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This Week

BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor

NEWS ............................ 4 Why the State Fair isn't coming to the East Valley.

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ore than �ive years after a Mesa of�icer shot a man as he crawled on a hotel �loor, apparently attempting to follow police commands, the death of Daniel Shaver haunts Mesa – �inancially and legally, as well as emotionally.

In 2018, four use-of-force cases involving Mesa Police were investigated by the U.S. De-

partment of Justice and FBI. They included Former Mesa Of�icer Philip Brailsford’s fatal shooting of Shaver Jan. 18, 2016, and the Sept. 22, 2017, fatal shooting of Scott Farnsworth near Skyline High School after a football game.

“My knowledge is we only have one case still with DOJ and that is the Brailsford-Shaver case,” Mesa Police Chief Ken Cost told the Tribune. The Department of Justice did not respond to requests for an update on that case.

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Though the city recently settled a lawsuit, agreeing to pay Shaver’s parents $1.5 million, Laney Sweet, Daniel Shaver’s widow, has a separate lawsuit in the federal court system.

Asked about his reaction to �irst seeing the video of Shaver’s shooting, and if he was involved in the review process that led to Brailsford’s �iring, Cost said, “I can’t comment on that speci�ic case until the city is done with

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Private school a mystery after head's arrest in molest case

BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor

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Football players at Skyline High in Mesa and all high schools in Mesa have to contend with COVID-19's threat for the second consecutive season as players prepare for the 2021 kickoff game coming in a few weeks. For the story, see page 23. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Photographer)

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s dozens of Mesa schools �lipped lights on and opened doors to welcome students back this month, little Legacy Academy remained dark, its doors locked.

The private school’s principal is in jail, accused of molesting three boys.

The parking lot at 1858 E. Brown Road – a mile west of Mountain View High School - is empty, a small of�ice and classrooms are dark and a modest playground is lifeless.

Days after news of the principal’s arrest

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Downtown apartment complex: The Grid … or gridlock?

BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor

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he Grid seems more like “the gridlock.”

Tribune readers asked about the sudden work stoppage on a much-ballyhooed downtown project called The Grid.

Indeed, while bulldozers are moving dirt at other construction sites up and down Main Street, there appears to be nothing going on behind the fenced-off areas next to Benedictine University and Wells Fargo Bank on the south side of Main Street.

Months after preliminary work started ...nothing.

Not exactly what project developers promised when construction began more than a year ago.

Back then, co-developer Karrin Taylor Robson said the project will be built in two phases, with the �irst segment slated to open in December 2020, and the second opening by December 2021. The �irst phase was to have restaurants and of�ices.

Why the delay?

One word, says Robson’s co-developer, Tony Wall: “COVID.” The pandemic impacted the project’s “personnel and supply chain. And lending.

It’s been the whole gamut,” Wall added.

“We have stopped work for a while and we’re about to get going,” he added, chuckling that he was expecting the Tribune to ask about the work stoppage.

The Grid retail-apartment complex was to start opening last December but not much progress has been made since its April 2020 groundbreaking. (Pablo Robles/Tribune) “The next four or �ive weeks we’re going to be there,” he said, when asked when construction would resume.

Wall said the �irst phase of the project now will be ready “the third quarter of next year” - nearly two years behind the original plan.

The Grid’s price tag, like the nearby ASU at Mesa City Center project, is right around $75 million.

The Grid’s partnership is complex, with the City of Mesa and Benedictine University joined by a trio of developers.

“The GRID is being developed by Palladium Enterprises whose principals Tony Wall, Karrin Taylor Robson and Trevor Barger have long and successful tenures in Arizona real estate development,” according to press materials.

Robson is founder and president of Arizona Strategies, “a premier land use strategy �irm headquartered in Phoenix,” according to the company’s website.

Robson, appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to the Arizona Board of Regents in 2017, announced she is running to be his successor as leader of the state.

With parts of the sidewalk narrowed

and covered, the Grid’s spacious construction site begins a few feet off Main Street and extends to the Pomeroy Parking Garage, which is in front of Mesa Municipal Court on First Avenue.

The project website (thegridinmesa. com) promises “four levels of stunning residential units built on top of the Pomeroy Parking Garage,” highlighted by a rooftop lounge “with unparalleled views of downtown Mesa and mountains” overlooking a refurbished city park.

The plan calls for �irst-level shops and restaurants and two �loors of of�ice spaces.

According to the project’s website, “Developed in partnership with the City of Mesa, Benedictine University Mesa, and Palladium Enterprises, The GRID is a unique public-private partnership to bring residential and specialized commercial development to downtown Mesa.

“This partnership will provide opportunities for student housing and realize the next step in Mesa’s urban vibrant urban vision for the downtown.”

As one reader said of the plans yet to come to fruition: “Hopefully not another Mesa pipedream up in smoke.” ■

The Mesa development agreement was with Redale LLC, the development company. Three months ago, Mayor John Giles would only say “The ultimate end user is a company that is famous for being a great community partner.”

This week’s reveal of Facebook as the mystery company means Silicon Valley is digging into Data Center Alley.

The booming “Data Center Alley” along East Elliot Road is anchored by the giant Apple’s $2 billion data cruncher at

Elliot and South Signal Butte. EdgeCore, which operates a real-estate speci�ic data center, is 2 miles west of Apple. RagingWire/NTT is building a mammoth, multibuilding data center campus across Elliot Road from EdgeCore.

Polish company Comarch said it will spend around $22 million on a 32,000-square-foot data center on 3 acres at Ellsworth Road and Prairie Avenue.

Facebook bringing $800M data center to East Mesa TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

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ystery solved: It’s Facebook.

The social media giant gave Mesa a “like,” selecting an Eastmark site for an $800 million data center.

The project was �irst announced in a vague way May 17, when Mesa City Council approved a development agreement for a mammoth data center on Elliot and Ellsworth roads in the northwest corner of Eastmark.

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State Fair relocation faced daunting challenges

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Tribune Executive Editor

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he East Valley won't have the Arizona State Fair as a neighbor after all.

The Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board 10 days ago announced that the fair will be held in October at the fairgrounds at 19th Avenue and McDowell Road.

The announcement came less than �ive months after the board voted unanimously to move the fair to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on Gila River Indian Community land just south of the interchange between I-10 and the Loop 202 South Mountain /Santan freeways.

But documents obtained by the SanTan Sun News show that less than a month after the March 25 decision, signi�icant doubts arose as to whether the relocation could be pulled off.

Those documents, obtained through a public records request, show that fair of�icials projected a $2.6 million loss if it had been held at the reservation.

That included a loss of $1.6 million in income and just under $975,000 in additional expenses.

For the years 2018 and 2019, records show, the fair averaged $12.2 million in annual income and $8.3 million in expenses for an average annual net income of $3.8 million.

The same day as the board’s unanimous March 25 vote, Gov. Doug Ducey’s of�ice released an announcement hailing it.

The announcement said the GRIC site “is larger than the size of the State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, allowing for appropriate social distancing and other public health mitigation measures.”

It also noted that the fairgrounds had become “a vital location for mass testing and vaccine distribution.”

By moving the event, it added, the fairgrounds could “continue to be available for public health needs in an underserved area of our community” while preventing the second consecutive cancellation of the annual four-week fair because of the pandemic.

The board blamed its change of heart on “an inability to secure the necessary infrastructure to hold the fair at the Gila River Indian Community’s Reservation in time for October.”

It also said, “related supply chain prob-

The Arizona State Fair won't be coming to the Gila River Indian Community this October after all. State officials discovered far too many infrastructure issues had to be adderssed in too short a time. (Special to the Tribune) lems across the country are causing delays in materials and supplies needed to hold the fair at the” GRIC site and that “manufacturers are unable to guarantee on-time delivery.”

“The Gila River Indian Community and Arizona State Fair continue to study the possibility of moving the Fair to the Reservation in 2022, in a manner that will be mutually bene�icial to both parties,” the board said.

It also included a statement by board Chairman Jonathan Lines, an in�luential Yuma County Republican and former chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.

“We are committed to creating the best experience for the State Fair guests, partners and sponsors,” Lines said. “Due to the limited timeframe and supply concerns, keeping the Fair at its existing home makes the most sense for 2021.

“We remain committed to working with the Gila River Indian Community to see if we can move the Fair to the Gila River Indian Reservation in 2022 in a manner that is mutually bene�icial to both sides.”

While noting the fair will run Oct. 2-30, the board’s statement did not mention there will be no concerts this year because of scheduling dif�iculties created by the pandemic.

Wild Horse Pass Development Authority Board Chairman Donald Antoine Sr. started the chain of events leading to the March

25 decision with a letter last Oct. 28 to the State Fair Board.

The authority is the development arm of the Gila River Indian Community.

“WHPDA has the space and know how to host and deliver a meaningful, safe and appropriately scaled outdoor event,” Antone wrote, offering to hold the fair in March and stating: “In a time where diverse cultures need to unite more than ever, WHPDA is hopeful they can be helpful in partnering with the Arizona State Fair to allow our community to safely come together.”

In a run-up to a subsequent meeting Nov. 12 between state and tribe of�icials, state fair staff drew up a lengthy memo outlining the wide array of issues that needed to be addressed if the fair were to be moved to an 1,800-acre site in an area around the Motorsports Park and Rawhide Western Town.

Even then, concerns were raised about a walking distance of a quarter-mile to three quarters of a mile between the fairgrounds and parking area, a limited water supply, the existence of only one “convention type building,” and the fact that all electrical power would have to be supplied by generators.

Other concerns cited in the memo included the fact that workers comp and insurance requirements for contractors and businesses operation on reservation land

“are typically more expensive and a little different than standard Workmen’s Comp.”

Still, on Feb. 25, Meg Anema, executive management assistance for the fair, emailed the exposition board, writing “the future is certainly �illed with exciting opportunities.”

Nevertheless, the concerns raised over preparing a site from scratch for an event that has drawn as many as a million people in past years prompted fair of�icials to decide that a March event was too ambitious.

Taking note of that in its March 25 announcement, Ducey’s of�ice said that by holding the fair later this year, the state could “move forward with fair planning and not risk the event being canceled again due to uncertainty.

“As always, the fair will include agricultural, cultural and performing arts components. Additionally, given the location on native lands, a special focus will be placed on Indian Country and the state’s rich Native American heritage,” his of�ice declared.

Less than a month later, however, the scope of challenges widened.

“While we continue to explore and �ind alternative and creative solutions to our infrastructure needs, costs continue to increase,” an unsigned memo dated April 20 stated. “We are �inding that nothing is impossible, but expenses may prevent it from being viable or obtainable.”

“As costs continue to rise,” it continued, “there is a more prevalent feel of parties questioning the viability of making the fair work at WHPMSP.” The acronym refers to the Motorsports Park.

Both the state and authority “entered into the negotiations agreeing that infrastructure cost would be absorbed by the Gila River Indian Community,” the memo stated, putting infrastructure costs at between $3 million and $3.5 million with other costs such as lighting, rodeo amenities and concert arenas at another “$1 million plus.”

There were other concerns as well.

While the memo made no mention of weekend traf�ic disruptions created by the Broadway Curve project, it referred to upcoming meetings involving the Arizona Department of Transportation,

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broke, a door sign, picnic table coverings and other items here indicated Legacy Academy was there. But last week, virtually everything with the words “Legacy Academy” had been removed.

Phone numbers, an email address and website associated with the school all are dead ends.

Legacy Academy is not af�iliated with Legacy Traditional Schools, which operates a dozen charter schools in Arizona, including one in east Mesa.

If Legacy Academy has closed for good, the only trail it leaves behind is a sunny Facebook page and �inancial documents.

Few scholastic records can be found documenting the school’s �ive years in Mesa and Gilbert.

As the Arizona Department of Education notes on its website, “Under Arizona law, private schools are free to operate as they see �it without the supervision of state or local education authorities.”

Without an oversight agency, parents, a few dozen students who attended the school and the community have no way of answering a key question: What happened at Legacy Academy?

One thing is known: Victor Zamora, the principal and one of the founders of Legacy Academy, has been in jail since July 22 on 15 charges of sexual misconduct.

Zamora also allegedly has been in the country illegally for two years. Considered a �light risk, he is being held on $1 million bond.

Sgt. Jason McClimans of the Chandler Police Department said “multiple sexual assault incidents occurred both in Chandler and in Mesa.”

Police arrested Zamora at his Mesa home July 22. An arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 24.

According to arrest documents, Zamora “confessed to sex acts with the victim who he knew to have been 16 to 17 years of age at the time, as well as two other juvenile male students from the Legacy Academy.”

According to his booking record, “Victor

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state police and various local police and public works departments to discuss solutions to “freeway traf�ic and street traf�ic concerns due to large crowd size on normal busy freeways.”

Staff also was uncertain whether a solution could even be found for the fact

Victor Zamora, the principal and one of the founders of Legacy Academy in Mesa, is in jail on 15 counts of sexual assault with minors.

The private school is dark, apparently closed.

(Special to the Tribune)

Zamora entered into the United States on a Class B2 Visa, which expired 07/25/2019 …Defendant has a means to �lee to Mexico, as he is in the US illegally.”

McClimans asked additional victims to call the Chandler Police at 480-782-4130, Mesa Police at 480-644-2211 or the Gilbert Police Department at 480-503-6500.

Legacy Academy’s Facebook page paints a picture of what seems to be a happy little school: Photos of kids gathered for holidays, birthday parties, talent shows.

There are posts of quotes ranging from the inspiring (“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all,” Aristotle) to the obscure (“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music,” Nietzsche), silly events like Crazy Hat Day, visits from then-Sen. Martha McSally and graduation photos.

It’s dif�icult to tell what exactly the students were graduating from: the Facebook page lacks facts such as the grades the school served and what, if any, educational standards it upheld.

Though no statistics were provided on enrollment, one Facebook photo from a Thanksgiving 2020 celebration shows 20 children.

that neither state Department of Public Safety nor local police have jurisdiction on tribal land.

Noting that DPS and GRIC police were working on a solution, the memo also the tribal police department did not have enough staf�ing to handle all the traf�ic and other law enforcement concerns anyway.

The page links to a website, but legacyacademyinternational.com shows a static page and the message “website is no longer available.”

The phone number listed, 480-6101711, has an automated message saying no voicemail is available. The email address admin@legacyacademyinternational.com bounces back as bad.

