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Shafer is the interim Mesquite councilperson

BY JORDAN ROGERS

Peoria Times Staff Writer

Brad Shafer will serve as the Mesquite District’s interim councilmember, following the departure of Bridget Binsbacher, who is running for mayor.

Peoria City Council held a special study session and council meeting on April 28 to interview Shafer and vote. The governing body unanimously voted yes.

“It was an honor,” Shafer said. “I believe the city of Peoria with the mayor and council — our staff as well — are some of the finest in the Valley. I am all about building relationships and working as a cohesive body to move Peoria forward.

“Having a unanimous vote is a prime example of the mayor and council wanting to work with me.”

Brad Shafer will take over as the Mesquite District’s next councilmember following the departure of Bridget Binsbacher to run for mayor. (Kristina

Despite his “interim” tag, Shafer plans to run in the Nov. 8 election for the permanent position. He is gathering signatures and campaigning.

A third-generation veteran, Shafer served as a combat medic in the U.S. Air Force at Luke Air Force Base. He has spent the last 15 years volunteering his time to serve the community.

He was a member of the Peoria Planning and Zoning Commission and the chair for both of Peoria’s Bond Advisory and Charter Review committees.

“My family and I love living in Peoria,” he said. “We believe that there is no better place in the state to live. I believe in service before self, which is a core value of SEE MESQUITE PAGE 3

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ary Bernard was training for a Phoenix Roadrunners hockey team tryout when he met a Peoria Fire Station employee.

After a conversation about the city department, he redirected his goal to the fire industry. Now, 30 years later, the one-time recruit is Peoria’s fifth fire chief, as the city council approved him May 3.

“Opportunities came and doors opened

up,” Bernard said.

“I had the time on and the education, the experience. I’ve worked every division in the office. So, I felt like I was a good candidate.”

After passing on the tryout for the Roadrunners, of the now-former World Hockey Organization team, Bernard knew he made the right decision.

“I just loved it; I fell in love with the job,” Bernard said. “The physical part of the job; that camaraderie. To me, it was a lot like a hockey team.”

He’s been working his way through the ranks since 1991, including a stint in medical school.

The fire chief role wasn’t exactly in the plans. Bernard was just doing his best to work hard and try to prove his worth.

“I wanted to do the best job I could to prove to the folks that said yes that they were not wrong,” he said. “I didn’t want to let those folks down. I just worked hard every day and the promotions came quick

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as we were growing.”

Bernard, 57, said the timing for the fire chief role was perfect.

“If this would have opened up five years earlier, I probably wouldn’t have enough time in the office to be eligible,” Bernard said.

“If it would have been five years later, it would have been right toward the end of my career, and I probably wouldn’t have been a good fit.

“So, timing and opportunity have lined up quite a bit in my career. I just tried to prepare to be ready for that position when it became available.”

Bernard said he feels his background, years of service, and institutional knowledge for Peoria will serve him well.

“I have a lot of institutional knowledge, and I’ve seen this place grow,” said Bernard, who has a Master of Education and Counseling from NAU. “I’ve seen our department grow and seen us do some really good stuff through the years. I’m a team guy who played hockey my whole life. I love being part of a team, I love being the solution. I like being that guy called on at the last minute of the game to go out and get things done.

“I coached for 11 years, have a mentor and coaching-type mentality. I want

to see folks succeed, and I definitely want to see the fire department in the city of Peoria succeed. I’m looking forward to working with my new team.”

A family man, Bernard is married with two daughters and two grandchildren. He said he feels firefighters can be kept safe with the correct training and education.

“I think education is paramount. … I really wanted to make sure I could get everybody home,” he said. “I went out every day and trained and researched. I

learned and I didn’t want to be that guy that somebody would go, ‘What do we do cap?’ And I’d say, ‘I don’t know.’

So, I trained and I learned, and I wanted to make sure that everybody went home; it was my biggest thing.

“As the fire chief, that’d be the stuff that would keep me up at night. So, I’m big on training and big on education. I think it brings a lot to the table.”

Bernard said he’s looking forward to working with his new crew and other Valley fire departments. He said that efficient collaboration can be beneficial.

“We’re in a consortium around here and the automatic aid system where all the chiefs talk with each other and learn from each other’s best practices,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to having some of those conversations.”

