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Money runs out for Mesa emergency care program

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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illed as a new and innovative way to streamline delivery of medical services, the Mesa Fire Department’s community care program was a medical and behavioral health success, getting patients the help they needed in a cheaper, more efficient manner.

Although it helped about 13,000 patients in three years, Mesa Fire Chief Mary Cameli reluctantly suspended the program March 1 because she could not deliver on her pledge to make it self-sustaining once the money from a $12.5 million federal grant ran out.

“I don’t regret this for one second. I am proud of our members,” Cameli said. “I think we learned a lot. It taught us how to modify our (Tribune file photo) “I think it is our responsibility to see how we can sustain dispatch and how to get the right people to the right call.” the program,” said Mesa Fire Chief Mary Cameli.

Two nationally known leaders in emergency medical services were disappointed to hear about the shelving of the program, but Cameli and other supporters have not given up and hope to resurrect it from financial life support in some form.

The Community Care units skipped the usual time-consuming and costly step of taking patients to hospital emergency rooms for visits that can cost $1,500 or more. Instead, many medical patients were treated in their homes and prescribed medications by nurse practitioners.

The behavioral health units, staffed with firefighters and certified crisis counselors, took patients to behavioral health centers directly after crews consulted with roommates and family members to make a more informed diagnosis.

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Want to be heard? Text a lamppost or bench in Mesa

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer

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ampposts, park benches and buildings are not typically the best conversationalists, but those inanimate objects will soon come to life in downtown Mesa with the help of the Hello Lamp Post project.

The interactive digital art project – which debuted in Bristol, England, in 2013 and has since made its way to 10 cities, including Austin and Tokyo – will be on display throughout downtown Mesa until April 16 and will give residents and visitors the chance to interact via text message with everyday objects.

It will include 32 total objects like lampposts, benches, newspaper boxes, public art, sculptures and the Mesa Arts Center building.

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Globe-trotting ASU instructor leads long bike rides

BY ANDREW HOWARD State Press

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SU instructor Gary “Layne” Gneiting has led bike treks through New Zealand, Iceland, Europe and Norway – and this year he will take a group from Budapest to Prague.

Now the Mesa man wants to bring students on rides across the U.S. as part of his team- and leadership-development brand.

The long-distance bike rides will be open to students within the next few years and won’t be limited to strict itineraries. Gneiting said freedom is part of the experience. “(The bike trips) are transformation experiences,” he said. “Not just a journey or a vacation, but a transformational experience.”

Gneiting said his trips are entirely different from the experience you would get with a travel company.

“They’ll haul your gear, put you up in a nice bed and breakfast, and that misses some of the key elements that contribute to transformation,” he said. “We don’t have a support vehicle. If you experience some trouble, we solve problems in real time, and that pushes us out of our comfort zones.”

Gneiting also said pulling people away from their typical routines is a key part of the trips.

“We tend to rely on our usual crutches, such as credit cards and rescue vehicles,” he said. “When you don’t have that option, you have to dig deep and find something within you, whether that be resilience or just pushing beyond a comfort zone.”

The idea for the first trip consists of biking across the Lewis and Clark trail in the Northwest.

Principal lecturer and faculty head in the College of Integrative Arts and Sciences Kevin Ellsworth is helping Gneiting bring the bike rides to ASU. “Layne has been taking people around the world on these bike treks, and people find them valuable enough to pay huge sums of money to him to go on these adventures and leadership experiences,” he said.

Ellsworth said he’s heard such good things about the “transformative” trips that he thought they would be a good thing to bring to students.

“We thought, ‘If there’s a way for our students to share those same benefits,

(Gina Halladay)

Instructor Layne Gneiting, right, and his first client, Hal Halladay, bike through Trollstigen, Norway.

wouldn’t that be wonderful?’” he said.

Ellsworth called Gneiting “an endless font of creative energy” and said he is the perfect person to lead students on the trips.

“He would never be content gathering moss. He is always pushing the boundaries and trying new things,” he said.

“He works incredibly hard to make new things work.”

Hal Halladay, an executive at Chan-

people and see things you wouldn’t if you were in a car or a train.”

Halladay said there is a simplicity to these trips despite their difficulty.

“Life is as simple as two wheels, two pedals, a sleeping bag and a tent,” he said. “It strips away all other things you have in your life for a few moments and provides so much clarity.”

He said each day comes with its own difficulties, whether it’s the weather, the difficulty of the biking that day or even equipment troubles.

“When you’re on these bike treks, you have to go out and contend with what the world brings you that day,” he said.

Halladay said he thinks the trips would be very beneficial for students.

“Learning through experiences versus learning from what someone’s telling you is a fantastic idea and will be super-valuable (for students),” he said.

Halladay said his most memorable moment was the last day of his trip in Iceland. After going up 28 switchbacks from sea level to 5,000 feet, he said he wasn’t sure he would make it.

Despite the difficulties that biking in rough, snowy terrain posed, Halladay said “finding a partnership with the wind and the rain” to climb the hill made the struggle worth it.

Halladay said finishing the climb was emotional.

“I got to the top and I started to cry,” he said. “It had been so much work and effort – to finish in that way was incredible.”

“ Life is as simple as two wheels, two pedals, a sleeping bag and a tent. It strips away all other things you have in your life for a few moments and provides so much clarity. ” – HAL HALLADAY dler-based software company Infusionsoft who was Gneiting’s first customer, has attended two trips with Gneiting. He will also join the group on the trip from Budapest to Prague this summer.

“When you see the world at 13 miles an hour and everything that you have to live is on your bike and you’re carrying it with you – that’s just such a different experience than what you do in your life every day here,” he said. “You meet

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Mesa student leads school violence protest at State Capitol

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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aying students are trying to save their own lives, a Mountain View High School junior helped organize a walkout March 14 to get the attention of recalcitrant legislators who have yet to approve any meaningful limits on access to guns.

Jordan Harb said the walkout – and Capitol rally for students already on break – partly devoted 17 minutes of silence for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman High School massacre in Florida, but also was intended “to tell our legislators that we want our lives taken into account.”

In addition to regulating guns, he hopes the walkout will inspire change in schools, to give support for unhappy students before the problems have a chance to turn into violence.

“A teacher with a gun is not going to stop me from going to the bathroom and blowing my brains out. But a counselor or psychologist will, and that’s what we’re calling for today,” he said.

At a press event on the Capitol lawn earlier in the week, Harb and other speakers made their own proposals for the kinds of changes in law that they believe would reduce gun violence.

These include universal background checks on buyers, prohibiting those charged with domestic violence from having weapons, and allowing a judge to issue a “mental health injunction” to remove firearms from those who are found to pose “a significant danger of personal injury to himself or another.”

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The objects initially will be preloaded with basic knowledge about themselves and the area to share with users. They will accumulate more information over time as more people interact with them.

In addition to providing visitors with information, the objects also will gather feedback about what users would like to see from downtown organizations.

The objects will “collect input from the public about how they feel about art in Mesa and downtown to gather input for our strategic planning,” said Cindy Ornstein, executive director of the Mesa Arts Center.

She added, “You are helping to inform Mesa Arts Center, Downtown Mesa Association and other institutions with information that will help us think about how we will respond to our community’s desires.”

(Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Service)

Backed by other advocates for tighter gun regulations, Mountain View High School junior Jordan Harb spoke in favor of new gun laws designed to protect students and their teachers.

But Harb said while he supports those moves, there’s an even simpler way of helping to deal with the problem that doesn’t get into the controversial area of who gets to have guns: add more counselors.

“I know people who are going through terrible things and have thought about killing themselves,” he said.

“And they can’t get help at our school because our psychologist has 4,000 students to deal with,” Harb said. “And it’s not OK.” Much of the frustration expressed at the press conference centered around the fact that only one measure dealing with weapons got a hearing this year. And that was a bill to override rules by the Department of Child Safety that forbid foster families from keeping loaded weapons in their homes.

That measure seems to have stalled in the wake of the latest outcry over gun violence.

But other bills introduced by Democrats in the Republican-controlled Legislature have been unable to even get an airing.

Rep. Randy Friese, D-Tucson, touted one of his bills, HB 2024, which would require true universal background checks.

Under current law, a federally licensed firearm dealer can sell a weapon only after running that person’s name through a federal database to see if there is a legal reason they cannot have a gun, whether it is a criminal conviction or some other offense or mental health condition that makes them ineligible.

But none of that applies in person-toperson sales, even if the seller is disposing of

Ornstein first heard about Hello Lamp Post when she attended a conference in Montreal a few years ago as part of fellowship with the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. The conference included a presentation by a representative from Watershed, a cultural cinema and digital creativity center in Bristol. The organization awarded Hello Lamp Post its 2013 Playable City Award.

All conversations made through the program will be available on a Mesa-specific Hello Lamp Post website. The website will show conversation threads only.

All identifying information will remain confidential, Ornstein said.

Structures involved in the project will be labeled with an identifying number.

To participate, users will need to text a question to a specified phone number and use the identifying number to specify which object they would like to communicate with.

“The beautiful thing about Hello Lamp

Post is it is really easy, so that makes it more likely that people will engage and have fun,” Ornstein said.

Organizers will place bright yellow signage and instructions throughout the downtown area. Maps of the exhibit will also be available at local retailers.

The project will cost $20,850 and will be funded by the Mesa Arts Center. The artist fees vary based on the needs of the municipality and the scope of the project.

The fee paid by the Mesa Arts Center covers artist travel, software programming, graphic design for signage and marketing materials, on-site assistance for the launch and a data report with analysis.

Ornstein said the project will serve two purposes by encouraging people to interact and have fun downtown while providing the city with valuable data that it can use to tailor its services for residents.

“The price for the purpose is so much less than it would have cost to use an out-

multiple weapons at a gun show.

Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation to prohibit background checks on individual sales, including precluding cities from having their own requirements for checks even when the gun show is being operated on city property.

Ducey, for his part, has said he is listening to the concerns of various parties and is crafting a package he believes will be acceptable.

But Ducey’s record on the issue – and his repeated claim to be a strong supporter of the Second Amendment – leaves questions.

Aside from banning background checks on person-to-person sales, the governor also penned his approval to a measure allowing lawsuits against cities that enact their own gun laws beyond what the Legislature permits.

Ducey also signed a law allowing gun owners to carry weapons on public streets and sidewalks near and through college and university campuses.

Harb said the responsibility of creating change should not have to fall upon high school students such as himself. However, he said the walkout should at least begin a conversation that could spark improvement.

“We are born on neutral ground. We don’t fall on partisan lines. We are a voice of reason and change, and the fact that we’re speaking up only highlights the inability of our legislators to make any change. It’s not our job to speak out,” he said.

– Tribune staff writer Eric Newman contributed to this article.

side consulting firm to do a large public survey,” Ornstein said.

When Hello Lamp Post went to Austin, Texas, in 2015 to celebrate the Art in Public Places program’s 30th anniversary, the city paid $55,000 from its hotel occupancy tax, according to a story in the Austin American-Statesman.

Austin saw significant public engagement with Hello Lamp Post. Over the event’s 10-week run in Austin, 2,975 people participated, resulting in 21,439 text messages sent between users and objects, according to city documents.

“Hello Lamp Post was truly a gift for our city,” said Meghan Wells, manager of the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division. “Austin is widely recognized for its interest and innovation in the media arts, and this project resonated broadly with our citizens.”

– Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

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Developer buys 8 Mesa buildings; tenants plan to move

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Tribune Staff Writer

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espite locking down an anchor tenant in ASU less than a week ago, Mesa’s plan to revitalize its downtown is already making strides as a major developer recently made a significant investment in eight buildings in the area.

Caliber, The Wealth Development Company purchased eight buildings comprising nearly 100,000 square feet in downtown Mesa for $7.5 million.

The company is partnering with Habitat Metro, the Phoenix multifamily developer that has plans in place to build two high-end apartments in downtown Mesa.

Caliber praised Mesa’s investment in downtown as the city “made intelligent and forward-thinking decisions to revitalize the downtown area, with the light rail, Mesa Arts Center, road and walkway improvements, and similar efforts,” Caliber Executive Vice President Roy Bade said. “(Caliber sees) the obvious, which is that downtown Mesa is a good investment,” Mesa Mayor John Giles said.

“And so, for the last year, they have been out knocking on doors saying, ‘What do you want for this place?’”

Giles said Caliber already is in the process of acquiring more buildings in addition to the eight it already purchased.

Habitat Metro, the company behind the Portland on the Park apartments and FOUND:RE hotel in downtown Phoenix, agreed to a memorandum of understanding with the city of Mesa in July 2017 to develop a high-rise building to the west of the Mesa Arts Center featuring 75 upscale apartments and 75 hotel rooms.

The company recently agreed to another memorandum with the city to develop a mixed-use property featuring 70 high-end, sustainability focused apartments on the current site of the cityowned Pepper Place Parking Lot southeast of the intersection of Pepper Place and Robson.

The buildings recently purchased by Caliber are in the heart of downtown Mesa on both sides of Main Street roughly between Robson and MacDonald.

The buildings include a mix of vacant and occupied properties that currently house a range of retailers, including Antique Plaza, Surf & Ski Enterprises and Old Brick House Vintage Market.

Those current occupants do not seem to fit in with Caliber’s desired tenants, which include restaurants and entertainment venues.

The company already has plans to put a rooftop restaurant at the historic J.J. Newberry Company Building, 114 W. Main St., according to a press release.

That building was built in 1948 and housed the eponymous variety store until the 1980s. It is now home to longtime Mesa marketplace Antique Plaza, whose owner, Greg Farr, said he plans to keep his (Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) business in the down- Caliber has plans to put a rooftop restaurant at the historic J.J. Newberry Company Building at 114 W. Main St., which is town Mesa area but now home to longtime Mesa marketplace Antique Plaza. “it probably won’t be The building originally housed the cords show that Brown owned the buildhere.”

Farr said he has spoken with the new O.S. Stapley Company and was home to ing and sold it to the Caliber-led group ownership and is unsure when renova- the Stapley Hardware Store until 1968, in December.