The Legacy Academy Facebook page lists three different addresses for the school since 2016. The school apparently started in Mesa at 931 E. Southern Ave. before moving to 1249 N. Lindsay Road, Gilbert, then returning to Mesa at 1858 E. Brown Road, Mesa.

At the latter location, it took over a converted home from East Valley Academy, a private school that closed. The East Brown Road street sign, just west of North Gilbert Road, still lists East Valley Academy.

After years of frequent posts, Legacy Academy’s social media presence is frozen.

The last two posts on Legacy Academy’s Facebook page come on May 16 (“Come join us to celebrate our seniors, Class of 2021!”) and July 17 (“We wish that everyone is having an awesome summer!”).

Since then, the only activity comprises angry comments linking media coverage of the Zamora arrest and excoriating the school.

One parent commented on a post that was more than a year old: “Please remove these pictures from all your websites. I do not wish any of my child’s pictures with Victor or Palmira to be shown in public after this scandal.”

It was a far cry from the bubbly optimism of Legacy Academy’s �irst Facebook post, Feb. 5, 2016: “Welcome to our page!

“Here are a few important things you should know about us!

“Since its inception on January 2014 as Legacy Tutoring Center, the academy has aimed to provide holistic education with a focus on Christian morals and values.”

That message was repeated in a “grand opening” post Aug. 11, 2016: “Legacy Academy has aimed to provide holistic education with a focus on Christian mor-

The memo also referred to the need for additional septic tanks and the fact that the main water pipe across the fair site was only two inches in circumference and “maybe insuf�icient.”

Fair staff also struggled to �ind a donation of dirt for the rodeo to avert a cost of at least $100,000. The rodeo would cost money anyway because bleachers would

als and values. It aims to challenge the intelligent and capable child with a rigorous academic program...Classes are taught by highly quali�ied and skilled instructors who are committed to student achievement, and our administrative staff also works hard to ensure that our students reach their full academic potential.”

Last year, a Google review expressed great pleasure with the school: “I love what this school teaches and emphasizes on building character just as much as they do on academics. I am a local youth pastor and I know the youth that attend this academy and I have seen such a signi�icant improvement not only in their behavior but they have shown such improvements with their academic growth as well. I am proud to recommend this Academy to anyone!”

But two other reviews from 2018 paint a far darker picture.

“The staff here is beyond unprofessional and is very shady,” one parent complained. “To be quite honest, I don’t know how the principal is not in jail yet for all the illegal things they have going on to get more money from the scholarships these students have!”

Also in 2018, another parent gave a harsh review for Legacy Academy: “Very bad experience with this school.

All the staff is very unprofessional and uneducated starting with the principal. He tried to charge us $1,700 after we (withdrew) my daughter from the school….

He had also (took) $1,100 extra from our card... When I asked him he didn’t mention a refund he just said he would take it as credit for next quarter.”

The Arizona Corporations Commission shows Legacy Academy incorporated March 24, 2016, listing as business type “educational services.”

Carmen Yolanda Zamora is listed as “statutory agent” as of Feb. 18, 2021. (The original statutory agent was Rey Ayala, of Phoenix.) She lists her address:1752 E. First St., Mesa, AZ 85203.

Carmen Zamora is listed as one of the

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And the memo noted that it probably would be a good idea to “start calendar with other events” since no one had apparently had a �irm idea of what else would be going on in the way of Rawhide concerts, golf tournaments, home games at the new Phoenix Rising arena or at Wild Horse Pass Casino. ■

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Coach kills self after child-sex sting arrest

BY ZACH ALVIRA Tribune Sports Editor

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Chandler High School swim coach died by suicide Aug. 8 – 48 hours after he was arrested by Scottsdale Police in a multi-agency East Valley human-traf�icking sting that led to the arrest of 17 other men.

Bob Chen shot himself with a gun he rented at a Tempe shooting range.

Chen recently had taken a position as head coach for a program in California and was an assistant coach at Chandler High for three years before taking over as head coach in 2020 after the COVID-19 death of former coach Kerry Croswhite.

Chen was also a longtime coach for the Rio Salado Swim Club, coaching two athletes to this year’s Olympic Trials.

Three police agencies con�irmed Chen’s arrest, including Mesa Police, the lead agency in the sting. Chen was arrested on suspicion of four charges, including an attempt to have sex with a 14-year-old girl.

Also involved in the “human sex traf�icking reduction operation” were the state

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Attorney general’s Of�ice, Homeland Security and Tempe Police.

David Tait, the director and owner of Rio Salado Swim Club, said Chen was arrested Friday afternoon after downloading an “underground” application to his phone used to solicit child prostitutes.

Police said Chen initially requested to

meet with an underage girl. Upon arriving at the agreed-upon destination, Chen had second thoughts and left before meeting her, according to Tait.

Upon leaving the site, he was pulled over

by Scottsdale Police and arrested.

Tait said Chen spent the night in jail and was released Saturday. He was assigned a parole of�icer, curfew, ankle monitoring device and had his phone con�iscated by police.

“To my knowledge, there was no bail or bond; he was released on his own,” Tait said. “We would not have bailed him out.”

A distraught Chen contacted Patrick Tolson, the development team director for Rio Salado, after his release from a prepaid phone.

According to Tait, Tolson interrogated Chen, who denied any acts of this nature taking place with swimmers he has coached in the past.

Chen did admit to soliciting prostitutes in the past, but had said this was the �irst instance where the female was underage, according to Tait.

“They were looking at each other

square in the face but we don’t put any stock in that,” Tait said. “We are going to further investigate in case there are other victims.”

Kristin Adair, who took over for Chen as head coach of the club, went to Chen’s home before he and Tolson arrived.

Aware Chen had become suicidal, she and Chen’s parents removed anything he could use to harm himself, including his gun.

On Sunday, Chen slipped out of the home without his family’s knowledge and used a spare set of keys to access his car. He then drove to C2 Tactical Gun Range in Tempe, where he rented a weapon and used it on himself.

“It was our plan Monday to contact an attorney and get in touch with USA Swimming Safe Sport, but he ended up killing himself Sunday afternoon,” Tait said. “Our �irst reaction was to protect the kids and get them help.

“I sent an email Sunday night explaining Bob had committed suicide. We didn’t release these other details because we

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cy and its members accountable.”

Cost said, “Civilians we have on the board are not hesitant whatsoever to share their feelings and opinions. I value that as a chief greatly.

“I did not want civilians who were (saying) ‘the police can do no wrong,’” he continued, adding that “the dialogue and discussion has been robust. It’s been frank, it’s been very upfront. I appreciate that.”

Indeed, in two cases in which of�icers shot and killed unarmed suspects, a civilian on the board gave harsh criticism.

Civilian push-back has been a regular feature at CIRB meetings, Cost said.

“It’s not a monotonous meeting. The meeting is very lively...with the goal of bettering our policing,” Cost said.

“What has been the pleasant part of the CIRB is what we’ve been able to learn from our community.”

He called CIRB a work-in-progress: “Status quo is not a good word for me. We’ll look at what we can do to be even better.

We’re listening to our citizens.”

Cost said he hears the likes of Miller, a harsh critic of local police for the last few years. Most recently, Miller complained to the Tribune that the CIRB “lacks teeth,” and has no real power.

“Pastor Miller and I talk a lot. I respect his opinion but respectfully disagree: it does have teeth. Concerns (from CIRB) go right into training, policy, professional standards and protocol,” Cost said.

Asked about the March CIRB meeting, in which a civilian said the police of�icers who shot an unarmed man “was 100 percent wrong,” Cost said he could not provide a speci�ic answer due to a lawsuit.

“But as a general statement, I appreci-

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the litigation.”

Cost was not the department leader when Shaver was killed.

In November 2019, Cost was named interim chief, after former Police Chief Ramon Batista abruptly resigned following a no-con�idence vote by the Mesa Police Association, which criticized Batista’s handling of several use-of-force incidents. Cost was named permanent chief in May 2020.

Asked what he and the department learned from the Daniel Shaver killing, Cost again repeated he was not able to talk about speci�ics.

“But I’ve been here almost 27 years, and with every case we review, we take a look at everything that was involved with these cases and take a renewed look at our trainings and our policies, anything we can improve on,” Cost said.

Pastor Andre Miller of New Beginnings Christian Church is an outspoken critic of the Mesa Police Department. Miller said the city is using charter language that prohibits a civilian review board as an excuse.

“Since the charter was created, they’ve changed it 14 times — most recently to give pay increases to the mayor and City Council,” Millers said.

“If they truly wanted to have civilian input where voices carry weight, they could...They don’t want true accountability in terms of citizen input,” Miller insisted.

But Cost counters that things like the formation of the Critical Incident Review Board, which includes three civilians and has met six times in the last year, show his department is committed to transparent reviews of use of force incidents.

Cost noted that the Maricopa County

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wanted the parents to be able to talk to their kids before they went to school.

“On Monday we lined up trained therapists and then Tuesday we had a meeting with parents where shared the details openly, honestly and transparently so everybody could take the information and share it with their children in the best way they know how.”

Tait added he and the other Rio Salado coaches wanted to get the information out to parents to identify other children who may have been harmed.

Mesa Police Chief Ken Cost, right, said the Critical Incident Review Board, which has met six times in the last year, already has helped “shape policy,” and that he values the citizen perspective it provides. (Special to the Tribune) Attorney’s of�ice investigates all of�icerinvolved shootings. Outside investigations normally take months and the Mesa Police Department previously waited for them to be completed before doing an internal investigation.

But with the CIRB, he added, “we have an immediate review of the use of force...With of�icer involved shootings, we’re not waiting for criminal cases to be completed.”

He said his goal is to have CIRB review extreme use of force cases “within 60 days.”

In 2019, on the heels of multiple wellpublicized incidents showing high levels of violence by Mesa Police of�icers against civilians, the department established the Use of Force Review Committee consisting of 12 community members (Miller was one of them) and 12 members of the police department. It met every two weeks for nine months.

“We don’t believe there have been other children, we don’t have any reason to believe there have been, but if there were we wanted to �ind out who they are and get them the proper support,” he said.

Chandler Uni�ied School District spokesperson Terry Locke said the district was made aware of the charges against Chen on Tuesday. He was not employed by the district at the time of his arrest.

Jim Culver, the athletic director at Chandler, informed the school’s swimmers of his death on Monday morning. He was unaware of the charges brought against the former coach at the time.

According to the department’s “Use of Force” website (mesaazpolice.gov/community/use-of-force/useforceproject), the work of that board led to signi�icant changes, including: • Prohibit shooting at or from a moving vehicle.

• Prohibit strikes to the face, head, or neck other than when a suspect engages in active aggression or aggravated active aggression.

• Emphasize that the policy of the Mesa Police Department is to value and preserve human life in all situations.”

The committee work also led to the Critical Incident Review Board’s creation.

With three civilians joined by various members of the police force and a legal advisor, “The CIRB seeks to promote trust and legitimacy by fostering transparency in department actions, striving to improve police services, and helping hold the agen“We had a meeting this morning with our swimmers and staff on campus to share the sad news,” Culver said. “Our counselors and school administration were present as well as coaching staff.”

Chen’s death rattled the Chandler High community, which was still reeling after the loss of Croswhite last year. The school’s aquatics complex was named after him in December to celebrate his legacy at the school.

That same month, Chandler swimmer Brisa Vasquez lost both of her parents just hours apart from the virus. Tony and Lisa Vasquez were part of the team’s

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booster club.

Tait said while Chen had success as a coach at various levels, there may never be a time in which his legacy can be discussed.

“I told the parents choices have consequences,” Tait said. “One of Bob’s consequences here is this information coming to light. We are going to do the right thing with this information. That comes before any talk about Bob’s reputation or legacy.

“The kids are �irst, and we are going to protect the kids �irst. That’s our singular goal right now.” ■

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Mesa paid $3M to settle suits, mostly involving police

BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor

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he total amount of settlements paid by the city for claims against from Dec. 1 through July 24 is just under $3 million – and most of it involve Mesa Police.

The smallest amount was $43 (“city vehicle hit object”); the largest $1.5 million.

Most of the payments made this year were from incidents that happened three to �ive years ago.

Charges that were settled range from loss of life to unlawful arrest. Several cases involved vehicles driven by police and other city employees.

While the city still faces millions of dollars in liability from a federal wrongful death lawsuit �iled by Laney Sweet, the widow of Daniel Shaver, who was shot to death in January 2016 by former Of�icer Phillip Brailsford. A Superior Court jury acquitted Brailsford of murder charges �iled against him as a result of the shooting.

Mesa settled a lawsuit with Shaver’s parents.

“We’re still taking it to trial,” Sweet told the Tribune about her lawsuit. She said she does not have regular contact with her husband’s parents and was not part of their lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit �iled by Shaver’s parents, their son was attempting to comply with con�licting commands when former Brailsford shot and killed him with an assault ri�le.

Tennessee resident Shaver was working in Mesa and staying at the La Quinta Inn on East Superstition Boulevard.

According to the parents’ lawsuit, Shaver had been showing an acquaintance an

Mesa paid $1.5 million to the parents of Daniel Shaver, who was killed by a Mesa Police officer in 2016. (Go Fund Me) air gun he uses in his pest control work.

Guests who apparently thought it was a ri�le called the police.

After being called out of his room, Shaver and an acquaintance were “shocked to see a group of �ive to six police of�icers pointing their weapons at them, including Brailsford and another of�icer who were utilizing AR-15 ri�les,” according to the lawsuit.

He was ordered to lay on the ground.

“After several minutes of laying face down on the ground Daniel was �inally ordered to crawl towards the of�icers with his legs crossed and his hands in the air, all while being told that if he lowered his hands or uncrossed his legs he would be shot ...as he was crawling he can be heard on the video audibly crying and begging the of�icers ‘please, don’t shoot me.’

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“As Daniel was crawling on his hands and knees per the of�icer’s orders, his loose-�itting basketball shorts fell down to his knees and he instinctively reached to catch them and pull them up.

“At that instant of�icer Brailsford opened �ire and shot Daniel �ive times in the back, neck, chest, face, and right leg.”

After he was acquitted, Brailsford appealed his �iring and applied for and received disability pension from the city.

On June 28, in return for Shaver’s parents dropping the lawsuit, the city of Mesa paid his parents $1.5 million.