At the end of the day, Bernard is continuing to prove that he can provide the solution to problems and challenges that the city is facing. “(I want to) learn from my new team in the city management and leadership team, just seeing what other challenges are and hoping to be a part of their solutions for the issues that come up over there, but I’m really excited to be learning and excited to be the new fire chief,” Bernard said. PT

said Mayor Cathy Carlat has appointed him to represent Peoria for the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, or AMWUA. “If we don’t have water in the desert, we don’t have anything,” he said. “I will be working with other city leaders to figure out how we can conserve water for the future of the city of Peoria.”

In addition to water, Shafer will advocate for investments in public safety while focusing on fiscal responsibility.

“Peoria has the finest police and fire (departments) in the Valley, and I want to support and invest in our public safety,” he said. “One thing about Peoria and the Mesquite District is that we have a very unique quality of life and I want to protect it, which includes our outdoor spaces like the Sonoran Preserve; mountain views; trails; and one

of our greatest assets, Lake Pleasant.

“At the same time, I want to support smart economic development by bringing in high-paying jobs and high-end retail to our community, but it has to be smart. It’s a balancing act between our open spaces, but also smart economic development.”

This is Shafer’s first foray into public office. He said his 15 years of volunteering will serve him well and make the transition smooth.

“It will be a progression, but the beautiful thing is that it has given me years of experience, a lot of working knowledge of the city, and great relationships within our community and city,” Shafer said.

“I hope to protect and preserve the things that make us special and unique within the Mesquite District.” PT

Gary Bernard is Peoria’s fifth fire chief.

(City of Peoria/Submitted)

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the Air Force. My family and I believe that if you want to make a difference in the world, you roll up your sleeves and you serve your community.

“I believe in service, and this is a great place to live. I want to make a difference.”

Shafer, 41, has a Bachelor of Science in health care administration as well as a Master of Business Administration.

In addition, he is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a data-driven approach that is used to improve processes.

“I’m able to look at things and identify waste. I can improve outcomes while saving money as well,” Shafer said. “I’m hoping to take all of that professional experience and apply it to the city council.”

Shafer’s focus on the council is water and investing in water sources. He

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May 12, 2022

15 nonprofits selected for block grants locations.

Polunsky said 10 Glendale residents are weekly physical therapy patients.

The money from the CDBG will be used to provide physical therapy and treatments to those who the foundation serves.

“It’s always great to get a grant, and it’s always great to get accepted,” Polunsky said. “It’s very helpful. We’ve worked with the city for a number of years and received a number of facilities grants to help us refurbish and maintain our facilities over the years.”

BY JORDAN ROGERS Peoria Times Staff Writer

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he Glendale City Council recently approved the dollar figures and nonprofits that will benefit from the 2022 Community Development Block Grant.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development program addresses critical community needs.

This year, the CDBG was $2.46 million, of which 15% was able to go toward public services. This left the Department of Community Services to process applications to dole out $370,000. Twenty-two nonprofits applied, requesting a total of $1,180,250.

Requests from those applicants ranged from $7,000 to $370,000.

Applicants were put on a grading system and given a score, in which administrative costs, cost-sharing and leverage funding, impact cost per unit of service, partnership engagement, prior performance and agency capacity, and availability of other sources of funding was all considered.

Most of the foundations serve disabled citizens, seniors or youth, while some services offered by those foundations includes, but were not limited to, physical health, mental health, self-sufficiency assistance, education, and food and nutrition.

Of the 22 applicants, 15 were selected to receive money. Among them were Benevilla, VALLEYLIFE and Glencroft Center for Modern Aging.

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Benevilla is one of 15 nonprofits selected to receive money. (File photo)

Benevilla Benevilla applied for its West Valley Life Enrichment Program, which is used to care for disabled members of the community over the age of 18 as well as seniors.

“Our goal is to keep them in their home and keep them as independent as possible,” said Courtney Allen, vice president of program operations.

Based in Peoria, 48% of all those who they serve are classified as “low income” or “extremely low income.”

For Allen, the grant is a huge boost.

“It’s wonderful,” she said. “The city has been very supportive over all these years. Benevilla started in 1981, so we’ve been in the community for a long time and we’re very thankful for the support that they have.

“It really does help us provide the services in the community as a nonprofit and to meet the needs of those in the community that need it.”

Money from the CDBG will go into the general fund budget for the program to help, support and pay wages and for activity supplies. Benevilla served 56 members of the community last year under the West Valley Life Enrichment Program, as well as 69 in 2020 and 56

in 2019.

“This funding is really important to help in keeping that program running, especially for those low-income families that are in the community and have limited resources,” Allen said. “That’s a big thing for the CDBG, is to support those community members who are low income and gets them that socialization and interaction.

