October 2015
Relentlessly local coverage of Gilbert and our neighboring communities
The Bills hit the field
Team joins a new league in a new season. See page 14.
Voters will decide bonds, override for schools
Town studying downtown parking plans
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BY KENNETH LAFAVE
Voters registered in the Gilbert Public Schools district will decide in an allmail election Tuesday, Nov. 3, whether to approve a 10 percent maintenance and operations budget override and $98 million in bonds. An override approved in 2007 expired at the end of the 2014-15 school year, so GPS officials are asking voters to approve the bonds for capital expenditures in two separate ballot questions. The owner of a home valued at $170,000—the average assessed value in the district—would pay between $364 to $399 in property taxes in fiscal year 2017, if voters approved the override and the bonds. Because the previous override has see OVERRIDE page 7
Downtown Gilbert has grown—and grown up. Restaurants and entertainment venues crowd the space that 10 years ago was a deserted stretch of rust and empty buildings. Not only is the Town of Gilbert’s Heritage District a busy place for locals, it’s a hip destination for people from all over the East Valley. The area around Gilbert Road north of Elliot Road is home to 52 commercial properties and a new university campus. Thousands of people in cars enter and exit the district every day in search of food, shopping, education, work and diversion, and that means one thing: A potential parking nightmare. see PARKING page 10
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More on-street parking could be created in downtown Gilbert by converting the outside lanes of Gilbert Road to parallel parking. Submitted photo
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Gilbert wins Golden Prospector Awards The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) has presented four Golden Prospector Awards and eight Golden Prospector Awards of Merit, to encourage and recognize excellence in economic development. Winning 2015 Golden Prospector Awards were: the Town of Queen Creek for its marketing brochure, “Economic Profile,” and for its multimedia promotion, “Standing Out from the Crowd at BIO International”; the Town of Gilbert for its multimedia promotion, “Talk of the Trade Series”; and AZ Culture for its special event, “Cottonwood Culture Challenge.” The marketing brochures were required to introduce the state, county, community, region, or area of expertise to either prospects for industrial, commercial, retail or general development opportunities, or a specific purpose, such as promoting an industrial park or other specific types of promotions. The multimedia promotions included a promotional piece, series of promotional pieces or promotional campaign that contained nonprinted elements. These included videos, mailed promotional items and other material. The special events category includes
meetings, seminars, marketing tours, events or trips designed to develop prospects and promote economic development. In the Marketing Brochure category, Golden Prospector Awards of Merit went to the Town of Gilbert for “Inaugural Annual Report;” City of Phoenix for “Phoenix is Hot!,” City of Mesa for “Technology Brochure” and City of Flagstaff for “Flagstaff Business Accelerator Magazine.” Deal of the Year went to Sun Corridor Inc. for “HomeGoods Distribution Facility.” The Special Event prizes were given to the City of Scottsdale for “Cure Corridor Event;” Town of Gilbert, “ASU Bio Meets Gilbert Bio” and the City of Scottsdale for “‘Work Scottsdale’ Talent Attraction Initiative.” The awards were presented at AAED’s Fall Forum in Tucson. AAED, founded in 1974, has a mission to serve as Arizona’s unified voice advocating for responsible economic development through an effective program of professional education, public policy and collaboration. For more information on AAED, visit www.aaed.com or call (602) 240-2233.
