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$237M in upgrades proposed for 2 town parks

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ilbert is looking at an estimated $237 million price tag to finish building Desert Sky and Gilbert Regional parks with all the amenities being proposed.

The 115-acre Desert Sky near Power and Pecos roads and the 272-acre regional park near Queen Creek and Higley roads both debuted their first phases in 2019.

“Our best estimates that we have right now would be that Desert Sky would be about $73 million to build it out,” Budget Director Kelly Pfost told Council at its March 3 retreat. “And then Gilbert Regional Park would be about $164 million.”

But Pfost said $10 million is available in park development system fees, which are paid by developers, that could go toward Desert Sky’s cost, dropping it down to $63 million.

For the regional park, there is $9 million in land-sale money not yet spent that could drop its cost to about $155 million, Pfost said.

“So, all together just over $200 million that we would need for both these parks,” she said, adding that the Town could go out for a park bond in the November 2024 election.

Once funding is secured, the timeline for design and construction of Desert Sky Park would be the 2025-26 fiscal year and for the

Higley to again ask for bond approval

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oters in Higley Unified School District will decide on Nov. 8 whether to approve a $77.2-million bond for improvements that include a new elementary campus, laptops and security cameras.

It’s the second consecutive year that the Governing Board has called for a bond election after voters last November rejected a $95-million measure. Governing board member Kristina Reese was absent from the 4-0 vote last Wednesday.

“I personally will always support, wherever I live, wherever I go, every bond and every override for every public education,” President Amy Kaylor said. “And until our state starts to see the value that sits in this room with me today

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regional park 2026-27.

Parks and Recreation Director Robert Carmona updated the Council on the two parks’ performance and the conceptual master plans – a culmination of feedback from the parks board, Council and the community.

Desert Sky, which currently includes four multi-use fields, a plaza, lake and playground, is planned to have 12 more playing fields, a Championship Field, a sensory playground and trailhead.

Carmona said the Championship Field was added as a request from the community and because staff felt there were private-public partnership opportunities to be had from it.

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Craig Carle throws a pole during the Caber Toss competition at the Phoenix Scottish Games held last weekend at the Gilbert Regional Park. Thousands of Scots and curious people swarmed the park to see competitions, listen to Scottish music and enjoy other activities. (David Minton/GSN

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ilbert is conducting a nationwide search for a new leader for the Fire Department after Chief Jim Jobusch last week announced he is retiring.

Jobusch, who has worked 40 years in fire services – nine as Gilbert fire chief, said his retirement date is July 2.

“It has truly been an honor to serve the citizens of Gilbert and employees of Gilbert Fire & Rescue for so many years,” Jobusch said in a release “I have been very fortunate to have worked with many great people and enjoyed opportunities that I never thought possible when I began my fire service journey.”

Jobusch began his career in Gilbert with Rural Metro Fire in 1987. He was one of the first firefighters Gilbert hired when the town created its own municipal fire department in 1993. Moving up through the ranks, he was named Gilbert’s third fire chief in 2013.

Over the years, Jobusch has witnessed the department grow from one small station with approximately 15

Chief Jim Jobusch firefighters to nearly 275 personnel and 11 stations across town.

Under his leadership, the department earned accreditation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence – Commission on Fire Accreditation International and a Class 1 rating from the Insurance Service Office.

He also was instrumental in bringing

a 9/11 Memorial to Gilbert.

“We are grateful for Chief Jobusch’s three decades of service to Gilbert,” Town Manager Patrick Banger said.

“As fire chief, he has built a strong foundation making GFRD a first-class, nationally recognized fire department, from building out Gilbert’s fire stations to implementing the community’s ambulance program. The impact of Chief Jobusch’s leadership will ensure Gilbert is a safer community for generations to come.”

This past year, two major department initiatives came to fruition – the addition of the ambulance transportation division and the opening of the Gilbert Public Safety Training Facility, a joint use between fire and police.

“I am very proud of our many accomplishments and must acknowledge none of it would be possible without the dedication of Gilbert Fire & Rescue’s employees and the support of Gilbert’s citizens, leaders and other departments,” Jobusch said.

“I am going to miss being part of the day-to-day operations, but I know Gilbert’s future is in very good hands.”

Town ambulance fee likely to go up

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he cost of a ride to the hospital seems likely to increase as Gilbert Fire and Rescue wrestles with rising costs, potential cuts in Medicare reimbursements and the desire to pay down its debt faster.

The department in July took over ambulance services from private provider American Medical Response in order to provide consistent and better response times throughout town. Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe operate their own ambulance transports.

“We are the lowest in the region and (are) second or third lowest in the entire state when it comes to billing,” Fire Chief Jim Jobusch said at the March 3 Council financial retreat.

Compared with other municipal and

private ambulance providers, Gilbert charges less for its transport at $913.

The others, which are part of the Phoenix Rate Group, all charge $997.

Jobusch said Arizona Department of Health Services, which sets the rates, has authorized an 11-percent hike for every ambulance provider.

“If we chose to move forward with the 11% increase as well, we have to let DHS know if we’re interested,” Jobusch said. “It would move us to about $1,013.

So, we’re exploring this.

“We think based on what we’re seeing, what we’ve heard, the inflationary pressures along with potential cuts from Medicare, we will be exploring this and come back to you with the information you need to make the decision. We’ll come forward to you soon with that.”

Rate increases are automatic every

year for those belonging to the Phoenix Rate Group, but Gilbert is not a member.

“We didn’t enter the Phoenix Rate Group because we told you and promised you that you would have the ability to weigh in on rates and make the decision and that is why we’re doing it this way,” Jobusch said.

Councilwoman Kathy Tilque asked if charging patients more would enable the department to repay quicker a $3 million-plus interest General Fund loan that went toward its start-up cost.

“If we increase these rates, we could be able to pay that back more quickly,” the chief responded. “That’ll be something that we’ll put in and show you what the effect of that is and how it would be worked into the financial model.”

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Town sees need for more utility rate increases

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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ears of deferred maintenance, aging infrastructure and a need to control sewage odor are putting pressure on Gilbert to look at increasing utility fees in spring 2023 for wastewater and for environmental compliance.

Council at its March 3 financial retreat gave the nod to staff for a rate study over the summer to begin appropriately funding expenditures for the two utilities.

Council already has approved fee hikes for water and trash that take effect April 1. The four enterprise accounts are funded by user fees.

“Environmental compliance, which is primarily storm water is what drives the need for rates in this area,” Public Works Director Jessica Marlow said “The rain travels over impervious surfaces into retentions, washes, lakes, etc… so as we continue to grow we install more impervious surfaces.

“The intensity and frequency and duration of rainfall is very unpredictable but the more impervious surface we have, the more potential impact we have for storm water, which makes it more and more critical for us to make sure that we’re properly maintaining those assets so that we can avoid those types of flooding situations.”

Marlow added that the town owns “tens of thousands of storm structures – retention basins, pump stations, washes, channels, underground storage and piping.”

She said the Town was able to address severe flooding in 2014 from a major storm and during inspection discovered storm pipes that weren’t connected to retention basins and infrastructure that needed major rehabilitation because they had collapsed.

“So, as we’re going through and inspecting and correcting these deficiencies,” she said. “That’s where some of the need for this additional funding in this particular line of service is coming from.”

She added that Mesa just settled a

require voter approval.

Wastewater Manager Ken Snow presented the case for a rate hike for his division, which includes water-recharge facilities, wastewater-treatment plants, and sewer and reclaimed water pipelines.

“Our infrastructure improvements have been continuous and ongoing,” Snow said.

Gilbert staff showed scenes from a 2014 flood to illustrate the need for utility fee increases. (Town of Gilbert) “We improve and we lawsuit for $1.6 million with about 100 major project like the wash rehab. rehabilitate the construction of that inresidents for some significant flood She said that staff looked at multiple frastructure. It has become more and damage that occurred as a result of that options for funding the account. more expensive. As time has gone on same 2014 storm.