“We are very grateful and thankful.

They have always been a great supporter of Benevilla and they know we do a lot of great things for the community.

We’re very grateful for what they do.”

VALLEYLIFE VALLEYLIFE applied for the grant for its Physical Therapy for Persons with Severe Disabilities program.

“A number of our people who are physically disabled require regular physical therapy to keep their bodies agile and pain free, and that is one of the things we provide for them,” said Ann Polunsky, grant writer and volunteer coordinator for VALLEYLIFE. The foundation was founded in 1947 and is entrenched in the community.

Although it is based in Phoenix, VALLEYLIFE operates in nine Glendale

Glencroft Center for Modern Aging applied for its Promoting Food Security program, which provides a biweekly free food pantry to the more than 800 residents and 375 employees living and working at Glencroft.

The idea to start a food pantry started in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We realized when COVID hit that most of our residents could not get to the store, so we opened a food pantry,” said Kaye Baker, vice president of development. “We decided we would provide food for our residents.”

The pantry supplies a wide variety of foods to its residents and nursing staff.

It includes fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and snacks.

In 2021, Baker said Glencroft’s food pantry served 4,143 residents. The money coming from the CDBG grant will go toward buying food from vendors to continue supplying the pantry.

Without the funds from the grant, Baker said, the food pantry would likely have to cease operations.

“The real truth is that the money from that grant has actually been what is sustained this, and what is what has given us the assurance that we can continue it,” she said. “Now, to say no to our residents would be heartbreaking to us, so it is truly the difference between getting to do it and not. We’re very grateful.” PT

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Check out the Trio of Talent

The Trio of Talent exhibit is open at the West Valley Art Museum Art Gallery in Peoria City Hall, 8401 W. Monroe Street. Three of Arizona’s top artists are featured in the exhibit that highlights oil paintings, wood carvings and ceramics.

Info: 623-972-0635, wvam.org

‘Treebates’ available

The city of Peoria is promoting sustainability and building a healthy community forest. If the right tree for the correct space is used, residents can utilize benefits that include shade, improvements in air quality, local watershed, native wildlife and at-home energy reduction.

Residents can make use of these benefits while keeping a drought-tolerant landscape. The city is offering “Treebate,” a new tree planting rebate program. With this, water customers can earn $50 for planting an approved tree species.

Info: peoria.gov/rebates

City council meeting

Peoria City Council will meet Tuesday, May 17. The special meeting and study session is at 4 p.m., followed by the 6 p.m. regular meeting. City council meetings and study sessions are broadcast live through Cox at Channel 11, and CenturyLink at Channel 8509, as well as the city of Peoria’s Facebook and Digital Peoria’s YouTube.

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Woman arrested in connection with homicide

BY JORDAN ROGERS Peoria Times Staff Writer

Peoria Police have arrested a woman in connection with a May 4 homicide.

Brianna Zerth, 29, was arrested and booked on second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and aggravated assault charges.

Just after noon, officers responded to a report of a medical call for service at a residence located near 112th Avenue and West Diana Avenue.

After arriv- Brianna Zerth, 29, was ing on scene, arrested and booked the victim, a on second-degree 33-year-old murder, tampering male, was with evidence, and found dead aggravated assault with blunt charges. (Peoria police/ force trauma. Submitted) The victim was Zerth’s relative and roommate.

The investigation is ongoing. PT

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BY J.D. HAYWORTH Peoria Times Columnist

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.S. Eliot made the celebrated observation that “April is the Cruelest Month” in his critically acclaimed poem “The Wasteland,” published in 1922. A century later, a small group of U.S. senators gathered late in that cruel month to formulate a cruel fate for our nation.

Under the banner of “bipartisanship,” these senators have proclaimed that they are “practical problem solvers.” In reality, they will create an even larger problem: delivering amnesty to

the millions of illegal aliens who have flooded into our country… and who continue to cross our porous southern border, with the complete cooperation of the Biden administration.

You might think “bipartisan” means Republicans and Democrats working across party lines to achieve common-sense public policy.

If only.

In Washington, the truly accurate definition of “bipartisan” is quite different. The “Dissembling Dictionary of ‘Swampspeak’” defines it as “Republicans caving into Democrats and their media cheerleaders to enact policies at odds with GOP promises.”