According to Kevin Christopher, a city spokesman, “Part of the Shaver settlement was covered by insurance. The rest of it, plus all of the other settlements (from Dec. 1 through July 24) are from the city’s property and loss fund.”

While many of the larger settlements also involved Mesa Police of�icers, a half-million dollar payout did not involve the police.

On May 25, 2019, Rich Worrell was driving a city-owned Chevrolet Tahoe truck on Broadway Road. He made a left turn onto Val Vista Drive and collided with a Honda Accord.

According to a lawsuit �iled by Sandra Bacuetes, Worrell was “inattentive and/or traveling at an unsafe speed when he failed to yield right of way,” causing the collision.

Bacuetes was taken to a hospital for treatment of a broken ankle and “multiple broken ribs,” according to the suit.

On Jan. 4, the city paid Bacuetes $500,000.

On April 3, 2018, Patrick Rost was riding a bicycle on the westside of Ellsworth Road at its intersection with Steven Pollard Avenue.

According to Rost’s lawsuit, “Denis Riordan a city of Mesa police of�icer, was operating a City of Mesa police car … eastbound on Steven Pollard Avenue attempting to turn right on a red traf�ic signal, to proceed southbound on Ellsworth Road.”

“Riordan operated said vehicle in a negligent and unlawful manner so as to cause his vehicle to turn into and collide with (Rost) as he was operating his bicycle within the marked north/south crosswalk on the west side of the intersection on a green light,” the suit states.

The suit claimed Rost “suffered physical and mental pain and suffering, and permanent damage to his bodily functions.”

The city paid Rost $175,000 on March 1,

Ex Mesa cop Phillip Brailsford. (File photo) nearly three years after the incident.

According to his lawsuit, on Nov. 15, 2018, Gary Giger was riding his bike in the crosswalk of the South Lindsay and East Broadway road intersection when Mesa Police Of�icer Karrie Flanigan drove into him.

Twenty-eight months later, the city paid Giger $42,392.

On May 22, 2018, of�icers were called to an apartment complex on Baseline Road to investigate a DUI. Brandon Hicks claimed in a lawsuit he was standing in the parking lot in front of a parking stop, “offering no resistance” as he answered questions when an unnamed of�icer “violently shoves” Hick.

He “is thrown backwards over the parking stop, tripping (Hicks) and fracturing his ankle in three places.”

The city paid Hicks $95,000 on March 1.

Two days later, Mesa wrote a check for $50,000 to the father of a 16-year-old girl who killed herself June 20, 2017.

Police were called to the home after a friend reported the girl was making suicidal comments. The suit claimed two police of�icers and a paramedic spoke to the girl, but did not search for weapons. While they attempted to contact her parents, the girl went to the bathroom, where she locked the door and shot herself.

On Dec. 11, 2017, Michael Wesley was returning from celebrating his 40th birthday at Denny’s when Mesa of�icers pulled his car over for not having lights on.

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Mesa board has reviewed 6 shootings by police

BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor

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n the last year, the Mesa Police Department’s Critical Incident Review Board met six times.

They discussed six cases in which of�icers �ired guns at civilians.

Three died. Two of those killed were not armed.

In one incident, of�icers said a car thief made a sudden movement toward his waistband, prompting them to think he was reaching for a gun and respond by �iring.

Minutes of that meeting show a civilian advisor expressing concern: “If he had no gun then the assumption (that he was reaching for a gun) is wrong and he’s dead – PD was 100 percent wrong.”

Other meetings discussed cases of a man shot dead after kidnapping his 2-yearold daughter and running from police; a 23-year-old suicidal man shot dead after pointing a ri�le at of�icers; a man with felony warrants shot with bean bags after resisting arrest; and an alleged member of a motorcycle gang who, after refusing police commands, was shot with nonlethal bean bags.

The board also heard about police breaking the arm of a 17-year-old who was believed to have a gun. He allegedly pulled a gun on a girl during a robbery, then dropped it while police were chasing him.

The Dec. 2 CIRB meeting discussed the shooting death of 39-year-old Esau Tineo,

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ate those comments and welcome all the opinions of the community members.

That’s exactly what we want, is for the community members to give their perspectives,” Cost said.

Mesa is far from the only Valley department to face federal scrutiny.

Last week, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the Justice Department has opened an investigation into the Phoenix Police Department to “assess all types of use of force by Phoenix

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According to his lawsuit, Wesley has Huntington’s disease.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the symptoms of the rare disease can include slow or abnormal eye movements and

Protestors in June 2020 stood outside Mesa Council Chambers to protest for reforms in the Mesa Police Department (Tribune file photo) who kidnapped his 2-year-old daughter on Sept. 17.

The following day, Tineo was tracked to Phoenix. Driving a pickup truck, Tineo refused to stop until he was blocked by another driver exiting a QT at 19th and Southern avenues.

In a phone call he made to his ex-wife (audio was presented to the board), Tineo says he would rather die than go back to prison.

“Tineo opened his driver door and then partially closed it,” according to CIRB min-

Police Department of�icers, including deadly force.”

Asked about that probe, Cost said, “I don’t have any more insight than what’s been covered with the media.”

“We make sure we’re focused on our department, being proactive on training, our policies ...We have plenty to keep us busy,” he added.

Miller insisted the Mesa Police Department is moving too slowly to make needed reforms.

“At the end of the day, if you don’t have a body with some semblance of teeth, noth-

impaired gait, posture and balance.

The of�icers suspected Wesley of being impaired.

He repeatedly denied drinking or using drugs. When he refused to take a �ield sobriety test, of�icers handcuffed Wesley.

utes describing the incident. “When he reopened it, he made a motion with his hand like a ‘punch out’ of his hand. Det. Mireles saw an object in that hand, interpreted a threat, and �ired one round from his AR15, striking Tineo under his right eye.”

The child was rescued, unharmed.

Minutes show a civilian advisor who, after reviewing video of the incident, states, “This looks horrible — he opens the door and is shot dead, and I do not see a threat.”

The minutes also note “no weapon was

ing will change,” Miller said.

“We’re asking police of�icers to change tactics...but for them it works.”

Miller said he hopes Cost will have the courage to continue what his predecessor started.

“We were making some headway with Chief Batista,” Miller said. “But with Chief Batista, the union did their best to railroad him out of town.” ■

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found in the vehicle.”

Pastor Andre Miller, of New Beginnings Christian Church, said the CIRB does not go far enough.

And, he complained, the board is weighted in favor of the police.

“Ultimately, it is not equal. You have two citizens, then you have all these various of�icers. It’s de�initely not equal,” Miller said. “The lens from the community and lens from of�icers are different.”

After reviewing minutes of the CIRB meetings, he said he was disturbed by cases in which unarmed men were shot dead by of�icers.

“A lot of things are lawful but awful,” Miller said.

And he expressed cynicism over how much power CIRB will have.

“Are (the police) going to take real stock in what a few community members are saying and change things? I’d say no,” Miller said.

The board, with two or three civilian members joined by nine police of�icers and supervisors, does not have any “binding authority,” but makes decisions as to whether policies were followed, with subsequent memos sent to the chief of police.

As Chief Ken Cost said at the �irst CIRB meeting, “This board’s input and opinion will allow MPD to tweak training to re�lect the values of the members and community, and to change when we need to change.

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Pastor Andre Miller of New Beginnings Christian Church is an outspoken critic of the Mesa Police Department (File photo)

Wesley “pleaded with the of�icers to let him go,” according to the suit.

“It was obvious that (Wesley) was extremely scared and he screamed and groaned while the of�icers forcibly dragged him to the police car.”

At a police station, three of�icers “forc-

ibly restrained Michael in a chair while a phlebotomist...stuck a needle in his vein and drew blood without his consent and against his will.”

On May 1, the city paid Wesley $9,500. ■

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GOP lawmakers urge punishment for mask de�iance

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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Mesa legislator is among the 26 other Republican lawmakers that signed a letter last week urging Gov. Doug Ducey last week to punish school districts that defy the law banning mask mandates by withholding state funds and offering school vouchers for students “trapped” in those districts.

Sen. Kelly Townsend added her signature to the letter, came even before all three state universities and Maricopa County Community College District declared they are going to require face masks on campus in certain situations.

The new policy announced by Arizona State University mandates the use of face coverings in classrooms, teaching or research labs as well as “close-quarter environments where physical distancing may not be possible.’’

That speci�ically includes meeting rooms, workshop, design or production studios “and other indoor settings where social distancing is not possible.’’

At Northern Arizona University, President Jose Luiz Cruz Rivera said Wednesday the school is going from a “mask-friendly’’ campus to a “mask-smart campus.’’

The policy requires anyone on campus to wear face coverings in certain settings, “including all classrooms and teaching or research labs.’’ And, like ASU, it also says

masks must be wore in any other “indoor and outdoor settings where physical distancing may not be possible.’’

Cruz Rivera said the school is encouraging students to get vaccinated. But he said that’s clearly not enough.

“Another thing that has become clearer through this discussion is that our next line of defense, regardless of whether or not we’re vaccinated, is to wear face coverings,’’ Cruz Rivera said.

The moves come less than two months after lawmakers approved legislation saying that universities and community colleges cannot require that students be vaccinated against COVID-19 or show proof of such immunization.

It also says that these schools cannot place any conditions on attendance or participation in classes or academic activities, including the use of masks, if someone chooses not to be vaccinated.

That, in turn, followed Ducey’s June 15 executive order which has virtually identical language.

But ASU Vice President Jay Thorne said he does not believe the new policy violates either. The key, he told Capitol Media Services, is that it does not discriminate.

“Our requirements apply to everyone on campus (students, faculty, staff, and visitors) and regardless of their vaccination status,’’ he said. “They do not con�lict with the order or the legislation.’’

Hours later the University of Arizona

followed suit.

Ducey appears to be seeking to avoid a confrontation with the schools over the policy changes.

“The law we signed is clear,’’ said gubernatorial press aide C.J. Karamargin.

“Rather than creating new mandates, the focus should be on vaccinations,’’ he sadi, adding they are “widely available and proven effective.”

Karamargin repeatedly declined to answer direct questions about whether his boss believes that the actions by the universities violate either his executive order or the new law. “We’re not anti-mask,’’ he said. “We’re anti-mandate.’’

The new university policies come as more than half the Republican state legislators are pushing Ducey to go after public and charter schools that they say are violating a separate law, approved at the same time, that more directly prohibits school boards from requiring the use of face coverings by students or staff during school hours and on school property.

Hoffman crafted the demand, which wants the governor to withhold any federal funding under his control from any school district that is not complying with the law.

Hoffman also wants Ducey to authorize vouchers “for all students trapped within any school district that is non-compliant with state law,’’ giving them tax dollars to attend private or parochial schools. And he said the governor should sue any dis-

trict breaking the law.

The move comes as an increasing number of districts have chosen to require students and staff to wear masks on campus.

Don’t look for any immediate action by Ducey on the request.

“We haven’t reviewed it yet,’’ Karamargin said of the bid by the 26 GOP lawmakers out of the 47 at the Capitol. But he suggested that the governor has no intention of making an issue of it, saying Ducey is “pro-parental decision on masks.’’

“Parents should decide what’s best for their kids,’’ Karamargin said. “And those are the kind of policies he will be supporting.’’

But the legal question remains as to whether they are breaking the law, at least right now.

The legislation with the ban on masks was part of a series of budget-related bills approved by lawmakers at the end of the session. And, with only a handful of exceptions, all measures do not take effect until the 91st day after the end of the session.

This year, that is Sept. 29.

Ducey, through Karamargin, has insisted that the law is enforceable because that is the “legislative intent.’’

That, however, remains to be seen.

On Friday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Randall Warner will hear arguments by a teacher in the Phoenix Union High School District challenging the decision of its governing board to require the use of mask on campus. ■

a resident of the facility had been left in their transport van,” Det. Brandi George of the Mesa Police Department said. “The of�icer entered the van and found an elderly man deceased.”

Paramedics were called and con�irmed the man was dead.

The Mesa Police Department investigation “is still ongoing. No charges (have been) �iled at this time,” George said.

A spokesman at the senior facility said Woods “will have access to all aspects of Canyon Winds’ operations, protocols and business practices.”

Woods said the goal of the independent

review is to “make sure we understand exactly what happened in this incident, and to ensure that every resident who calls Canyon Winds home is as safe as possible, as healthy as possible, and has full con�idence in his or her caregivers 24-7-365.”

Woods toured Canyon Winds last week along with members of his review team, which includes Don Vogel, a retired Mesa Police Department homicide detective.

“To a man and to a woman, everyone we spoke to voiced their full commitment to the review process and to making sure this awful one-time incident will never again be repeated,” said Woods.

A company spokesman said Canyon Winds will continue to cooperate fully with the investigations being conducted by law enforcement and regulatory agencies.

“We take enormous pride in the quality care we provide for the residents who call Canyon Winds home,” said John Berry, Manager of Canyon Winds Retirement LLC. “Nothing like this has ever before happened at Canyon Winds. We will do everything possible to make sure such an incident never happens again.”

Canyon Winds is at 7311 E Oasis St. near McDowell Road and the Loop 202. ■

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BY TOM SCANLON Tribune Managing Editor

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wo weeks after the death of a 90-year-old man left in a van, Canyon Winds Assisted Living and Memory Care hired former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods to lead a “comprehensive independent review of all aspects of operations.”

A staff member at the facility in northeast Mesa found Lawrence Bearse unresponsive July 22 and �lagged down a passing police of�icer.

“The worker said they had discovered

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board of directors, along with Nikola and Jennifer Vidakovic, of Scottsdale, and Victor Elias Zamora.

The original corporation �iling lists Victor Elias Zamora and Victor Elias Zamora Morales as of�icers, as well as Palmira Chavez Moriel and Carmen Zamora; all four list the same First Street address, a 1,550 square foot downtown home near Gilbert Road and Main Street that last sold in 2013 for $148,500.

Legacy’s “articles of incorporation nonpro�it,” with of�icers’ names and addresses, was published in the Arizona Business Gazette three times in May 2016.

In 2017, Legacy �iled a document stating its new statutory agent was Miguel David Linares Marzullo —who also lists an address of 1752 E. First St. Also in 2017, Victor Elias Zamora Morales and Moriel were removed from the board of directors.

Legacy’s annual reports to the Arizona Corporations Commission for the last

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meet at police department of�ices around the city.

At the Feb. 3 CIRB meeting, six other of�icers were present, several from Tempe.