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Town manager, others named Copper Anvil winners The Phoenix chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) named Gilbert’s Town Manager Patrick Banger the recipient of its prestigious Phoenix Award at the PRSA’s annual Copper Anvil event on Sept. 3. The Copper Anvil Awards recognize outstanding public relations tactics and campaigns that reflect the highest standards of performance in public relations. The Phoenix Award goes to a business or community leader who has elevated the best practices of public relations. A second general award went to Kelly Taft, APR, communications manager for the Maricopa Association of Governments. Taft received the Percy Award, honoring excellence in public relations. The PRSA also awarded scholarships to two Arizona college students: Jillian Carapella, a sophomore at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU, and Devin Ortlieb, a senior majoring in strategic communications with a concentration in public relations and advertising at NAU. Each received a $1,000 scholarship. Additional Copper Anvil Awards went
to winners in the following categories: Community Relations: Arizona Diamondbacks for “D-Backs Give Back Jersey” program; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona on its 75th anniversary; and Pedene Public Relations with “Honoring Arizona’s Veterans” for Phoenix Veterans Day Parade. Crisis Relations: Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. Digital/Social Media: The Town of Gilbert for “Standing Out from the Crowd” at BIO International, and Off Madison Ave and Arizona Office of Tourism for Arizona Office of Tourism’s Digital Social Campaign. External Communications: Havas PR North American and Fox Restaurant Concepts for “Onward and Outward”; Off Madison Ave and Phoenix Art Museum for the “Hollywood Costume” media campaign. Innovation & Technology: Honeywell Aerospace for “Aero in Action.” Integrated Communications: Allison+Partners and Dignity Health; Allison+Partners and Healthways SilverSneakers; Gordon C. James Public Relations; Off Madison Ave and Arizona Office of Tourism; and Society of St.
Vincent de Paul. Internal Communications: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. Newsletter/magazine: Havas PR North America. Publicity/Promotion: Allstate Insurance for OpEd, “Teen Safe Driving”; HMA Public Relations for feature story, “Playing It Forward”; Arizona Cactus Pine Council of Girl Scouts for media kit on Girl Scout Cookies. Special Events: Allison+Partners and Lexus for “New Lexus RC and RCF Launch to Media with Vice-Filled New Orleans Experience”; Allison+Partners and Progressive Insurance for “Keys to Progress: 58 Cities, 117 Vehicles and One Day To Help Veterans In Need”; Decibel Blue Creative Marketing & PR for “Pita Jungle 2014 Empty Bowls Bene-fete for Waste Not”; The Town of Gilbert for “Digital State of the Town Premiere; Humana - Humana Touches Down with Wounded Warrior Amputee Football Team”; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona for “75th Anniversary”; HMA Public Relations for “Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge”; Town of Queen Creek for “25th Anniversary.” Awards of merits went to the
following organizations and teams: Allstate Insurance Company; BIG YAM; The Parsons Agency; InView Communications with AT&T; Allison+Partners with Best Western International; RIESTER with Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Tobacco and Chronic Disease; AAA Arizona; Allison+Partners with American Auction Co.; Castelazo Content; Decibel Blue Creative Marketing & PR; Fingerpaint with Southern Rail; ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth; Off Madison Ave with National Academy of Sports Medicine; The James Agency; Allison+Partners with American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Foundation & Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Havas PR North America with JCPenney; Fingerpaint with Maricopa Association of Governments; Delta Dental of Arizona; Moses Inc. with Grand Canyon Association; American Traffic Solutions; Allison+Partners with Toyota North America; Havas PR North America with Fox Restaurant Concepts; IKEA; and Havas PR North America with University of Arizona Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program.
