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Councilwoman Donovan elected Valley Metro chairwoman Valley Metro and Valley Metro Rail transit boards elected new officers for the Fiscal Year 2014-15 term, and Chandler City Councilwoman Trinity Donovan is the new chairwoman of Valley Metro. Also elected are Vice Chairman and Avondale City Councilman Jim McDonald, and Treasurer and Glendale City Councilman Gary Sherwood. Valley Metro is the regional public transportation authority providing public transit and rideshare services in the greater Phoenix area. The agency receives policy direction from elected officials representing 15 member cities and the county. Valley Metro Rail, which operates the light rail system in the greater Phoenix area, also elected the following officers: Chairman–Mesa Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh and Vice Chairwoman– Phoenix Councilwoman Thelda Williams.
LEADER: Trinity Donovan, Chandler councilwoman and chairwoman of Valley Metro. Submitted photo
July 5 – 18, 2014
Desert Peaks Award honors Tibshraeny, Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny received the highest honor from the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) as he earned the Regional Excellence Award at the 2014 Desert Peaks Awards ceremony. Additionally, Chandler and six neighboring East Valley cities were honored with MAG’s Regional Partnership Award for a collaboration that resulted in the formation of the East Valley Recycling Alliance (EVRA). “Chandler has always prided itself on being collaborative, with a regional mindset,” Tibshraeny says. “These partnerships demonstrate the benefits of working collaboratively with our neighbors to provide important services to the community in the smartest and most responsible way possible.” Tibshraeny’s longtime service to Chandler and the region earned him the Regional Excellence Award, specifically for his work in creating, protecting and preserving the Price Corridor. The Price Corridor is Chandler’s major employment corridor, attracting high-tech, high-wage jobs to the area and contributing to the city’s reputation as an innovation-andtechnology hub throughout the Southwest. In addition, the mayor helped Chandler grow into the fourth largest city in Arizona, and led the community through its exceptional growth, while continuing to focus on quality development in the residential and commercial sectors.
Tibshraeny has served as MAG treasurer and on the Greater Phoenix Economic Council Board of Directors, Arizona League of Cities and Towns Executive Committee and East Valley WINNER: Mayor Jay Partnership. Tibshraeny accepts the MAG’s Regional Excellence Regional award at the Maricopa Partnership Association of Award was Governments Ceremony in June. Submitted photo presented to EVRA, which includes Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tempe, Scottsdale and Casa Grande, was formed in 2012 for the communities to share ideas and work together for regional recycling education and outreach. They combine their creativity and resources to develop recycling programs, marketing strategies and training materials. Innovative education efforts have resulted from the collaboration, including development of a recycling rewards program, recycling clubs, Girl Scout recycling workshops, a plastic bag recycling campaign, and a recycling mobile phone app.
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