As the minutes noted, the meeting centered around a Sept. 20, 2020, of�icer-involved shooting in Tempe.

A Tempe Police detective led the discussion, explaining Mesa Police answered a call about a man slumped over in a car outside of the Panda Express at Mesa Riverview. A dispatcher noti�ied the responding of�icers the car was stolen.

The driver who was apparently sleeping woke up and, seeing the of�icers, raced away.

After losing a tire, he backed into a parking spot at 949 S. Evergreen Drive in Tempe.

Five of�icers approached the vehicle and demanded the driver, later identi�ied as 21-year-old Angel Martin Benitez, keep his hands up, reach with his left hand through the open window to open the door and let himself out.

At 9:42 a.m., 15 minutes after they responded to the call in Mesa, all �ive Mesa of�icers �ired at Benitez; two of�icers �ired 9 mm handguns, one �ired a ri�le and two shot Benitez with high-powered beanbags.

According to the CIRB minutes: “Det. Hastings provided several scene

four years provides little information and shows no change in its structure.

The last report, for 2021, was �iled Aug. 4.

The electronic signature shows the name Victor Elias Zamora - who was in jail, as he had been since July 22, when he was arrested.

As a registered 501c(3) nonpro�it organization, many of Legacy Academy’s �inancial records are publicly available.

According to guidestar.com, which tracks nonpro�its, Legacy’s tax return for the period between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, shows revenue of $250,562, with expenses of $247,797.

Victor Zamora Sr., listed as “principal of�icer,” signed the document on July 24, 2019.

Under the space for details on expenses, Legacy wrote: “The Academy provided opportunities for academic achievement to dozens of students during the �iscal year.”

Victor Zamora Sr., the CEO, and Carmen Zamora, the Legacy director, are listed as working �ive hours per week. Nikola and Jennifer Vidakovic are shown to work two hours per week each, as directors.

photos, maps and diagrams. She also provided quotes from the of�icers involved that were provided shortly after the shooting. All of the of�icers who �ired their weapons indicated the suspect made a quick reach toward his waistband area as if to grab a weapon.

“Det. Hastings also went through witness statements, both from people to claim to have seen the shooting, and other witnesses that stated it would not be possible to see the shooting based on the witness locations.”

The detective also told the board the Mesa Police Department’s use of force policy “is to only use reasonable force to bring an incident under control and protect the safety of the of�icer and others.”

A Tempe detective told the board his police department found “photos (Benitez) had posted of himself in the stolen vehicle and with a gun. His family said he was a foster child from age 9 to 16 and had a drug issue. His criminal history included possession of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, shoplifting and theft.”

And, the Tempe detective said, “The autopsy showed multiple gunshot wounds consistent with the suspect having his hands up and then making a furtive movement.”

The unnamed civilian who expressed concern over the shooting added “it is

Victor Zamora is listed as working 40 hours per week as executive director.

Salaries paid to Zamora and other directors are not listed.

According to the tax form, “Victor Zamora and Carmen Yolanda Zamora are spouses.

Victor Zamora is the son of Victor Zamora and Carmen Yolanda Zamora. Nikola Vidakovic and Jennifer Vidakovic are spouses.”

The 2017 tax return lists a loan of $10,000 Legacy made to Jennifer Vidakovic.

According to the 2017 �iling, “All employees of the Academy receive salaries based on comparability data and a schedule approved by the board of directors ...The Academy paid non-employee compensation of $152,873 for campus instructors.

For the period between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019, Legacy’s reported revenue fell by nearly half, to $134,562. Any 201920 tax �ilings are not yet available.

According to Legacy Academy board member Nikola Vidakovic’s personal website, “Nikola was transformed from a German refugee to a world-class car designer and artist. Niko attended the

very frustrating that the police of�icers background is marginalized, but we criminalize the suspect during the discussion — PD gets the bene�it of the doubt.”

Near the end of the two-hour meeting, Sgt. Sergeant Scott Sorensen told the board “he will bring back the concerns voiced to his team for discussion on training.”

A police lieutenant at the meeting “suggested training speci�ically on furtive movements.”

The citizen advisory board members at the CIRB meeting were Kina Harding and Genesse Montes.

At the May meeting, Josh Buckley, a Mesa Public School teacher who was to join the board in July, was introduced.

On July 7, CIRB met and reviewed the March 25 incident, in which Of�icers Emmanuel Donavan and Nicholas Dirk attempted to question Joseph Kyle Diamond, who allegedly was riding his bike without a light on Main Street near Alma School Road.

Diamond, 27, followed commands to get off his bike, then took off running through a nearby trailer park.

According to a presentation at the meeting, “Diamond turned and pointed what was believed to be a �irearm at Of�icers Donavan and Dirk.

“Of�icer Donavan �ired four shots with

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Royal College of Art in London, and later in�luenced auto designs at Audi, Volkswagen, and Ford Motor Company. Niko is currently a Scottsdale resident concentrating on prophetic art.”

Nikola Vidakovic did not return a phone call and request for an interview.

Phone numbers related to Victor Zamora and Carmen Yolanda Zamora were disconnected.

But there is evidence, however faint, of a school that once was “special,” at least to a few students.

Two small signs near trees in the yard at 1858 East Brown Road praise the school that once was here.

“Legacy Academy is and will always be special to me, is far beyond just a good school, it is the place I was meant to be,” states one, written by a 2020 graduate.

“They always truly nurture my education, supporting my growth not just in academics, but also as a person, as a dreamer, as a leader, and as future maker.

“Legacy Academy will always be a handprint in my heart.” ■

his duty weapon at Mr. Diamond as he entered the trailer park community and �ired two more shots after rounding the corner into the trailer park.”

Donavan missed his target, but Dirk hit Diamond with non-lethal, high-powered bean bags.

The of�icers arrested Diamond, who said “it was a toy gun.”

According to the CIRB presentation, “Investigators found a �lare gun wrapped in tape on the ground at the location of the of�icer involved shooting.

“Investigation determined four rounds �ired by Of�icer Donavan went into a nearby occupied trailer and two more went into the parking lot area. There were no citizens injured.”

A presentation given to the board stated, “The force used in this case was in compliance with policy.” ■

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Massive, $150M park to land north of Loop 202

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nother “industrial park” is headed to Mesa.

Where others have been small, medium and large, this one might be called “jumbo.”

Picture 100 acres of farmland.

Now picture those same 100 acres, covered with six “industrial” buildings.

It’s a big, big project backed with big, big money: According to documents on the project, “The AirPark 202 PAD applicant will invest approximately $150 million during the construction of approximately 1.5 million square feet of high-quality industrial development.”

Asked if that �igure was accurate, Ed Grant of the development team said the price tag ultimately will “probably be a little more, $175 to 180 million.”

Grant and his employer, Scottsdale Investment Management, have been involved in big industrial buildings on both sides of the Valley.

Nothing as big as this, though.

“The partnership with the city of Mesa has been great,” Grant said. “This is zoned agricultural. This land not all that long ago

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Facebook also addressed Vice Mayor Jenn Duff’s concerns about another water-guzzling data center coming to southeast Mesa.

“We are committing to restoring more water than the data center will consume,” said Melanie Roe, a Facebook spokesperson. “We have already invested in three water restoration projects.”

“Together with the Salt River Project, we’ll bring three new solar projects, totaling 450 megawatts, to the local grid, making this data center supported by 100 percent renewable energy,” Roe added.

The solar project is planned for Pinal County.

In addition to 100 permanent employees, Facebook expects to pay 1,500 construction workers to build the data center.

Why here?

“Mesa stood out as a great location for a number of reasons. It has great access to

Airpark 202 plans to turn 100 acres north of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport into a massive industrial park. (Special to the Tribune) was being farmed.”

Airpark 202 is on the fast-track, with only Mesa City Council approval remaining for its rezoning and preliminary plans.

The 100 acres is bordered by South Sossaman Road to the west, East Warner Road to the north and the Loop 202 to the south.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is just across the freeway.

As the developer’s plan notes, “The area in and around the airport has experienced tremendous growth as of late, but that has generally been located along the south side of the Loop 202 Santan Freeway.

“AirPark 202 marks the �irst major project on the north side of the freeway, and,

accordingly, is planned as a Class A master-planned business park development that will support industrial, warehousing, manufacturing, and logistics operations.”

Grant and company hope the city will help with major road construction to link the north to the south side of the freeway.

He noted a connection between Ray Road on the south side of the 202 and Warner Road would �it with the city’s plans for infrastructure upgrades. “We think that’s a critical element to our value...It provides another connection from the tech corridor to the airport,” Grant said.

Airpark 202 sailed through the Design

Review and Planning and Zoning boards in July with only minor recommendations for revisions.

“We’re feeling really good about the area and the project,” Grant said.

The plan, he said, is to build the project “on spec,” meaning without speci�ic tenants signed.

Grant hopes Council will approve the project soon after it returns from summer break. This would green light Airpark to get off the ground.

“If we can secure a contractor who has the labor and materials, we would love to be able to have this thing up in 15 to 18 months,” he said. ■

Peterson, Facebook’s vice president of Infrastructure.

Peterson indirectly addressed those critical of data centers, which typically use thousands of gallons of water per day for cooling.

“We know water is a precious resource and we continuously work to �ind ways to reduce our water use. That is why this data center will use at least 60 percent less water than the average and we are partnering with local organizations to restore water into Arizona waterFacebook revealed itself this week as the “mystery company” behind an $800 million data center in the northsheds,” said Peterson. west corner of Eastmark. "Construction will go on for a couple of year and we anticipate it will come online at She pledged the Silicon the end of 2023," a spokeswoman said. (Special to the Tribune) Valley-based company infrastructure, opportunities for renew- for both construction and operations, and “will help provide greater water security able energy development, strong talent great community partners,” said Rachel for the entire state.” ■

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hen Valley Youth Theatre streams its VYTal Affair-athon fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 21, Mesa residents may recognize some familiar faces on VYT’s stage.

Three Mesa youth are among the nearly 100 performers who will take part in this year’s eight-hour, Jerry Lewis-style telethon featuring live and recorded interviews and performances from current “VYTkids” and alumni cast members – including stars of stage and screen like Broadway’s Nick Cartell, who recently completed a two-and-a-half-year run as Jean Valjean in the National Tour of “Les Misérables.”

The fundraiser will stream live from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at vyt.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/valleyyouththeatre. Viewers can tune in and out anytime throughout the day.

Gabi Etheridge, 15, who performed in

VYT’s productions of “A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail” and “The Wizard of Oz,” was eager to jump on stage and raise money during VYTal Affair-athon.

“I am thrilled to be a part of VYTal this year because I miss VYT!” Gabi said.

“Nothing can compare to VYT’s professionalism and top-notch productions. I’m so glad they have offered us the opportunity to perform together once again in an uncertain time.”

She’s not the only one who feels that way about the theater.

Abigail Springer, 14, was cast as Katie Spoonapple in her �irst VYT production, “Dear Edwina,” just weeks before COVID-19 darkened stages worldwide.

“One of the highlights of my life was being cast in ‘Dear Edwina,’” she said. “Even though I didn’t get to perform in that show, being part of the cast for a short time meant everything to me.

“I know there are many other kids like me who really want to be back on stage. I

want to support this fundraiser because I want all of those kids to get their shot, and I can’t think of any place better than VYT.” Her little sister, 11-year-old Savannah Springer, performs with VYT’s show choir, VYTweens. She, too, was excited to get on stage to help raise money for the theater.

Said Savannah, “A big source of happiness for me is musical theater. I haven’t had many opportunities to perform in the last year, so I couldn’t wait to be part of my very �irst VYTal Affair.”

The virtual event replaces the 27th annual VYTal Affair, the theater’s biggest annual fundraiser. It’s the second year the COVID-19 crisis prompted VYT to take the event online, but there are bene�its to the online platform – including the opportunity to bring together performers from the past 30 years.

“Hosting the event virtually allows us to showcase the incredible talent in Phoenix to people around the world,” said Bobb Cooper, VYT’s longtime artistic director.

“The cast for this fundraiser includes performers as young as 9 years old, seasoned professionals who were in our shows 30 years ago and everyone in between. It’s going to be a day of amazing performances.”

Most of the performances were prerecorded in July. In addition to vocal numbers, the event will include live Zoom interviews with alumni, multi-track numbers and a few surprise guests.

A highlight of the fundraiser is the 21year reunion of the cast of West Side Story, which VYT produced at the Herberger Theater in 2000.

Five alumni performers from the original production – Nick Cartell, Katie “Rex” Casey, Chris Ciccarelli, Sharie “Combs” Nievar and Ian Sidden – will come together for a virtual performance of the powerful “Tonight Quintet.”

Said Cooper, “We are truly grateful for the swell of support we’ve received over

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the last 18 months. It has touched our hearts and reaf�irmed our commitment to inspire young people to be the best they can be – on stage and, more importantly, in life.”

Each hour of the telethon will be hosted by a local celebrity, including Yetta Gibson, Gina Salazar Hook, John Hook, Brad Perry and Carey Peña.

The fundraiser also will include a silent auction featuring travel, entertainment, skin care, spa, hotel, food and beverage and dozens of other packages.

“VYTal Affair-athon will jump-start the next phase of Valley Youth Theatre,” said Cooper.

Gabi is thrilled to be part of this next phase.

“This past year, I spent time working on things I wanted to improve so when everything came back, I could be more con�ident in my performances,” she said.

“Before the pandemic, my family had gone to every VYT show for �ive years. It really showed just how much VYT was part of our lives! We have really missed it and cannot wait for VYT to open back up stronger than ever!”

This sentiment is echoed by young performers across the Valley, including Savannah.

“My hope is that VYT comes out of this stronger than ever and that people never take for granted the things that make them happy – like theater and the opportunity to spend time together in person,” she said.

It looks like these VYTkids will get their wish, as the theater just announced its return to live performances. VYT will stage “Spookley the Square Pumpkin, The Musical” from Oct. 1-31. Rounding out the season are the 25th annual production of “A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Junie B. Jones, The Musical” and “High School Musical.”

Abigail had one last message for Bobb Cooper and the rest of the VYT team: “Thank you for everything you’ve given me over the last year. I love VYT so much and I hope this fundraiser is the best ever!”

For information about sponsorships, donations or providing an in-kind gift to the telethon, visit vyt.com.