Option No. 1 called for a 17% rate those cost escalations for labor, raw ma“So, there are things that we need hike, or 73 cents, in the current monthly terials, metals, concrete – all of it has to try to do to mitigate those potential fee of $4.28, according to Marlow. been increasing.” damages to our own town residents,” Additionally, there are issues with the “It does balance the fund over five Marlow said. “Anytime there is a flood years, it allows us to cash fund some wastewater pipes. event we have new debris that washes CIP” or capital improvement projects, “We have full pipes creating issues on in and so (the Town is) regularly going she said. the north side of town and slow-moving through and doing all those cleanings However, many of the expenditures wastewater on the south side of town,” and inspections and remediating where would have to be pushed back and this he said. “When wastewater moves slownecessary.” option doesn’t include funding for the ly it gets old…and it starts to smell and Also putting pressure on the Environ- Sonoqui Wash project, “which is actually so you start getting problems with that mental Compliance Fund are additional one of the reasons that this is not going wastewater system there, which means regulatory requirements that must be to be recommended,” Marlow said. there’s no good scenario. met, according to Marlow.

‘It’s either going to smell because it’s Staff’s second option was for a 15% Another major expense is the esti- increase and a $1-million bond. old or it’s going to smell because it’s mated $7 million for improvement of “We are able to build up more funds (hit) designed capacity.” the Sonoqui Wash, a major regional over time in order to fund additional Without a rate increase, several projstorm-water conveyance in the south CIP projects in the future,” Marlow said ects would have to be delayed, according part of town. An assessment in 2017 of this option. “But this one, again, does to Snow. found that several miles of the wash not fund the Sonoqui Wash, which was One such project is the underground needs to be reconstructed. pipe system at the Riparian Preserve, determined to be a higher priority.”

“Large storm-water events can conStaff’s recommendation is for a 25% which provides for aquifer recharge of 8 tinue to deteriorate that and potentially rate increase, or $1.07 per month, and million gallons of reclaimed water daily. cause impact to those residences that an $8-million bond, which would pay for “It bottlenecks the entire facility so are adjacent to the wash,” Marlow said. it’s very difficult to operate for us,” Snow the wash improvements she said.

Part of the rehab project includes “It is a higher increase needed to pay said. “We want to bring it into the modbuilding a low-flow channel in the mid- for the full CIP but it does pay for those ern age, automate a lot of its operation dle of the wash to allow lower flows of critical projects that we need,” Marlow and better use our existing facility. water to continue to travel through and said. “The Sonoqui Wash is something “But it’s not going to happen without not pond. The standing water creates that we really need to address sooner the money,” he said. “There’s some costs nuisances such as mosquitoes. rather than later so it doesn’t end up associated with that this project. It has Marlow said the enterprise fund for getting even further out of hand and been delayed several years already in Environmental Compliance was created needing even a further remediation.” order to meet our budgetary goals and in 2014 and there hasn’t been time to acThe debt on the municipal bond cumulate the money needed to pay for a would be repaid by user fees and doesn’t see RATES page 6

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Developer, staff disagree on gate for new project

BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor

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developer proposing 22 semi-custom homes at the southeast corner of Greenfield Road and Superstition Drive wants it walled in but Town staff disagrees and wants the front entry gate removed.

The Planning Commission March 3 in study session discussed The Orchard, which is seeking a minor General Plan amendment and a rezone of the 14.07acre site that includes a citrus grove. The change would allow the developer to add five more homes on the site, which is in the San Tan Character Area.

“The whole idea behind the San Tan Character Area is to blend rural and suburban, kind of hawking back to and keep the theme and feel of the agricultural community that Gilbert originally was wide open spaces and not a lot of brick, block walls,” planner Josh Rogers said.

“The developer is vehemently against removing the gate, they definitely want to keep it there.

“They want to keep the gate due to the high-end nature of the homes as well as the presence of other gated communities in the San Tan Area.”

The developer had pointed to multiple subdivisions in the immediate area that have gates such as Whitewing at Germann Estates and Bellamy, which directly borders the project site on the east and

north.

Rogers mentioned that staff also had recommended against gates in those developments but their recommendations were not taken.

Rogers said staff would be open to not gating pedestrian pathways so children inside and outside of the development can play with one another and keeping the gates for the vehicles.

Commissioners said they didn’t have a problem with The Orchard being gated.

“The whole point of American society is once you’ve clawed your way to the ruling class, what’s the point of being there if you can’t join the oppressors and wall yourself off from the unwashed masses,” Commissioner William Fay said tonguein-cheek. “It’s the American Dream, it’s what we aspire to. In general, I’m fine with gated communities.”

He expressed doubt that the developer could sell the homes for the asking price because of the extra homes proposed on the site.

Vice Chairman Noah Mundt said given the site’s proximity to other gated communities, he doesn’t have a problem with The Orchard’s request – though he added that he found gates silly because a resident could give out the gate code to anyone who can then access the community.

Rogers said the developer was open to a request by staff to provide a shaded detached walkway throughout the development.

The proposed two-story homes would sit on lots between 16,800 square feet and 17,640 square feet with proposed architectural themes of European, Victoria, Cottage, Santa Barbara, and Modern Farmhouse.

The homes would be between 4,000 to 8,000 square feet with a starting price tag of $1.8 million.

The community would include amenities located near the entrance such as a barn-themed ramada, picnic benches, barbecues, a grassy field and a pickleball court. The developer intends to incorporate a lot of the existing citrus trees in the project, Rogers said.

A neighborhood meeting on the proposed infill project was held May 11, attended by about 10 residents, according to staff.

The participants asked questions about the housing and those near the site opposed two-story homes on the site, which is allowed by right, said Rogers, who anticipated the project to return to the commission in two months or so for formal consideration.

we’re at that point we need this facility upgraded.”

Staff also is proposing an odor-control facility on Greenfield Road between Queen Creek and Germann roads.

“You have a confluence of big pipes coming all together and then flowing into the Greenfield Water Reclamation Plant,” Snow said.

Flow from a 24-inch, 30-inch and 48inch pipelines connecting to a 4-foot-diametert manhole, creates a turbulent flow that mixes together and creates

odors.

“We meet all legal requirements in this area,” he said. “But this is a quality of life issue and if you drive through that area periodically there’re nuisance odors.

“We would have to delay that project without the proper funding.”

Marlow noted that the last time the wastewater rate was increased was in 2018, with a hike of 9.3%.

“Prior to that, we hadn’t seen an increase since 2009,” she said. “So we’ve only had a couple in the last 13 years.”

Staff came up with two options for the wastewater division.

One called for a 30% rate increase, or $7.50 a month, and paying for the projects with cash, according to Marlow.

However, that option would mean deferral of projects until enough money is accumulated to do the projects, she said.

The other was an 18% rate increase and a $25-million municipal bond.

“We really feel like this would be the recommended option for this particular fund,” she said, unless Council wants to

wait and use cash.

Marlow said the rate study would refine the numbers and determine exactly what the needs are and the new rates wouldn’t take effect until this time next year.

“We have a business that cannot fail,” Snow said. “This isn’t the business where we can pause it for a minute. It has to work. People generally don’t like it when we say, ‘we have to turn off your sewer service.’”

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The developer has proposed this gate for The Orchard, a proposed new community in Gilbert, but town staff is recommending against it. (Town of Gilbert)

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“There are a lot of organizations, colleges, etcetera that are looking for kind of home bases that could utilize this,” he said; “and not only if you’re hosting a tournament but I think there’s also some community-impact opportunities here.”

Carmona said Championship Field is designed to host up to 1,000 spectators and would have an integrated shade structure and flexible space for events or it could be used for an additional multi-use field for sports such as soccer and lacrosse.

And, when completed Desert Sky Park would connect directly to Marathon Trail, “which when that is completed is a major hub for Gilbert,” Carmona said.

Desert Sky also would have 1,851 parking spots when built out, which includes 150 recreational vehicle spaces with no over-night parking allowed, Carmona added. Each field would have 115 parking spaces.

“When you have a facility such as this, the RV spaces are going to come one way or another,” he said. “And either we can plan for it or they will just block off a considerable amount of spaces. So, since we have some area here we thought it would be good to design those into it and have an established area.”

Desert Sky’s playing fields have been a big draw, according to Carmona. “If you think about what that looks like with 1,000 reservations per year on only four fields, that park is constantly busy,” he said.