And that was the purpose of the late

April meeting among a quartet belonging to the “World’s Most Exclusive Club.” For the Democrats, it involved Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, chairman of the judiciary committee, and Sen. Alex Padilla of California, who chairs the judiciary subcommittee on immigration. For the Republicans, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas was joined by Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

Because three of the four will not face voters again until 2026, they are essentially immune from current political pressure. The fourth, Alex Padilla, will try to win a full six-year term this fall. Given California’s transformation from “Golden State” into “Third World wannabe,” the freshman senator prob-

ably considers his role in formalizing this “final amnesty” will not only guarantee his place in history but keep him in the Senate for as long as he wishes to remain.

Make no mistake: a full, “final amnesty” is exactly the goal here, but the two Republicans who are part of this “working group” are rationalizing that their involvement will somehow bring “improvements” to any final legislative product.

Don’t look for John Cornyn or Thom Tillis to get “half a loaf,” or even three thin slices of bread. Instead, they’ll end up with a couple of crumbs. And the SEE CRUEL PAGE 8

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Don’t let ‘mom memories’ slip away

BY JUDY BLUHM Peoria Times Columnist

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other. One small word.

One universal meaning. We are all bound by the shared realty that we had or have a mother. This is a central person in our lives. The foundation of our history. A huge part of our personal journey and earliest memories. She is the reason that we are here and the person who probably shaped us into who we are today.

Mother’s Day just passed, but the “mom memories” linger. So, get out the photo album and take a moment to reflect on the most influential figure in our life.

The average American spends $225

on Mother’s Day gifts, bringing the total tally to $28 billion. That is a lot of flowers, dinners, cards, candy and jewelry to let moms know they are loved.

True, it is just the thought that matters, but it is nice to know that Mother’s Day is a major boost to the economy. Yes, mothers deserve recognition and gifts.

Lots of them.

Mothers gave us our roots. They knew us before we knew ourselves. Their memories of us go far and beyond what we can conjure up. They were another generation, perhaps a whole other era, yet they remain relevant in a timeless fashion throughout our lives. There is always some new information to learn about (and from) our mothers.

And some moms just cannot stop teaching. My mother is in heaven now.

She gave me, my daughters and grandsons quite a few cooking lessons. She

perfected the art of baking to a level that few of us (me) will ever reach.

Her secrets? Use the best ingredients or your cake will flop. And be patient, because delicious things might happen for those who take time and can wait.

Bread rises slowly. Don’t rush it.

Moms come in all varieties. A man emailed me to say his mother wasn’t exactly June Cleaver from “Leave it to Beaver.” He said, “My mother was an engineer, drank hard liquor, smoked cigarettes, swore often, drove a motorcycle, loved to gamble, and never cooked.” He pointed out that she was “very loving” and believed in the “freedom to be yourself.” Sounds like a beautiful life lesson. Mothers keep teaching us throughout their lives. The lessons never end! Stand up straight! Eat your vegetables! Keep trying! Study! Work hard! Get plenty of sleep! Budget your

money! Have faith! Be kind!

Lessons, like recipes, come in many shapes and forms. This is what moms of all ages seem to specialize in — handing us ideas that we might put to use in our lives. The kitchen is only one small part of the “cooking class” that takes place when we consider the enormous influence our mothers have in our lives. Life is like cookie dough.

So how is yours shaping up?

Dear readers, it is never too late to upgrade your utensils, search for the best ingredients in life and try out a new recipe. Mother’s Day. Hope you were able to take a mom-ent to celebrate! PT Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local Realtor. Have a story or a comment? Email Judy at judy@ judybluhm.com.

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Lost in Adel’s death is a recognition of her humanity

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Peoria Times Columnist

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he served as Maricopa County attorney for 900 days, the first woman to hold the office.

But Allister Adel was more than that. Dead too soon at age 45, Adel was many things that rarely mattered during her time in the public eye. She was a daughter, a wife, and a mother of two grade school boys. She loved her dogs and the Rotary Club. She was a loyal friend to those who knew her.

Adel also dwelled in the world of politics, though. For many people, especially those who opposed her brand of conservative Republican politics, that meant she was worse than human detritus. Adel was a villain, a punching bag, a piñata. The way politics is practiced today, it is never enough simply to disagree with those we oppose. Instead, we must smash them to bits.

This is true of both sides, red and

blue, Dem and GOP. Nowadays, to talk politics is mostly to spew hate. Even if it means attacking a person at their most vulnerable points and grinding them to dust.