High-pro�ile performers who got their start at VYT include Emma Stone, Jordin Sparks, Kimiko Glenn, Chelsea Kane, Max Crumm, Matt Dallas, Columbus Short, Nick Cartell and Sam Primack. ■

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s Arizona prepares to launch sports betting Sept. 9, the Gila River Indian Community is poised to become one of the big players after teaming up with one of the gambling world’s biggest operators.

The Arizona Department of Gaming has until the end of this month to whittle down a list of 15 tribes competing for 10 available licenses allowing them to offer gambling on professional and college games both online and at retail, or brickand-mortar, sites.

But one knowledgeable observer said a sure bet to win one of those licenses is Gila River Hotels & Casinos, which last week announced a partnership with BetMGM. BetMGM is partnering with Gila River Hotels & Casinos and the Arizona Cardinals to offer digital betting as well as sportsbooks at State Farm Stadium and at Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte and Vee Quiva casinos.

While online sports betting does a far greater business nationwide, retail sportsbooks’ revenue is nothing to sneeze at.

That’s why the brick-and-mortar sites will be offering more than, well, bricks, mortar and cashiers as they court both seasoned and amateur bettors on everything from professional games to fantasy sports to less popular competitions such as cricket, rugby and Swedish soccer.

“You are correct in that betting alone does not do it,” said Dominic Orozco, chief strategic marketing of�icer for Gila River Hotels & Casinos.

“It’s an amenity thing that we wanted to make sure we capture wholeheartedly,” Orozco continued. “It was something that we felt is an additional amenity to support …all the gaming things that we have. We felt that we had to take this to a different level and not just offer betting.”

While the three GRIC casinos combined are devoting 15,000 square feet of space to sportsbooks – two thirds of that at Wild

Wild Horse Pass Casino will have two separate sports books on the second floor, while its sister Vee Quiva and Lone Butte casinos will each have one as well. (Special to the Tribune) Horse Pass Casino – each will be offering its own unique physical environment to attract bettors who want more than the thrill of a wager.

While the tribe and BetMGM will be ready to offer online wagering on Sept. 9, Orozco said it likely won’t be until November that work on the betting parlors themselves will be completed though some retail service will be on deck.

All of this is occurring as commercial gaming revenue nationwide reached a record $13.6 billion in the second quarter of this year, according to the American Gaming Association.

With nearly $24.8 billion generated to date for 2021, the association said this year is on track to overtake 2019 as “the highest-grossing year ever for commercial gaming revenue. And 2019 saw revenue totaling $43.6 billion.

The association also reported that sports betting in the second quarter of this year declined by 8 percent to a mere $888 million because of “a quieter sports calendar,” but also said: “The �irst half of 2021 has already generated more sports betting revenue ($1.8 billion) than all of 2020 ($1.5 billion).”

Within the next �ive years, that total annual revenue from sports betting is projected to quintuple nationwide.

Gila River Hotels & Casinos has teamed up with one of the big gorillas in the world of sports betting.

During a quarterly earnings call Aug. 4, MGM President/CEO Bill Hornbuckle boasted, “BetMGM remains a clear leader in iGaming, having reached a 30 percent market share in the second quarter.”

Kenneth Manuel, Gila River Hotels & Casino CEO, called BetMGM “the king of

sportsbooks” while Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Lewis said, “Building on the successful launch of our new table games at Wild Horse Pass, this new sports betting operation will now continue our successful implementation of our historic new Compact arrangement.”

He was referring to the new agreement the state and Arizona tribes signed earlier this year that helped pave the way for sports betting.

Orozco said Gila River Hotels & Casinos is spending more than $12 million to retro�it portions of its three venues so betters can have a worthwhile experience beyond placing bets and watching games.

“We have taken areas of our casinos that haven’t been necessarily used or utilized for revenue-generating activities and are

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re-�itting them to be sports-betting.

“You will �ind in these sports-betting parlors, these books, not only that the bar and food and beverage complement is there. You will �ind a different, more modernized, state-of-the-art type of sports book. So what you’re typically seeing in Vegas is the old traditional type of sports books…. This is a little bit different.”

He said all three casinos will be offering “a very open-air sports book” that will be “very welcoming to the �loor.”

“We want to make sure our players can get their bets in as quick as possible, as things are happening,” Orozco said.

At Wild Horse Pass Casino, two separate areas of the second �loor will have sports betting operations. To pave the way for one of them, Shula’s Steak House is being relocated; the other book will be

housed in what used to be the old disco called Chrome.

In one, a 250-inch LED screen that can be subdivided into as many as nine quadrants for nine separate games will be the center of attention.

“The viewing and the sound experience will be elevated,” Orozco said. “It’s more than just a couple speakers on the ceiling.”

He said the screen will emit different colors at dramatic points in a game “so that if the Cardinals score a touchdown, you’ll see team colors.”

One venue will have an “all-the-timeavailable sports book” while side with the giant screen “will be more spiritual,” Orozco said.

“You have not only the viewing; you will now have increased bars, you will have a dynamic food offering, we will incorporate two blackjack table games inside the venue.”

He said that the casino also may have a “player interactive game” where staff from a local team will narrate live from a DJ booth the action on the screen. A real DJ will provide music when games break to commercials.

Vee Quiva’s sports book will have an outdoor patio “so folks can enjoy �ire pits or their meals or whatever in an outdoor setting,” Orozco said.

And at Lone Butte – the casino that typically draws some of the heaviest gamblers because of its location – the sports book will have a special VIP section with “special TVs and special views,” dedicated servers and even special menu items.

At all three sports books, patrons will be able to place bets at cashier cages as well as from their comfortable seating areas.

Orozco said the books at Lone Butte and Vee Quiva will be able to accommodate about 250 people comfortably while its

�lagship Wild Horse Pass Casino book will be able to handle 400 to 500 patrons.

And none of the TVs at any of the sports books will be smaller than 175 inches.

Patrons will not only have their own menu but Wild Horse Pass also is working on kiosks from which sports book players also will be able to order from any other restaurant within each casino for pickup or delivery.

While it may take until early November to complete construction of the three casinos’ books, Orozco said that by the time the whole NFL hits the �ield on Sept. 9, “we’re going live” with online betting and some temporary physical area where people can bet on games.

Newbies to sports betting also will be able to �ind some instructions on the �iner points of wagering not only online on Wild Horse Pass’ websites but also from live attendants. ■

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he well-being of our environment is more important than ever. As such, it’s time for us to consider modernizing our trucking industry, which moves about 72 percent of all freight in the United States.

When we order packages online, a domino effect occurs of boxes being loaded onto trucks to those trucks hitting the highways to hardworking delivery people dropping packages off at America’s doorsteps.

Thankfully, there is a simple solution to get this process done more ef�iciently and sustainably by modernizing federal regulations to allow trailers that are �ive feet longer than the 28-foot trailers currently permitted.

Arizona is one of 20 states in the U.S. that allow twin 33-foot trailers to operate. Lawmakers know the environmental

Voting rights laws should be both legal and ethical

The Supreme Court ruled recently that certain Arizona voting rules do not violate the Voting Rights Act. But just because something is legal doesn’t mean it is ethical.

We all are familiar with the moral concept of balancing the letter and the spirit of the law. When we talk about observing the spirit of the law, we are acknowledging that the highest morality involves asking what is the best we can do, not what is the most we can get away with.

This framework can help us consider laws within their historical context, where we ask about the intent of the law and the people it seeks to protect or potentially exclude.

Historians agree that Congress intended the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to provide expansive protections for the right to vote.

Just a year prior, some senators thought a voting rights law unnecessary.

and economic gains these trailers bring to our state and the technological advancements that make them safe.

Unfortunately, the remaining 30 states still adhere to the federal regulation set in the 1980s mandating that trailers cannot exceed more than 28 feet.

This regulation, set before the emergence of modern technology and our heavy reliance on e-commerce, does not take current obstacles of the shipping industry or our country’s increasing need for environmental sustainability into consideration.

“Twin 33s” are merely �ive feet longer than the trailers currently allowed by federal law, but their long-term bene�its are clear. In addition to far-reaching safety and economic gains, these trailers play a crucial role in our �ight to preserve our environment by using less gas and reducing carbon emissions.

In fact, the Americans for Modern Transportation, noted that the adoption

of Twin 33’ trailers equates to 274 million fewer gallons of fuel, 3.12 million fewer tons of CO2 emissions and 3.36 billion fewer vehicle miles traveled with transportation ef�iciencies.

Aside from using less gas and requiring fewer miles driven, Twin 33 trailers increase freight capacity by 18 percent while following the 80,000-lb. weight limit on truck freight. Given the various sizes and shapes of boxes our packages come in, these trailers get more people what they need by �itting a higher volume of boxes containing America’s multitude of online orders.

Trucks drive our nation’s economy, transporting a majority of freight each year and supplying our businesses with the goods they need to prosper.

As e-commerce continues to grow exponentially and more people rely on the ability to run their errands with the press of a button, our shipping industry must adapt to keep pace with our mod-

ern needs.

The use of Twin 33s in Arizona has already proved successful, but because of the decades-old federal regulation they are not allowed to cross state borders.

If the rest of the country allowed Twin 33s, we would see faster shipping times, thriving interstate commerce, and far less strain on our environment.

As we watch our nation’s infrastructure strive to become greener each day, our lawmakers should ensure the shipping industry does not fall behind by implementing greener policies like the adoption of Twin 33s.

I hope our senators will help the rest of the country experience the bene�its of Twin 33s by advocating for their federal adoption in Congress.

Illinois Republican Everett Dirksen had already worked tirelessly to pass the Civil Rights Act, because he understood the moral imperative of equality, suggesting that “stronger than all the armies” is a law whose “time has come.”

However, after witnessing the horrifying violence of Bloody Sunday, Dirksen realized the Civil Rights Act was insuf�icient in protecting the right to vote, so he helped draft the revolutionary bill.

Exemplifying this noble spirit, the VRA has been accepted as one of the crown jewels of American democracy.

Looking for the underlying spirit can also reveal examples of laws with discriminatory purposes, even if the letter of the law appears neutral.

For instance, literacy tests for voting registration were designed to seem fair on their face, but they were often written and employed with racist intent to disenfranchise Black Americans.

What was the spirit of the Arizona voting

law addressed in the Brnovich decision, where the Court upheld policies that ban ballot collecting and throw out all out-ofprecinct ballots?

Although the law does not mention race, the effect of prohibiting volunteer collection of ballots is borne disproportionately by some Arizonans: Only 18 percent of Native Americans living on tribal lands have mail service to their homes.

As such, prohibiting ballot collecting can have a severe impact on casting a ballot.

What could be the spirit behind trying to make it harder for them to vote?

The out-of-precinct policy also has discriminatory effects. As Justice Kagan pointed out in her dissent, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Black Americans in Arizona were twice as likely to have their ballots discarded than white voters.

Even if this result is accidental, a state committed to voting rights would seek to �ix this imbalance.

We must be united in our commitment

to protect every American’s right to vote.

We believe there were inspired elements to the Founding Fathers’ conception of “a more perfect union.”

As women of faith in the 21st century, we too ask: How can we form a more perfect union? Our faith compels us to seek the higher path — to speak out and do better.

Let’s call on our senators to pass new laws that uphold the spirit of the Voting Rights Act, to ensure that every American’s right to vote is sacred. We face a formative moment in our democracy where we can determine what spirit to imbue into new legislation. We deserve voting laws that are both legal and ethical.

Denny Barney is president and CEO of East Valley Partnership, a business owner and a former Maricopa County Supervisor. ■

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ewton H. Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission under John F. Kennedy, denounced television as a “vast wasteland” in 1961.

Comedy, action, and even morality plays came into the nation’s homes, courtesy of cartoons. It didn’t take long for the kids to distinguish the “good guys” and “bad guys,” as the contrast was as stark as the black and white in which it was televised.

One dastardly duo of that era’s animation—Biggy Rat and Itchy Brother— came roaring back into the collective consciousness of baby boomers last year in the real-life personas of Andrew and Chris Cuomo.

The governor of New York and his younger sibling, a hectoring, lecturing cable news host—were ushered into American homes on a regular basis with repartee that the low I.Q. brain trust at CNN apparently regarded as the epitome of “infotainment.”

It became apparent within a nanosecond that the Cuomo Brothers would never be confused with the Smothers Brothers.

It was also painfully obvious that neither Cuomo boy grew into the man their father was.

In the Age of Reagan, Gov. Mario Cuomo emerged as the “Great Democrat Hope,” especially following his keynote address at the 1984 San Francisco Convention.

But New York’s �irst Gov. Cuomo earned the un�lattering nickname “Hamlet on the Hudson” for his indecisiveness and ultimate refusal to run for president.

In late December, 1991, a chartered plane was poised to �ly him to New Hampshire ninety minutes prior to that state closing �iling for its �irst in the nation presidential primary in 1992. Mario Cuomo said no; another Democrat governor, Bill Clinton of Arkansas, became president.

The second Gov. Cuomo was ultimately discovered to possess hungers and habits that can only be described as

“Clintonesque.”

Like so many other Democrats in 2020, he decided to politicize the pandemic; but unlike the rest of his leftist cohorts, he took a page out of his younger brother’s career handbook—daily television.

By making his “Live from Albany” daily telecasts available to CNN and every other conceivable video outlet, Andrew Cuomo was able to feast on the political equivalent of manna—free media. It was a political masterstroke.

It also earned him a Daytime “Emmy” Award for his TV performances and over $5 million for his book.

The “white-hot spotlight” and the partisan predilections of most in the press corps combined to slow scrutiny of the failures of Cuomo’s leadership. But eventually, they were exposed.

The New York Times proved it wasn’t fooling around on April Fool’s Day of this year when it reported that the governor’s staff lowered the number of COVID nursing home fatalities.

Strange, then, that the nursing home scandal did not prompt Andrew Cuomo’s resignation as governor. Instead, subsequent charges of sexual harassment proved the catalyst that forced the “Luv Guv” to call it quits.

Why? Curious observers would do well to remember the political environment that exists in today’s Democratic Party. There are allegations of similar nursing home fatalities in Pennsylvania and Michigan and both those states hold gubernatorial elections next year.

Had Cuomo departed Albany because of the nursing home scandal, both Tom Wolf and Gretchen Whitmer could have faced a similar fate in Harrisburg and Lansing.

