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he Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce board has endorsed the Ahwatukee Farms plan for the closed golf course at the Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Club. In a two-paragraph statement released Thursday, the board declared: “With respect to the proposed development of Ahwatukee Farms to repurpose the former Ahwatukee Lakes property, the AFCC offers its support in principle of the project. The organization recognizes the potential economic benefits (Cheryl Haselhorst/AFN Staff Photographer) that could result from the proposed Steve Powers has put the final touches on his annual Halloween display that draws hundreds to his Ahwatukee home Friday and Saturday nights. Find out why on page 22. development by creating new jobs and bringing new customers to Ahwatukee’s local businesses.” “The AFCC believes that a comprehensive, innovative and sophistiapproach to Etiam (an) non economic piscated et, sodales vestibulum arcu. arcu BY JOHN DOE AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS ullamcorper, iaculis libero nec, blandit justo. In to development program is crucial turpis nec purus pharetra, vestib-said, tart the story here. Lorem ipsum dolor sit egestas Ahwatukee’s success,” the vitae chamber ligula vestibulum. Sed vulputate velit et amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer ulum adding “Such a program is best conceived erat mollis, non pulvinar augue augue eleifend. luctus nisl quis varius aliquet. In venenatis COVER STORY sign up. However, registered voters who want through a highly cooperative and Nam elementum sollicitudin diam the ac digmi vitae lacus imperdiet ullamcorper. to avoid long lines on Nov. 8 can stillQuisque sign up supportive partnership between public BY PAUL MARYNIAK nissim. Pellentesque magna sem, varius ut turornare, nibh ut ullamcorper iaculis, mi enim for a mail-in ballot at recorder.maricopa.gov/ sector and the business community.” AFN EXECUTIVE EDITOR vestibulum sapien, et viverra dui nisl vel lacus. pis et, sodales vestibulum arcu. Etiam non arcu elections/registrationform.aspx. True Life Companies, which owns Cras vulputate aliquet elementum. Suspendisse ullamcorper, iaculis libero nec, blandit justo. Thelit e latest available data from the Maricopa the course, has proposed an “urban or the third time this year, Ahwatukee massa, posuere eget eros et, ullamcorper In egestas turpis nec purus pharetra, vitae vesRecorder’s Offi ce shows that, agriculture” development for the velit former voters are casting ballots as early County Sed vulputate lobortis sem. Cras rutrum at quam in gravida. tibulum ligula vestibulum. of about 49,000 registered golfmollis, coursenon site, which was closed in 2013. election season begins today in advance out Nam elementum sollicitudin diam acvoters dignis-in et erat pulvinar augue eleifend. Ahwatukee, 18,213magna are Republicans, “We are absolutely thrilled and thankful of the Nov. 8 General Election. sim. Pellentesque sem, varius ut14,217 turpis and 16,570 areEtiam independents. to receive the support of the Ahwatukee But unlike the Presidential Primary in are Democrats et, sodales vestibulum arcu. non arcu Subhead From Donald Trump versus Hillary Foothills Chamber Commerce ullamcorper, iaculis libero nec, blandit justo. March and last August’s primary, local Nam elementum sollicitudinofdiam ac dignis- for Believe it. This man was to school board and vesseats sim. embracing of ut Ahwatukee In egestas turpis nec purusopenings pharetra, vitae registered Democrats and Republicans won’t Clinton Pellentesqueour magnavision sem, varius turpis dead ligula vestibulum. Sed vulputatevoters velit et, Farms,” little-known entities, Ahwatukee said Aidanarcu. Barry, Truenon Lifearcu senior sodales vestibulum Etiam be bound one to voteyear only onago. candidates from on tibulum erat mollis, augue eleifend. iaculisdevelopment. libero nec, blandit justo. willethave plentynon of pulvinar contested races to weigh ullamcorper, vice president, within their party. nec purus ves“Theturpis Chamber is apharetra, trustedvitae institution Ahwatukee residents who haven’t registered in on. Nam elementum sollicitudin diam ac dig- In egestas nissim. Pellentesque magna sem, varius ut turtibulum ligula vestibulum. Sed vulputate velit are out of luck; Monday was the last day to See EARLY VOTING on page 10 See ENDORSE on page 15
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