With Adel, who I counted as a friend, it is no secret that she struggled with alcohol. I am not here to suggest that the media, which covered her foibles in office with urgency, was wrong to do so. To hold public office is to be in the spotlight, and rightly so. Adel was accused of too many absences, of failing to maintain her sobriety, of not being the top prosecutor our county needs.

She denied the charges, but still they kept coming. Until, on March 21, she stepped down.

Five weeks later she was dead, having suffered what her family described as “health complications.”

Across the cesspool that is social media wafted a sense of glee from noxious bastards and bots.

From Twitter moron @Peterson_ JFrank: “I believe in karma big time…

This bitch got what she deserved… I will piss on her grave if I ever have the

chance…”

From @Shannonagain2: “AA had no problem *legally* destroying lives. no guilt, here. She was a menace. Corrupt.

As are most attorneys. AND POLITICIANS.” From @SRunningcloud: “She was a wicked woman. Her acts of racism reached the level of genocide. She’s burning in Hell. No doubt. That’s how much bad karma she has to work out.

Eternal fire of hell is what Allister Adel has earned from her time on Earth.”

This vomitus spew was not reserved merely for Adel’s death. As she struggled publicly through rehab and with the responsibilities of her position, her every move drew not just stories but hot takes, name-calling and a sense of joy that peaked with each sign of struggle.

This is our mentality now: It isn’t enough to campaign for those we support; we must loathe the opponent, demonize them, root for a failure of their policies and — even better — their heart.

Ironically, I first met Adel a decade

ago, when we both spent time helping Mesa businessperson Wil Cardon run for the U.S. Senate against Jeff Flake.

Wil, a sensitive soul, spent millions of his own wealth on that campaign, only to get trounced when outside interests spent many more millions on attack ads.

Ridiculed for losing, Wil wandered through a campaign for secretary of state two years later. Three years later, his depression finally got to him. Wil died by suicide at age 45.

As politics has turned to blood sport, we seem to have forgotten that the names of the ballot are actual human beings. They love, hurt, bleed, struggle, die.

I will miss Allister as I have missed Wil. I will feel forevermore like the price they paid to serve us was extracted from them in the days they never got to live. PT

partisan efforts” will actually help the country.

“This is the time to maybe set politics aside a little bit and get good policy in place so we can do our part to lessen the burden that people are feeling here in the country,” Tillis said. North Carolina’s junior senator is mistaken to believe that his newfound allies across the aisle will ever “set politics aside.” The political calculus is stunningly simple.

Democrats want cheap votes; Republicans like Tillis want cheap labor.

But with 60 votes needed to pass such a bill, who are the 10 Republicans we can expect to see vote “aye”?

Let’s begin with the three most likely to abandon their party: Romney of Utah, Murkowski of Alaska, and Col-

lins of Maine. Then come the Republican retirees looking to line up lobbying work as “former senators”: Shelby of Alabama, Blunt of Missouri, Burr of North Carolina, Portman of Ohio, and Toomey of Pennsylvania.

Look for the GOP Leadership to provide a couple of votes — Whip John Thune (R-SD) and Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — and voila! Ten Republican votes for amnesty, with Thom Tillis to spare! Expect John Cornyn to abandon the bill at some point; his Texas constituents will set him straight… but conceivably five more GOPers could vote yes.

In that fashion, Republicans will again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the Senate, and richly de-

serve the dubious distinction of “The Stupid Party.”

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United States will end up as a nation profoundly changed.

While it’s true that the Senate declined to take up an earlier Housepassed bill, that stalled legislation provides clues about what a final product may include: “temporary” legal status for some illegal border crossers and measures to “streamline” legal immigrant processing.

Thom Tillis, who despite a neardeath political experience in his first re-election bid doggedly clings to the chamber of commerce vision of a unfettered flow of foreign workers, depressing wages for Americans, and shifting health care costs for those new workers onto taxpayers, somehow claims with a straight face that his “bi-

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J.D. Hayworth represented Arizona in the U.S. House from 19952007. He authored and sponsored the Enforcement First Act, legislation that would have mandated enforcement of Federal Immigration Law in the 109th Congress.

Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 1995-2007.

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72Sold helps family with dream vacation, home dinary achievement during aerial flight.

He died in 2016 from complications of post-traumatic stress disorder at age 37.

During a lunch with Eloy and Eileen, the Hagues learned the couple had fallen on hard times.

“They told us about their son,” Greg said. “He was buried in Colorado Springs, but they hadn’t been up there in years. I asked them what their dream vacation would be. They said to go to Colorado Springs and celebrate his life.”