Vance said the downtown location is the same year Surf & Ski opened its tions will begin. too big and “not ideal” for the business’ He added, “I am happy to see some- doors.

“I will be moving around June, but operations. He will likely move the busithing happening downtown.”

Surf & Ski, a screen-printing business (I’m) not sure where we’ll go,” said Vance, ness to a flex or industrial location and that has operated in Mesa for 50 years, who took over the company last year would like to remain in Mesa.

“Surf & Ski has been in Mesa for nearly also is not likely to remain in its current from original owner Gary Brown. “Being location in the historic Stapley Building, in the custom apparel and promotional 50 years,” Vance said. “It’s been housed 137 W. Main St., though owner Dan products industry, we’re not a business in different locations in Mesa over that Vance said he will continue operating that survives because of a retail location.” time period, but it’s the longtime cusMaricopa County Recorder’s Office re- tomers that have kept the business going. the business.

I’m sure that they’ll continue to support us when we move this summer.”

Caliber plans to renovate and restore the historic storefronts it owns along Main Street and have the buildings fully occupied within 12 months.

Giles said that the renovations will focus on restoring the buildings’ vintage charm and will include removing the stucco facade to expose the original brick.

“We also believe consumers are looking for authentic experiences and the opportunity to revitalize a historic downtown location was an easy decision,” Bade said.

He continued, “We love all of the historic elements, brick, signage, etc. and want to keep them in place to the extent possible.”

(Kimberly Carrillo/Tribune Staff Photographer) Surf & Ski, a screen-printing business that has operated in Mesa for 50 years, is not likely to remain in its current location in the historic Stapley Building at 137 W. Main St.

– Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW -

3 Allincumbents win Tempe City Council races three incumbent Tempe City Council members won re-election last Tuesday,

although Jennifer Adams barely got by challenger Genevieve Vega to win a second term, according to unofficial results. Leading the vote were Robin Arredondo Savage and Lauren Kuby.

Tempe voters also approved three ballot propositions, including a city charter change making 300-acre Papago Park a preserve whose uses now fall under city regulation.

Another proposition permitted the city to spend beyond state-imposed limits as long as City Council approves it, while another imposes stricter disclosure rules on political campaign contributions than the state requires.

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Former Mesa officer faces civil rights investigation inMesa shooting death police have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice

Department in a civil rights investigation involving Philip Mitchell Brailsford, a former officer who was acquitted in the fatal shooting an unarmed man late last year.

A Maricopa County Superior Court jury found Brailsford not guilty of second-degree murder in December.

Brailsford was fired in March 2016 for violating police department policy in the January 2016 shooting of 26-year-old Daniel Shaver of Granbury, Texas.

Officers had been called to a Mesa hotel about a man with a gun. Brailsford testified that he thought Shaver was grabbing a gun when he reached for his waistband. But authorities said it looked like Shaver was pulling up loose-fitting basketball shorts.

– TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT

Ex-Hamilton High administrators inKensexJamesabuse scandal will stay with district and Shawn Rustad, two former Hamilton High School administrators

implicated in the school's football sex abuse scandal, will remain with the Chandler Unified School District but will not return to the school.

James, the school's former principal, and Rustad, its former athletic director, will be assigned to work in the district's office. The district plans to hire a new Hamilton principal and athletic director.

James, Rustad and former football coach Steve Belles were reassigned after Chandler police recommended criminal charges against all three men for failing to report sexual abuse in the football program, which was uncovered in March 2017.

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said last month his office would not file charges against James, Rustad or Belles because witnesses would not cooperate with investigators.

– TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Doctor in Insys opioid kickback scheme gets four years in prison A Rhode Island doctor has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after

admitting he took kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics of Chandler to prescribe its fentanyl-based cancer pain drug to people who did not suffer from the disease.

Jerrold Rosenberg, 63, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John McConnell, who said the doctor effectively sold his medical license to a pharmaceutical company seeking to boost its profits.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the powerful opioid-based spray for use only by people with cancer, but prosecutors said Rosenberg prescribed it to a wider range of patients with chronic pain.

Federal prosecutors in Boston have accused seven former executives and managers at Chandler-based Insys, including billionaire founder John Kapoor, of participating in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe Subsys and to defraud insurers into paying for it.

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Tempe development gives veterans a much-needed home

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hirteen veterans and their families have signed leases for Valor on Eighth, a 50-unit development in Tempe meant to give back to those who served their country.

The development will be home to other low-income residents also, said Tina Lopez, chief development officer for Save the Family Foundation.

“It’s sad to say that a lot of the veterans get overlooked,” said Miguel Valencia, who served in the Arizona National Guard. “Once they’re home, they’re kind of shunned.”

Valencia moved into Valor with his wife and two kids nearly a month ago and said he hopes more housing resources will become available to veterans.

“They come home to poverty and the streets,” he said. “It’s an amazing feeling to know there’s people actually caring about people who come back from the armed forces.”

Lopez said rent is based on a family’s income, allowing them to afford other costs

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ing payments from insurance companies, crews returned to the more cumbersome and costly option of taking all patients to emergency rooms.

“I’m very, very saddened,” said Chris Cebollero, an emergency medical services consultant in St. Louis. “That’s horrible news.

This is one of the programs people were happy about.”

“They need to help this fire district keep this program running,” he said. “Community paramedicine is the way of the future in EMS. We bring so much waste to the table.”

He said the problem is that payment policies dictated by insurance companies create an incentive to take patients to an emergency room, the most expensive medical delivery option possible.

While the federal grant used by Mesa helped create more effective and efficient treatment options, replacing large fire trucks with smaller units, payment procedures have lagged behind, Cebollero said.

“We are creating history every day in this new environment of community paramedicine,” he said. “I think the insurance companies need to be creative in the way they pay for services.”

The situation is changing, however, with

physical disabilities that will not allow them to have a full-time job, Lopez added.

“They took care of us, so now it’s time for us to give back,” Lopez said.

Five units include lofts where entrepreneurs can open their own businesses. One advertised a tax business.

(Miles Metke/Cronkite News) Tempe provided the A new low-income housing complex in land for the project and Tempe, Valor on Eighth, will prioritize vetworked with the Arizona erans when choosing their residents.

Department of Housing community. and the developer, Gor(Miles Metke/Cronkite News) “The ultimate goal man & Co. So far, 45 families of all kinds "We feel really secure here," said Miguel Valencia, stressing the imporfor most of our fami- have signed leases. tance of living in a good neighborhood in Tempe. Miguel and his wife, Adelina, have been in their home at Valor on Eighth for almost a month. lies is that, if they are Save the Family Foundation created fiable to work, we are nancial, health and educational programs of living without worrying about high going to try to get them into a job where so families can “get themselves back on they are earning a living wage,” she said. their feet and become self-sufficient,” Lorent.

According to Lopez, Arizona ranks 48th Then, they can move on and “make room pez said. out of 50 states in the nation for afford- for someone who may be a little bit worse Valencia wants his children to attend able housing, making the complex, which off than them.” an after-school program, proud that his Some of the residents will be living at youngest can go from preschool to a promostly serves one-income families, including many single mothers, vital to the the complex long-term due to mental or gram that gets her “a little bit more ahead.”

Cebollero helping to persuade Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield to fund community-based medical services similar to the Mesa program starting this year.

“The program in Mesa was one of the programs doing incredibly well,” he said.

“For the patients’ well-being, they should figure it out.”

Cameli said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid grant, awarded in July 2014, was the culmination of efforts started by retired Fire Chief Harry Beck to address the large number of time-consuming, non-lifethreatening calls that clog the 911 system.

The grant’s purpose was to establish a potential national blueprint on how to handle such calls in a more efficient manner than sending a fire engine with four firefighters on every call, even if some of them dealt only with anxious patients who were unable to sleep.

Cameli said the state Department of Health Services, which administers federal health programs for low-income people, is looking at some possible payment options that might at least cover the 48 percent of patients who had no insurance when they were treated during the demonstration grant.

She said insurance companies repeatedly praised the program’s concept, but also told her they had no billing codes to cover the costs.

“I think it is our responsibility to see how we can sustain the program,” Cameli said.

“Really, the model is excellent.”

Tom McSherry, president and founder of Crisis Preparation and Recovery, a Tempe behavioral health provider, was an early supporter of the Mesa program, supplying the crisis counselors who rode on the trucks.

Mountain Vista Medical Center, also an early supporter, supplied the nurse practitioners for the medical units.

McSherry said insurance companies may have been unwilling to pay as long the federal grant money was available. He is hoping that the staggering cost of taking thousands more patients to emergency rooms will motivate insurance companies to alter their billing codes and fund programs like Mesa’s sometime in the future.

“Insurance companies weren’t going to pay for it if they didn’t have to,” McSherry said. “The grant paid for it, so why should I pay for it? Now, there is a reason from them to take a look at it.”

CPR already had established relationships with insurance companies for the behavioral part of the program. He said the crisis counselors performed the same services in the field as they would have at an emergency room, but the process was vastly expedited.

He said patients were evaluated at home

and taken directly to behavioral health programs in 1½ to 2 hours, as opposed to a 6-8 hour process at the emergency room, where patients were medically cleared before being sent to the appropriate facility.

Beyond cost and efficiency, the Mesa program also provided behavioral health patients with more effective care, McSherry said.

“You see the living conditions; you are able to talk to the roommates and the family members. It’s a different snapshot of what’s going on, we’re getting the right information,” he said.

While the cost of staffing the crisis counselor was paid for by insurance in some cases, “we were unable to extend that to cover the fire department’s cost,” McSherry said.

“They are interested. We have several meetings coming up,” he said. “I am hopeful and we’ll see.”

Matt Zavadsky, a board member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and a spokesman for MedStar, a major health-care provider in Dallas, said the Mesa experience is not unusual.

“There have been innovative EMS systems that did great work to improve experience of care for the patient and to reduce healthcare expenditures,” he said. “But without commitments from sustainable funding sources, the programs ceased operation."

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THE WEEK AHEAD Aircraft, cars on exhibit atFalcon Falcon Field Open House Field Airport is hosting its annual Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at 4636 E. Fighter Aces Drive, Mesa.

Unique aircraft, classic cars, model railroads and more will be on display. Among the exhibits will be the Apache attack helicopter, vintage warbirds and experimental aircraft.

Impala Bob’s Car Show will feature more than 200 cars, and model railroads will be exhibited. The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum will also be available.

Event admission is free. Canned food donations will be accepted for the United Food Bank.

Information: falconfieldairport.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/4010/2302.

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Scout-O-Rama featuring derby race hosted

by Boy Scouts in Mesa District The Boy Scouts in the Mesa District of the Grand Canyon Council are sponsoring the 69th Scout-O-Rama and the Mesa District Pinewood Derby from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the LDS Inter Stake Center, 830 E. 2nd Ave., Mesa.

Scout-O-Rama will have about 100 booths and activities to showcase Cub Scout and Boy Scout activities by the various units. There is no charge for any of the activities, games or booths.

The Pinewood Derby will be held inside the Inter Stake Center starting at noon. Online registration is $5 until Wednesday, March 21, and $10 thereafter.

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Rep. Sinema to address constituents with State of the District presentation The Tempe Chamber of Commerce’s State of the District address with U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at Rio Salado College Conference Center, 2323 W. 14th St., Tempe.

This annual event welcomes community, educational, political and civic leaders for brunch while Sinema provides an update on federal issues affecting our district, state and country. Time for questions and answers will follow her remarks.

Seating will be limited and no day-of registration will be accepted.

Registration: tempechamber.eventbank.com/event/7397.

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Family Fun Day in Chandler kicks off Child Abuse Prevention Month The East Maricopa and Southeast Maricopa regions of First Things First are partnering with the Arizona Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Coalition for the 4th annual Family Fun Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Pomeroy Elementary School, 1507 W. Shawnee Drive in Chandler.

The event kicks off April’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The public is invited to the free, family-friendly event, which will include booths and information for kids and families, displays of fire trucks, ambulances and a mobile command unit. There will also be food trucks, bounce houses, crafts and other fun activities for the children.

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Lost cellphone leads to Gilbert murder victim, suspect's arrest

BY JIM WALSH Tribune Staff Writer

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he simple act of a couple finding a cellphone on southeast Gilbert street, near Germann Road and Luiseno Boulevard, eventually helped police discover that a man had been beaten, robbed and left for dead in his house in December.

Gilbert police found the victim, Donald Beckemeyer, 63, unconscious, lying on the ground in a pool of dried blood and suffering from a head injury when they went to his house in the 3500 block of South Soboda Street to return his phone to him, according to court records.

The couple told police they found the phone on Dec. 12 and turned it in at a Gilbert police station on Dec. 14. Police found Beckemeyer the next day.

Officers entered the house after they found signs of a struggle and heard labored breathing. The front door of Beckemeyer’s home was ajar and a dresser drawer and its contents were found outside. Police also found a loaded magazine for a handgun, according to

court documents.

The case turned into a murder investigation when Beckemeyer later died at a hospital.

Detectives eventually identified Joshua Walker, 33, of Glendale as a suspect in the slaying and arrested him March 13 on suspicion of second-degree murder, burglary and fraudulent use of a credit card, said Sgt. Darrell Krueger, a police spokesman.

He said police believe Walker was looking for money and that the slaying occurred during the robbery. Krueger said.

“It appears it was robbery as a motive,” he said. “It was not the intention to kill somebody,” he said.

Krueger was reluctant to discuss investigative techniques used to make the arrest, but he said part of the investigation included tracing the use of Beckemeyer’s stolen credit card.

He said Walker and Beckemeyer were strangers.

“We pulled all the threads together,” Krueger said.

Police obtained a search warrant that helped them tap into Beckemeyer’s

(Special to the Tribune)

Joshua Walker was booked and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree burglary, and fraudulent use of a credit card.

phone, according to court records.

Detectives eventually learned that Walker had used Beckemeyer’s stolen credit card four times in the West Valley, on Dec. 17, two days after Beckemeyer was found. They also located surveillance

video showing Walker using the credit card at a convenience store.