The amenities so far at the regional park, which opened Phase 1 in 2019 and Phase 1B in 2020, include pickleball, basketball, tennis and sand volleyball courts, a lake, an event lawn, an amphitheater and play areas.

The park has proved popular with about 1 million visitors annually and growing, according to Carmona.

And, for 2021, there were 1,200 court reservations, which don’t include pickleball courts, which are on a first-come, first-served basis and 1,300-plus ramada reservations. The park also hosted about 22 special events last year, but the number could easily have been probably 100, Carmona said.

“We’ve purposely backed that down

This rendering shows a proposed ballfield complex for Gilbert Regional park. (Town of Gilbert)

A Championship Field is proposed for Desert Sky Park. (Town of Gilbert)

A plaza would be added to Desert Sky Park among additional amenities that would cost about $73 million. (Town of Gilbert) to kind of make sure we have a balance and the park is open for the community,” he said. “This is the most popular

park if you look at the website usage. It’s definitely given us a run for our money in terms of the amount of people that

are there.”

Future amenities include a dog park, a pump track, skate plaza, a baseball complex and sports fields.

“A regional-sized dog park, I think that’s probably No. 1 on a lot of people’s lists,” Carmona said.

A ropes-and-challenge course also is proposed for the park, which Carmona said lends itself to a public-private partnership.

“One of our goals in this is to make sure that when you’re looking at a space like regional that we’re providing opportunities for everyone – so all types of activities, all types of abilities (and) any particular interest that you have we want to make sure in our community outreach that those were all represented from the community,” Carmona said, adding that the planned amenities were the top requests from residents.

The proposed fields would add to the town’s inventory, which currently is short seven baseball and softball fields for youth and adult play, 16 multi-use fields and about .4 of a cricket field for Gilbert’s anticipated build-out in 2035.

“When we take Desert Sky and regional into account, we’d have about a three-surplus on the baseball, softball side and then (for) multi-use fields we’d be right at (what’s) intended for full build-out for Gilbert,” Carmona said, adding that the gap in cricket fields could be closed with the use of flex fields at regional.

Carmona also said that the master plan for the overall park system, and a sports field-needs assessment study are being updated next year.

And, he said the private developer of Cactus Surf Park was expected to open in 2024 on 25 Town-owned acres adjacent to the regional park. Groundbreaking was expected for later this year.

The water park is proposed on one of three parcels totaling 47 acres adjacent to the regional park set aside for private-public partnership development.

Carmona said the request for proposal for some sort of recreational amenity on the remaining two parcels are expected to go out after 2025.

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House rejects Gilbert lawmaker’s bank loan curb

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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tate lawmakers have slapped down a bid by a Gilbert legislator to tell banks with whom they have to do business.

On a 29-29 vote the House killed legislation that would have barred financial institutions from considering a company’s ESG score when deciding whether to lend them money. That refers to an analysis of a firm’s environmental, social justice and governance practices to determine the financial risk.

Republican Jake Hoffman, whose district includes most of Gilbert, said this is becoming an increasing part of what have been traditional credit scores. He argued that lending decisions should be based on a company’s books, with everything else irrelevant -- and none of the business of financial institutions.

“If you are not ‘green’ enough as a company they will lower your score,’’ ef-

fectively denying them access to capital, he told colleagues during hearings on the measure.

“This is especially bad for a state like us that has lots of mining interests and where we have natural resources that are in abundance because, in many cases, those companies are seen as not green enough.’’

“If you’re not ‘woke’ enough as a company, they will lower your score for that,’’ Hoffman said. And he said lenders are also making decisions based on whether their board of directors is set up in certain ways.

The defeat of HB 2656 came as two Republicans, Michelle Udall of Mesa and Joel John of Arlington, lined up with every House Democrat in opposition.

Neither explained their decision. But Rep. Morgan Abraham, D-Tucson, chided the other Republicans for failing to understand what they were proposing.

“This is telling businesses how to act,

what to do, what they can and cannot do,’’ he said. “I’m blown away by the dynamic I’m seeing.’’

Hoffman, however, said lawmakers need to understand the implications of not taking steps to ban the use of ESG scores.

For example, he said that, unless they are restricted, a bank may decide to charge a higher mortgage rate to someone solely because the home is not as energy efficient as a lender thinks is appropriate, a difference he said could cost a homeowner hundreds of dollars a month.

“It’s certainly not going to impact the elites, the megacorporation wokesters who run these companies, the people who are in the top 1%,’’ he said. “It’s going to affect low-income and middle-income families, the people who can’t afford to put solar on their homes, the people who can’t afford to drive a Tesla or some other green electric car.’’

Rep. Joseph Chaplik, R-Scottsdale, said

there already are practical effects of the ESG system. He said the National Credit Union Administration is requiring credit unions to evaluate climate risk when making agricultural loans.

“If the methane footprint of your cattle is too high, you may not get that loan,’’ he said.

Rep. Neal Carter, R-Queen Creek, had a different example.

He said that McDonald’s is moving to improve its ESG score with a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

But McDonald’s gets all of its cheese nationwide from Schreiber Foods. And he said that company gets much of its dairy from Pinal County farmers.

“So, in other words, Schreiber Foods is going to require local dairy producers to reduce their carbon footprint and alter their land use practices, which is going to have an effect on residents of Pinal County like myself,’’ Carter said.

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AMBULANCE from page 1

He added that a rate increase is not something the Town can accomplish before July 2026.

So far, the department is meeting its financial obligations by exceeding the goal of 750 transports a month to an average of 826, Jobusch said, adding, “We’re doing well from the financial standpoint six months in.”

By the end of January, the department saw a total of $2.2 million in expenditures and $2.1 million in revenue, he said.

He noted a spike in spending in January of $654,931 included $260,000 to replace cardiac monitors.

Jobusch projected by the end of the fiscal year in June, the ambulance service will have spent $3.8 million and received over $4 million in revenue.

“This is all what we expected to happen,” he said. “We’re in good shape as far as the financials go.”

The department also was doing well with its mix of payers.

Over 90% of the patients transported by the department have some type of insurance – 46% had Medicare, 20.2% Medicaid and 27.3% private insurance.

And they are paying their bills while 6.5% are self-pay or uninsured.

“These are good numbers,” Jobusch said. “This tells us that we have a sustainable model right now.”

Councilman Scott Anderson asked if there was a payment plan for the 6%

Gilbert’s new fleet of ambulances began rolling last year. (GSN file photo) without insurance. Jobusch responded the bills are treated the same as others by the Town with unpaid bills sent to a collection agency.

“Why wouldn’t we charge the highest rate we could?” Councilman Laurin Hendrix said. “I’m looking at it that I represent the citizens of Gilbert. If 96% of the fees are paid by your insurance company or Medicare or Medicaid, why wouldn’t I charge the highest rate I possibly could?

“The residents of Gilbert aren’t going to pay if somebody else is going to pay it and we can bring money into Gilbert.”

Jobusch said that was a call for the Council to make.

“When we started this process. we were at the $913 because that’s where the common rate was locally,” he said.

“And we haven’t asked for an increase because we’ve had a lot going on just

trying to get in place and see what it would look like and what the financial impacts would be. So we didn’t want to go too much higher without understanding what we really needed.”

He said staff will evaluate where the department can go with the 11% increase and “if we need to go higher than that, we can certainly ask for that.”

Jobusch added that if the Town hiked the rate, it would not affect Medicare reimbursement for the service, which on average is $525 per transport.

Councilwoman Aimee Yentes said a higher rate would allow the department to cover costs, adding, “We need to make sure that 99% (of users) are not subsidizing the transports.”

Both Hendrix and Yentes voted in 2020 against the Town going into the ambulance business citing their oppo-

Berry said that while enrollment at high schools and junior highs is up, seeing a decline in elementary school students is emerging.

She pointed out birth rates are in decline and that the cost of housing has increased significantly, making it harder for young families to move into the area.

Similar concerns have been expressed in several of the district’s neighbors, notably Kyrene and Tempe Union, where enrollment has fallen off by 10% in the last five years.

“We really feel like our ADM (average daily membership) has leveled off and

will eventually decrease,” she said.