They paid for Eloy and Eileen to travel there, in addition to their house payments.

“How lucky are we that we have the resources to be able to do things like that,” he said. “We realized how blessed we are.”

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nimated businessman Greg Hague is known for his optimistic real estate commercials.

That trait carries over into his offscreen life as well.

He and his company, 72Sold, sponsored a contest for Arizona homeowners, choosing one to cover their house payments for six years.

The winners were Eloy and Eileen Cruz of Glendale. The generosity of Greg and his wife, Teresa, didn’t stop there.

The Cruz’s son, Daniel, graduated from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs from 2001 and then served in Afghanistan three times.

Risking his life to save others, Daniel was awarded the Bronze Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraor-

72Sold owner Greg Hague and his wife Teresa did a contest to cover the house payment of an Arizona homeowner for six years. (Greg Hague/Submitted)

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RE/MAX welcomes rocking Realtor Luke Van Wyhe

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uke Van Wyhe has lived a life many learn about through film or interviews.

He traveled the United States with artists like Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg and Britney Spears, and for Van Wyhe, it was like “something out of a dream.”

“It’s a shock when (country singer) Miranda Lambert wants you to escort her out of a sold-out show so that she can wave to all the fans that make her career possible,” Van Wyhe said.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced him to transition to touring homes with Luke Van Wyhe is a real estate agent prospective buyers. For RE/MAX Fine for RE/MAX Fine Properties, North Properties, North Phoenix’s Van Wyhe Phoenix. (REMAX/Submitted)

works with clients in Scottsdale, Peoria, Phoenix, Cave Creek, Surprise, Fountain Hills, New River, Desert Hills, Glendale and Paradise Valley.

As a former U.S. Marine, Van Wyhe saw his music industry job end when the pandemic struck.

“What was happening in the world felt unbelievable,” Van Wyhe said.

“Nothing looked like it did just a few short weeks or months before. Many people lost their jobs because of the pandemic and had to start new. I, along with many others, needed to pivot careers.”

At the time, venues were bare. He needed to act fast.

“It was an interesting journey to discover what I wanted to do with my

life,” Van Wyhe said. “I had to look internally and dive deep to consider my skills, how they translated to this new role, and how my past prepared me perfectly for this new adventure.”

With the built-in bravery of a Marine, and a touch of rock star charisma, Van Wyhe changed his professional direction and become a RE/MAX Fine Properties real estate agent.

After one month, he sold his first home for $50,000 over the listing price, with 15 offers on the table. As a celebrated addition to the prominent real estate team, Van Wyhe started to build a substantial clientele as well as a reputation for connecting with people SEE RE/MAX PAGE 11

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and understanding their needs.

Looking back after two years since his pivot, Van Wyhe really understands the saying “it’s never too late.”

“Pandemic or not, if you feel like you need a change in your life, the time is now,” he said. “If the last two years have taught me anything, it is that the time for brave action is always now.”

Van Wyhe enjoys is new chapter with RE/MAX Fine Properties. He’s happy to talk about his previous career. As a matter of fact, it energizes him.

“It is all part of the story that led me here,” he said. PT

Greg encourages his 450 agents and employees in Arizona to give back, too. The company 72Sold operates in 38 states and offers homesellers a program to sell in 72 hours, avoid daily showings, choose their closing date, then stay in their home for up to six months after closing.

A one-year study of 90,000-plus home sales found that sellers who used the 72Sold program had an average 8.4% higher sale price.

The contest comes on the heels of 72Sold Phoenix affiliate Hague Partners announcing a record year of growth, with its Realtors outselling the average Phoenix Realtor by a margin of over 9 to 1.

A recent independent market analysis done by a third-party title company showed Hague Partners is the fastest-growing real estate firm in Arizona, now achieving almost an 8% market share, 400% higher than just 12 months ago.

“Uber is our model,” he said. “Look

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at how much Uber has made it to get from point A to point B. It’s so much easier than calling a taxi and wondering if it will arrive.

“You don’t have to reach in a pocket for a tip. They do such a fantastic job from taking the friction out of travel that it’s typically less expensive than a taxi. We have developed and refined selling a home, with no inconvenience.”

In 2021, The Arizona Cardinals announced a multi-year deal where 72Sold became the NFL team’s official partner in real estate. 72Sold was approved as the only real estate firm to air commercials during the NFL Super Bowl LVI matchup.

72Sold also teams with the Arizona Diamondbacks as partners.

