West Valley View - South 10.28.2020

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NEWS .............. 2 Where to vote at centers around the West Valley

NEWS ............... 7 Loyal shoppers rejoice as Aldi prepares to open

FEATURES ..... 21 Safety emphasized for Halloween celebrations

OPINION ...............14 BUSINESS.............. 16 SPORTS ..................18 FEATURES ..............20 YOUTH ..................24 OBITUARIES ...........27 CLASSIFIEDS ..........28 SOUTH

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October 28, 2020

Trump visit kicks off election week BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

President Donald Trump unofficially kicks off election week with a West Valley rally at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Trump announced the campaign stop at the Phoenix Goodyear Airport just three days before, as the energetic Republican leader—trailing in the polls to Democrat challenger Joe Biden—continues his bounce back from COVID-19 with a charged campaign schedule. Trump has emphasized two themes that have emerged: early ballots and voting security. During the first presidential debate, Trump said about mail-in ballots: “This is going to be fraud like you’ve never seen.” Nationally, with a week remaining before Election Day, more than 60 million voted early—many by mail. Maricopa County went over the 1 million ballots counted mark Friday, Oct. 23, according to Maricopa County Recorder

Voters dropped off ballots at Goodyear’s City Hall and other locations around the West Valley with no problems reported. (West Valley View photo by Tom Scanlon)

Adrian Fontes. While there have been long lines at voting locations across the country, the scene outside the drop-off location at Goodyear City Hall Friday, Oct. 23, was serene.

The parking lot featured generic “vote here” signs. Voters from 20-somethings to seniors casually walked in to place their

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$5M water project for The BLVD approved BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

Currently, most of the area between West Van Buren Street and West City Center Drive in Avondale is dry, choking dirt. Avondale City Council envisions it as cool, relaxing water — a lake and fountains. On Oct. 19, council approved the launch

of “The BLVD Water Features Project in an amount not to exceed $400,000” and established a Capital Improvement Project budget of $4.8 million. Willmeng Construction was selected to design the project, with construction scheduled for March through June. Beyond the Randall McDaniel Sports

Complex, My Place Hotel and parking areas, there is not much in the sprawling area west of Avondale Boulevard between Van Buren and Roosevelt Streets. But Avondale has the “Field of Dreams” mantra of “if you build it, they will come.”

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