The decline is a major concern because it impacts district finances since the state decides how much money to give each school district based on its ADM. While this is happening, the district also faces increasing competition for students from charter and private schools.

Superintendent Frank Narducci said the district faces increasing competition from charter and private schools and other districts. He said to help attract more students, it needs to reach out to the community.

The district administration has pro-

sition to expanding government when they though AMR was meeting its service contract with the Town.

Jobusch also told Council that the ambulances were meeting their response times for medical call.

For Code 3 calls – which include heart attacks, vehicle accidents and strokes – the department responded 95.2 percent of the time at 8 minutes and 59 seconds with a 90-percent response to calls under that time.

For the other calls, ambulances arrived to a scene in less than 14 minutes and 59 seconds, 95 percent of the time and less than 19 minutes and 59 seconds 100 percent of the time. The times are the same as the previous private provider’s required response times.

“We are meeting not only our CON requirements but our own internal goals for response times,” Jobusch said. “We’re not seeing that 80 percentile number that we had seen with the private providers.”

Gilbert has six ambulances stationed strategically throughout the town at fire stations to meet response-time goals.

The department has 36 full-time employees staffing the ambulances, each with one paramedic and one EMT, and 15 seasonal part-time employees to fill in during vacation and sick leaves. Also, three dozen firefighters are crossedtrained to work on the ambulances as well.

CUSD budget process begins amid enrollment concern

BY KEN SAIN GSN Staff Writer

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he Chandler Unified Governing Board last week began its annual process for formulating a budget for the next school year on an ominous note as both the superintendent and the district’s fiscal chief expressed concern about a downward trend in enrollment.

Chief Financial Officer Lana Berry told the district is approaching its apex in enrollment and that it would likely level off for a couple years before officials start to see a decline.

posed a maintenance and operations budget of $341 million, though the numbers are still in flux and the final amount won’t be determined until after this month. The district’s current budget is about $333 million.

The Governing Board adopted a recommended budget plan from its Budget and Super Q committees, which are composed of teachers, staff, administrators and members of the community.

Some of the recommendations adopted last week include:

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Higley board OKs 7% raises for professionals igley Unified School District is sending out teacher contracts for next year and those who choose to return will get a 7% pay increase.

The Governing Board last Wednesday voted 4-0 to approve the hike, which includes administrators, counselors, psychologists and social workers. A 7% increase for non-classified employees is expected to come to the board for approval in April.

“This will make us even more competitive in recruiting and retaining quality teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, office staff, bus drivers, lunch people – everyone that make up our

amazing schools,” said Jill Skolrud, a traveling orchestra teacher for three district campuses.

“For myself, the 7% raise would mean not having to work a second job as I currently do,” she said. “We would become one of the most attractive districts as we recognize how important every one is.

“Please vote yes for our 7% raise,” Skolrud asked the board. “Show your support in a very tangible way to all our staff, especially after all the additional workload since returning to in-person schools in September 2020.

“As you know we have been back long before most other schools in our state and our nation. This raise speaks loudly that Higley Unified School District is the place to be.”

and values what we do in education we are going to be facing bonds and overrides in the state of Arizona. I can’t say it enough and I’ve said it before but shame on them.”

Kaylor said the state ranked 49th in the country for public school spending per student “but we should not be 49th – period. So I will always say ‘yes.’”

The tax rate would not increase for property owners within the district’s 24-mile square boundary should the bond pass.

“We did that purposely because of the feedback (from the poll),” CFO Tyler Moore said. “There were residents in our community that have felt the impact of inflation and everything that is going on in the world and so we were conscious of that and we purposely reduced this proposal to take that into consideration.”

Board member Tiffany Shultz noted that the bond is essentially about having the money available to provide for students and for education in order to have a successful workforce in the future.

“It’s not that they’re just wants or anything like that,” she said. “They’re things that we need.”

One major funding proposal the district removed from this year’s bond is monies toward retiring its two middle-school leases. Voters in a district poll

our superintendent’s choices and you know one was threatened (Reese) and I, myself, being the other one.

You know our reputation was destroyed and it was very hurtful and bad times.

“But I just want to say to these community members that are not certain that you know we’ve got people serving right now that were aware of it and were against Higley Governing Board voted 4-0 last week to ask voters for a second consecutive year to approve a it and we have a lot of faith in the administrators that we bond request, though this ask will be lower than the one on the ballot last year. (YouTube) have right now. We’re seeing A grand jury last July indicted Birdwell after the failed November election made a complete change in the choices that it clear they would not support such a and three others for alleged bid rigging they’ve made, the information that they and payoffs while at HUSD. A trial date convey … but it’s very transparent and use.

Under then-Superintendent Denise for the four is scheduled for April. makes it more comfortable.”

Board member Michelle Anderson adBirdwell, the district executed the lease She added that the bond does not covagreements in 2012 with a third-party dressed voters who may be concerned er employee salaries; instead it’s “about for the use of two new buildings to house with how money had been spent in the taking care of the buildings and getting the Cooley and Sossaman campuses, the past. resources in the classrooms and things “For the people that are on the fence district’s first and only middle schools. It like that.” was during a time the district was seeing due to previous administration, they’re And, she addressed another concern worried about you know if it was mis- raised in the poll about the bond buying a big uptick in student enrollment.

The total cost of the two leases over handled before then how can I trust it’s every student in the district a laptop. their lifetime is nearly $160 million. going to be handled,” Anderson said.

“Well, they need the technology, “Well, now I just want to say it on re- there’s a lot of things that are online Each year, HUSD directs $4.4 million of its capital funding to the two payments cord …that there are at least two board now,” she said. “As a teacher, I appreciate and has paid to date approximately $44 members current that fought against that.” a lot of the previous administrators, million.

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Skolrud was one of eight educators who spoke in support of the raise before the vote. The 2021 district average teacher salary was $56,988.

“That is like ‘yay,’ we’ve got to just scream and it’s for all employees, which is huge,” said Heather Balch, a speech-language pathologist for the district the last 19 years. “In the past certain groups have not received equitable raises and that kind of leaves you feeling a little bit crummy and I was one of those at one point.

“But this raise would just create equity across all of our employees, which is just huge and says a lot for our district. This is extremely important to people who work outside the traditional classroom like me but have a similar impact on our educa-

tion of our students.”

Added Lisa Lewandowski, a Higley High math teacher: “I think it would just go even further to make this really a district that wants to attract and keep the best teachers. We have some outstanding teachers.”

Tina Quinonez, a 6th-grade math teacher at Chaparral Elementary for 20 years, said approving the raise would show that the district values their teachers, professional support staff and administrators.

“We are blessed by you,” board President Amy Kaylor said before calling for the vote. “Thank you for the longevity of so many of you. So many of you, 20 years, these numbers are awesome to

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A 4% salary increase for classified staff A 2% salary increase for certified and administrative staff A $400 wellness incentive for employees who qualify A $1,000 retention stipend next school year (pro-rated for time of service) Shifting $2,500 of the annual $3,200 pay for performance bonus to base salary Continue the pro-rated $600 Journey 2025 stipend (Journey 2025 is the district’s 10-year plan for improvement) Stipends paid to coaches will increase to current market levels Stipends for dual enrollment and special education teachers Reducing the wait time for new hires to qualify for insurance from 60 to 30 days The budget process starts at the end of the previous year when top administrators and all principals are asked to list any new projects they would like that would cost $5,000 or more.

The governor presents his budget in January and that is the first time district officials get a sense of how much money they can expect. Berry said that number

rarely changes too much.

This year Gov. Doug Ducey recommended an extra 2% for inflation, even though Berry said inflation is a lot higher than that.

On a bright note, the district expects to pay about $624,000 less into the Arizona State Retirement System.

“We are excited that it’s going down” Berry said. “It’s been going up, and up, and up since I’ve been in education, and this is my 23rd year.”

That savings paid for most of the increase in health insurance for employees, which will increase about 3%, or $670,694.

The recommended budget has the district paying that costs for all employees, so the amount taken out of their paychecks will not increase. However, employees will have to pay the 3% increase for About $37 million was asked for new projects of $5,000 or more. The committees recommended approving about $23 million.