Walker told police that the credit card had been given to him by a friend.

A witness located by police told detectives that Walker attacked Beckemeyer by striking him in the head with handle of a pistol. Police eventually found the pistol in a bedroom where Walker had been sleeping.

Police traced Walker’s phone and learned that it was only in Gilbert during the time Beckemeyer was slain, according to court records. The document said Walker had upgraded to the phone police traced by using Beckemeyer’s credit card.

Beckemeyer originally was from Rockford, Illinois, where he owned a billiards business before he moved to Arizona, according to his obituary. His business interests included billiards and real estate.

“He was full of personality and funloving, with a great sense of humor.

Time spent with Don always included fun, laughter and great memories,” the obituary said.

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Mesa teacher wins major environmental award

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esa High School teacher John Jung figures the best place to study the environment is in the environment.

So he created a garden three years ago at the school so students in his environmental science classes could spend most of their class there to study plants, insects and animals that live in the desert.

His approach to his classes – and his passion for his subject – earned the North American Award for Environmental Science K-12 Educator of the Year from the North American Association for Environmental Education.

“John Jung exemplifies truly inspirational environmental educators who are the best in our field,” said Judy Braus, the association’s executive director, stating he is an example of a teacher “leading the way toward a more sustainable society from classrooms to communities across North America.”

Jung admits his approach might be unusual in a conventional school building, but he noted other teachers are better-suited to spend their time in a classroom.

“In environmental education, there are formal educators and there are nonformal educators,” Jung said.

“If you go to the Phoenix Zoo, there are people who teach you about the elephants. If you were to go to the Desert Botanical Garden, there are people who teach about the ecology of desert plants.

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Quilters Guild show coming to Mesa Convention Center

The 2018 Arizona Quilters Guild Quilt Show is March 22-24 at the Mesa Convention Center, 201 N. Center St. The show features lectures, special exhibits, an auction, vendors, quilt appraisals and displays.

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educator.”

The almost one acre of land on the Mesa High campus is called the Garden of the Bs – a name students came up with before the garden was built.

“As we were planning it, we realized the design was to attract birds, bees, butterflies, beetles, bats, bugs, bunnies and so forth,” explained Jung, now in his 28th year at the school.

He began his conversion of that acre in April 2015. “This lot had been vacant all but for the last three or four years,” Jung said. “It was just weeds and trash.”

Now, all kinds of plants grow in the Garden of the Bs – like desert milkweed.

“We got a donation of 30 of them from Monarch Watch, which is an international organization to support monarch butterflies,” Jung said. “These plants will attract several different species of butterfly, including the Monarch and the Queens.”

Other plants include desert lavender and Fairy Duster.

“When it’s flowering, it attracts lots of bees,” Jung explained. “Then the bees attract the predators, including preying mantises. Not too long ago, there were a couple of girls looking at this plant and they saw a praying mantis in the process of eating a bee. And that was pretty fun for us to see.”

A desert cottontail lives in the garden, and there are several bird boxes for woodpeckers and a couple of finches.

The garden has 29 big trees, about 120 shrubs, seven cactuses, 100 small cactuses and 16 ocotillos.

“Every time it rains, I have a seed collection I got from a grant,” Jung said. “My students

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Gilbert Chamber Foundation accepting scholarship applications

The Gilbert Chamber Foundation is accepting applications for academic scholarships.

These scholarships are for students who are attending or plan to attend an accredited vocational, two-year, or four-year institution. Recipients must have demonstrated engagement through involvement in the local Gilbert community as well.

(Special to the Tribune)

John Jung, Mesa High School teacher, created a garden at the school so students in his environmental science classes could spend time there studying the desert habitat.

and I split them up into groups and we buried seeds in the ground and hopefully, cross our fingers, they’ll sprout.”

So far, hundreds of students have participated in seeding and weeding.

Some days, lessons are about how to remove weeds with shovels, not chemicals.

Jung teaches six junior and senior environmental classes that count as a science credit. Each class gets assigned a different plant for research projects.

Their hard work gets attention.

“Last year, the Phoenix Suns and APS selected Mesa High School as their green team because of the work my students have done in the garden and the essays they wrote in the application process,”

said Jung. “They gave us 30 tickets to the Lakers game. Three of the students got to go on center court at halftime.”

Senior Cynthia Reyes was one of them.

“It was crazy,” Reyes said. “It was really fun. I really liked it. We got the tickets and we got our shirts and got good seats.”

Reyes says she likes the class because learning is more fun outside.

“I think it’s really cool because this garden before, it was dead. Nobody would take care of it,” Reyes said. “Mr. Jung had us slowly plant stuff, and it was so cool to watch everything grow.”

“You see plants everywhere and you

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Banner Health Center is hosting the KAPOW! Superhero Adventure Run from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 24. The costumed run, fit for the whole family, features more than 20 obstacles in just under two miles.

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Chandler at 40, Tempe at 58 and Mesa at 77.

Fremont, California, was judged happiest in the nation.

WalletHub compared more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities across 28 key indicators of happiness. The data set ranges from depression rate to income growth rate to average leisure time spent per day.

Gilbert also had the third lowest separation and divorce rate, behind Fremont and Irvine, California. The worst rate was in Detroit.

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Residents who are involved with their community or homeowners association, or those looking to become involved, are encouraged to enroll in Chandler’s Spring HOA Academy.

Classes begin March 27.

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Spikes in water use noted on Chandler utility bills

Chandler water customers with unusually high water use will begin seeing alerts on their water bills.

Any customer whose water use doubles from one month to the next will be alerted.

The city had been notifying customers of such increases via a postcard, but this process led to delays in notification that will be remedied by including the alert on the water bill.

Customers can request an audit of their water use, which will also check for leaks and verify the water meter is working properly. Households that took advantage of the home water audit last year saved an average of 34,000 gallons of water.

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Annual street sealing project begins on Chandler streets

Seventy-six miles of Chandler streets will be resurfaced beginning this month.

Southwest Slurry Seal is performing the annual task, which will continue into summer.

Slurry seal is an asphalt emulsion mixed with aggregate that corrects surface irregularities,

improves skid resistance and protects the pavement from oxidation and water damage.

In addition to local streets, several major arterials will be slurry sealed, including lengths of McClintock Drive, McQueen Road, Lindsay Road and Riggs Road.

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Tempe aims to be using 100 percent renewable energy for city operations by 2035 and be carbon neutral by 2050. A divided Tempe City Council adopted the resolution March 8.

The city budget allocates $175,000 annually for renewable energy and the resolution did not allocate any further spending. Mayor Mark Mitchell said future steps to reach the goal would be part of the annual budget.

Currently, 6.5 percent of the city’s energy use is from sustainable sources via solar panels on city buildings. The city expects to hit 10 percent this spring.

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don’t think much about them, but since I took this class, I can identify a lot of the plants, birds and stuff, which is fun,” she added.

After high school, Reyes plans to volunteer for “stuff like this in the community.”

The class and Jung have had a big impact on her.

“He’s a really nice guy,” Reyes said.

“He’s really great. He’s really helpful. He tries to help you succeed and doesn’t give you so much pressure on your work. He makes it fun.”

Since tests are administered in the garden, Reyes said they don’t feel like tests.

While environmental science classes are offered at all six Mesa high schools, it’s not part of graduation requirements.

Jung hopes all Arizona high schools eventually will offer the class and that Arizona eventually makes it mandatory, as it is in 15 other states.

Jung is retiring in May, but he won’t be leaving the garden behind.

He plans to return several times a month to do maintenance on the garden.

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Arcades help some taste the pricey pleasures of virtual reality

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wo of four virtual reality arcades that have popped up in the Phoenix area are in the East Valley.

And players who can’t afford the emerging technology at home are willing to pay for a few immersive minutes of horror or military-style firefights.

The steep cost of headsets, space limitations and inexperience with the technology have created a VR arcade industry that caters to consumers seeking new experiences. Still, the handful of arcades that have opened in Phoenix in the past two years pale in comparison to the numbers on the East and West coasts and in such countries as China.

Estimates are that the global VR business in homes and businesses could reach $48.5 billion and touch multiple industries, including health care and defense, in less than a decade. But it is uncertain whether the group experiences of today’s arcades have staying power.

Grasping their Groupons, VR novices Joy Jones and Davon Donaldson walked into VR Junkies arcade in Tempe, ready to be teleported into space. A VR arcade is quiet, unlike the bright lights and loud pings of traditional arcades, and it’s punctuated by customers’ exclamations as they navigate a virtual world.

Jones stood in front of a television screen that displayed the space-pirate game she would see in her HTC Vive headset.

She strapped on one of the eight headsets dangling from the ceiling. Tiny cameras in the player space acted as move-

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Tyler Powell got to play VR games that he previously only played only on a PC.

ment-sensing “lighthouse” sensors above her, creating invisible, infrared walls.

Lighthouse sensors allow players to walk, twist, turn and duck to avoid obstacles and move within a limited space. Virtual walls ensure players don’t bump into real ones, and certain games “teleport” players through a virtual world while they stay tethered to a small, real-world space.

Inside the Space Pirate Trainer game, Jones wielded a laser pistol in each hand – holding two controllers in reality – as she blasted hordes of droids.

Jones called it typical video game action except for the deep immersion.

But Donaldson said the game and technology were more impressive than he expected.

“I thought it was going to be a bit cheesy, but it was actually pretty cool,” he said.

The best VR experience, fans say, is too difficult to explain. You have to try it to fully understand.

At VR Junkies and other arcades, customers typically pay $1 per minute, playing for at least five minutes and as much as 45 minutes.

Most VR games are first-person shooters or horror experiences, but sports and ca(Daria Kadovik/Cronkite News) sual games are Jack Fortin, who played “Skyfront” at a VR arcade, had planned to play for only 10 also available. minutes but liked it so much that he came back later that night for another hour.

Jones and

Donaldson said they didn’t experience the most common detractor for VR: motion sickness.

“I have seen videos of people falling all out,” Jones said. Donaldson added the motion sensors that indicate physical walls was helpful.

The two said they enjoyed themselves but wouldn’t be purchasing a headset for home anytime soon. With at least an $800 investment for the industry’s least expensive but still high-quality system, brief arcade experiences are enough for now.

“If they lower the prices down,” Donaldson said, he can see VR becoming more popular for home use.

The operators of VR Junkies and Velocity VR in Scottsdale said their business is growing.

Owner Tawn Makela said 700 unique customers have played at VR Junkies since she and her husband, Chris Krakowski, took over the Tempe store in September. On a recent weekend, 52 customers played at the store.

“I absolutely believe we have seen some growth,” she said.

Still, revenue is a challenge. The high cost of rent on Tempe’s Mill Avenue spurred them to move to Chandler Fashion Center, where they will reopen soon.

The store is “not quite breaking-even monthly,” Makela said.

The couple has invested about $100,000 and have to pay licensing fees to developers for each minute of their games played, with the highest fee at 12 cents a minute.

JP Mullan, general manager of the gocart track Octane Raceway and Velocity VR, which is housed inside, said Velocity’s technology is proprietary and can’t be purchased online.

Velocity VR showcases VR “experiences” that can only be played in the arcades,

while places like VR Junkies offer glimpses into what can be had at home.

Up to eight players can play group shooting games at Velocity VR. Mullan said about $800,000 was invested into Velocity VR, and operation costs range from $50,000 to $100,000 a month. At $45 a session per person, Mullan said the venture is on its way to becoming profitable.

Velocity VR saw about 1,000 customers its first month, and for each of the past few months, about 2,000 customers.

Mullan said the experience’s price point and the availability of the play space every 30 minutes affects attendance.

Much like Netflix and other streaming services brought down the cost of watching television and led to declining movie theater revenue, the potential for technology becoming cheaper may mean more home ownership and less VR playing in public spaces, some experts say.

But Makela doesn’t think the rise of home VR systems will put arcades like hers out of business. Most people won’t be able to soon afford a high-quality experience at home, she said, and even then, the space and communal experiences an arcade offers will keep the business solvent.

Mullan also isn’t concerned about athome technology and decreasing costs for consumer ownership.

“In a year, they may be doing something similar,” he said, but the space and number of headsets required for something like Velocity won’t affect its business. Besides, he said, the company has proprietary technology that isn’t available for sale online to at-home users.

According to website VRnish, the U.S. has about 120 VR arcades and experiences.

The VR arcade business in metro Phoenix is small compared with larger areas, such as New York, with 13 arcades, and Los Angeles, which has 14 arcades, VRnish said.

But China has more than 3,000 VR arcades.

Data on the industry, and particularly the VR arcade industry, is difficult to pin down. But, according to Grand View Research, the global VR industry will be worth $48.5 billion by 2025.

Sales for home-use VR headsets have now passed 1 million, according to industry analyst Canalys.

Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, considered among the costliest and highest quality VR headsets, run for $400 and $600, respectively, but they need to be connected to powerful computers that can cost $1,000 or more.

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ver four months have passed since TechShop Chandler abruptly closed amid reports of a pending bankruptcy by its parent company, stranding East Valley hobbyists and small-business owners who relied on the shop to manufacture their wares.

A lot has happened since the closure, including an attempted revival of the brand by Kansas businessman Dan Rasure that ultimately fell apart before TechShop Inc. finally filed bankruptcy on Feb. 26. Rasure eventually opened a new makerspace called TheShop.Build at the site of the old TechShop location in San Francisco.

In the meantime, East Valley makers have banded together to form their own fledgling workshop with the help of Gangplank Chandler, the citysupported co-working space located less than a mile from the old TechShop site in downtown Chandler.

In January, the Chandler City Council approved a resolution to continue funding Gangplank. The resolution provided Gangplank with $170,000 in funding for the year and gives the city the option to execute two additional one-year extensions.

“Gangplank provides an opportunity for Chandler residents to explore entrepreneurship in a unique coworking community,” said Kim Moyers, Chandler downtown redevelopment manager.

Under the contract, Gangplank must host weekly educational opportunities, host a conference and help the city promote Chandler as a hub for technology companies.

