but the female inmates as well, Clint Hickman said. “It keeps them working and keeps their money flow to continue, as some of these ladies are the only breadwinners for their kids on the outside.”

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

According to a state map that shows COVID-19 cases by ZIP code, as of April 19 there were at least 170 positive tests—up from 125 a week before—in Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson.

The Arizona Department of Health Services map includes some ZIP codes that are in two or more cities. And, in some cases, a range of cases was given.

There is a significant caveat: “If a patient’s address of residence is unknown cases were mapped to the address of the provider followed by the address of the reporting facility,” the ZIP code COVID-19 map notes.

Data from the state’s new COVID-19 ZIP code map of positive tests showed Peoria-Glendale ZIP code 85382 with 99 positive cases—most in state, slightly ahead of 85206 in Mesa, which had 98 cases, and 85714 in Tucson, which had 90 cases April 19.

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Calling out passive aggressive nonsense Editor: So, if I understand the opinion of Mr. Ken Williams correctly in the letter to the editor entitled “Our United States,” anyone with views that are on the left should be considered un-American, while everyone on the right is pro-American. I assume this means the left is no longer considered American.

They’re not exactly words I would use for a call to unity. Also, this person mentions some type of war and a truce being needed. I don’t recall a war being fought with people on the right, but it sounds like some feel they are at war with the left. This guy should have conversations with many who serve in our military with honor and have views on the left. Are they considered un-American?

If this person becomes ill, I hope he won’t have to worry that un-American doctor will decide not to honor his truce. What if that un-American doctor decides a left-leaning patient needs a ventilator more than he does? Sounds silly doesn’t it? Until people like this gentleman can treat everyone’s views with respect, the divide in this country will continue.

I am amazed at the distorted fringe views that are expressed in this newspaper on a weekly basis. In my opinion, each week this paper publishes this type of nonsense, they are complicit in promoting a divide.

Robert Lukacs Avondale

them fail for lack of legislation regarding a huge problem that existed before the pandemic.

This is the surprise medical bills Congress failed to address for more than a year that leave doctors and hospitals unpaid for emergency services denied by insurance companies for out-of-network reasons. In an emergency, you have no choice. The hospital you use and the doctors who care for you may not be your choice, but an emergency speaks for itself. Choice is not an option.

Many ideas have been floated, and the worst one of all is government rate setting, but Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has a bill that creates an Independent Dispute Resolution that brings doctors and hospitals together with insurance companies so they can negotiate appropriate reimbursement for the denied medical bills. Leaving patients out of negotiations is imperative. They are blameless.

If we don’t provide relief now, we might find ourselves without the doctors and hospitals we all depend on in our lives. We won’t have a working health care system in place when this crisis passes.

Everyone should contact and tell them to support Sen. Cassidy’s bill to ensure the future of our doctors, hospitals and health care workers. They’ve failed to act for a long time, but they can easily pass this in the next round of emergency funding. Support our doctors and hospitals now to ensure they will be here when this crisis is over.

Elise Jordan Goodyear

Editor: Doctors are now the first responders and are serving on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. We cannot let

Editor: Americans are freedom-loving peo-

Congress!

Freedom-loving Americans

ple. We are generally law-abiding citizens, too. We’re normally patient folks as well—up to a point.

This extraordinary COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated unusual “restrictions” on our personal behaviors (by American norms). It’s a national public safety and health issue. We get that. And we’re all cooperating.

But what about America’s future?

What’s a reasonable deadline for full restoration of our civil rights and liberties? How about we set it for on, or before, July 4—Independence Day? The operative word being “independence.”

Ken Williams Goodyear

Tough job

Editor: I can’t understand why anybody would want the job of being president of the United States. The amount of criticism President Trump puts up with would make anybody throw up their hands and resign. What he managed to accomplish in over three years during over three years of witch hunts and choreographed impeachment shams by the Democratic Party led by Speak-

er Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff, and Jerry Nadler and Chuck Schumer is so despicable that I’m surprised they are still in office, instead of hiding in shame.

If President Trump would declare a cure for the coronavirus on national TV today, it would not be good enough for the Democrats. They would chastise him and try to take credit, just like they tried to take credit for the USMCA trade agreement and phase 1 of the new China trade agreement. They had no hand in either agreement.