That breaks down to $8.6 million for ongoing projects and $7.5 million for

one-time expense; $2.6 million for capital projects; $2.2 million for bond projects that are not part of the ones approved by voters in November; and $2 million in other projects.

Most of the money in the maintenance and operations budget ($10.8 million) would go to paying employees, either with salary increases or one-time stipends.

One issue on the list that may be challenged later this year is a recommendation to spend $500,000 for marketing.

Board member Joel Wirth said he does not believe the district can afford that, but said he would wait until they get a study session on the issue in April.

Any of the numbers in the recommendations passed this week can be revised by the time the final budget is adopted in July.

Board member Jason Olive objected to a proposed $200,000 for enhanced security at one of the district’s schools that would offer secure access through the

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hear up here but also we’re grateful for all the new teachers that will be coming on board, as well and we hope that they make Higley a very long-term place to work, as well.”

Board member Jill Wilson said she wanted to thank the district’s employees for the work that they do “because you make Higley, Higley.”

Board member Tiffany Shultz said she echoed Wilson’s sentiment.

“Thank you for everyone that came and spoke tonight and let us hear everything you had to say and your passion for teaching as well,” she said.

Board member Michelle Anderson also thanked the teachers “It’s been a heck of a couple years and teaching alone is very difficult without everything else you had to deal with,” Anderson said.

“Thank you for your patience with us as we made decisions that you may or may not have agreed with earlier on and thank you for staying and teaching these children and being a huge part of their life and their future.”

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Noting that the school has an open campus with multiple entry points, he said installing an expensive security system in the office while the campus remains open would be a waste of money.

District officials told him they are evaluating all their schools right now to see where security systems make sense and

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how they can improve security.

Board member Lara Bruner praised the stipends for special education teachers. She also encouraged district officials to see if there was a way they could split the wellness incentive being offered to give employees the option of using some of it to pay for preventative measures, such as gym memberships.

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une Kline is starting her second week of her second century on earth.

A resident of Beehive Assisted Living in Gilbert since last April, Kline celebrated her 100th birthday March 6.

Born in Coon Rapids, Iowa, and raised in Fort Dodge in that state, she was the baby sister to three older brothers and the daughter of a farmer who also owned a pool hall.

She worked as a waitress and managed a bakery in Arizona, where she landed with her husband of 68 years, Milo, who passed away in 2009.

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Gilbert man makes mark with Madison Center

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ri Levin’s career as an artist has taken him around the world, but he always returns to Arizona.

The Gilbert man is the executive director for the new, $24 million Madison Center for the Arts, 5601 N. 16th St., Phoenix.

His goal for the 908-seat auditorium is to present shows that have yet to be seen in Arizona – and sometimes the world.

The upcoming season includes a visit by the well-known Swiss-based theater troupe Mummenschanz. Its 50th anniversary tour brings it to Arizona for the first time on its only U.S. stop.

“I am concentrating on bringing different shows — art, music, dance, the-

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Gilbert resident Ari Levin is director of the new Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix. (Special to GSN)

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Opportunity Program helps unruly CUSD students

BY KEN SAIN GSN Staff Writer

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ne measure of the success of Chandler Unified School District’s Opportunity Program is how few students are in it.

Only 13 are enrolled in the program this year, though that number is higher than prior years, probably because of COVID-related issues.

The Opportunity Program is the district’s approach to dealing with unruly students. Students who misbehave and are causing distractions in the classroom that is preventing other students from learning are candidates for the program.

So why so few in a district with more than 19,000 elementary school students?

“I would tell you it’s a credit to our teachers, to our classrooms, plus to our

district behavioral support that goes in,” said Leo Schlueter, the district’s director of elementary education.

“We have a really good process in place that provides that foundation at the district level to say, ‘You’re having challenges with a student, before we wait until it gets to the point that it has to go to a referral, let me have a behavioral specialist come in and work with the student, work with you and the classroom.’”

Only K-6 students are eligible for the program. If a student is referred, they will attend classes at either Fulton (K-Grade 2) or Shumway (Grades 3-6) elementary schools. They will be put on a behavior support plan, study in a small group and receive positive reinforcement for up to 18 months.

Schlueter said teachers are constantly advised not to wait until they reach the

point where they have to refer a student.

Of those students who are placed inside the program, about a third graduate out of it and are either returned to their original school or can choose to stay at either Fulton or Shumway.

Another third can return to their original classrooms, but are given additional behavioral support.

The final third leaves the district altogether by their own choice and for a variety of reasons.

“As to be expected, a little bit, as we come out of COVID, we saw the erratic routines, and the schedules, it played a little impact,” Schlueter said.

Fulton Elementary Principal Dr. Shannon Hannon said she has six of the 13 students at her school.

“One thing that I think that was, maybe, not mentioned that is very important to the program is the relationship that we

build with the kids and families as they transition to a new school,” Hannon said.

She said she was part of the program about 10 years ago when it changed its name from TLC to Opportunity and said the difference now is night and day.

Shumway Principal Dr. Korry Brenner said one factor in the program’s success is that first meeting.

“I want to underscore that relationship building that starts with that first transition meeting, and setting goals with their parents,” Brenner said.

She said they make a big deal when one of the students is ready to graduate out of the program. A couple of the students who graduated chose to remain at Shumway.

Schleuter said they want to be pro-active at all 31 district elementary schools

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ater — that has never been to Arizona,” Levin said. “I’m searching for unique programming that has never been to the entire state or even the United States.”

Levin was raised in Las Vegas but returned to the Grand Canyon State to attend Arizona State University, where he played trombone in its orchestra. He even starred in a cult classic horror film.

His university experience inspired him to take the Madison job.

“I loved ASU when I was there and my son is there now,” Levin said. “I came

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in identifying behavioral issues so that they can get to the point that the Opportunity Program is not needed.

“I do think that speaks volumes to the amount of support and the great things at each one of 31 sites are doing pro-actively in their K-6 setting to manage behavior, to develop positive peer-topeer relationships, be pro-active in their roles before it gets to an Opportunity assignment.”

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back because I just loved it here and had the chance to create something artistically and bring culture, dance and theater that had never been here before.”

Levin spent several years as a performer before moving on to produce and direct for major arts organizations around the world. He hit the stage with London’s Royal Shakespeare Company.

He was one of a handful of Americans who have portrayed Hamlet for them.

He’d also eventually direct it for the world-renowned organization.

He was later responsible for bringing the only RSC production of “Hamlet” to the United States.

“I think Hamlet is Shakespeare’s bestwritten play,” Levin said. “It flows the best. It’s his only play where he establishes every single character in the first sentence.”

As executive producer and director, he was responsible for bringing Russia’s Kirov Ballet — now called the Mariinsky Ballet — to the country for its lone U.S. performance.

“Those were things on the highest level

that I brought to different places,” Levin said. “That’s what I want to see about doing here.”

In Las Vegas, he served as entertainment director at The Tropicana and helmed La Folies Bergere. He cast and directed “Star Trek: The Experience” at the Las Vegas Hilton and had his own show on the strip called “Xtreme Magic.”

He is still the executive producer of Vegas’ CinemaCon – the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners. With it, he served as executive director for the Lifetime Achievement Awards for Goldie Hawn, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Jodie Foster, among others.

Other achievements include producing and directing the grand opening of the 2007 NBA All-Star Game with Kobe Bryant, producing more than 30 episodes of Oprah Winfrey’s “Where Are They Now” for four years and writing, producing and directing for ShoWest, Paramount Studios, CNN and the BBC. The producing side has had great appeal and reward for Levin.

“It’s about having full artistic and creative control,” Levin said. “That is what appealed to me.”

When he arrived at the Madison Center for the Arts at the beginning of the pandemic, he built it from the ground up.

“There was nothing set up here,” Levin said. “I had to do everything from hiring all the staff to getting the ticketing system to everything.

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“During the pandemic, that’s what I was doing. It was a matter of finding shows and everything else, but also waiting to find out when things could happen, when we could go back to live.”

Phoenix offers the artists something not found elsewhere, said Levin, who splits his time between Gilbert and Los Angeles. Many Valley cities have performing arts centers.