Gangplank welcomed the former TechShop members with open arms following the closure, reserving room and workspace in the 12,000-squarefoot facility specifically for a makerspace.

While the new shop, called Gangplank Labs, does not come close to replacing the tools or resources that were offered at TechShop, it has been a welcome lifeline for makers.

It also has the added benefit of

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Tyler Larson makes cake toppers for Cake Wordswith a 75-watt laser cutter on loan from Epilog Laser. He was using Tech Shop before it closed and came to Gangplank afterward.

being completely free. Rates at the old TechShop location varied and could cost as much as $150 per month.

“Right now there is no cost,” said Mike Kovarik, the CEO of Attribytes who volunteers at Gangplank under the title chief operating pirate. “It is all based on social capital as you come in to utilize the space, give back as a mentor or do something to improve the space.”

The new agreement with Chandler does state that Gangplank LLC, which houses 31 member companies, will work to develop a “tiered monetary model” in which members will contribute financially to Gangplank in order to make the space more self-sufficient and offset the city’s investments in the future.

Kovarik said he made the decision to take over Gangplank in order to “pay it forward” because the space helped him launch his technology company Attribytes.

Much like Gangplank, Gangplank Labs relies on the contributions from members and currently features a collection of typical shop tools like grinders, circular saws, wrenches and screwdrivers.

The shop also has a 75-watt laser

on loan from Epilog Laser in Golden, Colorado. Epilog initially loaned the laser to Gangplank for free for three months and recently extended that term for another three to six months, Dave Kern said.

Kern is a former TechShop member who spearheaded the effort to open Gangplank Labs.

The laser is the heart of the makerspace.

Members employ it for engraving, etching, metal cutting and similar uses.

“That (laser) has brought the most attention and support,” Kovarik said.

“People are using it almost 24/7. That is driving the most traffic into the back of Gangplank.”

Anyone can use the laser after signing a liability waiver, reviewing training materials and passing a test administered by certified members, including some former TechShop employees and contractors. Gangplank Labs has already certified nearly 60 people to use the laser, Kern said.

Members like Hunt Jessup, an adjunct faculty at Mesa Community College who teaches welding courses, regularly volunteer their time to show new community members how to use the laser.

Former TechShop member and investor Kiet Kuru recently used the machine to make personalized medals for a local youth hockey team.

Kuru, an East Valley resident who is executive director of business development for Channel Master by day, sells custom-engraved and -cut items like coasters and key chains through her side business UniqKool.

When TechShop shut down, she had to drive over 20 miles each way to Arizona Science Center to fulfill her orders at the CREATE Makerspace.

Kern is in the process of setting up the American Makerspace Association nonprofit group to explore ways that he and other members can raise funds to purchase additional equipment.

Gangplank itself will also be receiving a facelift thanks to funds provided by anchor members of the co-working space. The remodel will begin in late March or early April and include a new break room, phone booths and webinar rooms, Kovarik said.

“We are focusing on creating a more inviting space while still trying to keep more of that industrial modern theme,” he said.

While the East Valley makers work to build a space for themselves, TheShop.

Build’s Rasure has not abandoned his plans to open up a facility in Chandler.

“Right now we are focused on establishing a sustainable model in San Francisco while the legal side of the former TechShop assets is sorted out,” Rasure said.

He added, “We have consistently received significant and positive support from the former TechShop Chandler members.”

Rasure initially attended a meeting between TechShop members and Arizona State University at the ASU Innovation Center that housed TechShop Chandler – and still houses the now-defunct company’s equipment.

At that meeting Rasure expressed interest in acquiring TechShop and reopening some properties, including the Chandler location.

Those plans initially appeared to See

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progress, albeit slowly, as Rasure negotiated with TechShop Inc. on a range of topics, including the company’s outstanding debt and back pay owed to former TechShop employees and contractors.

However, those negotiations appeared to stall at some point in February, according to posts on the TechShop 2.0 Facebook page (now renamed TheShop.

Build). TechShop Inc. ultimately ended up filing an ongoing trademark lawsuit against Rasure for initially naming his new entity “TechShop 2.0.”

TechShop’s decision to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in February ensured that all questions related to the defunct company’s assets will be tied up in court for the foreseeable future.

The bankruptcy filing exposed some rather alarming numbers, including that the company had over $38 million in liabilities versus just over $6 million in property. The entity had over 10,000 creditors, many of whom were TechShop members who invested in the company.

– Reach Wayne Schutsky at 480-898-6533 or wschutsky@timespublications.com.

Salt River Project announces new general manager/CEO

Salt River Project’s Board of Directors have selected Mike Hummel to succeed Mark B. Bonsall as the general manager and chief executive officer. He will lead day-to-day operations of the public power utility.

Hummel, 57, will assume responsibilities in May. He is currently SRP’s deputy general manager of resources and finance. Bonsall announced his intention to retire last year after working at SRP since 1977.

Hummel became SRP’s deputy general manager, resources and finance in March 2016. He was named associate general manager and chief power system executive in July 2011. He holds a master of business administration from Arizona State University and a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Realtors trying to block expansion of state sales tax

The Arizona Association of Realtors is trying to forever block state lawmakers from expanding the state sales tax.

An initiative launched March 9 proposes to constitutionally prohibit a sales tax from being imposed on services.

Backers need at least 225,963 signatures

by July 5 to put the issue on the November ballot.

With few minor exceptions, there is no such levy now. Instead, this would take that issue off the table even as lawmakers may have to look to expand the sales tax base, particularly as consumers move from purchasing tangible items to buying services online.

The initiative came as a surprise to House Speaker J.D. Mesnard.

“I’ve not been looking at taxing services in any reform I’ve been working on this session,” the Chandler Republican said. “I don’t know of other efforts to go down that road, either.”

Chandler’s Orbital ATK plans new heavy-lift rockets

Orbital ATK’s Chandler-based Launch Vehicle Division plans to build a heavy-lift rocket, akin to SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket that recently made headlines.

Orbital currently manufactures small and medium commercial and defense rockets. Adding a heavy lifter will enable

Orbital to compete in a new market that handles higher orbiting communications satellites, heavier spy satellites and, potentially, human missions to space.

When finished, Orbital’s rocket will carry national security satellites for the U.S. Air Force.

Isagenix to give $21,000 to Mexican Red Cross

Isagenix International, a global health and wellness company based in Gilbert, is matching PGA Tour star Jon Rahm’s $21,000 donation to the Mexican Red Cross.

Shortly before the WGC-Mexico Championship golf tournament, Rahm, who is sponsored by Isagenix, announced he would contribute $1,000 for every birdie and $3,000 for every eagle to the Mexican Red Cross to help those affected by the recent earthquakes in Mexico.

The company’s matching donation marks the second time Isagenix has contributed to the Mexican Red Cross. In 2017, it donated to the organization’s earthquake disaster fund.

In 2017, Isagenix contributed nearly $7 million in monetary and product donations to disaster relief and charitable groups supporting children and families.

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housing market ‘growing’

BY CONNOR DZIAWURA

The Valley’s housing market is on an upward trajectory, according to speakers at the ninth annual AZ Dealmakers at Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in late January.

“Housing is growing,” said Belfiore Real Estate Consulting founder and president Jim Belfiore. “The market is tremendously better.”

Hosted by Belfiore and Rose Law Group, the event featured presentations from the consultant along with keynote speakers Elliott D. Pollack, CEO of Elliott D. Pollack & Company, and Joe Blackbourn, president and founder of Everest Holdings. A panel of industry insiders offered their insight on the market’s status.

Sales and demand are steadily increasing, with the number of sales per subdivision sitting at nearly 2.7 in the metro Phoenix area as of January. While the rate has grown over the past two years, and the speed of sales has improved, the market

INTRODUCING

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ituated on 900 acres in the heart of Gilbert, Cooley Station by Fulton Homes is one of the town’s largest new-home neighborhoods. The Cooley Station master plan calls for a village-style community with central gathering spots and a variety of homes including traditional single-family homes and smaller homes with interior courtyards geared towards a lock-and-leave lifestyle.

The development is strategically located between the ASU Polytechnic College and SanTan Village, off Recker Road between Williams Field and Ray roads. The town of Gilbert has planned this corridor as pedestrian-oriented with shopping, dining and luxury apartments. Its proximity to the Loop 202 Freeway and Phoenix-Mesa-Williams

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still shows room for improvement.

“We’re still not at a level that I would say is super healthy, but we’re at a decent level,” Belfiore explained. “We’re at 2.7 sales on average over the last 12 months per subdivision. We’d like it to be higher

– 3.5, 3.7, 4.0.”

Annualized new sales contracts are up to 18,000. According to Belfiore Real Estate Consulting’s 2018 Annual See

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Cooley Station Gateway Airport is just one of the amenities of this community. Prices begin in the $280,000s.

“Our Cooley Station communities offer abundant square footage, a feeling of openness, and privacy for new homebuyers,” says Doug Fulton, CEO of Fulton Homes. “Buyers will be surprised by the spacious feel of these homes. Also, each lot is maintained by the HOA, which means owners can enjoy a low-maintenance lifestyle.”

Five different neighborhoods make up Cooley Station. Homes in the Union Pacific neighborhood range from 1,985 square feet to 2,500 square feet.

Floorplans are two-story with garages and front yard landscaping and maintenance included. Up to six-bedroom and three-bathroom plans are available with two and three car garages.

In the Central Vermont neighborhood, floorplans range from 1,847 square feet to more than 3,500 square feet. Each home features a courtyard with a garage and some plans offer a detached casita. Homes in Boston & Maine feature plans from 2,200 square feet to more than 4,350 square feet. Homes in this traditional neighborhood have front-loaded, four-car tandem garages and paver driveways.

The Seaboard neighborhood is Cooley Station’s low-maintenance living option.

Front yard landscaping is included. Plans range from 1,677 square feet up to 3,000 square feet with front-loaded garages situated on traditional single-family lots.

Cooley Station’s luxury neighborhood, Santa Fe, has homes starting from $450,000. Floor plans are large, ranging from 2,937 square feet to more than 4,700 square feet with front-loaded

garages and up to seven bedrooms and six bathrooms.

Neighborhood amenities feature a 7,000 square-foot pool, a clubhouse with community kitchen, basketball and pickleball courts, neighborhood parks, and barbeques.

Ira Fulton began Fulton Homes more than 40 years ago and remains one of Arizona’s largest family-owned and -operated homebuilders.

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BY JIM BELFIORE AND JORDAN ROSE

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re you one of the many Phoenicians who has sat on the sidelines waiting for the right time to buy a first home, move-up into a larger home, or transition to something newer or better located? The best time may be now, with the cost of homeownership set to rise more significantly than in past, post-housing bubble burst years.

Housing supply is low and shrinking.

A shortage of resale supply exists. Fewer than 21,000 homes were listed for sale in the entire Valley in January, according to resale data supplier Cromford Report.

Supply equated to just 3.2 months less than one year ago and much less than two years ago, despite more buyers.

Demand was 8 percent higher in 2017 than in 2016. This growth level is consistent with previous recent years.

New housing supply was healthier and more available than resale supply, but despite builders selling 11 percent more homes last year than in 2016 (up from the 10 percent increase from 2015 to 2016 and the 44 percent increase from 2014 to 2015), the number of open new communities to choose from was flat. This year, Belfiore Real Estate Consulting analysts

Jim Belafore and Jordan Rose

project 11 percent higher demand for new homes.

The law of economics suggests prices are set to rise – fewer homes, more demand, higher prices. Belfiore projects an average of 6 percent appreciation this year for new homes. A rise of 6 percent translates into $6,000 more in price for every $100,000 the home costs. The median-priced new home, $303,200, would cost $321,392 at the end of this year with projected appreciation coming to fruition.

One other factor will contribute to rising prices – rising costs. Builders have already found building is costing more.

Labor is a challenge and materials are more expensive and rising. The cost of building has risen 30 percent to 40 percent, builders say, over the last 36 months. The homebuilding industry is scrambling to replace labor that left the business during the Great Recession, and tariffs and rising commodity prices are pushing up the costs of items that go into homes. With the cost of building rising, the price of homes will rise.

The best “deal” for a home is likely attainable now, before supply tightens and costs rise further.

Mortgage interest rates are likely to

further decrease how affordable ownership will be in the future.

Most homebuyers purchase a home with a 30-year mortgage. Rates have increased over the last two weeks, and with bond rates volatile, and healthy economic and employment growth, rates are expected to continue to rise this year. Every rise means higher monthly payments for borrowers.

This year and next will should be a good one for residents in JIM BELAFORE JORDAN ROSE the Phoenix area. According to economic forecasting firm Moody’s Analytics, income growth is expected to shoot upward less yesterday. With a big-ticket item like by more than 10 percent over the two- a home, increases in cost are magnified. year period. Nearly 90,000 new jobs Today may be the best day to start your will be created and our population will search for a new home. grow by 210,000 or more people. These Jim Belfiore is founder and president of are positive metrics that will continue increase our confidence, and hopefully, Belfiore Real Estate Consulting, Arizona’s our way of life. If the projections come leading independent real estate research true, though, they will also create more firm Jordan Rose is the founder and presineed for housing, more competition for the supply that exists, and likely, higher dent of Rose Law Group pc, a full-service business and real estate firm and the largest prices.

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Resort-style amenities luring new home buyers

BY SHERRY JACKSON

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igns for new home communities are sprouting around the East Valley. Farms and former pasture land are being converted in a seemingly fast-paced race for buyers looking for a new home. Some buyers are looking for more space or updated floor plans or to purchase their first home. But there’s also a growing demand for communities that

offer bigger and better amenities with places to interact with neighbors.

Many new home communities are touting resort-style amenities to attract those new home buyers. These new communities offer large, resort-style pools, fitness centers with state-of-theart equipment, dog parks and walking trails. Some have clubhouses with gathering spaces and bistros where neighbors can meet up and grab a cup of coffee, a

sandwich for lunch, craft beer or glass of wine.