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Orangetheory Fitness franchise owners help build clean water wells in Uganda BY MICHELLE TALSMA EVERSON
To most of us in the United States, the fact that clean water will be available to drink, cook and bathe with is a given. But, in several places around the world, clean water isn’t always certain—sadly, it’s often a luxury. The lack of clean water comes with a human cost; for example, it is estimated that 75 percent of the diseases in Uganda are a result of the lack of clean water and proper sanitation. Globally, 3.5 million people die each year from preventable diseases caused by drinking contaminated water. To help curb this statistic, Becky and Travis Renner, owners of several Orangetheory Fitness centers in the Southeast Valley, including the Gilbert location, are working with Valley-based nonprofit Return Hope to donate five water wells that will provide clean water to more than 50,000 individuals in Uganda. Last summer, the Renners traveled to Uganda to see the impact of a lack of clean water first-hand. “This was the trip of a lifetime,” said Becky Renner. “We are in the land of opportunity in America. We have easy access to fresh water nearly everywhere we
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go. In Uganda, this is simply not the case. Every day we went out to the villages and chatted with everyone we possibly could. The residents of Bugiri (a district in Uganda) face many challenges, among them being a lack of fresh water.” “We knew that Bugiri was in desperate need of fresh water, and we thought we were mentally prepared for what we were going to see,” she continued. “Once we arrived and actually witnessed the desperation of necessity of fresh water both of us were overtaken with emotion. To see the water they drink and to watch them have to carry water, sometimes miles each way, was almost too much for us. Despite all of this, it is such a happy community. They don’t have much at all, but they are so welcoming. We now know just how fortunate we all are in the United States.” The Renners got involved with Return Hope through Travis’ brother, Trent Renner, a Valley pastor who founded the organization and has served several mission trips in Africa. Through Trent’s leadership, the Renners even were able to choose where their wells would be placed. One of the unique parts of this process is that Orangetheory Fitness members contributed to the cause— even if they didn’t realize it. “Like many gyms, Orangetheory Fitness studios charge a cancellation fee to members who opt out of a class on short notice,” Travis said. “We like to call this our ‘accountability policy.’ Any member who pre-books a class and decides to hit snooze gets charged $10. The main reason we do this is because when we have a noshow, we cannot offer that spot to someone who may be on our waiting list. All of our no-show fee proceeds at our studios are donated to Return Hope to build new wells. We’re using the money to try and make a difference in the world.” In addition to working with Return Hope, Orangetheory Fitness members have recently raised funds for GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix, which “provides free programs that are educational and therapeutic in nature to individuals with Down syndrome from birth through adulthood, their families and the community,” according to the organization. “Our 19 stores just held a dry triathlon event where people paid $25 to row, lift and run and have a
fun competition. All of the proceeds were donated to GiGi’s Playhouse,” Travis said. “Our goal was to work as hard as we could to get our members involved and raise at least $20,000. We were absolutely amazed that once the proceeds started coming in we were well above $30,000. It was
a team effort and we are so proud of everyone involved, staff and members alike.” To learn more about Return Hope, visit www.returnhope.com. To find out more about GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix, visit www.gigisplayhouse. org/phoenix.
Children in Uganda pump clean water from a new well. Submitted Photo
Becky and Travis Renner visited Uganda in summer 2014 to see the impact of a lack of clean water. Submitted Photo
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expired, the tax now $202, to go toward outstanding bonds, for that same homeowner. Last year’s tax bill totaled about $345 prior to the override’s expiration. The 10 percent override would increase the M&O budget by an estimated $18.6 million a year for five years starting with the 2016-17 school year. M&O funds are used for teacher and staff salaries, classroom supplies, student transportation and contracted services. The $98 million in bonds would be earmarked as follows • $40 million facility maintenance • $35 million technology • $15 million student transportation • $8 million school construction and land purchase. In May, the GPS Governing Board voted, 3-2, to put the proposals on the ballot. According to a media reports the three supporters said they believed voters would support the measures, and two of them noted that Mesa and Chandler regularly pass bonds and overrides to give students more than a bare-bones education. One of the board members voted no because he did not want the district taking on more debt, and the other opponent objected to the wording of the override. Irene Mahoney-Paige, GPS’ director of communications, said the board called for an election for the M&O override to raise the salaries of teachers and staff so the district competes with similar school districts. “We have had a high turnover,” she said. “Teachers salaries are frozen and we are not competitive with surrounding districts.” Chandler and Mesa districts pay teachers more than GPS, she said. “It’s
hard to retain teachers.” The override will help maintain or reduce class sizes. Mahoney-Paige said the bonds offset the state’s declining funds for capital expenditures, which fell from $16.9 million in 2008-09 to $7 million in 2014-15. If the state followed the old formula, that amount should be $17 million. For 2015-16, the amount from the state declines even more, to $2.6 million. “(The state) is leaving it up to local communities to fill that gap,” Mahoney-Paige said. The bonds help fund building maintenance and repairs throughout the district in GPS schools housing 37,000 students. Money will be earmarked for roof repairs and heating and cooling systems. “They looked at this and found we will have $138 million in deferred maintenance,” Mahoney-Paige said. “We’ve had to put a lot of things on hold. Onethird of our bus fleet is over 20 years old.” The technology portion of the bonds will help upgrade computers, she said. The last day to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 5. Ballots are expected to be mailed to voters Thursday, Oct. 8. Voters must mail ballots by Friday, Oct. 30, to make sure they arrive in time to be tallied before the election date of Tuesday, Nov. 3. Registered voters who did not receive a ballot in the mail should contact Maricopa County Elections Office at (602) 506-1511. Anyone with questions on the two ballot proposals can submit them to the district at www.gilbertschools.net. Arguments for and against the proposals can be found by clicking on the election informational pamphlet on the website.
