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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Community comes together after �loods BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
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cott Dykes of American Equipment & Excavation has not seen anything like last week’s floods. “Neighbors couldn’t get into driveways,” said Dykes, who helped his neighbors navigate and clear the flood with his wife, Greer. “We built it up to where they could get in and out of driveways. Residents of a cul de sac had to walk through mud and debris to get to their cars. We removed 50 to 60 tons of material.” The couple, who have long helped their neighbors, did not charge anyone to scrape and/or patch driveways. “Anything that has to do with accessibility, we do for free,” he said.
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A shed was pushed onto New River Road, thanks to heavy rains that hit the area on July 23. The community came together to help those who suffered losses. (Photo courtesy of Emilee Spear)
ACC searching for executive director BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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nthem Community Council is conducting a nationwide search to find candidates for its vacant executive director position. Bob McKenzie, ACC board chairman, said the community hired an indepen-
dent, third-party company, Municipal Solutions, to help with the search. Besides headhunting, the company is working with the board to clearly define the job description and profile. Board members were interviewed for their input. “Generally, what the executive director does is manage the organization, direct
traffic for three senior executives and execute orders from the board of directors,” McKenzie said. “We have a couple of (projects) in the works that would fall to the executive director.” Goodyear-based Municipal Solutions is developing the job profile, but once
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