President Trump holds daily press conferences on TV about the coronavirus updates and has done everything a leader should do to stop the spread of the virus, but fake news and the Democrats don’t give him a fraction of a second of credit for protecting the American people. And then we have these four women on the TV program “The View” who are not politicians, but they spend their time attacking every single move President Trump makes in protecting the American people. Like they could do a better job.

James Logan Buckeye

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Elections and coronavirus

Editor: My name is Patricia Always and I’m a retired elementary school teacher from the Avondale School District. It is immensely important that this virus does not impede voters from their civic duty and right. The process is started and more options must be added for voters not to be disenfranchised. Congress must act to secure this right and responsibility.

Patricia Always Sun City

Health care workers

Editor: That was a great front-page news article by Tom Scanlon, “Nurses fly into COVID-19 storm,” in (the April 15) West Valley View.

As we ask more and more of our front-line health care workers, we should not only be grateful, we should demand that Congress gets to work to provide additional funding in the next COVID aid package.

Many may not realize that all elective surgery and scheduled appointments for doctors have been canceled, which means their revenue stream has diminished. It is essential that we keep all of them funded so the hospitals, doctors and medical staffs will be there for the rest of us when this virus winds down.

We need to remember that the kitchen and laundry workers are just as vital as the nurses, and these people must be paid.

The public will stand strong with them as they risk their own lives, so we must demand that Congress does the right thing so as not to risk the collapse of our health care system. Call your congressman/woman and remind them of this important issue.

Stephen Parker Buckeye

Appalled about letter

Editor: I am writing in response to the opinion published April 15 from Sara Howell about my community, my home.

I have lived in PebbleCreek for nine

years and have found it to be our happy land. PC is full of the most welcoming, loving, talented, busy, caring people who have become our friends, our family.

These are good and decent people who care about each other, who support you, who help you, be there for you and welcome you. They are our people, our community, our friends.

Interesting that you’ve only been a renter for two weeks and yet you have not even given the community a chance.

Everyone is a little edgy and a little more stressed because of the world’s worst pandemic. You are a science educator.

You should know and sympathize with the gravity of this world crisis affecting every person on the planet.

I’m sorry that someone scolded you for driving too fast, or walking somewhere that is restricted. There may be lots of rules, but generally they are for our safety. So, you ran into a few people who may have something troubling them, or someone they’re worried about, or have a problem or heartache bigger than you can ever imagine.

I feel blessed to live in PebbleCreek, a community full of people who have worked their whole life dedicated to their given profession, given so much to so many, raised their families, supported a family member in need, or a friend in need over and over and over, and now want to enjoy their retirement days. We worked hard and now we play hard, and this is our slice of happiness.

People may not exactly remember what you did or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel, Maya Angelou said.

I did not feel good after reading your opinion. I wanted to tell you that there is so much more to PebbleCreek, and if you would look around, you would see it and not let two tiny insignificant encounters cloud your opinion and fill you with such distain. There are a million positive things about PebbleCreek.

Maybe you should take a little time before you write to publish such negativity. There is plenty of that in the world.

You are not a victim, no one preyed on you and you have a great deal to learn about life in our happy retirement land.

My wish for you is that you will understand how welcoming this community is to all, no matter their age or any other potentially discriminating factor.

Once this pandemic is over, I believe you will see a different side of our life here. Welcome and open up your heart and your mind to a community full of amazing people.

Ellen Enright PebbleCreek

The journey is the destination

Editor: Sara Howell: How unfortunate that you lump everyone into the category “people who should stay isolated.” You should realize, as a science instructor, that not all students are “A” students.

So, take the time to reach out to others and find the ones who have retired here, not the small number of curmudgeons who live here. I am a retired high school science and math teacher. I would like to meet you some day and see how education has evolved since I was there.

Les Armstrong Goodyear

PC not unfriendly!

Editor: I just read Sara Howell’s letter to the editor in the West Valley View newspaper and I was interested to hear that I live in such a terrible community of PebbleCreek.