Social Gathering Spaces

“People want to spend more time with their neighbors,” says Kevin Rosinski, senior vice president of Toll Brothers Arizona Division. “Whether it’s a clubhouse or some other common place in the community where everyone can gather and have multi-functional spaces

for events.” At Calliandra Estates by Toll Brothers in Gilbert, the community features a large indoor community kitchen and game room, an outdoor kitchen with tables, a fireplace gathering area and a playground.

Clubhouses are a popular amenity. Adora Trails in Gilbert features a See

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Experience you can count on.

Belfiore Real Estate Consulting is Arizona’s leading, independent real estate research firm. The company provides data products and advisory services to those tracking current market trends- whether at a macro Metro Phoenix, Metro Tucson, or Northern Arizona level or within a particular community or specific competitive market area. Leading homebuilders, developers, appraisers, brokers, lenders, title companies, landscape management companies, retailers, and investors rely on Belfiore’s stats and projections.

As a full-service firm, Belfiore’s Team of analysts produces off-the-shelf advisory and data-tracking products, as well as Custom Market Feasibility Studies and Asset Management Reports.

Clients have access to award-winning, comprehensive, webbased software that contains five distinct pricing metrics for actively-marketed Arizona communities, incentive levels, inventory levels, lot information for inactive, planned pipeline communities, land and lot sales comparables, and much more.

Analysts visit and update data within every new home community in the Phoenix-area, Tucson-area, and Northern Arizona a minimum of six times annually, updating information with the company’s proprietary software.

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Bathroom features that take smart living to a new level

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o luxurious home upgrade is complete without the enhancements of modern technology. High-tech and intelligent devices lend ease to everyday activities and enrich your ability to enjoy the comforts of home. With new products joining this category at an exponential pace, there’s a way to boost the smart function of every room, even the bathroom.

Climate controls

Environmental elements like lighting and temperature are among the first signals your brain processes when you enter a new space. Aligning those nuances with your comfort and preferences is the ultimate expression of personalization. Motion or voice control sensors make it possible to bring lights to life with next to no effort, while a smart thermostat with differentiated climate zones can adjust to meet your needs throughout the day, perhaps kicking up a few degrees to prevent a chill when you emerge from a steamy shower.

Uncommon commodes

There truly is no limit to the home features that can work harder, faster and smarter – even when it comes to the toilet. If the notion of an intelligent toilet seems extreme to your senses, you may not be alone.

“When Americans hear the word bidet, most have an outdated picture in their minds of a standalone fixture, but in fact, the functionality is now built into a toilet or attachable seats, and they are simple to use. Once you try one, you won’t be able to live without it,” said Shane Allis, marketing director of Kohler Sanitary Products. “From intelligent toilets to cleansing seats that attach to existing toilets, modern day bidets are for consumers who are looking for an upgrade to their toilet routine.”

In fact, according to a recent survey conducted by Kohler, about twothirds of Americans would choose a

toilet that would give them a cleaner, fresher feeling, and 3 in 5 think washing with water would give them a cleaner feel than toilet paper alone.

An overall fresher feeling and features like a deodorizer, night light and heated seat have strong appeal, according to the same survey, and those features are all offered in options like the Kohler Veil, an ultimate, one-piece intelligent toilet with integrated cleansing functionality that provides optimum hygiene and individual comfort. From personal cleansing to an LED nightlight to hands-free opening, closing and flushing – all of which are easy to control on a touchscreen LCD remote control – the toilet brings unexpected options to your bathroom. Explore the available models and learn more about intelligent toilets at Kohler.com/IntelligentToilets.

Shower with power

Whether it’s a playlist that energizes you for the day or soothing sounds to center you before an important meeting, you can give new meaning to singing in the rain with a showerhead that includes a built-in wireless, removable speaker that you can sync to your smartphone music library.

When you take your shower digital, you can actually bring water, steam, music and light together into one sensory experience. Beyond that, it’s even possible to configure your shower to cycle through spa programs that target different areas of your body with varied water sprays and temperatures.

Perfect privacy

If you’re blessed with a stunning view out the bathroom window or if you simply prefer the aura of natural light, you may be reluctant to hide behind heavy window treatments. Yet again, technology offers the solution. Shades you can power with a remote control and even film coverings that convert from transparent to opaque with the touch of a button can give you the freedom to embrace your privacy or celebrate the sun’s rays.

Tech-sessories

The big features may deliver the wow factor, but little touches can add up for a big impact as well.

Mirrors that recognize your face and (Photo courtesy Kohler) voice to deliver customized media, Mirrors are available that recognize faces and voices to such as news and music, can also be deliver customized media. programmed to alter the temperature and lighting while you conduct your toiletry business. Other accessories to round out your high-tech renovation include devices such as smart scales that integrate with other devices to maximize your health and wellness routine.

With these tech upgrades and more, you can turn an ordinary bathroom into an entirely new, refreshing experience.

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Environmental elements like lighting and temperature are among the first signals your brain processes when you enter a new space.

Hydrotherapy haven

A jetted tub is just the beginning when it comes to creating a spa-like atmosphere. Today’s options let you trick out your tub with everything from bubbles and heat to sound and color. Advanced hydrotherapy options use air or sound to massage, soothe, invigorate or relax your body and your mind – all controlled at the touch of a button. Don’t forget the heated back to keep you warm even longer.

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Kohler Veil has an integrated cleansing functionality that provides optimum hygiene and individual comfort.

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COMING SOON

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

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aracay Homes’ The Vista at Granite Crossing debuted its models during a February 3 open house.

“It’s a small development, 37 home sites,” said Elise Goodell, Maracay Homes’ marketing manager. “It’s nestled in a pocket area of Crismon and Brown.

What makes this area really unique is its ability to do a lot of different configurations on the homes because of the size.”

The lots are, on average, 14,000 square feet, which allows residents to have RV garages and accessories garages. The five floor plans range from 2,685 square feet to 4,363 square feet in single- and two-story designs. They start in the low $400,000s.

“It’s a perfect location with the mountain lake areas in Mesa,” Goodell said.

“They allow flexibility for RV storage, boat storage and lots and lots of toys.”

The Vista at Granite Crossing is 5 miles from the Superstition Mountains and near Lost Dutchman State Park.

The 37 homes are registered with the certification goal of LEED-Certified standards from the U.S. Green Building Council. Maracay is the only large-scale production builder to have LEEDcertified homes.

“It’s not a community LEED program,” she said. “The homes within the community are LEED certified.

Last year, we went to market with three LEED-certified communities—Adora Trails and Hawthorne Manor and Rio

Resort-style from page 2 4,000-square foot clubhouse with a demo kitchen, community living room, multimedia room and game rooms. At Seville, also in Gilbert, the community features a clubhouse with banquet facilities along with its 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, spa, sports club and pools.

You don’t always have to live in the community to enjoy some of the amenities. At the 3,200-acre Eastmark community in Mesa, there are both public and private amenities. Most phase one amenities associated with the planned 106acre Eastmark Great Park (currently at 14 acres) are public access and maintained by the City of Mesa. The park currently includes a splash pad, event pavilion, “Orange Monster” recreational climbing park, lake and Handlebar Diner. Other

The Vista at Granite Crossing Paseo in the West Valley. We’re excited to bring these LEED-certified homes to market.”

The homes are also Energy Star certified and include Maracay Homes’ Living Smart program for high performance and energy efficiency.

“We’re dedicated to green building practices,” she said. “This, for us, has been the next step in our journey to sustainable buildings.”

As part of the Living Smart program, homes will have video doorbells, tankless water heaters and Wi-Fi thermostats.

“We continue to add these components to our communities when we can,” she said. “Our customers find the tankless water heaters exciting. They have less space and they’re more energy efficient.”

The community will boast natural desert landscaping, including numerous large saguaro cactuses that are native to the site. The Vista at Granite Crossing is located near award-winning Mesa schools, upscale retail centers, discount stores and entertainment opportunities.

“As part of Maracay’s commitment to the East Valley, we’re always looking for land opportunities in that part of town,” Goodell said. “It’s close to employment and the big selling feature is it’s close to recreation, Saguaro and Canyon lakes, and the Superstition Mountains.”

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The Vista at Granite Crossing homes will have video doorbells, tankless water heaters and Wi-Fi thermostats.

For more information on The Vista at Granite Crossing, visit maracayhomes.com or call 623-404-4114. spaces such as the 4,000 square-foot community pool and Bus Stop Recreational Center are for residents’ private access.

The next phase will include multi-use ball fields, a dog park and more.

The Great Outdoors

Amenities can extend beyond play and fitness too. Design of outdoor areas is a popular feature being incorporated into new communities resulting in a more resort-style feel. At Mountain Bridge in Mesa, the community features 45 percent of open space including extensive trails and paths. A signature rustic bridge connects the southern and northern areas of the community. Covered grand entryways and a clock tower convey Mediterranean and Andalusian architecture in intimate gated neighborhoods with open space behind most every homesite.

Eastmark, along with other

communities, attributes its success, in part, to the quality of life it provides for its 5,000 residents. “In years past, people would expect to see a private golf course, pool or fitness center as a main community amenity; while these are nice staples, this ‘country club package’ can be expensive for residents and isn’t necessarily how people wish to live these days,” said Dea McDonald, Eastmark’s general manager and vice president of Brookfield Residential. “At Eastmark, we are constantly adding new, unexpected amenities that introduce opportunities for residents and the public to connect and interact with one another in vivid social spaces.”

Rosinski agreed. “He said the most-requested amenity now by new home buyers is a ‘food-and-beverage’ component and a place where they can be comfortable and hang out with neighbors.” Resort-style pools and fitness centers remain popular.

A growing trend, Rosinski said, are bocce ball and pickleball courts and indoor dart rooms.

Pets are neighbors, too

Dog parks within neighborhoods are still very much in demand. “A large majority of people have pets and they want places to take their pets and hang out with other pet owners,” Rosinski said.

“We’re making them more interactive and nicer. More and more they’re connected to an amenity center and include shade areas, trees or groves and auto-fill dog bowls. It’s not just a big field of grass.”

“The landscape of how people want to live today is changing,” McDonald said.

“Most people seek a place where they can get to know their neighbors and build life-long friendships. Eastmark’s amenities have served as catalysts to helping our residents build the community.”

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Dealmakers from page 1 Housing Report, metro Phoenix homebuyers purchased 11 percent more homes in 2017 than 2016. Last January, it was over 16,000. Belfiore expects demand to continue. He expects it to level off at 26,000, and then drop a bit in 2021 and 2022 because “we don’t have enough people here to fill jobs.”

The unemployment rate sits at 4.5 percent as of December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Although sales are showing improvement, affordable housing is still viewed

by Belfiore as an obstacle.“I’d say the area where we’re lacking product and where it’s getting sold immediately is a truly affordable product,” he said. “I think we are now in a situation where exponentially we are creating some huge issues for housing.

Rental prices have skyrocketed over the last four years. They continue to go up.”

Additionally, he said the current

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number of new home communities sits at right around the same number as one year ago – around 555 communities.

He theorizes this could eventually lead to future issues as new buyers enter the market if demand continues to rise.

“If sales are increasing, then you’re going to see the sales per subdivision increase.

We’re going to continue to see sales per subdivision over the next year,” Belfiore said. “Up to 51 percent of the active communities could sell out if they sold at the average rate of sales that we had last year.

So, we have a shortage of communities up and coming. It’s a serious issue.”

New buyers continue to enter the market. Phoenix is expected to grow by nearly 1 million people over the next decade, with 2.8 million more residents 30 years from now, according to Blackbourn.

He noted Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing metropolises in the United States. But while vacancy rates are falling and supply is not meeting demand, the

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upward trend of the housing market is expected to continue. “Phoenix is a very strong market,” Blackbourn said.

As time passes, demographics continue to change. Millennials and Baby Boomers are moving into apartments.

Millennials are coming of age and entering the housing market, while older folks are downsizing.

The housing industry is seeing a rise in renters versus a drop in homeowners, noted Pollack. Blackbourn said he sees a nationwide decline in homeowners. The homeownership rate is projected to reach 60.8 percent in 2025, the lowest since the 1950s. The country lost 2.1 million homeowners between 2007 and 2014, which in turn leads to an increased rental market.

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In terms of new housing, big builders are succeeding while smaller builders still face difficulties, according to Belfiore.

“It’s the smaller, less sophisticated builders largely – also, in many cases, a lot of

infilled communities – that are struggling,” he explained. “The reason that they’re struggling is they either lack the sophistication, the sales sophistication or development sophistication; they’re not up to speed there so they’re struggling and they’re selling really slow; or, in a lot of cases, they are overpriced.”

The larger, national and regional builders, on the other hand, are up-to doubling the metro Phoenix sales per subdivision.

“If we look at the nationally traded builders and the larger regional builders, they’re doing a heck of a lot better.

They’re selling at rates of four to seven per month,” Belfiore said. “D.R. Horton is selling above seven per month per community.”

Pollack summarized the Dealmakers event best: “The expansion continues.

It will accelerate in 2018. Things will be better in 2018 economically than they were in 2017. 2019, they could be better as well. Time will tell.”

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HOME MARKET

BY SHERRY JACKSON

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ven if they’re not in the market to buy a home, many folks visit new home communities simply for their design ideas.

Model homes are designed to entice visitors to buy with professionally designed floor plans and fixtures, plenty of upgrade options and are known for keeping up on the latest design trends homeowners are requesting.

The modern farmhouse look (think barn doors and apron sinks), open floor plans, large kitchens, large showers and lots of storage are all still in for 2018.

But what are some other features that new home buyers are looking for now?

Kitchen design trends

“The kitchen is the No. 1 thing that drives people to a home,” said Kevin Rosinski, senior vice president of Toll Brothers Arizona Division. Clean lines, functionality and large islands are still very much in demand. Cabinetry choices however are becoming more personalized. “Stained cabinets are out, and painted cabinets are in,” he said.

Nancy Rhea, design studio manager for Maracay Homes, has seen kitchen colors leaning toward whites and grays.

She expects that to continue.

“But we’re starting to see more and more black cabinetry and accents,” Rhea said. “Darker, cooler colors such as a dark slate and warmer brown tones may be used to accent an island to pull that warmth in. We’re also seeing warmer whites pulling in beige tones along with those black and white contrasts.”