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IN THE NEWS Some residents worried about Dierks Bentley restaurant Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, a restaurant and bar that features live music, is scheduled to move into Gilbert’s Heritage District. But, some Gilbert residents are concerned that the new location will be too loud and rowdy for the downtown’s family atmosphere. The Gilbert location, planned for the southeastern corner of Gilbert Road and Vaughn Avenue, will feature a 4,700-square-foot patio and an 8,700-square-foot indoor restaurant and bar. While developers said the establishment will complement the area and not be excessively loud, some area residents worry that the music will play early into the morning. Dan Henderson, Gilbert economic development director,
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said the town has a sound ordinance in place and they will be able to use that ordinance should noise become a problem. Mid-decade census starting in October On Oct. 1, Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, Maricopa, Buckeye, Goodyear and Peoria will begin a mid-decade census to update population counts. A census provides an accurate count of its residents, which allows cities to receive a more accurate distribution of public safety and public service funding. Residents can expect census workers to visit between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., any day of the week. They will ask six questions about the number of people living in see NEWS page 12
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Police, fire investigating railroad bridge arson The Gilbert Fire and Rescue Department and Gilbert Police Department in consultation with ATF Criminal Profilers at the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual who intentionally set fire to the Union Pacific Railroad bridge located along the SRP canal south of Higley Road and east of Gilbert Road the evening of Aug. 15. Investigators believe the person was responding to a stressful event and decided to target the Union Pacific railroad track bridge. A police official said the person responsible is likely a male who has a direct connection to either Union Pacific or the immediate Gilbert area. GPD public information officer Sgt. Jesse Sanger outlined who the department believe is behind the crime. The person responsible may have exhibited unusual or suspicious behavior or may have been unaccounted for around the time the
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fire started. This behavior may have been exhibited by anger or intense frustration. He could have been doing research on the use of accelerants or have prior training or experience. He may have localized or minor burns on his hands or face which he is unable to easily explain. “We know through evidence which has been recovered, as well as investigative leads developed to date, this was done by someone acting alone,” Sanger said in a press release. “Law enforcement has the ability to rule out innocent persons; every lead will be thoroughly investigated. Regardless of how insignificant you think your information might be, we strongly encourage you to come forward, as we welcome your information. This crime was committed by someone within this community and could potentially have put the public or our fire service responders in harm’s way by this deliberate act.” Sanger said the department remains
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confident that it will identify the person responsible for this incident. “We take events of this nature very seriously and are appealing to those individuals who utilize this area for recreational activities to come forward,” Sanger said. “We also believe a member of our community knows this individual and has noticed a recent change in behavior in
the perpetrator.” The reward has been increased up to $15,000 for information that leads to the arrest of this individual. Tipsters have the option to remain anonymous. Contact the Gilbert Fire and Rescue or Police Department or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 1-800-343TIPS. (8477).