Instead, New York’s female lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, becomes the Empire State’s �irst female governor, giving NY Dems the chance to “turn the page” prior to their own 2022 gubernatorial election.

What’s next for Andrew Cuomo? It would seem a “vast wasteland.” While some predict a political comeback, it would be wise for him to wait until 2032…The Year of the Rat. ■

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he Arizona Interscholastic Association’s new COVID-19 guidelines for the 2021-22 high school sports season are causing a stir among athletes and coaches.

Some of the key changes from last year’s guidelines open the opportunity for players with no symptoms to present negative tests to come out of quarantine after 10 days rather than 14.

Teams as a whole can have a shorter quarantine period – 10 days from last known exposure – if an outbreak were to occur.

But vaccinated coaches and players are excused from quarantine as long as they do not present virus symptoms.

“We worked with our Sports Medicine Advisory Committee,” AIA Executive Director David Hines said. “They are our doctors, and they are in tune with what is going on across the board. Vaccinations are available – that wasn’t the case last year. Just about all of our athletes are old enough to receive the shot.

“The intention is, really, we would like to have teams not cancel games.”

With the start of the high school football season only a few weeks away and COVID numbers rising, the AIA, like other entities, cannot to mandate vaccines.

The state law banning mask mandates by schools left it with the option to only “strongly encourage” mitigation strategies like masks and vaccines.

But the rise in cases has coaches erring on the side of caution and having honest talks with players about vaccines.

For some coaches, like Mesa wrestling coach David DiDomenico, the new guidelines have brought up more questions.

His main concern: how to not overstep his boundary as coach when talking to athletes about their vaccination status.

“How do I ask them if they are vaccinated?” DiDomenico said. “I don’t think that’s any of my business, but it’s something I will have to ask. As a head coach

Head Mesa High wrestling coach David DiDomenico has once again urged his wrestlers to exercise caution as COVID-19 cases are rising in the state. He has stopped short of recommending the vaccine, however, choosing only to inform them so they make the best decision for themselves. (Zach Alvira/Tribune Staff) I think it’s one more thing we have to do, “My parents are of course worried and we can’t really delegate it.” about my health,” Bonds said. “These DiDomenico and his program navi- new guidelines, we did a lot of the same gated through last year’s season virtually things last year. Really, staying clean and unscathed. They staying home if didn’t have to canI’m sick is the big“We are one community, but gest thing. I’m just cel any matches due to active cases at the end of the day, there are thankful to have within the probeen able to wreschoices that every studentgram. athlete and their families have to tle this summer.

He said he has “Last year, I make and whatever that decision didn’t do any, had brief conversais, hopefully they think it’s the everything was tions with his team best decision for themselves, about the guidecanceled. But I’ve lines and what they their family, their team and the been able to be mean for those this school community as a whole. consistent who decide to get year. I’ve had 48 - Lucas Ramirez, head boys basketball matches so far and vaccinated. Those coach at Saguaro, conversations have my goal is 50.” stirred up others Another athlete with athletes and their parents. in the Mesa Uni�ied School District, who Aaliayah Bonds, a senior on the Mesa asked to remain anonymous, said he and wrestling team, has so far navigated his parents had long conversations about through summer wrestling matches the bene�its of getting the vaccine: He without issue. And she’s thankful for that. wouldn’t have to miss school, practices Last year, she didn’t have the opportunity or matches if he were deemed to be a to compete until winter sports began. close contact and didn’t have symptoms.

Even if symptoms did arise, they would likely be mild.

They weighed the pros and cons as a family and ultimately decided to get their �irst round of a two-dose vaccine last week. They will receive their second shot on Aug. 30. Two weeks later, they will be considered fully vaccinated.

“We thought it was a good idea, especially since we are really serious about my future,” the athlete said. “Having to quarantine for 14 days if I was a close contact wouldn’t be a good thing for me.

It gives me a great deal of con�idence to know that I will be safe. Hopefully the people around me are also being safe.”

Conversations such as that with families have begun in other surrounding districts.

Gilbert head football coach Derek Zellner has stopped short of making any recommendations to his players.

“We do our best to preach hygiene, hand sanitizer, safe decisions, washing hands,” Zellner said. “When we’re not together I tell them, ‘Hey, be smart, make good choices. Don’t make any dumb decisions that’s going to jeopardize your season or any games for yourself or any of your teammates.’”

Other East Valley coaches are taking similar approaches with athletes.

Chandler head coach Rick Garretson has emphasized the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact to his players. He and Chandler High School Athletic Director Jim Culver have spoken with the Wolves about ways to be proactive and safe.

“Communication makes the world go round,” Garretson said. “We have that ultimate communication and Jim Culver is very in tune with being proactive on things. We try to stay ahead of the game so that we don’t have things… that would close a team down for a week or two.”

Lucas Ramirez, the head boys basketball coach at Saguaro, has made communication and transparency with his players a priority throughout the pandemic.

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Ahead of the 2021 campaign, he is having honest talks with student athletes.

“We are one community,” said Ramirez, who is vaccinated. “But at the end of the day, there are choices that every student athlete and their families have to make and whatever that decision is, hopefully they think it’s the best decision for themselves, their family, their team and the school community as a whole.”

Several programs have already felt the effects of rising cases and a more infectious variant, including two in the East Valley.

Desert Vista recently came back from a 10-day quarantine after six cases were con�irmed positive on the varsity and junior varsity programs and 16 others were identi�ied as close contacts. Higley’s junior varsity and varsity teams are due back from a 10-day quarantine on Tuesday after “multiple” con�irmed positive cases were identi�ied.

Hines estimates well over 90 percent of all sports contests were played last season – a number he was happy with given the circumstances. This year, he hopes for no cancellations.

Players for football teams in Mesa and other high schools are hoping that COVID-19 doesn’t disrupt the 2021 season as it did last year. (Tribune file photo) “Whatever normal is nowadays, we want that,” Hines said. “We want more students to be involved, participation numbers up and more support for

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Mesa vet’s cidery announces statewide expansion

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esa veteran Jason Duren knew at an early age he was destined to help people. When two traumatic brain injuries prematurely ended his active Marine career, the father of two felt lost – but he refused to give up.

Duren has now recommitted to his purpose by cultivating one of Arizona’s largest cideries with his brother, Josh. Cider Corps embodies Duren’s love for cidermaking and his desire to uplift veterans.

Over the years, it has built a reputation as a space for community members to gather, connect and support local veterans through awareness – and it is only continuing to grow.

Cider Corps, which sits at 31 S. Robson Drive, recently announced the statewide expansion of its award-winning hard cider Mango Foxtrot. The beverage, a blend of mango and rose hip with an apple cider base, is now available at most of Arizona’s Sprouts Fresh Markets, according to Duren.

“This entire team just believes in this story and community,” Duren said. “The cider is just a catalyst for healing that can happen in the community over a drink.”

As the company’s �irst statewide distribution, Mango Foxtrot is sold in fourpacks throughout Phoenix, Flagstaff, Tucson, Oro Valley and Prescott Valley.

The style, which has a 7 percent ABV, won a gold medal at the 2019 U.S. Open Cider Championships. It is also one of the most favored �lavors at the cidery.

In addition to Sprouts, Cider Corps’ canned ciders are available at Phoenixarea Whole Foods, AJ’s Fine Foods, Total Wine and a handful of independent package and bottle shops.

Founded in 2017, the Cider Corps taproom is in a 1900s-era building that was once the Mesa police station. Cider Corps features 12 to 15 alternating cider styles and three cider slushie �lavors available in the taproom by the glass. It is open for dine in and take away, and features online ordering.

It has partnered with Myke’s Pizza for an independent fast-casual restaurant concept, Duren shares. It also offers Pair Cof-

Retired veteran Jason Duren has made it his mission to give back to veterans after two traumatic brain injuries ended his active-duty career. He is now the co-owner of one of Arizona’s largest cideries. (Courtesy of Jason Duren) fee & Tea, adding a full coffee bar, espresso drinks, coffee pour overs and artisan teas.

Duren, a judge advocate for the Military Order of the Purple Heart, seeks to utilize his operation to give back to the veteran community.

With a mission statement of “Drink Great Ciders. Honor Great Sacri�ice,” Cider Corps serves as a platform for veterans to be honored through awareness, Duren continues.

Cider Corps frequently features an “Honor Series” of ciders, highlighting different Marine units by featuring their logos on the can.

“Josh does the graphics around it, and we base the cider off it [the unit],” Duren said. “So, when you’re drinking it, the hope is that you look up some of the information about the cause on the key in.”

The for-pro�it organization consistently partners with veteran-oriented nonpro�its in Arizona and California, according Duren. The company has raised funds to help veterans pair up and put service animals through training, as well aid a Californiabased nonpro�it build adaptive athlete sur�boards.

The goal is to partner with veterangeared nonpro�its that are “a making a change in their community,” Duren said.

“I knew wanted to do something for-

pro�it and then support some of these guys that are doing real things in veterans lives and just be a small part of that.”

Raised in Kansas, Duren joined the marine corps in 2009 after moving to Arizona. A natural-born athlete and college-recruited pole vaulter, Duren said he wanted to join the force to give back to his community.

While deployed in Afghanistan in 2013, Duren suffered two traumatic brain injuries from multiple IED blasts, leading to a long road to recovery.

“During that time, I wanted to spend a lot of time by myself,” he said. “I was in the garage a lot and Josh started coming over quite a bit. We decided to �ind a hobby we could do together that requires (mental) processing.

“They (doctors) would say that we have to process information, recognize something that you want to change, and then change it. That is part of the brain mapping.”

During the retirement process, Jason and Josh experimented with cider making as a hobby and as therapeutic outlet for Jason.

Out of this hobby has come a unique technique for cider making.

“What is probably the most unique aspect of how we make our ciders at Cider Corps comes at the �inal stages of fermen-

tation called malolactic fermentation,” Duren said. “This technique converts the malic acid in apples to lactic acid – essentially creating a ‘softer’ mouthfeel and reducing the sour or ‘sharper’ �lavor pro�iles most people associate with hard apple ciders.

The end product is a perfectly balanced cider unlike anything you have tasted.”

The �lavor comes directly from apples and other fruits, so it doesn’t need additional extracts or sugars.

Cider Corps released its �irst two ciders in September 2017 and continued to make more styles while building out their taproom. They opened the taproom doors to the public on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017, and sold 2,600 pints on that �irst day.

Since then, they have seen the taproom become the gathering spot they hoped for: a space where community members can honor the sacri�ice of its veterans while raising awareness for the obstacles they face upon returning home.

Due to an increase in demand, Cider Corps recently expanded its production to Gilbert, according to Duren.

Duren said he hopes to move all cider production to a 14,000-square-foot facility in Gilbert next year, he added.

The Mesa location will remain open as a taproom. ■

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What a fabulous, unique fruit pie! It’s delicious warm or cold, and of course, the better quality of dried apricots you use, the better the filling will turn out so look for plump, moist apricots. The original recipe called for whole apricots, but Susan and I agreed that cutting

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Alice was born on January 17, 1929 in Westby, Wisconsin to Henry and Ingeborg Sherpe. She grew up on the Sherpe's 80-acre dairy farm on the outskirts of Westby. Alice graduated from Westby High School in 1946. Alice was married to Lyle D. Parish on August 13, 1949. The family moved to Chandler, Arizona in 1970, and Alice worked as a licensed practical nurse until her retirement.

In 2020, an undergraduate scholarship was named in honor of Alice at the University of California – San Diego. The Earth Healers Award "is given in honor of Alice Parish and other strong women who have cared for the land and loved the earth."

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lynn, her parents Henry and Ingeborg, siblings Lavern and Helen, and her husband, Lyle. Alice is survived by her sons, Steve, Jeff, and Rod (Susan), as well as grandchildren Maya and David.

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COMPUTER/IT PayPal, Inc. has the following positions available in Scottsdale, AZ: • MTS 2, Software Engineer (Req.#: 15-1491): Responsible for the reliability, prfrmnce & security of the PayPal private cloud. Req’s: BS(or equiv.)+4 yrs. exp. Employer is willing to accept a three or four year bachelor’s degree.

• Systems Administrator 3 (Req.#: 18-4417): Responsible for administering sys. overseeing continuous intgrtn, configuration mgmt & sys. intgrtn. Req’s: MS(or equiv.)+2 yrs. exp. OR BS(or equiv.)+5 yrs. exp • Systems Administrator 3 (Req.#: 20-3528): Mnge vital biz s/w sys. within PayPal’s tchncl finance landscape. Req’s: MS(or equiv.)+3 yrs. exp. OR BS(or equiv.)+5 yrs. exp.

• Insider Threat Strategic Lead (Req.#: 192236): Responsible for new intrnl infrastructure, bldg new data distribution capabilities & tools to enhnc usage of threat intel. Data. Req’s: MS(or equiv.)+3 yrs. exp. OR BS(or equiv.)+5 yrs. exp.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. w/o sponsorship. Mail resume w/ref. (indicate Req.#) to: ATTN: HR, Cube 10.3.561, PayPal, Inc. HQ, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131. EOE

Peter Piper Pizza

Location: McDowell and Miller Road We are now hiring Full Time / Part Time, Team Members for Day, Evenings and Night positions.

Employment General

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Healthcare

Wanted to Buy

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Asian Massage Therapy 623-300-2788 1155 S. Power Rd Mesa 85206 Senior Discounts

Buying Sports Card Collections

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Dad is pure poodle, mom is poodle with a quarter shitzu.

Ready for new homes on August 30th.

Two boys and two girls available.

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Employment General Deloitte Consulting LLP seeks a SOLUTION SPECIALIST, CORE BUSINESS OPERATIONS, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING in Gilbert, AZ and various unanticipated Deloitte office locations and client sites nationally to PROVIDE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES TO HELP COMPANIES UNLOCK THE VALUE OF TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, RANGING FROM REQUIREMENTS TO ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN TO DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING TO DEPLOYMENT, AS DISCRETE SERVICES OR COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS. 15% Travel required nationally. Telecommuting permitted. To apply visit apply.deloitte.com. Enter XBAL22FC0721GIL7156 in “Search jobs” field.

EOE, including disability/veterans.

Real Estate for Sale

Carpet Cleaning

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We Also Buy, Sell & Trade Used Appliances Working or Not

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Home Improvement

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Glass/Mirror

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We get your home or office to back pre-loss condition.