“Los Angeles doesn’t even have that,” Levin said. “You can go to Scottsdale, Chandler, Madison and they are all these beautiful, beautiful facilities. My goal is to make (Madison) just as popular as all the other centers for the arts.”

The Madison Center for the Arts is owned by the Madison School District, so Levin has scheduled free afternoon performances for students.

He also partners with Madison artists to create free master classes for the district. Madison students come to the center and to learn from the world’s best artists.

“Every show I have done here does that,” Levin said. “It’s free to the entire Madison School District, including Title One schools. It’s fantastic and several hundred kids attend.”

In the upcoming months, the Madison Center for the Arts will feature: The ASU Concert Series, March 24; “Rent,” March 31-April 3; Mariachi Sol De Mexico de Jose Hernandez Cinco de Mayo Celebration, May 5; Mummenschanz 50 years, Nov. 18-22. Info: themadison.org.

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Gilbert business combines social fun with axes after Daren had visited an axe-throwing attraction in Phoenix and decided he wanted to open his own standalone.

Their space was occupied by a pet food store.

Renovations had to be made in order to adequately host guests. A kitchen was built and three axe-throwing lanes were installed near the entrance.

Toward the back there is an arena where two lanes are merged into one to accommodate large gatherings. That’s also where Social Axe Throwing will host its league games Tuesday night’s beginning in late March as part of the World Axe Throwing League.

The space also includes

a large patio that will be equipped with more lanes for axe-throwing. Currently, Daren estimates the outdoor space to open in about six to eight weeks with the lanes installed two weeks after that.

All the lanes are in a close-knit setting to promote socialization. Pam said patrons will often begin to cheer for one another.

“Hearing the crowd when people are throwing it and everyone enjoying themselves, it makes it fun,” Pam said.

“The lanes are so close together that people are interacting naturally. They cheer each other on.”

Pam, who runs several other businesses of her own, took on a part time job at a local hotel to see how a kitchen is managed in preparation for the opening of Social Axe Throwing. She didn’t want to go in blind.

Daren felt the same way when he and his business partner initially came up with the idea in October 2019. Before that, he discovered some of his relatives

individuals who would like to make personal donations.

To create community awareness, St. Mary’s Food Bank will participate via social media while Copenhagen plans a full media blitz.

As a family-owned and operated company since 1970, Copenhagen Imports has a longstanding history of, and commitment to, community involvement and has worked annually with organizations such as community food banks and other charities.

“Being involved in the community has always been a priority for us,” said Copenhagen CFO and family-owner

Jorgen Hansen. “We owe our success to the community, and it feels natural that we should be giving back.”

Copenhagen Imports, family-owned and family-operated since 1970, is a Scandinavian contemporary furniture and accessories retailer with seven locations across Arizona and Texas.

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new Gilbert business is combining going out for food and drinks with an activity widely unknown to the general population but can be fun for the entire family.

Axe throwing has grown as a sport in recent years, with major competitions appearing on ESPN. Axe-throwing businesses aren’t new to the Valley, but the concept at Social Axe Throwing near Williams Field and Val Vista roads in Gilbert is.

Daren and Pam DeSylvia envisioned combining the atmosphere of restaurant-bar with lumber, axes and a 10-footlong lane with padded flooring. And in the short month Social Axe Throwing has been open, it’s been a hit.

“There are times where we have to turn away walk-ins,” Daren said. “Fridays and Saturdays are the busiest times. The community has been great, the town of Gilbert has been great.”

Their vision came alive two years ago

Daren DeSylvia, owner of Social Axe Throwing in Gilbert, has seen his new business take off in the short month it has been open with families and friends gathering for friendly competition while interacting with other guests. (Dave Minton/ GSN Staff)

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openhagen Imports has partnered with community food banks across Arizona and Texas in a company-wide fundraising initiative to raise $90,000 to support hunger relief in each of the store’s locations – including Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Gilbert.

From now through March 23, Copenhagen will donate 5% of all gross sales to St. Mary’s Food Bank to support the food bank during a time of year when giving is historically low. Copenhagen’s fundraising goal for the Valley is $30,000.

In addition, employees across the com-

pany are volunteering for shifts at food bank warehouses, gardens, kitchens, and more to show their support for this cause.

To encourage participation, Copenhagen will give customers a 5% discount on purchases made in their showrooms and online and will encourage customers to donate non-perishable food items or individual monetary gifts, collected in-store its Valley locations.

St. Mary’s Food Bank will provide storage bins for food collection at each location. Each showroom will have donation forms and/or a digital fundraising page setup by the Food Bank for

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will deliver giveaways for the community this time around as a “golden ticket” promotion.

On March 19 and during the opening

week, they will randomly be giving away tickets to drive-thru guests that can be redeemed for one free burrito for a year. There will be 10 winners selected.

The 1,368 square-foot new build Gilbert location will have a drive-thru ordering system for fast service. Customers can pick up food at the walk-up window or dine in under an impressive large covered outdoor patio.

The signature custom-built mesquite grill featured at all Mesquite locations will be used to prepare the meat at this new restaurant. The grill uses real Mesquite wood chips giving the fresh meat a unique and smoky flavor.

The company boasts “a fast-friendly environment to eat delicious Mexican food” and the menu features authentic street tacos, killer burritos, packed protein bowls, big quesadillas, frescas and family meal kits.

Founded by brothers Naser and Ahmad Alatrash, the company is on an aggressive expansion throughout the Valley.

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Social Axe Throwing features three lanes in the front of the building and an arena toward the back, which is reserved for large parties and the league that will begin in late March. It also features a large patio that will open in the coming weeks. (Dave Minton/GSN Staff)

easy, but it’s really hard. The most exciting thing is throwing the axe and it actually sticking on the board.”

“It’s something you don’t do every day,” Nez added. “Everyone interacts with you, and they teach you how to throw an axe. It’s fun.”

Daren and Pam expect Social Axe Throwing to continue to grow with time.

Along with throwing axes, the space also includes free arcade games for younger kids to enjoy.

Social Axe Throwing is open Tuesday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

It is $25 per person per hour and reservations can be made online at gilbert. socialaxethrowing.com/gilbert. Anyone age 13 and older is allowed to throw axes, and special instruction will be pro-

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esquite-Fresh Tex Mex is opening in Gilbert its first Valley location where customers can only drive or walk up.

The family-owned restaurant is also offering a chance to win free burritos for a year when it holds a grand opening at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at 4875 S. Val Vista Drive.

The celebration will also include giveaways of branded stadium cups, hats, shirts, bumper stickers and other surprises.

“We are thrilled to expand the Mesquite brand in Arizona by adding drive-thru and walk-up only locations across the Valley,” said Ahmad Alatrash, co-founder of Mesquite Fresh Street Mex. “There is a demand for attaining authentic cuisine in a convenient way and these grab and go designs will deliver our famous tacos, burritos and protein bowls for people on the move. We look forward to connecting with Gilbert residents and sharing our

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They connected, and he quickly learned they had started Social Axe Throwing.

He went to them with advice on how to open his own business in the Valley.

They gave him the opportunity to franchise, and he took it.

Seeing the business come together in short order is pleasing to both Daren and Pam. It’s also been a hit with locals stopping by to try it out of pure curiosity.

Jasmine Smith and Lane Nez were eating across the parking lot at a local Italian restaurant when they noticed Social Axe Throwing. They decided to stop in to see what it was all about. An hour and a half or so later, Smith said she and Nez had a friendly competition.

They threw axes – Smith said she was the better of the two – and drank and purchased some of the shirts available to guests. They said they plan to return to try the food.

“It’s really fun,” Smith said. “It looks

Mesquite Fresh Tex Mex is opening this drive-thru-or-walk-up-only eatery at 4875 S. Val Vista Drive in Gilbert next Saturday. (Special to GSN) authentic meets modern Mexican concept with the neighborhood.”

As tradition for every location grand opening, Mesquite Fresh Street Mex

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ntel’s $20 billion expansion of its Ocotillo campus is starting to have the predicted impact on Chandler’s business sector.