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Type O-negative blood needed in Arizona
It takes 500 donors of all blood types to maintain Arizona’s blood supply for just one day. Blood donors help kids like Madison, who is alive today because of more than 148 blood donors. The Arizona 8-year-old was born with Diamond Blackfan Anemia, a rare disease that prevents her body from producing red blood cells. She relies on the kindness of strangers to provide lifesaving blood transfusions about every three weeks at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. “Blood donors deserve medals for their lifesaving actions,” said her mom, Aimee. “I am so thankful for people who donate regularly because they understand the need for transfusions is constant.” To make an appointment to Find the Hero in You, call 1-877-UBS-HERO (1-877827-4376) or visit www.BloodHero.com (enter your city or ZIP code). All blood types are needed, however, Type O-negative is always in greatest demand. Here are upcoming blood drives in Gilbert: • 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, LDS Gilbert Stake, 777 E. Elliot Rd., Cultural Hall
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Madison, an 8-year-old Arizona resident, was born with Diamond Blackfan Anemia, a rare disease that prevents her body from producing red blood cells. Submitted photo
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Dan Henderson, who direct Gilbert’s Office of Economic Development, assures that he will not let that happen. “We have 2,019 parking spaces total in the district right now. According to code, that’s actually almost 300 surplus parking spaces,” Henderson said. But more than enough is not enough, given Gilbert’s continued expansion. “Six new restaurants are currently planned to open by summer of next year,” Henderson said. While that may seem a stretch for an area that already boasts enough eating establishments to keep a person in three meals a day at different restaurants for nearly two weeks, it’s not. “Visit Gilbert on almost any day of the week and the restaurants have a wait time, and not just at lunch and dinner, but throughout the day. It’s always bustling,” Henderson said. To keep ahead of the infrastructure curve, the Town of Gilbert hired consultants earlier this year to examine “parking, traffic, way-finding” and others elements of urban life. “In July, their reports were finished and submitted to our development commission,” in anticipation of the town’s 2018 rewrite of the Gilbert development plan—a revision required by the Town’s charter. “The last redevelopment was in 2008.
It’s mandatory every ten years,” Henderson said. What were the consultants’ recommendations? Their reports are available online, at www.gilbertaz.gov/ departments/economic-development/ heritage-district. Some of their ideas about the future of parking in downtown Gilbert include: • Accommodating another 900-plus parked cars in two new parking structures would be a good thing. Four possible sites for these structures have been identified. (The Heritage District already has one parking structure, a 364-space building constructed last year at a cost of $7 million.) • Parking meters are not the best way to pay for on-street parking. Instead, the consultants suggest a “fee-inlieu-of-parking” for the district’s businesses. This is a strategy typically employed to pay for shared parking in a dense area. While a large grocery store must buy and maintain space for its parking, the businesses in a crowded downtown are responsible to pay for the shared parking provided for them by the civic government. • Limiting time for on-street parking would help the in-and-out flow of visitors to the district.
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• More on-street parking could be created by converting the outside lanes of Gilbert Road to parallel parking. Henderson emphasized that at this point, nothing has been decided. The town’s development committee is looking at the reports and will make a decision down the line. Among the challenges of urban planning, Henderson pointed out, is that the rate of growth is not foreseeable. It may continue into the future as it is, or slow down, or even accelerate. “The district has 10 parcels of land that could be developed over time,” he said. “We currently have 1.3 million square feet of development in the area, and a total build-out would be another 3 million square feet. But we have no way of telling if that build-out will happen in 20 years
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Four suffer bee stings Four people including a 3-year-old and a firefighter were recently taken to the hospital after being stung numerous times by bees that had swarmed a Gilbert neighborhood. A Gilbert Fire and Rescue crew responded to the area of Pecos and Higley roads after getting reports that people were being stung by bees. Upon arrival, firefighters saw about 1,000 bees swarming in the area. The 3-year-old and a firefighter were stung between 50 and 100 times and were taken to a hospital, along with a 14-yearold and a 22-year-old.
Isagenix relocating to Gilbert Isagenix International, a multimilliondollar health and wellness company, has announced it will relocate its worldwide headquarters from Chandler to Gilbert by the end of 2015. The new location will be located off of Gilbert Road and the Loop 202. The move should add hundreds of jobs to Isagenix’s workforce, many of which have already been filled.