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Pool Service / Repair

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In the Matter of: Brian James Stebbings Case No. 21-CRF-0018

SHARE WITH THE WORLD! Place a Birth, Anniversary, Wedding Announcement, In Memoriam, Obituary or any life event in this paper today!

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III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: LEE CHARLES HITE/ LEE CHARLES HITE/ LEE CHARLES HITE

The State Medical Board of Ohio 30 E. Broad Street, 3 rd Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6127

Roofing

aFamily Operated by 3 Generations of Roofers!

The name of the Statutory Agent is: LEE CHARLES HITE

TO: Brian James Stebbings 15801 S 48th St., Apt 1127 Phoenix, AZ 85048-0843

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aOver 30 Years of Experience

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: SIMPLE SPIRIT 101 LLC II The address of the registered office is: 625 W. 1ST STREET, APT 254, TEMPE, AZ 85281, USA

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On May 12, 2021 the State Medical Board of Ohio mailed an Order to Brian James Stebbings denying his application for a license to practice respiratory care in the State of Ohio. The order was sent to Mr. Stebbings via certified mail, return receipt requested, at his last known address of record, 15801 S 48th St., Apt 1127, Phoenix, AZ 85048-0843 The Order was returned to the Board by the U.S. Postal Service marked “return to sender, unable to forward”. Mr. Stebbings may be entitled to an appeal.

Such an appeal must be commenced by the filing of a Notice of Appeal with the State Medica l Board and the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

The Notice of Appeal must set forth the Order appealed from and state that the State Medical Board’s Order is not supported by reliable, probative, and substantive evidence and is not in accordance with law. The Notice of Appeal may, but is not required to, set forth the specific grounds of the appeal. Any such appeal must be filed within fifteen (15) days after the last date of publication in accordance with the requirements of Section 119.12, Ohio Revised Code. Please contact the undersigned to ascertain the last date of publication.

Any questions or correspondence should be addressed to: Jackie Moore Case Control Office 30 E. Broad Street, 3 rd Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6127 Jackie.moore@med.ohio.gov Publication: East Valley Tribune, Aug 1, 8, 15, 2021 / 40271

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Public Notices NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0014 (HOWELL) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251231, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership

Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments LOUIS E EARNHART & CHARLENE A EARNHART 204 Hart Cir Waxahachie, TX 75165, 1/52, 28A, 123P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; KEVIN A JONES & TAMMY L JONES 606 Park Terrace Dr White Hall, AR 71602, 1/52, 51A, 222P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; FRANK J ROSIE & MONICA ROSIE 2018 Players Path Kingwood, TX 77339, 1/52, 19A, 225, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; CRAIG ALLEN RANDALL 2248 E. Caballero Circle Mesa, AZ 85213, 1/52, 47A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; ARCADIO SANCHEZ & DOLORES M SANCHEZ 17 Woodhaven Wood Dr Spring, TX 77380, 1/52, 49A, 129, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; STEVE LEVY PO Box 865 Williamsburg, VA 23187, 1/52, 50A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; GARRISON C COLBY & ELSA C COLBY 5065 E Colby St Mesa, AZ 85205, 1/104, 16O, 131, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; STEVEN B REESE & ROBIN N REESE 6441 Fall Creek Hwy Granbury, TX 76049, 1/52, 44A, 133, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MY TIMESHARE RESCUE, LLC, a Florida corporation 130 South Ave Ste 200B Orlando, FL 32801, 1/52, 30A, 234, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MARLENE L ANDREWS 4114 E. 1000 N. 1000 Syracuse, IN 46567, 1/52, 15A, 138P, Annual, 20182020, $1,169.08; CHRISTOPHER K CARLSON & AILEEN K CARLSON 22999 N 4th St Osage City, KS 66523, 1/52, 6A, 237M, Annual, 20182020, $2,601.70; DALE C CHIASSON & KAREN E PALMISANO 2705 Dauterive Rd Chalmette, LA 70043, 1/52, 4A, 237P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0015 (TIMESHARE TRADE INS LLC) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251232, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the

highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC 10923 State Hwy 176 Walnut Shade, MO 65771, 1/104, 8O, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC 10923 State Hwy 176 West Walnut Shade, MO 65771, 1/104, 8E, 123M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; GEMINI INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/52, 17A, 126, Annual, 20182020, $3,326.45; MATTHEW J BEATTY 6103 Little Stone Ct Katy, TX 77494, 1/52, 24A, 225, Annual, 2018- 2020, $3,326.45; WIDE WORLD VACATIONS, INC., A UTAH CORPORATION 356 N. 750 W. D9 #343 American Fork, UT 84003, 1/52, 21A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JACK D OLIVER & MARY ELLEN OLIVER 83 Norwich Salem Road Old Lyme, CT 06371, 1/104, 18E, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; CARL E FORSBERG & C COLLEEN FORSBERG 39812

N Integrity Trl Anthem, AZ 85086, 1/104, 26E, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; DONN K BROUHARD & SHEILA K RASMUSSEN 5215 N Whispering Hills Ln Tucson, AZ 85704, 1/52, 3A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; VERNON R SULLIVAN & JUDITH A SULLIVAN 311 N Park St Crown Point, IN 46307, 1/52, 33A, 132P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; CLUB SELECT RESORTS 10923 W St Hwy 176 Walnut Shade, MO 65771, 1/52, 9A, 232, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; GERALD D HANNA & CONNIE HANNA 108 Hearthstone Ct Weatherford, TX 76087, 1/104, 19O, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $872.71; DAVID L TROESTER & JUNE L TROESTER 6555 Oakes Rd Cleveland, OH 44141, 1/52, 46A, 235, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0016 (RENNER) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251233, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and

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Public Notices enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments THOMAS J HOGAN & JANET J HOGAN 8231 N 93rd St Milwaukee, WI 53224, 1/52, 43A, 121, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JAMES R SIMPSON & JEAN D SIMPSON 13080 Hermosa Dr Sw Huntsville, AL 35803, 1/52, 21A, 122P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; ROBERT E WHITE & WILLIE WHITE 127 Hamlet Rd Apt 114 Branson, MO 65616, 1/52, 1A, 123P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; RICHARD G FLORES & JUDITH E FLORES 1755 Cimarron Trail Grapevine, TX 76051, 1/52, 43A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; THE FIRESIDE REGISTRY, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2629 W Main St Ste 185 Littleton, CO 80120, 1/52, 15A, 224P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; PHIL AKINS & PEGGY AKINS 2955 Hillside Dr Lewisville, TX 75077, 1/52 & 1/52, 14A & 15A, 134M & 134M, Annual & Annual, 20182020, $5,128.31; JOHN A REDICK & HELEN W REDICK 3338 Summerhill Dr Memphis, TN 38134, 1/52, 16A, 232, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JOHN GRAN & MARY GRAN 1510 E Business Highway 83 Unit B11 Mission, TX 78572, 1/104, 49O, 135, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; SHERRI A VEGA 10805 NW 76th St Parkville, MO 64152, 1/52, 6A, 136, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; DAVID P LEE & NATASHA LEE 2035 Stark Rd Harris, MN 55032, 1/52, 45A, 136, Annual, 20182020, $3,326.45; JAMES E ARMSTRONG & JODY R ARMSTRONG 2028 Tilbury Rd Waterloo, IA 50701, 1/104, 47E, 137, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; CLARENCE E JUSTUS & SARAH JANE JUSTUS Pox Box 111 Rudd, IA 50471, 1/52, 45A, 138P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0017 (LIENEMANN) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251887, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted

under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments ARNOLD L LIENEMANN & CONNIE L

LIENEMANN 1320 N Ruby Ave Grand Island, NE 68803, 1/52, 25A, 124P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; MARGARET G KELLER, TRUSTEE OF THE & DONALD L KELLER & MARGARET G. KELLER REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED OCTOBER 16, 2006 455 Appomattox Dr Mesquite, TX 75149, 1/104, 28O, 223, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; RONNIE E PARTIN & DORIS ELLEN PARTIN 24584 St Hwy Aa Green Top, MO 63546, 1/52, 11A, 132M, Annual, 2018-2020, $2,601.70; JIMMY R SANDERS & MARTHA D SANDERS 284 Saddle Club Rd. Greenfield, TN 38230, 1/104, 42E, 233M, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,728.99; DANIEL R SCHMIT & LETA M SCHMIT 9517 Poyner Rd Jesup, LA 50648, 1/104, 14O, 135, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0018 (GIBBS) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201251888, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to

use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments BLUE CHIP PREMIER RENTALS, CABINS & CONDOS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1220 North Market Street Suite 808 Wilmington, DE 19801, 1/52, 26A, 117, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JB PAINTING AND DRYWALL SERVICES, LLC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 135309 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/104, 18O, 126, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; NICHOLAS PETERS 403 S Ozark St Nixa, MO 65714, 1/52, 26A, 224P, Annual, 20182020, $1,169.08; TRANSFER FOR YOU, LLC 402 B #112 W. Mt. Vernon Rd Nixa, MO 65714, 1/52, 40A, 225, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; WILLIAM GARCIA 13281 SW 17th Ln Apt 5 Miami, FL 33175, 1/52, 20A, 127, Annual, 20182020, $3,326.45; RCR SALES & MARKETING, INC, A MISSOURI CORPORATION 607 State Highway 165 S Branson, MO 65616, 1/52, 31A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JOHN B ROSENOW, TRUSTEE OF THE JOHN B ROSENOW LIVING TRUST DATED OCTOBER 1, 1998 & JACQUELINE ANN WOOD & JEFFREY PATRICK ROSENOW & JOANNA LYNN SHOOK & JOHN B ROSENOW JR & JERIANNE MARIE ROSENOW 1315 East Helena Drive Phoenix, AZ 85022, 1/52, 50A, 228, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; PHYLLIS R KELLER, TRUSTEE OF THE PHYLLIS R KELLER TRUST DATED OCTOBER 13,1997 980 W. Angus Ave Hermiston, OR 97838, 1/104, 47O, 229, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; REGINA EASTRIDGE PO Box 2057 Nixa, MO 65714, 1/52, 33A, 230, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; NICHOLAS PETERS 403 S Ozark St Nixa, MO 65714, 1/104, 18O, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; OVERCOMING ADVERSITY, INC. 1035 Primera Blvd Lake Mary, FL 32746, 1/104, 22O, 135, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; TIMESHARE UTOPIA, LLC & JOSH UNGARO, AGENT 402 B #112 Nixa, MO 65714, 1/52, 18A, 136, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; EMIDSOUTH, INC, a Missouri corporation & LARRY A. WATSON AS SIGNING OFFICER PO Box 1700 Brighton, MO 65617, 1/52, 19A, 136, Annual, 2018- 2020, $3,326.45; REGINA

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Public Notices EASTRIDGE PO Box 2057 Nixa, MO 65714, 1/104, 14O, 137, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; PHILIP N CLARK 55 Charles St Sylva, NC 28779, 1/52 & 1/52, 26A & 11A, 237P & 238, Annual & Annual, 2018-2020, $4,420.44; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0019 (TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201263710, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585

East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments TIMESHARE TRADE INS, LLC 10923 W. State Hwy 176 Walnut Shade, MO 65771, 1/52, 49A, 125, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0020 (LAHTI) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201263711, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the

‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments THEODORE R LAHTI PO Box 39 Pleasant Valley, IA 52767, 2/52, 9A & 27A, 117 & 121, Annual & Annual, 2018-2020, $6,577.60; CHRIS J STEWART & SHARI L STEWART 793 E Maria Ln Tempe, AZ 85284, 1/52, 2A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; SALVATORE M DAMICO & BARBARA A DAMICO 123 Meadowspring Cir Spring, TX 77381, 1/52, 8A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; ROGER W HAMPTON & TAMARA L HAMPTON AKA TAMMY L HAMPTON 2280 S 5900 W Mendon, UT 84325, 1/104, 1E, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; FAITH J LINDAHL 500 County Road B W Apt 307 Saint Paul, MN 55113, 1/104, 20E, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; JAMES V DURLACHER 1519 E Beacon Dr Gilbert, AZ 85234, 1/104, 36O, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; KATHERINE E ROGERS DAVIS TRUSTEE OF THE ADA S. BRACE FAMILY TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 & JESSE E ROGERS, TRUSTEE OF THE ADA S. BRACE FAMILY TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 1997 206 Sandia Circle Kirksville, MO 63501, 1/52, 21A, 129, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; JAN RUST 9865 E Creek St Tucson, AZ 85730, 1/104, 9O, 130, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; ROBERT E CUSTANCE 104 Hazelwood Dr Prudenville, MI 48651, 1/52, 22A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; CHARLES E GREER & BARBARA J GREER 2115 E Page Ave Gilbert, AZ 85234, 1/52, 26A, 227, Annual, 20182020, $3,326.45; JOSEPH P SARNAC, TRUSTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSORS IN TRUST, UNDER THE JOE AND MARILYN SARNAC LIVING TRUST DATED THIS 19TH DAY OF MAY, 1999 & MARILY A SARNAC AKA MARILYN A SARNAC, TRUSTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSORS IN TRUST, UNDER THE JOE AND MARILYN SARNAC LIVING TRUST DATED THIS 19TH DAY OF MAY, 1999 12605 W Segovia Dr Litchfield Park, AZ 85340, 1/52, 4A, 228, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; RETLAW LLC, A SOUTH DAKOTA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3349 Broadmoor Dr Rapid City, SD 57702, 1/52,

6A, 228, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; RETLAW LLC, A SOUTH DAKOTA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3349 Broadmoor Dr Rapid City, SD 57702, 1/52, 7A, 228, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; RETLAW LLC, A SOUTH DAKOTA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3349 Broadmoor Dr Rapid City, SD 57702, 1/52, 8A, 228, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; RETLAW LLC, A SOUTH DAKOTA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3349 Broadmoor Dr Rapid City, SD 57702, 1/52, 9A, 228, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0021 (GALLAGHER) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201263712, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this