Edwards Semiconductor Service, the leading supplier of vacuum and abatement services and solutions to the global semiconductor industry, has announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chandler at 2411 E. Germann Road.

“The new 200,000-square-foot facility will leverage the latest manufacturing and digital technologies to support the fast-growing North American semiconductor market with services and solutions for the efficient and environmentally sustainable production of chips,” a city spokeswoman said.

Experts and city officials have predicted that Intel’s expansion would lure companies that service the semiconductor industry and ultimately produce as many as 15,000 jobs.

Edwards Chandler is expected to add 200 jobs and will include warehouses, factory areas, meeting rooms and a dedicated training center. It also will have the capacity to grow along with the market.

Semiconductor manufacturing is essential to supporting developments across the technology, electronics, transport, scientific and healthcare sectors.

“A recent surge in demand has seen widespread investment in the US’ manufacturing capability, and Edwards’ investment in a new Arizona facility represents a significant step forward in ensuring the supply chain capacity required to support that growth,” the city said.

Edwards President Tony Metcalf said, “Unprecedented growth in the semiconductor market to meet the world’s growing consumer demand has resulted in extraordinary growth in demand for Edwards’ products and services.

“Looking ahead, this growth is set to continue, with our customers in the USA investing billions of dollars in additional manufacturing capacity,” Metcalf added,

noting his company has “a long tradition of supporting our customers with local service and manufacturing capabilities, and our investment in the Chandler facility continues that tradition.”

Gov. Doug Ducey hailed Edwards’ announcement, stating that it “furthers Arizona’s reputation as an unrivaled manufacturing destination and strengthens the state’s growing semiconductor supply chain.”

“Edwards is a global leader in the semiconductor supply chain and we are proud the company will be part of Arizona’s semiconductor industry,” said Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority.

Construction of the new site in Chandler is underway and beginning later this year, it will start remanufacturing and assembly of equipment essential to meet the demand for new semiconductor fab requirements.

It will utilize advanced automation and data solutions to disassemble, clean, inspect, repair, replace and reassemble

vacuum pumps. Reduced transportation through close customer proximity, along with water recycling and the use of renewable energy will all contribute to more sustainable manufacturing operations.

“Greater Phoenix is at the center of a rapidly accelerating semiconductor movement,” said Chris Camacho, President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

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vided by instructors.

The DeSylvias hope to become a destination for parties, special events and general family gatherings.

“We want kids, teenagers to come in here and have fun with their families,” DeSylvia said. “Come in for birthday parties, for prom and just compete against each other. It’s exciting.”

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What do you want Arizona office-seekers?

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t’s an election year. You can tell because

political reporters began the year by telling us how much money candidates raised.

I don’t know a single voter who casts a ballot based on campaign finance reports. Voters are more interested in what a candidate will do to make their lives, their communities and their state better.

Too often missing in campaigns and election coverage is any serious discussion of what voters want to hear from the candidates. But if we are to be a self-governing nation, shouldn’t voters’ concerns be foremost?

We know something about this at the Center for the Future of Arizona because an important part of our mission is to listen to Arizonans and learn what matters most to them.

The Gallup Arizona Survey, which the Center commissioned in fall 2020, told us that we are not a divided as we think

and agree on much more than we disagree: • Arizonans agree that educational attainment and a strong education system across the board is vital to building a better future, but only 26% think our K-12 public education is high quality. Majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents want more money spent on public education.

• Arizonans believe that education and training are necessary to build their careers, but they worry that opportunities are limited. Only 46% of employed Arizonans earning less than $60,000 say they have access to the education and training they need.

• Arizonans are struggling with child care. A quarter of those with children 18 or under say the cost or limited availability of child care prevents them from going back to work or school.

• Arizonans overwhelmingly support sustainable practices that protect our air, land, water and wildlife. Seventy percent or more want improved air quality, regulations that protect rural

water supplies, a transition to clean energy, expanded space for parks and outdoor recreation, more spending to prevent forest fires, and steps that reduce the urban heat island effect.

• Arizonans support comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. A whopping 86% believe this is necessary, yet our political system has not delivered.

If you peruse the websites of the leading candidates for governor, you’ll find few if any specifics on how they would address even one of these issues, much less all of them. So how will we find out any candidate’s thoughts making childcare more affordable? About increasing mid-career training opportunities?

About making the Valley’s air more breathable?

Once, the answer would clearly have lain with the state’s news organizations.

They still have a role to play. But the press needs help, and that must come from us.

Seek out the candidates who want to represent you, whether they’re running

for governor, attorney general, the Legislature or another office. Press them on the issues that matter the most to you.

You might ask: • How would their policies improve education for your children?

• What would they do to make sure water continues to flow from your tap?

• How would they make it easier for you to get the training you need to advance in your career?

• Any question that goes to the heart of what you expect from your elected leaders.

We agree on far more than we disagree, including the need to come together to find solutions that can drive our state forward to a brighter future.

We should expect our elected leaders to do the same. We’ll get this only if we let the candidates know what is on our minds.

lenging experiences and a sometimes intimidating system. They need you to become a CASA volunteer.

CASA volunteers stand by children who are living with someone other than their parent. This can be kids who live with other family members, foster parents, in group homes, residential treatment centers, or other situations. CASA volunteers are appointed by the Presiding Juvenile Court Judge In each Arizona county to advocate for the best interests of these children in court as well as other settings.

As of today, there are 1,235 CASA volunteers in Arizona serving 1,418 chil-

dren. Heartbreakingly though, there are more than 11,000 children who are in DCS care and do NOT have a CASA volunteer.

What does it mean to be a CASA? What special skills or experiences do you need to make this tremendous impact?

What expectations will the children or judge have of you?

Being a CASA is actually very simple and an opportunity to volunteer without needing special skills, degrees or experiences. Individuals 21 years of age or older, from all walks of life who can pass a thorough background check and complete 30 hours of free training, are

encouraged to apply.

Volunteers typically serve beside their CASA child for two to three years, but friendships last a lifetime. By giving eight to 15 hours a month, you would be providing these children a steady adult presence in their life, someone willing to listen, willing to stand beside them in court, and serve as a voice of support outside of the system – focused solely on your CASA child.

As a CASA volunteer, you’ll build real and meaningful relationships with these kids and appear in court to give

Sybil Francis is president & CEO of the nonprofit Center for the Future of Arizona, a nonpartisan organization that brings Arizonans together to create a stronger and brighter future for our state.

Thousands of Arizona kids need your help

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hildren in Arizona need you.

Yes, you.

They need you to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer with a desire to be a light for them during their darkest moments.

More than 12,000 of the state’s most vulnerable children and teenagers, who have been removed from their parent’s care, need someone like you to listen to them and advocate for them. They need a caring adult to support them and guide them through incredibly chal-

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the judge a perspective of the child’s situation that they may not otherwise see. Being a CASA means fighting for a child who is in a very scary, vulnerable place. It means helping them survive a system that is beyond their comprehension. It means having their best interest at heart and standing up for those interests.

New volunteers from diverse backgrounds, cultures and age groups are especially needed in all 15 Arizona counties. Currently 85% of our CASA volunteers in Arizona are women, 83% are Caucasian and 65% are 55 or older.

The good news, nearly 500 CASA volunteers have recently been training virtually making those first steps even easier.

But 11,000 children are still in need.

For CASA volunteers, the experience is often life changing. It’s an opportunity to serve the community and to give a voice to a child that may otherwise feel voiceless. One CASA of Maricopa County volunteer recently shared, “I realized how I could fight for an individual child who is in a very vulnerable place.

It taught me a lot about myself and changed my perspective on how I can have a direct impact on someone’s life while contributing to our community at large.”

Become a volunteer, visit AZCASAVolunteer.org and show these children that they are not forgotten, and we will stand beside them.

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here’s a noticeable difference with the way the members of Campo Verde baseball team carry themselves this season compared to last.

They have confidence. They have a level of chemistry that is seen not only on the field but in the dugout in the form of jokes, chants and a general support for their teammates. They’ve become closer in the last year, and perhaps beyond.

Not only has that led to a new mindset among the players and coaches. It’s led to success this season in the form of a 8-3 start as of Wednesday, March 9. Last year, the Coyotes won just five games.