New retail and entertainment options coming to Heritage District The Town of Gilbert recently awarded two new projects to local development company MD Heritage that will bring more shopping and entertainment choices to the busy downtown Heritage District. One project features a 12,000-square-foot venue north of Hale Centre Theatre that may include a brewery, restaurant and more. The company also plans to build an urban
New emergency beacon assists firefighters A new emergency beacon is now in front of Gilbert Fire Station No. 7, near the intersection of Cooper and Warner roads. Firefighters trigger the beacon as they leave the station on a call. When the beacon is activated, it will flash yellow and then turn solid yellow before
Group of seven accused of stealing from Gilbert stores Seven people have been accused of stealing thousands of dollars of designer items from merchants throughout the Valley, including in Gilbert. James Vasquez, 26, Eric Camarena, 23, Carolina Maldonado, 22, Michael Galindo, 26, Alex Galindo, 24, Leonel Duarte, 21, and Rene Camarena, 28, are accused of taking $50,043.87 in high-end handbags, sunglasses and clothing between May and September from various stores in Maricopa County. Police said the group admits to stealing from stores throughout the area. In all, they are suspected in 49 cases.
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Gilbert residents can expect to hear from Census workers who will begin surveying neighborhoods this month to make sure every town resident is counted. New homes, businesses and industry have moved into Gilbert since the 2010 Census. Officials estimate that the town has added more than 30,000 residents. They say it is critical that the town gets an accurate population count to receive its fair share of state and federal funds. Portions of state shared revenue are allocated based on population. These dollars will help continue to deliver services to residents and assist with the town’s build-out, according to the town’s website. Census data helps compute money received by communities for healthcare, schools and education, daycare programs, transportation planning and services for seniors. Workers will interview residents if they live in Gilbert for six months or longer during the year. Census workers will be wearing official badges issued by the U.S. Census Bureau. They may also be wearing a lime green “Be Counted” t-shirt. The survey lasts about 10 minutes. If a Census worker stops by and a resident is not home, the worker will leave a note on the door with additional information on how that resident can call in to complete the survey. For information, visit www.gilbertcensus.com or call (480) 503-6565.
The Bills join a new league The Prime Time Athletics South Gilbert Bills take the field for the 2015 season. The team has started the season 3-0. Coach Aaron Kolodny said the players “rely on their unique talents and unique chemistry to stay competitive, and display true sportsmanship and fair etiquette to round out their success.” “Being the new team on the block suites them well,” Kolodny said. “The transition has been great on all ends. Prime Time Athletics South Gilbert is a very well-run and competitive league.” Pictured on the front page are, from left, Shea Barry, Jake Goins, Cole Edmonds, Ari Kolodny, Collin Campbell, Andrew Hines, Jackson Adams and Luke Ebright.
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Chamber names Gilbert Leadership members Gilbert Leadership, a program of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, has named 28 members to this year’s class as the program continues to raise awareness of community concerns by helping leaders identify opportunities to serve the Town of Gilbert. Gilbert Leadership is a 10-month development program that brings class members together one day each month to focus on specific issues and to provide an insider’s look at healthcare and social services, community culture, town history, local education and government, economic development and public safety. Participants are tasked with selecting, organizing and raising funds for a class project that will be of benefit and significant contribution to the Town of Gilbert and its residents. The following individuals have been chosen for Gilbert Leadership Class XXIV: Debra Adornetto-Garcia, Banner Gateway Medical Center Becca Bo, Bo Painting Company Inc. Randy Bressler, CertaPro Painters Amber Costa, Town of Gilbert Jennifer Crews, Dignity Health Sam Cutruzzula, Salt River Project Matt Dallas, N2 PublishingDSC015 Gilbert Sun News 10x5.4 Ad
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The Gilbert Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit, membership-based organization with more than 650 members ranging from home-based businesses to large corporations and representing more than 52,000 employees. The Chamber proactively serves as a business advocate to strengthen the business climate in Gilbert. To learn more about or join the Chamber, contact (480) 892-0056 or visit www. gilbertaz.com.