From what I get from your letter is that the PebbleCreek community is unfriendly and are too much of rule followers. I’ve lived here about four years and your opinion about unfriendly is wrong. Certainly I’ve meet a few people who are unfriendly, but those people How to get a letter published 250 N. Litchfield Road, Ste. 130, Goodyear, AZ 85340 E-mail: editor@westvalleyview.com The West Valley View welcomes letters that express readers’opinion on current topics. Letters must include the writer’s full name, address (including city) and telephone number. The West Valley View will print the writer’s name and city of residence only. Letters without the requisite identifying information will not be published. Letters are published in the order received, and they are subject to editing. The West Valley View will not publish consumer complaints, form letters, clippings from other publications or poetry.

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are few and far between. We are rule followers and if you prefer not to follow the rules then find a neighborhood where rules aren’t followed. I bet you won’t live there long. Your indication of age discrimination is bunk. Generally, those who live here welcome younger people (near neighbors to us are younger and very welcomed) and your unwelcome experience is probably due in part to your one-sided opinions, and that is your fault, not the majority of wonderful PebbleCreek people.

Scott Stewart Goodyear

Explaining the virus

Editor: I am a retired microbiologist and want to explain a basic fact about a virus and keep it simple. A virus is an incomplete life form. It cannot live on its own because it has only half of the necessary genetic material. Therefore, it has to live inside host cells: in this case our bodies.

If a virus can no longer find a new host to move to, it will simply die off.

If we stop the continuous spreading to a new host (person), the coronavirus will simply die off on its own. However, it has now gotten out of control. If we all do what we can to stop the spread, this will be over. The better we each do, the faster we will be able to put the coronavirus in the past. Follow the CDC guidelines to the best of your ability.

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BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ West Valley View Columnist

The conversation with a progressive politico friend of mine took place in a Walgreens parking lot on April 15—two men standing six feet apart, swapping tales of quarantine woe.

His wife sensed a furlough is near; his clients are drying up. Still, they made too much money to qualify for federal stimulus checks. His sister-in-law, a nurse in Boston, had tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, she appeared to be recovering.

“This President, the way he’s botched the COVID response, it’s literally criminal,” was how he put it. “He’s dead at the polls in November. Or he’s dead if we’re not all dead before then.”

An hour later, a buddy called from Florida. The proud owner of at least one red Make America Great Again ball cap and a selfie of him and Donald Trump, my friend sounded buoyant.

“Looks like we’re past the worst of all this,” he said. “They’re saying maybe the economy opens back up like May 1.

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That sounds about right.”

Welcome to the Twilight Zone: COVID-19 pandemic edition.

I’ve written before about how we’ve never been more partisan, never more disagreeable than at present.

Explaining that yawning divide, I’ve always held out hope that in a crisis we might overlook our disagreements and come together as both the United States and as united states.

Judging by recent polling and by personal anecdotes like the above, I get the sense that 9/11-style unity won’t return anytime soon.

We appear to be living through multiple pandemics right now: one through the eyes of America’s registered Democrats and another as witnessed by Republicans.

Then there’s the rest of us, independents and the apolitical, who have yet another story to tell.

Consider the April 10-12 Gallup poll of 3,365 random American adults.

Asked to assess the coronavirus situation, the responses couldn’t have been more different depending on political

affiliation: 69% of Democrats said the pandemic was getting either a little or a lot worse. Meanwhile, 63% of Republicans said it was getting either a little or a lot better.

Asked how long COVID-19 disruption would last, 32% of Democrats said the rest of this year, 52% said a few more months and 9% said a few more weeks. The GOP numbers were flipped around entirely: 52% said a few more weeks, 39% a few more months and 5% said the rest of the year.

It’s not just Gallup showing this divide either.

A Global Strategy Group survey last week had 87% of Republicans approving of the President’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Democrats, by contrast, registered an 83% disapproval rate.

Stuck in the middle? Independents, who disapproved of Trump’s handling of the pandemic by a 49-37 margin.

According to a YouGov poll taken at the same time, we can’t even agree on how fearful to be of becoming infected with the virus.

For Dems, 82% are very or somewhat

worried. For independents, that number is 62%. For Republicans, 59% are very or somewhat worried.

As for yours truly, I tend to take an approach best described by that old “X-Files” tagline: “The truth is out there.”

When politicians, government officials and reporters speak, I take their pronouncements with an Everest-sized grain of salt. Facts require sources and sources require vetting.

I try to invest my belief in opinions the way I do my retirement funds: carefully and while always being open to new and better information.