“I give these guys so much credit,” Campo Verde coach Jeff Singer said. “After something like that, you can imagine the culture issues that could’ve happened. We as a coaching staff made a commitment to them that we were going to make some changes and they have been all aboard since June.

“Without them doing that we wouldn’t be anywhere close to where we are.”

It can be hard to gauge a team’s success this season compared to last. The pandemic was still in full swing and across all major seasons — fall, winter and spring — schedules were condensed.

There were no tournaments for teams to play in like the Bob Everett Classic hosted by Mesquite and Gilbert high schools. The Boras Classic, a tournament that pins some of the best high school baseball teams Arizona has to offer against national competition, took a year hiatus.

There weren’t preseason match-ups or tune up games for pitchers to get acclimated to a game setting. When the season began, they had to somehow find a way to be in mid-season form.

It was a challenge for teams like Cam-

Campo Verde coach Jeff Singer last year began changing the program’s culture.

He has seen those changes pay off and credits players like catcher Luke Jones with buying in to the process to make it a success. (Dave Minton/GSN Staff)

Senior third baseman Zach Haugen is one of the leaders of the team, but he prefers to do it in an example type of way rather than vocal. A transfer from Perry last year, he’s fit in well with the new culture at Campo Verde. (Dave Minton/GSN Staff)

po Verde. Singer was in his first season and the players that returned were coming off just a few games at the high school level because of the spring season getting canceled the year prior. It took time for that chemistry among coaches and players to form.

And even though the last two seasons aren’t the best benchmarks to go off of for success, the difference for Campo Verde is two-fold.

“The culture and chemistry between everyone on the team is so much better this year,” senior third baseman Zach Haugen said. “We play a lot more as a team, we support each other a lot more than we did last year. Not saying we didn’t do that last year, but it is so much better this year.

“We all bond as a team this year better. Basically, it’s the team performance.

That’s the biggest reason why we have started off the way we have.”

Haugen is one of nine seniors on this year’s Campo Verde roster. He considers himself to be less of a vocal leader and more like one who tends to lead by example. That is done both off the field and on it, where he currently contributes to the team batting .379 with 12 RBI this season.

A transfer from Perry last season, he’s been able to get to know the rest of the team and fit in with ease. There weren’t any growing pains. They accepted him for his self-proclaimed “odd ball” personality.

“I’m sort of the odd ball of the group,” Haugen said with a chuckle. “I sort of go away from everyone else and lead more by example. I get serious when I’m on the field. I know that’s an example I have to set because if I do that, everyone else will follow me.”

Luke Jones may only be a junior but he has seen himself step up as well this sea-

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son and become a leader. He, however, tends to be more on the vocal side.

There’s a certain dynamic the two of them share with the rest of the team that brings them closer together. There isn’t one clear leader among the players.

They all know what expectations not only the coaches have for them but those they have for themselves.

And especially given how tough last year was, they hold each other accountable to not replicate that and use a saying from Singer to motivate them.

“Coach Singer always tells us if we get punched, we have to punch back,” said Jones, who bats .355 this season with 10 RBI. “The scores of the games don’t really paint the whole picture. We’ve been down and have had to fight our way back. That’s something we have to continue to do throughout the season.”

The Coyotes began the season on an impressive eight-game winning streak before falling to one of 4A’s best in Poston Butte and Williams Field at the Bob Everett Classic.

But even with the two losses, the play-

ers remain confident. They haven’t yet gotten into the meat of their schedule, which includes games against Mesquite — the defending 4A champion — 5A power Horizon and two games each against Casteel and Higley.

It won’t be an easy road for the Coyotes. But they know that.

This team has championship aspirations and they’re confident they can make a run toward the title this season.

But those conversations have remained scarce in the dugout. For now, they’re taking things one pitch at a time.

“We haven’t talked about it, but we all think about it,” Jones said. “We want to live in the now. We like being that comeback team.”

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INVITATION TO BID: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley is seeking general contract services for its Phase I A Safe Roof and Phase II Improving Safety & Air Quality at its Mesa Grant Woods Branch located at 221 W. 6th Ave, Mesa AZ 85210. The owner will receive Bids for Boys & Girls Clubs Phase I A Safe Roof and Phase II Improving Safety & Air Quality at Mesa Grant Woods. 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. A Pre-Bid Conference (highly encouraged) will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at the project site: Boys & Girls Clubs Mesa Grant Woods Branch 221 W. 6th Ave, Mesa AZ 85210, at which time the Owner will be available to answer questions. Bidders are encouraged to attend.

Unless provided in writing, verbal authorizations or acknowledgments by anyone present will not be binding. Sealed Bids will be received until 12:00 PM Arizona Time, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, 4309 East Belleview St., Bldg. 14, Phoenix, Arizona 85008. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 12:30 PM Arizona Time, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (RESERVED CONFERENCE ROOM), 4309 East Belleview St., Bldg. 14, Phoenix, Arizona 85008. Bidding documents, including specifications to the proposed work and instructions to Bidders may be obtained (via email). Contact Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, Chilo Figueroa, Director of Facilities & Safety at: chilo.figueroa@bgcaz.org, Tel 602- 343-1256. All bids must be on a lump-sum basis. A schedule of values will be provided by the Contractor at the time of contract. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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Public Notices INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS FOR DESIGN BUILD SERVICES: West Valley Housing Support Center, 12785 W. GRAND AVENUE, Surprise, ARIZONA 85374. A New Leaf, Inc. will receive proposals for the design build renovation of a 5,640 square foot apartment building. This project is federally funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds through the State of Arizona Department of Housing and the City of Surprise. Federal labor standards, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, and Equal Employment Opportunity regulations of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for Employment and Contracting Opportunities will apply to the project. Small, minority and/ or women owned businesses are encouraged to submit proposals. Sealed Proposals will be received until 1:00PM Arizona Time, on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at A New Leaf, 868 E University Drive, Mesa, Arizona 85203. Proposal documents, including previous building plans for the proposed work and the Request for Proposals may be obtained electronically. Contact Keon Montgomery, Director of Real Estate at: kmontgomery@turnanewleaf.org, Tel 480733- 3063, ext. 4311. All proposals must be a fixed firm price. A New Leaf, Inc., reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. An optional Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at the project site, 12785 W. GRAND AVENUE, Surprise, ARIZONA 85374, at which time the Client will be available to answer questions.

Unless provided in writing, verbal authorizations or acknowledgments by anyone present will not be binding.

Published in : The East Valley Tribume, March 6, 13, 2022/ 45080

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Deadline for Sunday’s Edition is the Wednesday prior at 5pm. Please call Elaine at 480-898-7926 to inquire or email your notice to: legals@timespublications.com and request a quote.

Public Notices Advertisement of Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Arizona Self-Service Storage Act, Arizona Statutes 33-1704, Section H, Enforcement of Lien. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on or after March 25, 2022 at 9:00am using an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com, said property has been stored and located at US60 Self Storage, 1661 S Alma School Rd, Ste 105, Mesa, AZ 85210.

Property to be sold as follows: Misc. household goods, personal items, furniture, clothing, toys and/or business fixtures and items belonging to the following: Tenant Name Unit # Sapphyre Pearson 914 Charles Sluder 321 Sarah Westover 210 Ronald Robins 226 Ronald Robins 332 Christian Alcivar 507 Christian Alcivar 528 Nadia Banashley - 656 Telesia Foleti 742 Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Items sold “as is”, CASH ONLY, and Buyer must pay a security deposit and broom sweep/clean the unit.

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Published: East Valley Tribune Mar 13, 20, 2021 / 44745 NOTICE TO READERS: Most service advertisers have an ROC# or "Not a licensed contractor" in their ad, this is in accordance to the AZ state law.

Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): The advertising requirements of the statute does not prevent anyone from placing an ad in the yellow pages, on business cards, or on flyers.

What it does require under A.R.S. §32-1121A14(c) http://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01165.htm, is that the advertising party, if not properly licensed as a contractor, disclose that fact on any form of advertising to the public by including the words "not a licensed contractor" in the advertisement.

Again, this requirement is intended to make sure that the consumer is made aware of the unlicensed status of the individual or company.

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