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Public Notices interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments THELMA M GALLAGHER 3140 Sweet Water Dr Unit 201 Billings, MT 59102, 1/104, 41E, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; DALE W MICHAEL & NAOMA FAYE MICHAEL 8252 N Northern Ave Apt 2102 Tucson, AZ 85704, 1/104, 6E, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; JIM ROTERT & CARMEN ROTERT 511 Apache Loop Rio Rancho, NM 87124, 1/104, 8E, 130, Biennial, 20182020, $2,210.25; WAYNE D WILLS & JAMES D WILLS 6981 Federal Boulevard Denver, CO 80221, 1/104, 44E, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; CLYDE FEAGIN & DOROTHY RUFFIN FEAGIN 14436 E Jefferson Ave Apt 103 Detroit, MI 48215, 1/52, 27A, 229, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; GLENN J BRAUN & BRIDGET R BRAUN N 1973 Maggers Rd New Holstein, WI 53061, 1/52, 21A, 230, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MARK BLOSSER & VIRGINIA BLOSSER 28420 S Rain Valley Rd Elgin, AZ 85611, 1/52, 28A, 230, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; BLAIR A WEAVER & ANN M WEAVER 47 County Road 105 Carbondale, CO 81623, 1/104, 13O, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; GARY STORDAHL 8407 Vashon Dr NE Lacey, WA 98516, 1/52, 13A, 231, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; DONALD GOODMAN & SHIRLEY GOODMAN 2439 Royal Oak Dr Alamo, CA 94507, 1/52, 17A, 231, Annual, 20182020, $3,326.45; MYRNA MEAD 1723 Alexander Cir Pueblo, CO 81001, 1/52, 21A, 231, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; SHARON E FULCHER 1325 Shady Grove Rd Williston, TN 38076, 1/104, 48O, 135, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,094.20; ROGER KLEINWOLTERINK & CAROL KLEINWOLTERINK 1003 Washington Ave Sheldon, IA 51201, 1/104, 33O, 137, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; ADOLPH ALEXANDER REISIG & GENE B REISIG 8433 W. Meadow Park Court Wichita, KS 67205, 1/52, 13A, 138P, Annual, 20182020, $1,169.08; ANN R DUNHAM, TRUSTEE OF THE ANN R “MICKEY” DUNHAM LIVING TRUST DATED MAY 12, 2005 2900 Douglas Dr N Apt 309 Minneapolis, MN 55422, 1/52, 21A, 236, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; KEITH E BOWMAN & MARRIANNE C BOWMAN 4915 S 4055 W Kearns, UT 84118, 1/52, 2A, 238, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45;

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0022 (MEMORABLE VACATIONS LLC) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201263713, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit

Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0023 (AUBREY)

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20201263714, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership

Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments MEMORABLE VACATIONS, LLC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/104, 39O, 139, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; CHARLES LETIZIA 15917 W Mauna Loa Ln Surprise, AZ 85379, 1/52, 3A, 121, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MARK BLOSSER & VIRGINIA BLOSSER 28420 S Rain Valley Rd Elgin, AZ 85611, 1/52, 1A, 222P, Annual, 20182020, $1,169.08; MEMORABLE VACATIONS, LLC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/52, 8A, 222P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; NICOLE H PETRUS 24A Trolley Square #171 Wilmington, DE 19810, 1/104, 26E, 223, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; GEMINI INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/104, 42O, 223, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; TARNIG LLC, A NEVADA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3605 Airport Way South Seattle, WA 98134, 1/104, 10E, 128, Biennial, 20182020, $2,210.25; MEMORABLE VACATIONS, LLC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/104, 24E, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; ALFRED G SCHNECK & ANNA M SCHNECK 190 Copper Canyon Dr Sedona, AZ 86336, 1/104, 40O, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; STEVE LEVY PO Box 865 Williamsburg, VA 23185, 1/104, 40O, 130, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; GEMINI INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/52, 14A, 229, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; W R S HOLDINGS, LLC 8961 W Sahara Ave Ste 102 Las Vegas, NV 89117, 1/104, 26O, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; GEMINI INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/104, 28O, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; WORLD TRANSFER, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION 13876 SW 56th St Miami, FL 33175, 1/52, 6A, 231, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; MEMORABLE VACATIONS, LLC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/52, 15A, 232, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; CRYSTAL P ANTHONY P.O. Box 1748 Long Beach, CA 90801, 1/104, 48E, 135, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; HERBERT E LETERLE 310 N. Court St Ness City, KS 67560, 1/104, 4E, 137, Biennial, 20182020, $2,210.25; ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ 1993 Dewar Dr Ste 1 Rock Springs, WY 82901, 1/104, 4E, 137, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; GEMINI INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION PO Box 138039 Clermont, FL 34713, 1/52, 10A, 235, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45;

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Public Notices Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments MARTHA M AUBREY Rr 2 Box 296 Coushatta, LA 71019, 1/104, 6O, 139, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; LENNY W ATWELL 2555 Crail Hope Road Hardyville, KY 42746, 1/104, 32O, 139, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; DHARMESH PATEL, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTIVE FOR RESORTS ACCESS NETWORK, LLC 8906 E 96th St #322 Fishers, IN 46038, 1/52, 13A, 121, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; STEVEN W DEININGER & DONNA J DEININGER 515 N Pilot Knob Rd Galena, IL 61036, 1/104, 50O, 126, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; ARVADELL LEARD FKA ARVADELL SEIBEL 307 Alder Ave Harvey, ND 58341, 1/52, 25A, 222P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; JOHN TANKERSLEY & LINDA R TANKERSLEY 9114 Regal Dr Woodway, TX 76712, 1/104, 3E, 223, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; DARYL A DANIELS & CAROLINE DANIELS Cmr 420 Box 2333 Apo, AE 09063, 1/104, 30E, 223, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; DOUG BECKMAN 4029 Stilesboro Court Kennesaw, GA 30152, 1/52, 2A, 129, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; HENRY GRIMES, JR. & ROSE P GRIMES 6119 Saint Gabriel Ct Baton Rouge, LA 70811, 1/104, 45O, 131, Biennial, 20182020, $1,116.20; SCOTT K NEA & ANN M NEA 8504 Florence Saint Louis, MO 63144, 1/104, 48O, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; CORNELL MCDANIEL & JOANN MCDANIEL 310 Mcdaniel Loop Dodson, LA 71422, 1/104, 5O, 135, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; DAVID LONEY & JOAN LONEY 200 Taurus Blvd Sw Ocean Shores, WA 98569, 1/52, 49A, 136, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; R. WAYNE WARD & JANET L WARD 503 N Travis Ter Mustang, OK 73064, 1/52, 12A, 236, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0024 (SLATER) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20210030945, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES

OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments DAVID SLATER & STACY SLATER 415 W PADGETT RD EL DORADO, AR 71730, 1/104, 29O, 223, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; DAVID P LEJEUNE & MICHELE V LEJEUNE PO BOX 373 BRUSLY, LA 70719, 1/104, 31E, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; CHARLIE NICKS & JENNIFER NICKS 401 N PARK SEDALIA, MO 65301, 1/104, 33E, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; CHARLES J HARTFIEL & MARVELLE A HARTFIEL 13176 EAGLE CREEK LN DEERWOOD, MN 56444, 1/104, 34O, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,116.20; KELVIN L KOHLER & CINDY L KOHLER 3367 SUN VALLEY TER APT 3 ROCKFORD, IL 61103, 1/104, 39E, 131, Biennial, 2018- 2020, $2,210.25; HOUSTON SMITH & RUTH L SMITH HC 60 BOX

37 CASTLE, OK 74833, 1/104, 50E, 131, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,210.25; DORIS J JEFFRIES 1823 S WEST ST SHELBYVILLE, IN 46176, 1/52, 13A, 132P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; BENNETT W EDWARDS & LORRAINE M EDWARDS 504 FENTON AVE ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446, 1/52, 21A, 132P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; MARIA J FORBES P O BOX 143 108 W JAYNE ST LONE TREE, IA 52755, 1/52, 27A, 132P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; CHARLES GLENN BABINEAUX & LOIS JEAN BABINEAUX 117 BRAHMAN DR RAGLEY, LA 70657, 1/52, 8A, 134P, Annual, 2018-2020, $1,169.08; MICHAEL M JAMES 18402 FOREST ELMS SPRING, TX 77388, 1/52, 48A, 231, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; SASHA XARRIAN 11905 OAK KNOLL DR # B PTY62550 AUSTIN, TX 78759, 1/52, 31A, 232, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; RICHARD E MILLER & FRANCES L MILLER 3775 ROCKY POINT RD SPRINGFIELD, OH 45502, 1/52, 48A, 232, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,326.45; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS 32997.0025 (SAWYER) The following legally described property will be sold pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Notice of Delinquency of Assessments recorded in docket under Instrument Number 20210156234, records of MARICOPA County, Arizona. The owner (s) (see Exhibit “A”) have breached and defaulted under the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements and Bylaws of the Association by failing to pay the amounts as specified herein. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A COURT ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder in Suite 700, at 8585 East Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, in Maricopa County, Arizona, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021: Painted Mountain Golf Villas Interval Interest consisting of: (i) an undivided (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) fee interest in Unit No. (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Interval No(s) (SEE EXHIBIT “A”), Assigned Year (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) PAINTED MOUNTAIN GOLF VILLAS CONDOMINIUM, according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in instrument no. 97-9704664, and plat recorded in Book 451 of Maps, Page 11, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, by which an Owner is entitled to occupy a Unit for one (1) Interval on an annual or biennial (whichever is indicated above) and recurring basis, the exact Interval to be established every year (or, for biennial, every other year) by reservation, all as defined and governed by the Declaration of Dedication, Interval Ownership Plan, and Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Painted Mountain Golf Villas, dated

September 18, 1997, and recorded October 8, 1997, in instrument no. 97-0704665, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as amended (collectively, the ‘’Declaration’’); and (ii) the non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Area, and to use and enjoy the Common Furnishings contained in such Unit, during such Owner’s Use Period, as provided in the Declaration. For convenience in inventory control, conveyancing, and titling, an Interval Interest is granted in a specific Unit; however, this interest does NOT carry with it the right to use that specific Unit. Property address: 6302 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 Tax parcel number: 201008093 Name and Address of owner(s): (See Exhibit “A”) Delinquent Assessments: (See Exhibit A”) SHARON A. URIAS, Trustee, 8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone no. (480) 306-5458 Manner of trustee qualification: Member, State Bar of Arizona Name of trustee’s regulator: State Bar of Arizona. This is a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding to permit Painted Mountain Golf Villas Vacation Ownership Association, An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, to pursue its in rem remedies under Arizona law.

EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s) Address Undiv Int ICN Unit Assigned Yr Yrs Due Delinquent Assessments AMY S SAWYER 18 Marsdale Ct Selkirk, NY 12158, 1/52, 35A, 139, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; JAMES R ELLIS & DELORES R ELLIS 911 Thornapple Club Ct SE Ada, MI 49301, 1/52, 37A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; JOHN T SADOWSKI, JR 428 Pelican Bay Dr Daytona Beach, FL 32119, 1/52, 38A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; ROGER A JONES & CAROL M JONES 6302 E McKellips Rd Mesa, AZ 85215, 1/52, 38A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; STEPHEN MARTHALER & JEANNE MARTHALER 19274 Lewiston Blvd. Hastings, MN 55033, 1/52, 38A, 127, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92; JAY DEAN WALTERS & KAREN YVONNE WALTERS 0845 Mesa Dr. Rifle, CO 81650, 1/104, 44E, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,283.12; SUSAN TREGASKIS DYMOKE TRUSTEE OF THE DYMOKE LIVING TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 21, 2001 & ANDREW JOHN DYMOKE TRUSTEE OF THE DYMOKE LIVING TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 21, 2001 PO Box 6129 Carefree, AZ 85377, 1/104, 13O, 128, Biennial, 2018-2020, $1,152.80; JOAN R ROBINSON 4741 Crestone Way Rochester Hills, MI 48306, 1/104, 2E, 221, Biennial, 2018-2020, $2,283.12; JESSE JONES & STEFANIE A JONES 12719 W Denton Ave Litchfield Park, AZ 85340, 1/52, 13A, 227, Annual, 2018-2020, $3,435.92;

Published: East Valley Tribune, July 25, Aug 1, 8, 15, 2021 / 38993

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Public Notices

CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA

Work shall be completed within 200 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

SOUTH CANAL SHARED USE PATH

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 following forms are to be submitted with the Bid Proposal for Federal-Aid Projects.

FEDERAL PROJECT NO. MES-0(234)D ADOT TRACS NO. 0000 MA MES T0122 01C CITY OF MESA PROJECT NO. CP0671 DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov . Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. 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: Construct a Shared Use Path along the South Canal from the consolidated Canal to McKellips Road per approved plans and specifications.

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $1,500,000.00 $2,000,000.00 For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov.

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, to 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 above.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.e-arc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $35.00, which is non-refundable. 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 website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com.

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.”

1. Surety (Bid) Bond 2. Non-Collusion Bidding Certification (See Proposal Documents and Forms) 3. Certificate With Regard to the Performance of Previous Contracts (See Proposal Documents and Forms) 4. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal Assurance with DBE Goal of 10.34% (Form 3102C – See Proposal Documents and Forms) 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 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.

The City of Mesa, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.

252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (Public Law 100.259). Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk

Published: East Valley Tribune August 8, 15, 22, 2021 / 40516

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Public Notices CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA SIGNAL BUTTE ROAD – WILLIAMS FIELD ROAD TO GERMANN ROAD FEDERAL PROJECT NO. MES-0(237)D ADOT TRACS NO. 0000 MA MES T0227 01C MAG ALCP NO. ACI-SGB-10-03-C CITY OF MESA PROJECT NOS. CP0729/CP0885 DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 1:30 pm. All sealed bids will be received electronically at EngineeringBids@mesaaz.gov . Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. 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: Construct a new arterial roadway along the Signal Butte Road alignment for two (2)-miles between Williams Field Road and Germann Road The Engineer’s Estimate range is $13,500,000 to $15,500,000.

For all technical, contract, bid-related, or other questions, please contact Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

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, to 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 above.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.earc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main.asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $130, which is non-refundable. 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 website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com.

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 480644-2251 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 365 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 following forms are to be submitted with the Bid Proposal for Federal-Aid Projects.

1. Surety (Bid) Bond 2. Non-Collusion Bidding Certification (See Proposal Documents and Forms) 3. Certificate With Regard to the Performance of Previous Contracts (See Proposal Documents and Forms) 4. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal Assurance with DBE Goal of 9.64% (Form 3102C – See Proposal Documents and Forms).

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 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.

The City of Mesa, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (Public Law 100.259). Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune August 1, August 8, August 15, 2021 / 40340

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