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www.SanTanSun.com Roadrunner Park is complete, and we will celebrate that facility with a dedication ceremony this spring. And this fall, we expect to have two more neighborhood parks come on line: Centennial Park near Queen Creek and Gilbert roads and Valencia Park in Southeast Chandler, near Lindsey and Chandler Heights roads. We will also experience some new street construction this coming year. And for that, I will ask for your patience as we work to develop some of those critical projects along our major arterials throughout the southeast portion of our community. Those projects include Ocotillo Road, from Arizona Avenue to McQueen Road; McQueen Road from Ocotillo Road to Chandler Heights Road; Gilbert Road from Chandler Heights to Riggs Road; as well as the continuing work on Gilbert Road from Ocotillo Road to Chandler Heights Road. Chandler is indeed a place of neighborhood excellence, and that is why we introduced the Neighborhood Excellence awards last year. We received a dozen entries, each telling a unique story. Compassionate accounts of neighbors coming together for the good of the community—and the city as a whole. You can read their stories on the city website at www.chandleraz.gov/ connect. We truly are a sophisticated, cutting-edge, world class city. But also a place where families and individuals can flourish. The State of our City, our community, our neighborhoods is indeed strong.
Outstanding Chandler neighborhoods honored Three Chandler neighborhoods and a homeowner association president were the recipients of Chandler’s first Neighborhood Excellence Awards presented Feb. 6 by Mayor Jay Tibshraeny at his annual State of the City address. Tibshraeny initiated the awards program last fall and began soliciting nominations as a way to recognize neighborhoods and their leaders for working to improve their community and inspire others to become more involved. The mayor led a panel of judges in reviewing applications and nearly 400 residents voted online to choose the winners. The stories of the winning neighborhoods can be viewed online at www.chandleraz.gov/connect. Bart Salzman, president of the San Marcos Estates Homeowners Association, received the Neighborhood Leader of the Year Award for his role in getting homeowners involved in the betterment of their community. He is credited with spearheading events and developing a We Care Committee that helps maintains the yards of disabled and elderly residents in the San Marcos neighborhood. A block party organized by the D’Arcy Ranch neighborhood that included a bouncy house, disc jockey and public safety displays received top honors in the Best Neighborhood Event category. Established in 1990, the neighborhood of 256 homes located near Ray Road and the
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AWARD WINNER: Bart Salzman, president of the San Marcos Estates Homeowners Association, received the Neighborhood Leader of the Year Award for his role in getting homeowners involved in the betterment of their community. Submitted photo
Price Freeway had more than 125 residents attend their event. San Mateo Estates located near Arizona Avenue and Knox Road was recognized for having the Best Revitalization Story after one resident’s efforts to improve his/her home became contagious. Block fences in the community began replacing deteriorating wooden ones and a paint-share program sparked an infectious attitude to improve the entire neighborhood. The award for the Most Active/ Engaged Neighborhood went to San Marcos Estates near Alma School and
HELPING THOSE IN NEED: The award for the Most Active/Engaged Neighborhood went to San Marcos Estates near Alma School and Pecos roads which established a We Care Committee that helps neighbors in need. Submitted photo
Pecos roads. The neighborhood of 210 homes uses a variety of communication tools and special events to bring neighbors together. Residents credit the establishment of the We Care Committee that helps neighbors in need and making use of resources offered by the city’s Neighborhood Resources Division as contributors to their neighborhood’s success. For more information about the awards program or how to become a registered neighborhood, contact Chandler’s Neighborhood Programs Office at (480) 782-4354.
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