When my friends call, I try to do more listening and comforting than challenging. Because if there’s one thing I know about America in 2020, it’s that conflict is a lot like COVID-19.

It spreads like wildfire if you’re not abundantly careful.

David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com

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BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

Taken alone, they are not solid indications of a return to normalcy — but they are “grounds” for optimism: As a business breaks ground in Avondale, a huge land sale that could bring 1,000 homes to Buckeye is announced.

On April 14, the city of Avondale held a “virtual groundbreaking” for Modern Grind Coffee.

Located at 13044 W. Rancho Santa Fe Boulevard (off Dysart Road between I-10 and McDowell Road), the business is set to open in the fall.

Avondale will be the first brick and mortar Modern Grind location.

The Goodyear-based company sells coffee and tea online at moderngrindcoffee.com.

Instead of the usual big-crowd groundbreaking, attendance at this one was kept to a minimum (in keeping with social distancing guidelines) and the event was streamed live via Facebook Live and Instagram.

“We are excited to welcome Modern

Grind to Avondale, and we look forward to all being there in person for the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening,” Avondale Economic Development Director Ken Chapa said.

“COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on our businesses in our community, and we want our local businesses to know that we’re there for them. We are here to mark important milestones such as groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings—we’re just doing it a little differently right now,” Chapa added.

Avondale launched its Ready to Serve Campaign earlier this month, to raise awareness that many Avondale restaurants are still open and providing service at curbside or via delivery and takeout. A list of participating restaurants is shared on the economic development website, avondaleedge.com.

The Avondale Office of Economic Development has also recently launched its biweekly Avondale Business Connection meetings. These meetings provide Avondale businesses a venue to engage with subject matter

Avondale Councilman Mike Pineda, left, Modern Grind Coffee owner Daphnie Kelly and Avondale Economic Development Director Ken Chapa participate in a coffee shop groundbreaking. (Photo courtesy city of Avondale)

Buckeye will continue to grow, as the sale of land that could bring 1,000 more homes was announced last week.

(Photo courtesy Walton)

experts on a wide range of topics including SBA Programs, social media strategies, free tools and resources.

More small-business information and tools related to COVID-19 are available at Goodyear Economic Development’s website, developgoodyearaz.com.

Walton, a real estate investment and land asset company, announced it sold 290 acres in the Mystic Vista and Vista Bonita master plans in Buckeye.

A Walton spokeswoman declined to give a price on the land sale, which closed “recently.”

MPC Developments purchased 145 acres in the Mystic Vista community located at Apache Road and Southern Avenue. Mystic Vista is zoned fully residential for 564 single-family homes.

And Villa Capri Mobile Home Park bought 125 acres in the Vista Bonita master plan located in the vicinity

of Apache Road and Broadway Road.

The two projects are zoned residential for approximately 500 single-family homes.

Previously, 20 acres of Vista Bonita were sold to the city of Buckeye for the construction of a new water campus.

Around this time last year, a study showed Buckeye is the country’s fastest-growing city.

And things do not seem to be slowing down, as the city has 26 master-planned communities approved and 2,651 single family permits issued in 2019, according to the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce.

“Buckeye is a prime investment market where both high demand and growth are providing great opportunity,” said Jen Ruby, senior vice president of Walton.

“Walton is also currently in negotiations for selling property in another Buckeye master plan to a leading national homebuilder,” she added.

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Anthony’s Plumbing puts safety first during the crisis

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and my son’s baseball,” Williams said. “I didn’t mean to build a big company. It just kept building. I couldn’t keep up on my own. I had to hire staff. It slowed down when the recession hit, but we made it through. It continued at a steady pace.”

With the coronavirus crisis, Williams and his team are making life changes like everyone else. They’re social distancing, standing 6 feet away from customers and making 15 to 17 house calls per day.

“We’ve been doing a lot of precautionary things—before anyone was recommending them,” he said. “We’ve been wearing face masks that we bought in bulk. We loaded up on rubber gloves, shoe covers, hand sanitizers and hand soap. It put us in a good position to make sure everyone’s safe.

“We always wore rubber gloves and booties. We’re washing our hands before we go to job sites, during and after. We’re dousing our hands and arms in hand sanitizer. Our masks are custom made.”