Kitchen countertops are also changing as homebuyers are requesting materials other than granite.

“Countertops are moving beyond granite as more people are looking for

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New home designs leaning toward a splash of color quartz,” Rosinski said. “Suppliers are fabricating sheets of the quartz material large enough so there are no seams and are able to create a large bullnose along the edge, giving the counters a cool, seamless look. We’ll also see black stainless-steel appliances, rather than the traditional stainless steel.

Not to be left out, fixtures are getting an upgrade. Manufacturers are constantly putting out new styles and colors to meet demand.

“Kohler is coming out with the ability to mix and match handles and faucets, giving customers the ability to customize their plumbing fixtures,” Rosinski said.

People are also getting really creative with light fixtures and they way they are installed, he added.

Gold hardware, not polished brass, are popular hardware choices, Rhea said.

“They’re more subtle. Polished bronze and copper golds give that warmer accent and warmer feel to the kitchen and bathroom.”

Indoor/outdoor living

Seamless indoor-outdoor living spaces remain a key component of new home designs. “It’s the hardest thing to replicate without major renovations or structural changes in your current home,” Rosinski said. “It’s the biggest motivating factor for people looking to purchase a new home.”

Frameless sliding doors are desirable in new homes. “We’re continuing to push the envelope to give homebuyers even more options for indoor/outdoor living.

Now, it’s very hard to tell when you’re indoors or outdoors.”

Rhea agreed. “Buyers are looking for big, outdoor living spaces. “Firepits or a fireplace setup, gives homeowners a nice place to lounge and relax in the backyard.”

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An example of 2018 home design color trends

“People want a full outdoor kitchen with refrigerators, cookout areas with hood vents, smokers and kegerators,” Rosinski said. “They don’t want to go inside after they’re outside. They want the full gourmet kitchen experience.”

Outdoor fireplaces and firepits are becoming more intricate. Homebuyers are still looking for that heating element for warmth and aesthetics, but they want it to be more of a “cool experience in a nice entertainment setting.” Look for more fire elements to be built into to tables.

Focal points

“We’re also getting more requests for focal points in the home,” Rosinski said.

“There’s a bigger demand for beams and tongue-in-groove on ceilings.” Glass garage doors, his and hers closets and two separate showers in the master bath

(with no tub) are also being requested.

“Overall, I see more of a transitional look in 2018,” Rhea said. “People are taking their space and accessorizing it with items that have more detail to them.

Not necessarily ornate, but not modern either – a little more traditional.”

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Let’s talk about the true value of teachers

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Tribune Columnist

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ou know those “national conversations” we have all the time, about the big issues: guns, sexual harassment of women and the latest episode of “The Bachelor”? It’s time for Arizona to have a “state conversation.” The subject?

What is a teacher worth?

That question rarely gets asked, though lately we’ve heard a lot about teacher’s paltry salaries and the #RedForEd movement. To my mind, the question of what a professional is worth and what a job pays are actually two different questions.

In Arizona, for example, the average elementary school teacher is paid about $42,800 a year, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. But the worth of that teacher, the value to our community created by an excellent, committed professional who successfully educates

25 students for 180 days a year? While I couldn’t put an exact number on it, I’d say $42,800 is too little by at least half.

Especially when I think about the best elementary school teacher I had back in the day, and about those teachers’ impact on the rest of my life.

The same goes for high school teachers.

Returning to the BLS stats for a moment, the average Arizona high school teacher earns $48,020 a year. In the 90th percentile, our best-paid high school teachers pull down about $67,600 annually. But what are they worth? When I think about the best high school teachers I spent years with – Mr. Hundley, who taught biology and physiology, and Mr. Capezza, who taught the history of America and Europe – again, I’d be tempted to say they should’ve earned double. Maybe triple.

But certainly more. Much more.

Especially when I read about how we use state tax dollars to pay some other employees. Like the two highest-paid

employees in Arizona last year, Todd Graham, who drew $3.1 million to coach Arizona State’s football team. And got fired. And Rich Rodriguez, who earned $2,375,000 to coach the University of Arizona football team. And got fired.

You may be tempted to say, “Well, you’re comparing apples to oranges, Leibowitz, that’s what the market will bear for a football coach,” blah, blah, blah.

Save that for our state conversation, because that’s exactly the right place for such points. And for me to say in return, “I was scrolling through state salary data this week – yeah, I do need more hobbies – and I saw a bunch of nursing professors earning $200,000 a year. I’m not saying that’s some scandal, but it did make me want to compare the relative value of producing emergency room nurses versus producing, say, well-adjusted, on-theright-path-in-life teenagers.”

If we had more of the latter, I’d argue, we’d need fewer of the former.

My fear for the #RedForEd movement

isn’t that it will peter out or fail, but that it won’t succeed enough. To me, if we’re talking about giving teachers a salary bump of three percent versus five percent, we’ve already conceded that teachers are worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000 a year on average. Maybe that’s simply the wrong neighborhood, ill-kempt streets of rundown apartments and beater cars, sketchy blocks where police sirens screech all night and no sane person who could afford better would ever choose to live.

Maybe as a state we should discuss putting our money where our hearts and values are. Maybe when you hand your children over to a professional to fill their brains with knowledge and shape their future, you should treat that teacher with the respect they deserve. Maybe for once – no, definitely for once – we should talk about that.

– David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

Innovation District a smart investment in Mesa’s future

BY CHRISTOPHER GLOVER AND DENNY BARNEY Tribune Guest Writers

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he story of the city of Mesa has long been a tale defined by smart decision-making. In Mesa, we have never been afraid to invest resources in the things that matter, exemplary education for one and all, responsive services and public safety for our families, public transportation and vibrant arts and culture meant to add zest to life in our city.

Mesa’s way has been to make such investments thoughtfully, balancing the need to conserve taxpayer dollars with the need to responsibly grow our city’s economy and lift our quality of life. It’s in that same spirit that Mesa’s City Council recently initiated discussion about creating something special downtown – an Innovation District with the potential to remake our city’s center, forging the area around Main and Center Streets into a hub for the Valley’s boldest entrepre-

neurs, brightest students and educators, and residents in search of downtown living, walk-to-work offices and local shops and restaurants.

The Innovation District combines two of Mesa’s best qualities: its willingness to invest in the future with its desire to do so responsibly. Thus, the City Council is seeking to create the district entirely with existing revenues, requiring no additional tax burden on residents. Projected to have its initial phase open by 2021, the Innovation District will have Arizona State University as a central pillar and an investment partner. The city and ASU are negotiating the details of a partnership that ultimately could bring more than 2,000 students and faculty members downtown to live and learn, adding to a higher education presence that already has given Mesa’s core a louder, healthier heartbeat.

How would day-to-day life unfold in this Innovation District? It would be a nerve center for cutting-edge thinking

and technological advances. It would be fertile territory for our next generation of small businesses and start-ups – and a powerful lure to bigger corporations seeking to locate near a major university for talent recruitment, access to faculty and the ability to tap into leading-edge research. The Innovation District also would be a magnetic destination for neighbors in search of coworking opportunities or open spaces to read a book over a beverage. And the district would be the perfect destination for 21st-century workers looking to elevate their education and take a quantum career leap.

Ultimately, Mesa’s Innovation District has the potential to be as many things as its innovators can create – an urban laboratory targeted at transforming lives, lifestyles and industries, an incubator for the next tech business gone Apple-sized, and a place to grab dessert after a date night spent watching a documentary. Executed well, the district also

will serve as the critical element needed to grow private investment downtown, creating jobs, steady paychecks and economic activity to fund better community services, create quality places and raise property values.

To drive around Mesa, as we do daily, is to see a city that cares for community in the best ways possible. Our neighborhoods are strong. So is our infrastructure.

We are growing wisely, and in the right ways. An Innovation District downtown will add to that positive energy by strengthening Mesa’s business, education and cultural offerings, and by giving our city’s visionaries a launching pad for their dreams.

– Christopher Glover is a councilmember from District 4 and Denny Barney is Maricopa County supervisor.

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Mountain View tennis player extends success on ACU team

BY ERIC NEWMAN Tribune Staff Writer

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ust after his first week of official practice, new transfer Jesse Miritello persuaded several of his Arizona Christian University tennis teammates to travel with him to Sedona for a teambuilding experience.

Not even knowing the names of many of the players yet, the sophomore got the Firestorm players to hike, jump off cliffs and get to know each other off the court.

Mere months later, in a pregame meeting before a 9-0 team sweep of Lewis-Clark State College on March 9, in which the ACU players discussed their personal and professional goals both as tennis players and students, it was clear that the Mesa product was among the team leaders.

Miritello, who won the 2016 AIA singles tennis championship for Mountain View High School, played one year at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego following graduation, but

one year away to experience that, but I’m glad to be back,” he said.

Miritello has already earned a spot in the top doubles team for the Firestorm and has achieved instant success with partner, Enzo Douillac, racking up several consecutive wins.

Douillac said (Eric Newman/Tribune Staff) Miritello brings Mountain View graduate Jesse Miritello has seen early success as a member energy and poise, of the Arizona Christian University tennis team. even when a he said he was homesick and ready to match is not going well initially. That transfer in his sophomore year to the mental toughness, paired with immense small Phoenix-based Christian school technical ability, has the pair vying to be and play for a nationally ranked team in one of the best doubles squads in their conference. the NAIA near his hometown.

“He’s really good at the net, and I “It’s really exciting. I like being close to home, family and friends, and it’s have a pretty good serve and forehand, a good transition. It was good to get so I try to use my serve as much as I

can. He does much of the work at the net, and I think it’s worked really well,” Douillac said.

Though there often is a period of turmoil, or at least a few road bumps fitting in with a new team, Miritello has taken it in stride, letting his play do much of the talking and continuing to work the way he always has.

“I am just doing what I’ve always been doing. I’ve always been good at doubles. my whole life I’ve just been playing tennis, so it’s just kind of what I do. It’s not too much different,” Miritello said.

Sixth-year Firestorm coach Chris Tolson said Miritello’s easygoing, laid-back personality serves to relax teammates in tense moments. He pushes the Firestorm to be better while still being able to joke around and understand that, above all, tennis should be fun.

“He’s one of the fiercest competitors out there but will always have that smile.

He just enjoys tennis, every practice and See

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No sweat in esports, but plenty of fans, cosplay and money

BY TRISTAN ETTLEMAN Cronkite News

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gorilla with a laser gun draws a bead on a cybernetic archer with metal limbs.

A black-clad assassin aims her sniper rifle at the Grim Reaper, who’s armed with two shotguns.

Surrounded by fans and cosplayers, with thousands watching on their phones, laptops and desktops, four teams of esports competitors battled in February for video game supremacy from their screens on an Arizona State University stage.

Rome had its gladiators, the NFL has its quarterbacks and the video game industry has esports players. This is sports in the tech universe, with a Fiesta Bowl Overwatch championship drawing more than 600 screaming fans on campus and an estimated 4,000 people watching online.

And that’s just college-level esports.

One professional championship last year – named with sports-like hyperbole the

(Miles Metke/Cronkite News)

Arizona State University players, from left, Sameer Zahir, Niko Raisanen and Jacob Copley sit at their stations during the 2018 Fiesta Bowl Overwatch Collegiate National Championship at the Sun Devil Fitness Center in Tempe.

League of Legends World Championship – claimed more than 60 million viewers, which would be more than double the viewership that Variety reported for the championship game of the 2017 NBA

Finals.

The controversy: Sport or not?

Esports has fans, merchandise and money, and, like any other sport, controversy. But if someone doesn’t get sweaty or run on a field

or a court, some critics question whether it’s really a sport.

In 2015, Colin Cowherd, a Fox Sports radio host, attacked esports after his former employer, ESPN, started to televise esports competitions.

“I am not a friend of esports,” he said during one broadcast, calling players overweight and unathletic nerds.

Nick Theodorakis, a player for University of California-Irvine in last month’s competition at ASU, said the debate over esports’ place on major sports networks doesn’t take into account the “really mental” focus it requires.

Hundreds of hours of training are required to learn strategies at a competitive level, he said, and the training regimen and competitions’ structure resemble other sports broadcast on sports networks.

Shawnette Gauer, the mother of UCIrvine esports coach Jacob Bishop, said See

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every match, and the guys really enjoy being around him because of it,” Tolson said.

ACU finished its best season in school history in 2017, winning the Golden State Athletic Conference and claiming a spot in the NAIA Men’s Tennis Championship tournament for the first time. The Firestorm came up short, losing to William Woods in the round of 16.

The Firestorm brought back much of its conference championship roster for the 2018 season, and the addition of a player like Miritello has Tolson optimistic that the Firestorm can continue to succeed.

“The goal is to take one more step forward. With Jesse and the pieces we’ve added, our goal is not just to get back to Nationals, or just to win the conference, but to be in the top five in the nation and take the next step forward to being a top team,” he said. “It looks pretty good so far.”

– Reach Eric Newman at 480-898-7915 or at enewman@timespublications.com.

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esports ultimately will move from techworld niche to mainstream crowds.

Her husband, Steve Gauer, a former college basketball player, said whether people call it a sport doesn’t matter. It’s popular and gaining attention.

“People are always going to make a big deal of the semantics,” he said.

The esports competition on the ASU campus shared the vibe of a WNBA game or a tennis match, seasoned with costumed fans and presented with the production design of “The Voice.”

Two six-person teams hunkered behind a metallic array of outward-facing thrones, their bodies and screens obscured as they played Overwatch, a gunner video game, on a stage raised a few feet above the crowd.

The game’s logo was emblazoned in the center of a sleek, metallic gray background.

Seated at their computers, players furrowed their brows and clicked furiously while the action played out on two screens flanking the stage.

Commentators discussed the action as it played out on Twitch, a live streaming website.

“This is some very aggressive play to make sure that the payload can keep pushing past

that ‘S’ loop in the second point,” Alberto Rengifo said as University of California-San Diego advanced on UC-Irvine.

