October 2019
Britni Jones opened Desert Dixie Boutique in mid-August. See more on page 28.
Fight brewing over Northeast Mesa police-fire site
Mesa makes changes to recycling programs
By Jim Walsh
By Jim Walsh
Mesa considers 8 acres at Power and Brown roads the best site for a long-awaited police and fire facility targeted at reducing unacceptably long response times in Northeast Mesa. After negotiations to buy the property Disputed land Mesa hopes to use as new police/fire facility to cut down on emergency response times. (Photo by Dave Karasinski) went nowhere and the landowner spurned a $2.1 million was not happy to learn from the Nearoffer, the Mesa City Council voted by News his property had been selected unanimously recently to initiate emi- and questioned why the city could not nent domain proceedings, if necessary, choose a smaller, cheaper site instead. as “a matter of public necessity.’’ “I don’t like to make a lot of waves,’’ Site...continued on page 12 But attorney Paul Wetzel of Cornville
Faced with mounting losses in its 25-year-old recycling program, Mesa plans to restrict the items it collects and close three bulk recycling centers, but curbside recycling will continue. The drop-of f The City of Mesa closed three bulk recycling centers, including the one at Power Road and Adobe Street. (Photo by Dave Karasinski) centers at Dobson Ranch Park, Country Club and Juanita follow the City of Surprise’s lead and as well as the East Mesa Service Center, suspend recycling following a report at Power Road and Adobe Street, closed revealing the city is spending more on October 3. recycling than it does sending trash to Mayor John Giles rejected Council- the landfill. Recycling...continued on page 13 man Kevin Thompson’s suggestion to
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