“Baseball is back, and we are excited to see where our hometown team take us this year,” Greg said. “At 72Sold, we are thrilled to be part of this long-term partnership with the Diamondbacks ownership, management, staff and players.” PT

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Sue Proctor; her husband, founding owner Robert Proctor; and co-owner Tim Palmer are proud of their accomplishment. Cool Blew’s services include: • Air conditioning service and installs.

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Cardinals to play in Mexico City next season

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he Arizona Cardinals will head to Estadio Azteca in Mexico City to take on the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 21.

The announcement comes as part of the NFL’s decision, from last year, to extend the length of the regular season from 16 to 17 games. Part of the resolution states that each NFL franchise is now required to play an internation-

al game on rotation. The Cardinals will play the game in Mexico, eight games at State Farm Stadium, and eight games on the road this season.

The game will air on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” with kickoff scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Featured on the broadcast will be Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on commentary, as they recently made the jump to ESPN after calling games together on Fox for 20 seasons.

Tickets go on sale in August. It will

be the first NFL game to be played in Mexico City since 2019, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 24-17.

However, it won’t be the first time that the Cardinals and 49ers have faced each other on Mexican soil. In 2005, the teams played one another in the first NFL regular season game held outside of the United States. A then-record crowd of 103,467 fans filled Estadio Azteca to witness Arizona defeat San Francisco 31-14.

The Cardinals’ history of international play goes back even further.

They faced the San Diego Chargers in a preseason game at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 16, 1976. It was the first NFL game played outside of North America. On Aug. 6, 1983, they played in the first NFL game in Europe. They faced the Minnesota Vikings at Wembley Stadium in London, England, in another preseason contest. PT

Brandon Frazier is ready to perform at Gila River

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Peoria Times Staff Writer

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igure skater Alexa Knierim treasures her time on the U.S. Olympic team. After all, it took a lifetime of hard work and dedication.

“I think for both Brandon and I it is an honor and a privilege to be part of the Olympic team,” she said, referring to her Phoenix-born partner, Brandon Frazier. “We know how few people have this opportunity. We know that we’re a community of Olympians that is small and rare.”

Knierim and Frazier will be among the cast of “Stars on Ice” when it skates into Gila River Arena on Friday, May 20.

Founded in 1986 by skating icon Scott Hamilton, “Stars on Ice” offers fans an up-close look at the sports’ superstars, performing solo and ensemble routines.

The cast includes 2022 Olympic gold and silver medalist and reigning U.S. champion Nathan Chen, along with Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue. Additional skaters are ex-

pected to be announced soon.

Frazier says it was challenging to make the Olympic team.

“It was a lot of contributing factors to actually be named to the Olympic team because the Olympics come every four years,” Frazier said.

“The timing — on top of having to do everything mentally and physically — has to be right, too. It’s a lifelong journey to be named to that team.”

Frazier said the 2022 Winter Olympics — his first foray at the games — were exciting even before he and Knierim hit the ice.

“It was just a moment where all of your hard work and dedication pays off,” he said.

“She and I worked so hard and in all the right ways. We never took our foot off the gas. You have that moment of realization that everything that you did has led you here and now you can enjoy it.”

Knierim explained they started the Olympics “with a bang” and were proud of their finish. They received their personal best score first at the SEE SKATE PAGE 14

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier are among the cast coming to perform with “Stars on Ice” at Gila River Arena this month. (Tim Nwachuku/Getty Images)

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short program team event (75 points), then surpassed it at the free skate pair event (138.45 points) toward the end of the Olympics. Not to mention, they achieved their best total score (212.68 points) following their final pair event.

They achieved the highest scores by a U.S. pair under the international judging system.

“It’s always a dream to get to skate very well at the Olympics,” she said.

“When you are actually able to get to do that, it sits a little bit differently than any other competition.”

The duo’s performances for pairs and individuals were two weeks apart.

It was challenging to keep up their

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A-game.

“You’re trying to sustain your peak for multiple beats, and that’s not normal,” Frazier admitted. “You are really only doing that for a few days at all of the other events.

“Then entering the final few days of our short program and the individual, you really felt the longevity of the Olympics kicking in. It took a lot of mental toughness to stay exactly where you need to be mentally to get back out there.”

Winning a silver medal in the figure skating team event “was a surreal dream” to Knierim, who previously won a bronze medal with her former skating partner and husband, Chris Knierim.