Clothing and character figurines were for sale, and fans made signs to support their teams at vending booths in the lobby.

Dozens of cosplayers, dressed as their favorite characters from Overwatch, drew attention and adulation as they walked through a corridor.

Enlin Xu, adorned in tattoos, flowing robes and a bow and arrow as Hanzo from the game, traveled from Tucson with his friend, Sara Spellman. She was dressed as a “gender-bent” Roadhog, playing the male character as a woman.

Fans mobbed the two, shooting selfies.

Esports is growing in economic clout, with video game companies sponsoring tournaments with winnings that can reach $20 million. The competition helps fuel the $30 billion video-game industry in the U.S., where a game such as Grand Theft Auto V can bring in more money than a Star Wars movie.

Customers can also buy T-shirts, hoodies and action figures online and in retail stores like Hot Topic. Players wear custom jerseys and branded accessories sponsored by other businesses and game developers.

Analyst group Newzoo estimates the esports sliver of the gaming industry of

19 SPORTS competitions, games and merchandise was worth nearly $700 million globally last year, and it will grow to $1.5 billion by 2020.

Owners of traditional sports teams are gravitating toward esports ownership.

Mark Cuban, who owns the NBA Dallas Mavericks, owns an esports team, as does former NBA player Rick Fox. Blizzard Entertainment, the developer of World of Warcraft and Overwatch, created its own esports league: the Overwatch League. The OWL has 12 regional teams that play through a five-month regular season, playoffs and league championship.

And, just as the Arizona Cardinals’ promote star receiver Larry Fitzgerald, the league markets players with such names as Numlocked as superstars to watch.

Players receive a minimum $50,000 annual salary and get health benefits and housing support. Top players share multimillion-dollar winnings.

College games can be fun, intense and even lucrative, some players say, but the professional level requires a commitment that’s too extreme for many.

By the time the Fiesta Bowl Overwatch Collegiate National Championship ended, the six players from the University of California-Berkeley snagged the $120,000 in scholarships prizes, beating three other universities from California and Canada.

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God indeed makes something good out of bad things

BY LISA JISA Tribune Guest Writer

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n past columns, I’ve shared how I finally got a proper diagnosis of Lyme disease in July 2015 after more than 10 years of misdiagnoses and troublesome health issues.

I also have mentioned a forthcoming divorce.

I’ve been trusting God through it all, but life has not been easy and I’ve often wondered if the words of Romans 8:28 would ever apply to me on this side of Heaven. “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.”

How could God possibly make something good out of things I’ve been through?

I am excited to share that Lyme disease went into remission last summer! I didn’t know how bad I had felt until I realized I felt good – it was the absence of pain that finally dawned on me.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 30 COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER

Chabad of the East Valley is hosting a community Seder on the first night of Passover. The Seder will feature rich discussion about Passover, food and singing. Rabbi Mendy Deitsch, director of Chabad of the East Valley, will facilitate the intergenerational program.

DETAILS>> 7:15 p.m., Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. Cost is $45 for adults and $25 for children. Family plans are available, and prices rise after March 25. Information and reservations: 480-855-4333, info@chabadcenter.com, chabadcenter.com.

TRADITIONAL PASSOVER SEDER

Chabad of Mesa is inviting the public to a “Traditional Passover Seder” experience. A full four-course dinner, including salmon and roast chicken, will be served, as will wine and handmade matzo. The Seder is in English.

DETAILS>> 6:30 p.m., 941 S. Maple, Mesa. Cost is $30 for adults, $10 for students and $5 for children under 12.

RSVP: chabadmesa@gmail.com. Information: 480-6597001 or chabadmesa.com.

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and helped at an aid station. The day was so inspiring that I decided becoming an Ironman would be a memorable way to celebrate Lyme going into remission.

I’d have one year to prepare for a 2.4mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride and a full 26.2-mile marathon!

Due to the impending divorce, I had to think about getting back into the work force after 25 years of raising kids and homeschooling.

Lyme might be in remission, but my newly strengthened immune system didn’t need the daily battle of classroom teaching once again.

Massage therapy interested me, but could my hands withstand the hard work? Lyme hadn’t been kind to my wrists. Before registering for classes, I wanted confirmation from the Lord.

I sat down one day in early November preparing to pray about the situation but felt strongly that first I should do the next lesson of a Bible study. The chapter was called “Your Experience Can Encourage Others.”

It was good, but nothing too deep.

Then I got to the last page.

Every chapter ended with something to think about for the week. That week’s reminder was the “heart and hand” design.

You’ve probably seen this symbol of a heart inside a hand often accompanied by the phrase “Hands to work, hearts to God.” Hands – the very things for which I was seeking answers.

The lesson wrapped up with the encouragement to give your heart to God and cooperate with His plans for your life so He could use you to do His work.

God’s plans for my life, not my plans for my life.

Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” My plans (being a wife, a homeschool mom and many of the “good” things I did) were over. But that didn’t mean God was done with me.

Confirmation from God is a great thing, yet a nagging curiosity remained.

It would be quite a leap of faith to register for classes.

I trusted Him, but I still wanted to know if my hands would be strong enough for this new endeavor. As I

looked at my hands, it occurred to me that they were stronger right then than ever before in my life.

Why? Because I started swimming as part of Ironman training. Every stroke of freestyle has been strengthening my wrists and hands. My eyes were opened to see how things can indeed work together for my good and God’s glory.

I was a little concerned about finding time to train for Ironman as a full-time student until I learned that classes for the massage therapy program beginning second semester are held in afternoons and evenings. That means daylight hours are available for Ironman training.

The timing of my schedule had been beautifully orchestrated.

Job 42:2 says, “I know that You can do anything and no plan of Yours can be thwarted.” I never would have predicted that at age 51, I’d be in college preparing to be a massage therapist while simultaneously facing a divorce, celebrating chronic Lyme in remission and training to become an Ironman.

None of it is a coincidence. I’m right smack-dab in the middle of God’s plan, and there’s no place I’d rather be.

denominational worship service, which will include an inspirational message and music. The service concludes with the release of white doves. A free continental breakfast will follow in the Hospitality Center.

DETAILS>> 6:15 a.m., 6747 E. Broadway Road, Mesa.

Information: 480-830-4422.

DETAILS>> 10:30-11:45 a.m., 952 E. Baseline Road, Suite 102. Information, 480- 593-8798 or interfaith-community.org.

register, call 480-855-4333 or e-mail info@chabadcenter.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 GOLDEN RULE AWARDS

Arizona Interfaith Movement’s Golden Rule Award will be given at a banquet at the Mesa Convention Center.

Honorees are Pastor Magdalena Schwartz, Marilyn Murray, Playworks, Rose Mapendo and Muhammad Ali posthumously. Also featured is a Faith Fair where guests can learn about 25 different faith traditions and how the Golden Rule theme of “treating others as you want to be treated” is woven through all of them.

A silent auction will support the organization’s Golden Rule educational programs for youth. Early bird tickets are $85.

DETAILS>> 5:30 p.m., 201 N. Center St., Mesa. Information: azifm.org.

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SPIRITUAL CENTER

The Interfaith CommUNITY Spiritual Center offers New Thought, ACIM, Ancient Wisdom and Interfaith teachings, with uplifting music and positive messages. Ongoing classes include Qigong, A Course in Miracles, Pranic Healing, Kirtan, Drum Circle and many others.

HEBREW SCHOOL

Registration has opened for Chabad Hebrew School at the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Classes will teach children ages 5-13 about Jewish heritage, culture and holidays.

DETAILS>> Classes will be held 9:30 a.m.-noon at 875 N. McClintock Drive, Chandler. To tour the facility or

VALOR CHRISTIAN OUTLINES MISSION

Valor Christian Center in Gilbert offers “great praise and worship and great messages for today’s living,” according to Associate Pastor Thor Strandholt. “Our mission is to evangelize, heal and disciple through the word of God.” DETAILS>> 10 a.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursdays. 3015 E. Warner Road. Information: valorcc.com.

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f you’ve never attended the mega Easter Pageant at the LDS Mesa Arizona Temple, this is the year you might want to go.

You won’t see it for at least two years.

That’s because the temple grounds will be undergoing an extensive remodeling, and there won’t be any place to put the cast of 500 people, hundreds of animals and 10,000 seats.

Titled “Jesus The Christ,” this is no smallscale pageant or sunrise service dramatic reading.

What started as a small sunrise service on a cotton wagon in 1928 is now considered one of the world’s largest – if not the largest – annual outdoor Easter pageants.

The 65-minute production covers the entire story of Jesus Christ’s life, from birth through resurrection.

It includes music and singing, choreographed dance, an elaborate set, period costumes and even special effects.

Nearly 500 people comprise the cast of the Easter Pageant at the LDS Mesa Arizona Temple and you’ll have to wait at least two years to see if if you miss it this year.

Indeed, a costume staff spends the entire year researching, designing and creating period costumes to reflect the first century A.D. setting.

The text for the pageant comes from the King James Bible, and, according to the

website, “is written and presented for all faiths, cultures, religions and ages.”

And, people from all faiths, cultures, religions and ages from around the world show up. Attendance at this popular event ranges from 5,000 to 13,000 people per

showing.

The Church of Latter-day Saints bills the pageants as “an Easter celebration and a gift to the community,” so admission is free.

But organizers suggest that attendees arrive an hour ahead of time if they want a shot at a seat the first week of performances – and two hours ahead of show time during the second week. They also suggest going to a performance prior to Easter weekend if you don’t like crowds.

The visitor’s center will be open and hosting free guided tours during that time.

You can also bring snack-type food to eat.

The seats are metal and potentially cold at night, so the organizers recommend bringing blankets or cushions. If the seats are full, you can also bring a blanket or lawn chair.

All performances start at 8 p.m. and will be held Wednesday, March 21, to Friday, March 23, and then March 27-31.

A performance in Spanish will be March 24.

ASL will be provided March 21-24.

The temple is at 525 E. Main St., Mesa.

If you watch ‘General Hospital,’ you’ll love this event

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ctor Wally Kurth likes to keep his career fresh.

He stars on two daytime TV shows – “General Hospital” and “Days of Our Lives” – still maintains his music career and makes time to greet fans at events like “GH Fantasy Weekend” on Saturday, March 24, at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe.

At the event, Kurth will be joined by fellow “GH” stars Laura Wright (Carly Jacks), Donnell Turner (Curtis Ashford), Wil de Vry (Julian Jerome), Maura West (Ava Jerome), Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli) and Finola Hughes (Anna Devane).

Playing Justin Kiriakas on “Days” and Ned Ashton on “GH,” Kurth is looking forward to rubbing elbows with fans. The actor, who started out on the theater stage, said it’s nice to finally have feedback.

“It’s nice to see the audience, and greet the audience and check in,” Kurth said. “It’s nice to see what they like, what they don’t like. Say hello. I’m a friendly guy. I meet really interesting people at these events.”

It’s not so bad to see his coworkers, too.

intense in real life at all. He’s really laid back.”

He loves to share stories about his craft with fans and journalists.

Kurth compares working on daytime television to film, in that there isn’t a live audience and there are very few takes.

“You really do feel like you’re acting in a vacuum,” said Kurth about filming the two shows. “It’s almost like scene work in an acting class. There isn’t an audience. I’ve done acting on stage, I started out on stage. It was like you’re (Photo courtesy Fantasy Events Inc.) telling a story to people in front of a live audience. When you don’t have Wally Kurth of “General Hospital” and “Days of our Lives” works with the Shriners in his free time. that, it becomes more of a skill and craft, and the thrill of the performance “In 1987, Finola and I – I don’t think I’ve isn’t quite there.” ever told her this – did an event at a Turlock, The 59-year-old has starred on TV since California, poultry and dairy fair. about 1987 and has witnessed changes in the “We’ve been around a long time, and have industry. seen how the genre has grown and changed. I “I feel for these younger actors who work feel like she still does amazing work. Maurice on the show because the pace is so much (Bernard, Sonny) works a lot more than I do. different, ” he said. “We used to rehearse I’m very impressed with his craft. He delivers twice in the morning, have lunch, do a full every day. He’s never lazy. I’m a big admirer dress rehearsal, get notes and tape the show. of him and he’s a good buddy, too. He’s not

“Now, I come in in the morning and I better know my lines. It’s like we walk on the set, have one dress rehearsal, tape it and move on to the next scene. It’s really fast and everyone is expected to do it in one or two takes.”

The Billings, Montana, native hopes to take time this year to pursue his music, via the Kurth and Taylor Band, with Christian Taylor of Nashville.

“My brother built an outdoor venue on his property in Billings,” he said. “Last year, we opened for Orleans, Firefall and Poco. But mostly I tape myself playing one of my own songs, or a cover, and upload it onto YouTube.

I’m still doing it. I have a piano at home, and I sang Christmas carols to everybody this year.”

IF YOU GO

What: GH Fantasy Weekend When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24 Where: The Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe, 1600 S. 52nd Street, Tempe Tickets: $84-$235, depending on package purchased Information: fantasyeventsinc.com

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Barbecue and beer take center stage at Chandler festival

BY SHERRY JACKSON Tribune Contributor

Jerrod Niemann, Jordan Davis, Georgia Chrome, Laura Walsh, Ryan Sims, Honey Girl, Pick & ce-cold beer, smoked meat and great Holler and Jim Bachmann & music will dominate downtown the Day Drinkers.

Chandler on Saturday, March 24, Other entertainment will during the ninth annual Great American include live cooking demos, Barbecue and Beer Festival. art installations, themed More than 40 barbecue pitmasters bars with interactive games, from around the United States, along with creative cocktails, mechanical barbecue competition teams, will serve bull riding competition, local the estimated 30,000-plus attendees community entertainment, their slow-smoked delicious meats and eating competition, March sides. The event will be held at Dr. A.J. Madness lounge, expanded Chandler Park from noon until 10 p.m. kids zone, and the return of “This is Arizona’s biggest barbecue the Corral zone and VIP area event,” said Jen Pruett, a spokeswoman. for country music fans and “It’s one of the only places where you guests looking to elevate can experience all different styles of their festival experience. barbecue including Southern-style, More than 100 vendors will Special to SanTan Sun News Texas-style and more.”

