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Sunday, September 23, 2018
Museum may doom free downtown carriage rides BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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hat is the West’s Most Western Town without its iconic stagecoach and carriage rides? Scottsdale residents and visitors may find out soon, as the city has moved to cancel its contract with the downtown stagecoach operator – an action that the business’ owner said could force it to leave Old Town altogether. Teri Todd of Scottsdale Horse & Carriage has held a city contract to operate a stagecoach downtown for over a decade. The contract requires Todd to provide free stagecoach rides during Thursday night Art Walks from November to April and on Friday and Saturday afternoons from January through March. The contract pays out a maximum of $14,000 per year, though that can vary based on usage due to weather conditions. It also allows Todd to use the historic Noriega Livery Stable at Second Street and Brown Avenue for storage and staging for both the free stagecoach and a for-profit carriage service Todd also runs.
(Special to the Progressr)
Free stagecoach rides in downtown Scottsdale are likely to gallop into history at the end of the year.
Todd speculated the city’s future plans for the stable property could have played a role in not renewing her contract. Assistant City Manager Brent Stockwell said that the city is in negotiations with Dave Alford of the Parada del Sol Rodeo nonprofit
to create a Parada del Sol Rodeo Museum at the Noriega property to open in 2019. The location would be home to rodeo memorabilia and a rodeo hall of fame.
that her district is trying to attract bus drivers and nutritional service workers. She said the majority of the district’s open job listings are for those two positions – not teachers. Similar to the teacher issue, though, money is a key factor. The hourly rate for bus drivers is currently listed at $13.93 to $14.48 per hour on SUSD’s website. The website lists nutri-
tional service workers' rate at $10.92 per hour. Legislation providing funds for raises for teacher salaries did not specifically address district support staff. Some districts chose to give a portion of allocated funds to raises for non-certified personnel. SUSD gave 4 percent raises to hourly em-
see CARRIAGE page 8
Scottsdale schools desperate for bus drivers, cafeteria help
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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hile school districts across the state grapple with a shortage of qualified teachers, many – including Scottsdale Unified – are also struggling to fill other positions that provide necessary services to students. SUSD spokesperson Amy Bolton said
see SHORTAGE page 4