Williams and his team tried three kinds of masks and settled on one that was the most comfortable and gave the most protection. It includes an A/C filter for a home that removes pollen, smoke, viruses and bacteria. They cut them up, took out the metal wiring and use them as replaceable filters.

“Each tech gets three masks,” he said.

“It works out really, really well. We wash them each day. It has to be breathable for an A/C to work. This isn’t science based, but it’s an added layer of protection.

“It’s our job to take care of our staff and our customers.”

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Brandon Williams wants what’s best for the clients of his company, Anthony’s Plumbing—especially during the COVID-19 pandemic..

He and his staff show they care by leaving handwritten messages, plungers and a roll of toilet paper on his customers’ doorsteps.

“I hope you and your family are well during these hard times,” the note reads. He also includes his personal phone number to give free plumbing advice as needed. The first time, within hours, he received text messages saying thank you, and saw social media posts about the kind gesture.

It’s all in a day’s work for Williams.

Now, the Goodyear-based company is offering free plumbing advice through a phone/video chat tab on its website, go2plumber.com.

“If you have a plumbing problem in your home, and you’re unsure if you can do it and it’s not an emergency, we’ve set up a help page where we can do a video call,” Williams said.

“Customers can schedule a time with a plumber. They get about 10 minutes of time—FaceTime or phone call—and during that time we can help them diagnose the issue. It’ll save the customer quite a bit of money and there’s less exposure (potentially to COVID-19). It helps everyone.”

If the problem is bigger than the customer thought, and he or she is unable to fix it, Williams said, with a laugh, he can “recommend a really good plumber.”

Williams said it feels like he has been in the plumbing trade for his entire life.

His grandfather, great-grandfather and son are all in the business.

“I never wanted to start my own com-

Brandon Williams, owner of Anthony’s Plumbing, is emphasizing safety by offering free plumbing advice through a phone/video chat tab at go2plumber.com. (Photo courtesy Anthony’s Plumbing)

pany,” Williams said.

While working for another company, however, the owner pulled him aside and suggested he do so because of his vast knowledge of the trade.

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Tips for better Wi-Fi (and peace) at home

BY JOHN WOLFE Guest Writer

Now that most of us are working and learning from home, you may notice that some websites may be a bit slow to load and you may experience intermittent buffering when streaming video.

While we are all trying to adapt to the new normal of learning and conducting business from home as we practice social distancing, more internet devices are being used and for longer stretches of time.

And let’s face it, we are all using the internet to stay connected to people we love while we are staying close to home. Whether its downloading files, streaming video, gaming, or hosting work meetings and family happy hours on Google Meets (and, sometimes all of these at once), these new and expanded uses of your home broadband network may slow things down.

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As you might imagine, there is currently more traffic and more demand on the network in residential areas and less in office buildings and stores. And peak times have shifted from evening to throughout the day—especially the middle of the afternoon—in residential areas. As always, we’re keeping a close eye on the health of our network and managing the network to provide a great internet experience.

While we take care of the network

to your home, we want to make sure that your network in your home continues to run smoothly as well. There are many things you can do to improve the performance of your home network and ensure a good internet experience.

For example, did you know that when your computer runs an automatic update or virus scan in the middle of the afternoon it takes up a significant amount of bandwidth?

To help, we have rounded up an impactful list of expert advice, tips and tricks to maximize your home network performance: 1. Disconnect devices in your home

from your Wi-Fi, like dishwashers, coffee makers and refrigerators, as these devices do not require Wi-Fi to function.

2. When viewing movies, select standard definition (SD) versus high definition (HD).

3. Consider lowering the resolution on your doorbell camera and other security cameras while you are at home.

4. Place your Wi-Fi modem/router in a centrally located area so the signal can reach more rooms within your home.

Also, put it up high on a shelf or tall piece of furniture because the signal travels outward and downward.

5. When planning video conferencing

or Google Meets get-togethers, schedule them in the morning or evening hours, moving demand away from busy afternoon use.

6. Utilize telephone conference calls over video streaming meetings to lessen the demand on your home network.

You can plug your computer directly into your modem rather than working off your Wi-Fi. 7. Beware of windows, doors and cement walls, as these are common obstructions that can interfere with the signal’s ability to extend throughout your home.

8. If you have gamers at home, ask them to download upgrades and stream at night, as gaming devices eat up a lot of bandwidth, slowing speed to other devices relying on Wi-Fi in the home.