Attendees can indulge in classics such Plenty of barbecue and evening entertainment are on tap later this month when downtown Chandler hosts the market their wares including as brisket, ribs, pulled pork and chicken. ninth annual Great American Barbecue. The March 24 celebration will now feature four stages for bands at Dr. retail items such as purses, But those more adventurous will also A.J. Chandler Park from noon to 10 p.m. while innovative vendors cook up a slew of meats and even alligator and hot sauces and BBQ sauces, frog legs. hats and jewelry. Novelty have options. foods will such as snow cones, Beer options also will be plentiful, with “We’ve got some vendors that put their barecue alligator and frog legs and Tom’s own spin on barbecue,” Pruett said. “We’ll barbecue is expected to have a barbecue- SanTan Brewing Company serving its craft cotton candy and ice cream will also have a taco and Korean barbecue vendor. loaded mac ’n’ cheese.” Also new this year, beverages. To meet growing demand, be available. Local businesses will have Pabst Blue Ribbon will be available along booths featuring their services.

Bayou Bistro is expected to feature will be vegan and gluten-free options.

The event, produced by HDE Agency, with wine and spirit selections including an integrated multi-media marketing vodka, whiskey, and bourbon.

The event is expanding its musical agency, will be donating a percentage of entertainment from two to four stages. the proceeds to benefit the Downtown Superstar Rodney Atkins will headline Chandler Community Partnership, a FA LCON F IE L D AIR PO RT the event and take the stage around 8 nonprofit corporation whose mission is p.m. Atkins has six No. 1 hits, released four to mobilize leadership and resources to studio LPs and sold more than 10 million advance the development of downtown Chandler as a regional destination for units.

Headlining the second stage will be shopping, dining, living, culture, and the Tennessee-raised Russell Dickerson. In arts.

“It will be a lot of fun, with interesting January, his hit song “Yours” landed at No. 1 on the Country Airplay Billboard pockets of different entertainment,” charts and continues to gain momentum Pruett said. “It’s a great day and everyone’s dominating across streaming and social happy.”

Information: chandlerbbq.com. media channels.

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• 50th anniversary celebration Public safety picnic

• Historical Exhibits

• CAF Museum & Southwest Military Transport Show open 9 a.m.-4p.m.

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CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

ROOSEVELT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BROADWAY ROAD TO 8TH AVENUE

KLEINMAN PARK PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS 710 S. EXTENSION RD. CITY OF MESA PROJECT NO. CP0553CDBG FEDERAL HUD PROJECT NO. IDIS-781 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROJECT NO. CP0528 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: Roadway and wastewater line reconstruction, streetlight and landscape.

The Engineer’s Estimate range is 1.1 – 1.2 million.

For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Maggie Smith at maggie.smith@mesaaz.gov.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc. dba Thomas Printworks, http://public.constructionvaults.com. Click on “Register Today” and follow the prompts to create your account. Please be sure to click finish at the end. NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $53.00, which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold.

You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the “Public Construction Vaults” address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up.

One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.

In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c.

If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.”

Work shall be completed within 110 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: Contractor shall furnish and install new playground equipment, site amenities, playground surfacing and concrete ADA ramps to the playground at Kleinman Park in Mesa, Arizona. This project is federally funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Federal labor standards, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, and Equal Employment Opportunity regulations apply of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for Employment and Contracting Opportunities. Small, minority and/ or women owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids.

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $250,000-$300,000.

For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Maggie Smith at maggie.smith@mesaaz.gov.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from Thomas Reprographics, Inc. dba Thomas Printworks, http://public.constructionvaults.com. Click on “Register Today” and follow the prompts to create your account. Please be sure to click finish at the end. NOTE: In order to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE IS REQUIRED. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.thomasprintworks.com, and click on Phoenix. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $22.00, which is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the Contractor Documents are returned. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents online (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the Thomas Reprographics website at the “Public Construction Vaults” address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up.

One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing.

In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c.

If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.”

Work shall be completed within 120 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.

The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune March 18, 25, 2018 / 11741

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.

ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune, March 18, 25, April 1, 2018 / xxxxx

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CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

REHABILITATION OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

PROJECT NO. NSP3/084

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants for the following:

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PUBLICATION March 18, 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received and must be date and time stamped prior to that date and time, at Mesa City Plaza Building, Housing and Community Development Division, 20 East Main Street, 2ND Floor, Suite 250, Mesa, Arizona; any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the demolition, construction and/or installation of the following work: Complete rehabilitation of a single family home including but not limited to; correct structural deficiencies; roof structure and roofing, new plumbing system; new drain/waste/vent system; sewer lines; new electrical service and system; dual pane windows; insulated exterior doors; HVAC unit; insulated ductwork; attic/wall insulation; new interior walls and ceilings; new interior doors; fencing; proper grading of entire property; and all other work required per the approved plans and/or written specifications.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals must attend all mandatory City of Mesa Housing and Community Development training classes, have a City of Mesa Tax License, possess at least a General Residential Contractor License (B-), be in good standing with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, not be on the HUD Excluded Party List (EPL), registered with System for Award Management (S.A.M.), and have a minimum amount of $1 million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate Commercial General Liability insurance. All bidding contractors are subject to, and shall comply with Federal, State, County and City of Mesa procurement laws, policies and regulations including but not limited to; Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; Woman and Minority Owned Business recruitments; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Equal Employment Opportunities (EEOC) regulations not discriminating against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin; Americans with Disability Act (ADA) of 1990; Drug Free Workplace regulations; Davis Bacon and Labor Standards regulations; Federal and local bond requirements; Lead Based Paint Hazard Control regulations; Maricopa County Air Quality Department environmental regulations regarding Dust Control, Asbestos and NESHAP; Energy Policy Act (EPA) of 2005; The Federal Immigration and Nationality Act (FINA) and Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, and Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) 23-214 related to the verification of employment eligibility of employees or anyone working on the project.

Woman and Minority owned businesses, and Certified Section 3 Businesses are strongly encouraged to participate.

For more information or to request an “Invitation to Bid”, call Raymond Thimesch at 480-644-4521 Or by e-mail: ray.thimesch@mesaaz.gov A mandatory walk-thru of the site has been scheduled. Please refer to the “Invitation to Bid” for additional information. No contractors or sub-contractors are permitted on the premises at any time prior to the walk-thru. Work shall be completed within one hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

If at any time the contractor is delayed in performing the work under this agreement by circumstances beyond his/her control, the contract may be extended by the same amount of time as was caused by the delay. The contractor shall request any extension in writing.

CONSULTANT ON-CALL LIST FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The City of Mesa is seeking qualified Consultants to provide design services and/or construction administration services on an on-call basis in the following area/category: Landscape Architecture. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

More info: 480-898-6465 or email jobposting@evtrib.com

Landscape Architecture projects will include design and/or construction administration of projects located within City right-of-way, City owned buildings and properties, shared-use paths, parks, retention basins, parkway designs, and sporting facilities. The consultant will often be asked to perform tasks such as cost estimating, value engineering, design concept reporting, site master plan preparation, construction documentation, utility coordination, full color renderings and graphics to assist in project visualization, and public outreach.

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A Pre-Submittal Conference will not be held.

Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, assure that contract decisions are made in public and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http://mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/architectural-engineering-designopportunities

Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier's check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the contract within five (5) days after formal award of the contract, and simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, on all qualifying projects.

Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name and On-Call Landscape Architecture.

The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/purchasing/vendor-self-service).

Raymond Thimesch Housing Revitalization Administrator

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From this solicitation, the Engineering Department will establish a list of on-call consultants for Landscape Architecture. This category is further defined below:

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10-point. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) CD of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00pm on March 28, 2018. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

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Cosslett, Kendall G

Kendall G. Cosslett passed away on February 27, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. He was 72 years old.

Kenny was born on June 4, 1945 in Cedar City, Utah to Gomer and Helen Heyborne Cosslett. Kenny grew up and attended school in Cedar City. Following high school, he served his country in the US Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam conflict. Shortly after returning from military service, he moved to Mesa, Arizona. He lived in the Mesa area the remainder of his life, most recently residing in Queen Creek, Arizona.

Kenny was proceeded in death by his parents, his wife, Wanda Benbrook, and his loving companion of over 30 years, Maxine Salter.

Kenny is survived by his sisters, Marilee Bradley and Vickie Andress and his brother, Rod (Laurel) Cosslett. He is also survived by Maxine’s daughter, Chris Pottenger, her husband, Daniel, and their four children, Leah, Sean, Sarah, and Jacob.

Kenny will be missed by those who knew him best. At his request, no formal service will be held. A graveside service will be held at a future date at the Cedar City Cemetery.

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AT&T Mobility, LLC, is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower facility on the southeast quandrant of the intersection of Palm Land & 66th Drive, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ, 85035. The new facility will consist of a 35foot light pole style telecommunications tower that will support wireless telecommunications antennas and equipment. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6117006327 c/o EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403 or 339-234-2597.

Mobilitie LLC is proposing to construct two new telecommunications tower facilities located in Tempe, AZ. The facilities will consist of replacing an existing light pole with a new light pole. The poles will have a top-mounted antenna at an overall height of 38 feet above grade. Project 6118001514 will be located at 8375 S River Parkway and Project 6118001515 will be at 11 S. McClintock Drive. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6118001514-MRG or Project 6118005115-MRG c/o EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (339) 234-3535.

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Mobilitie LLC is proposing to construct two new telecommunications tower facilities in Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ. The new facilities will consist of 38-foot light poles with top-mounted antennas. Project 6118001528 will be located at 135 W. Orion Street (+/-20ft N of the W. Guadalupe Rd and S. Ash Ave intersection). Project 6118001530 will be located at 9845 S. Priest Drive (+/-790ft N of the S. Priest Dr and W Ray Rd intersection). Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6118001528 or 6118001530-MI c/o EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail S, York, PA 17403 or via phone at 339-234-3535.

CITY OF MESA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION (HCD)

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION / JUVENILE SECTION FILE NO: 17 JT 541 FILE NO: 17 JT 542 IN RE: JACQUELINE LOU-FAITH CURRY (17 JT 541) IN RE: MICHAEL RAY CURRY (17 JT 542) TO: GLEN WAYNE CURRY, father of a female juvenile born on 23 February 2005, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and a male juvenile born on 10 December 2003, in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Take notice that a Petition seeking to terminate your parental rights has been filed in the District Court of Cumberland County, North Carolina; that you may file an answer to the Petition within forty (40) days after 3/___/18 and that failure to answer the Petition within the time prescribed may result in your parental rights being terminated. A copy of the answer must also be served on the Petitioner and his/her attorney.

Take further notice that the Court will conduct a hearing to determine whether one or more grounds alleged in the Petition exist. If the Court finds that one or more grounds exist, the Court will proceed at that hearing or a later hearing to determine whether parental rights should be terminated. That notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing will be mailed to by the Petitioner after you file an answer or thirty (30) days from the date of service if you do not file an answer, upon receipt of an address.

That if you are indigent, you are entitled to appointed counsel and may contact the Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court, Juvenile Division, at (910) 475-3000 immediately to request the same. That counsel has provisionally been appointed for you and the appointment of the provisional counsel will be reviewed by the Court at the first hearing after service.

You have been appointed provisional counsel whom you may contact at the following: Attorney Robin Hurmence, 1017 Arsenal Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28305. Phone number 910- 483-3392.

You have a pre-trial hearing scheduled for hearing on 29 May 2018 in Courtroom 3-D at 9:00 a.m. in the Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301. You have an adjudication trial scheduled for hearing on 2 July 2018 in the Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301.

That you are entitled to attend any hearing affecting your parental rights; as described above, the Petitioner will mail you notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing upon receipt of your address.

Susan J. Hall Attorney for Petitioners P.O. Box 713 111 Lamon Street, Suite 209 Fayetteville, NC 28302-0713 (910) 485-0955 Published: East Valley Tribune, March 18, 25, April 1, 2018 / 11633

PUBLIC NOTICE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Request for Proposals (RFP) Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) Set Aside Funds Only The City of Mesa seeks applications from eligible nonprofit CHDOs and nonprofit organizations seeking to qualify as a CHDO for HOME funding that can be used to acquire, rehabilitate, or construct affordable single-family housing within the City of Mesa limits that in turn will be sold to qualified low- and moderate-income households. Proposed lease-purchase programs are also eligible.

An estimated $681,219 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be available to eligible CHDOs for developing affordable homeownership housing units. HOME funds are intended to leverage other financing resources to maximize the available resources for homeownership housing to income-eligible households and families. Proposed projects are expected to be ready to proceed to an initial closing by August 31, 2018. In addition, the City of Mesa may provide down payment and closing cost assistance to eligible homebuyers.

All selected projects must address the housing priorities identified in the City of Mesa’s 20152019 Consolidated Plan. The City of Mesa intends to attract affordable housing proposals that will create impact, are cost effective, are project ready, and will leverage additional funding from public and private sources. The City of Mesa must certify the nonprofit as a CHDO organization. The Housing and Community Development (HCD) Division will conduct a project underwriting and risk assessment, assess developer capacity and fiscal soundness, verify CHDO eligibility, and examine neighborhood market conditions to ensure adequate need for each project.

All applicants must follow the City of Mesa’s HOME Program CHDO Guidelines. The HOME Housing Production program and application is open year-round. Applications for funding under this NOFA are available online at: http://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/housingcommunity-development/home-investmentpartnership-program. Funding applications must be submitted to our office: Attn: HOME Program Manager, 20 E. Main St., Suite 250, Mesa, AZ. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

For questions or more information, please contact Mr. Ra’Chel’Ni Mar’Na, MA HFCRA, HOME Program Manager at (480) 644-3020 or email: Rachelni.Marna@Mesaaz.gov.

Applications must be submitted in accordance with the HOME Program Policies and Guidelines. Faxed or emailed applications will NOT be accepted.

PUBLISHED: East Valley Tribune, March 18, 2018 / 11742

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