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Phoenix issues Phase 1 Water Alert BY PAUL MARYNIAK and SCOTT SHUMAKER Foothills Focus Staff Writers
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hoenix is now under a Phase 1 Water Alert, setting the stage for an intensive citizen education campaign by the city to broaden awareness of the Valley’s shrinking water supply and step up everyday voluntary conservation practices. In issuing the alert May 27, the city joined Mesa and Scottsdale, which earlier triggered similar water alerts and involve the same
kind of public education programs Phoenix will launch. The first phase does not mandate any specific measures by city Water Services Department customers. Rather, according to a memo by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters to council, it launches “an intensive public education and information program to assist all customers in understanding the need for voluntary water conservation.” “Public outreach efforts will focus on these three areas to effectively communicate wa-
ter awareness: Raise awareness to shortage conditions on the Colorado River and the city’s response, educate customers on sustainable water use, and activate customers to use water responsibly,” she continued. “While asking residents and businesses to do their part, the city is increasing its own water efficiency,” Peters reported. “Toilet and fixture retrofits throughout Phoenix City Hall will provide significant reductions in water use. The city is developing further
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City honors Phoenix police officer killed on duty
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and overturn. Officer New was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.” Police reports state that the driver of the other vehicle had a blood alcohol content of 0.223 at the time of the crash, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08. New, assigned to the Black Mountain Precinct, was 27 years old and had only been on the force for two years. He left behind a wife, mother, brother and grandmother. Kristen Whetstone, New’s widow, said the officer loved what he did and did it regardless of the risks. “I honestly think that if he knew the price, he would still do it. He would still go to work every day,” Whetstone said. “He knew it was a possibility,
BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Wrier
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ne year after Phoenix Police Officer Ginarro New was killed on duty as a result of a traffic collision with a drunken driver, the police department hosted a short ceremony to unveil a historical marker in his honor. The sign reads, “Police Officer Ginarro New End of Watch May 31, 2021.” It is located at the southwest corner of Cave Creek Road and Greenway Road, where he was hit. “On May 31, 2021, Officer New was on patrol,” Sgt. Vincent Cole with the Public Affairs Bureau said about the incident. “Around 10:30 p.m. his vehicle was struck by an impaired driver that failed to stop for a red light. The force of the impact caused the patrol car to strike a brick wall
Officer Ginarro New had been on the force for two years and was 27 years old when he was killed on duty as a result of a collision with an impaired driver. (Phoenix Police Department/Sub-
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