9. Keep your Wi-Fi modem/router away from Bluetooth devices like smartwatches, as they tend to operate on the same frequency (2.4 GHZ) and can interfere with the transmission of data between your devices that use WiFi. Additionally, steer clear of locating modems near a refrigerator, microwave, baby monitors and other devices that emit electronic radiation.

Our focus is to help keep everyone connected during this unprecedented time. From everyone at Cox, we wish everyone health and happiness.

For additional tips, please visit Cox. com.

John Wolfe is senior vice president of the Southwest Region for Cox Communications.

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SCRAMBLERS Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words.

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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | APRIL 22, 2020

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BY BREE FLORENCE

West Valley View Contributing Writer

Parents self-isolated for long hours with their kids might be looking for ways to keep them entertained, motivated to learn or even just relaxed.

For those reasons, Sylvan Learning has launched a series of fun, online minicamps through Friday, April 24. The minicamps are designed to keep students in a community of like-minded peers. They address everything from vocabulary, math and poetry to yoga, “getting a handle on germs” and relaxation.

While Sylvan Learning’s personalized tutoring can cost anywhere from $40 to $100 an hour, families can sign up for these group Zoom activities for free by creating an account at sylvannation.com.

Sylvan Learning is an educational center that provides personal academic coaching for kids grades K-12. The national tutoring service has been operating exclusively online since early March, utilizing Zoom to provide students with all their same services, as well as its new minicamps.

But the online platform is difficult for younger kids who are just learning to read and who benefit most from tactile learning, said Jenny Dunnavent, director of Sylvan Learning’s Goodyear center.

To supplement online learning, she encourages families with kindergarten-age kids to use physical learning techniques with their kids at home, like jumping jacks; hopping on one foot; writing letters with playdough; or counting salt, beans, pennies or match box cars to learn letters, numbers and basic math.

For instructors like Kristin O’Leary at the Goodyear center, the most difficult part of teaching online is judging her student’s engagement and comprehension.

“Their world at home is very different and distracting than in the classroom,” O’Leary said.

Virtual tutoring sessions can be more personalized.

“When you’re online with a student, you really need the time to

OBITUARIES Carmine Lodico Carmine Lodico, age 72, of Goodyear, AZ passed away on April 12, 2020 in Goodyear, AZ. He was born August 9, 1947 in New York, NY to Richard and Filomena Lodico.

Carmine served in the US Army from November 15, 1966 to November 14, 1972 as a SP4(T) E-4.

A service will be held at a later date. Condolences can be left at http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel .com/obituary/carmin e-lodico/.

Betty Gwynn Hogan Grady Henline

work one on one with a student,” Dunnavent said.

Giving kids this individual attention also allows Sylvan Learning to support kids emotionally in uncertain times.

“Kids are stressed out right now, too,” Dunnavent said. “They don’t understand what’s going on, why they can’t see their friends or why things are closed.”

O’Leary takes a few minutes at the start of each session to check in with her students, especially younger kids.

“We want to let the kids know that there is a community outside of home that supports them and can’t wait to have them back,” O’Leary said.

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Avondale-Gwynn Henline In the wee hours of March 28, 2020, Gwynn went home to be with the Lord. I am sure that she was greeted at the Gates of Heaven by the love of her life, and her dance partner, her husband Scott. She was born on January 31, 1929 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Ray and Lois Hogan. Gwynn is survived by her loving brother, Mike Hogan, her daughter Victoria Gwynn Walker- Stephenson (Larry), granddaughters Ericka Gwynn Strahan (Jason), Kristin Noel Peelman (Armando), Jacqueline Renee Record (Kable), Candice Leigh Puckett (Alex), her son David Clayton Grady (Tracy), stepdaughters Starlene Montoya (Johnny), Jewelene Pattullo (Kevin),stepsons, W. Scott Henline , Robert W. Henline, Jim Cochrane, 8 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. A private memorial and celebration of Gwynn's life will be held at a future date at The Church at Litchfield Park. For an update of the service date, or to leave condolences, please go to http://www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com /obituary/betty-gwynn-hogan-grady-henline/.

Obituaries - Death Notices in Memoriam Visit: obituaries.WestValleyView.com

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PUBLIC NOTICE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: MQM INVESTMENTS, LLC II The address of the registered office is: 1511 S 84TH DRIVE, TOLLESON, AZ 85353, The name of the Statutory Agent is: MICHAEL QUINTANA III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MANAGER: MICHAEL QUINTANA, 1511 S 84TH DRIVE, TOLLESON, AZ 85353.

Published West Valley View/Business Apr 23, 30 May 8, 2020 / 30089

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: D&E ENTERPRISE LLC II The address of the registered office is: 4982 N. Amarillo Cir., LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, 85340 The name of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS, David W. Wheatle AND Elayne R. Wheatle, 4982 N. Amarillo Cir., LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, 85340 Published: West Valley View/Business April 15, 22, 29, 2020 / 30035

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF TOLLESON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Mayor and Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 beginning at 6:00 P.M. via Zoom Conference at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5439720804 or via telephone at 1-253-215-8782 (Meeting ID: 543 972 0804), for the purpose of: Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Site Plan Application #20020001 as submitted by Carlos Dominguez, on behalf of Centro Cristiano Tolleson Church aka Church of God Prophecy, to construct a new 4,900 square foot multi-purpose room and related site improvements as an addition to their existing church located at 116 North 92nd Avenue, Tolleson, AZ. The lot (APN 101-08194A) is approximately 27,495 square feet and is currently zoned Residential Single-Family (R1-7).

(Church of God Prophecy) Please visit the City’s website at: www.tolleson.az.gov/archive to view the agenda with detailed participation instructions.

Submit your notice to:

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The City of Goodyear, Engineering Department, in accordance with National Flood Insurance Program regulation 65.7(b)(1), hereby gives notice of the intent to revise the flood hazard information, beginning approximately 1,000 feet north of Van Buren Street and ending 90 feet south of Yuma Road approximately 2,000 feet west of Bullard Avenue. Changes of the flood hazard zone are associated with the Compass Datacenters development located between Van Buren Street and Yuma Road, west of Bullard Avenue.

As a result of the revision, the floodway will widen and/or narrow, the 1% annual chance water-surface elevations shall decrease, and the 1% annual chance floodplain shall be narrowed within the area of revision.

Maps and detailed analysis of the revision can be reviewed at the City of Goodyear located at 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite D-101, Goodyear, Arizona 85338. In the event that the offices are closed, please call for access to a digital copy. Interested persons may call the Floodplain Manager at 623-882-7988 for additional information Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.

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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | APRIL 22, 2020

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF TOLLESON ZONING ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Zoning Administrator will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 beginning at 1:00 P.M., via Zoom Conference at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5439720804 or via telephone at 1-253-215-8782 (Meeting ID: 543 972 0804), for the purpose of: Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Variance Application #20030001 as submitted by Susan Potter, the owner, to allow placement of a single family dwelling on a substandard vacant lot located at 706 North 92nd Avenue, Tolleson, AZ. The lot (APN 102-49-212B) is approximately 2,100 square feet (versus 7,000 feet as required per zoning code) and is zoned Residential MultiFamily (R-2).

Please visit the City’s website at: www.tolleson.az.gov/archive to view the agenda with detailed participation instructions.

Published in the West Valley View and West Valley Business on Wednesday, April 22, 2020/ 30088 Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact For the City of Buckeye Broadway Road Water Campus Project The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) has received a request for financial assistance from the City of Buckeye for a Drinking Water infrastructure project. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and request comments.

WIFA staff analysis concluded that the following project neither individually nor cumulatively has a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, the following project qualifies for a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

The City of Buckeye Broadway Road Water Campus Project includes replacing multiple failing reservoirs throughout the system with a 4-MG reservoir, replacing existing poor-quality wells with six new groundwater wells, and associated piping, booster pump station, arsenic treatment, and related appurtenances. The Broadway Road Water Campus is located east of Apache Road and just south of Broadway Road located in Section 28, Township 1 North, Range 3 West of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Documentation regarding the proposed project is available for review at WIFA, 100 N. 7th Avenue, Suite 130, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. All written requests for information or letters containing written comments should be addressed to WIFA at the address above. All written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., 30 days from the publishing date.

WIFA complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Alternative formats for the project documentation are available upon request. Inquiries, requests and comments should be directed to Lindsey Jones, Environmental Program Supervisor, at (602) 364-1324.

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