“It obviously means a lot when you can medal at any event, but to share that platform with some of our best teammates and really good friends was a memorable moment for us,” Knierim said.

The duo will perform twice during

the “Stars on Ice” U.S. tour. Preparing for them was completely different than readying for the Olympics, Frazier said.

“We just prepare our show numbers, and it’s actually nice,” he said. “It’s just a whole different process where you get to put in what you want.

“You don’t really have to worry about rules or required technical elements. It’s a lot more fun and laidback when you get to put together these programs versus putting together your competition programs.”

Knierim added, “I think that we are looking forward to reaching a live audience in 24 different cities and allowing the different communities and families to see skating live again.

“Because of the pandemic, there have been a lot of missed opportunities. Sharing that passion on the ice with the cast and the audience will be probably something we are most excited about,” she said.

Frazier said it means a lot to perform

in a hometown show, as he lived in Sun City prior to moving to Colorado Springs.

“It’s going to be so sentimental to me to perform a show that I’ve always dreamed about being a part of, within a state and city that I was born in,” Frazier said.

“I still have a lot of family in Arizona, and I know that they are already planning and excited to attend.

“It’s going to be all the better to experience that, and I’m looking forward to performing in front of my family.”

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Lakeside Bar & Grill fetes 14th anniversary

On May 14, the specials will include: • All-day happy hour, including $6 glasses of select wine; $4.50 well cocktails, beer specials; and $1.50 off shareables, excluding bone-in wings.

• A specialty drinks menu.

Guests can also participate in a hula-hoop contest for free Lakeside gift cards. The Crown Kings will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight.

The sports bar touts wall-to-wall televisions, a family-friendly atmosphere, daily happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m., and weekday lunch specials.

Customer favorites are the two

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akeside Bar & Grill will celebrate its 14th anniversary with what it calls a “Lakesiders Only” birthday bash on Saturday, May 14.

From 11 a.m. to midnight, guests are encouraged to dress in beach-themed outfits.

According to a statement, the name of the party is an ode to the neighborhood and community that have supported Lakeside Bar & Grill. It is also an inside joke because the restaurant is nowhere near a lake. The name derives from the fact that it was one of the few options on the way to Lake Pleasant Parkway.

Lakeside Bar & Grill’s dining room is suitable for large parties. (Patrick Darby/ Submitted)

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See the Sonoran Desert like never before

BY ALLISON BROWN

Peoria Times Staff Writer

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onoran Explorin’ Tours opens the eyes of tourists and Arizona natives alike to the diversity, complexity and beauty of the desert.

Owner Brandy Anderson said she is fascinated by the surrounding desert landscape and created the tours to share that with others.

“I take people out and I tell them really just the whole connection of how diverse the Sonoran Desert is and how we bring it all together, how everybody kind of depends on everyone else,” Anderson said. “I try to grab a hold of people and let them see the desert in a different light than they ever have before.”

Anderson’s tours are held near the Boulders Resort & Spa, accessible to visiting guests and locals. She tailors each tour to the group, so no two tours are ever the same, but there are a few

things people can expect to learn from her. Anderson identifies the plants and birds, and said she can recognize nearly every bird call out there. She is focused on the ecological connection with the wild, native animals as well.

“They can expect to truly never walk out in the desert and do it the same again,” Anderson said about her customers.

More than just recognizing bird calls, Anderson has a wealth of knowlThe goal of Sonoran Explorin’ Tours is to leave guests, edge about plants. whether visitors or locals, seeing the desert in a way In fact, she formerly they never have before. (Charlotte Swenson/Submitted) studied plant science

and horticulture at the University of Kentucky before moving to Arizona 23 years ago. She said she originally just planned to stay with a friend for the summer, and came expecting to find a setting like the Sahara — completely desolate and dead with maybe a few saguaros. But after getting a job as a guide at the Botanical Gardens, Anderson fell in love with the desert and started learning about it.

She then started working at the Phoenician on the golf course, which reinforced that love and curiosity.

“I was driving that course every day and just fell in love with the seasonal change of the desert,” Anderson said.

“I’m talking to golfers and I’m like, ‘Hey, look at that bobcat,’ ‘Oh, my goodness, check out this cactus blooming,’ ‘Did you see these two snakes bathing over here?’ and they’re kind of like, ‘Lady, can you just make me a SEE SONORAN PAGE 18

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Honey Hive Farms hosts tastings at its farm every Saturday. At the event, attendees are invited to taste and purchase honey that is produced in Arizona. Employees are happy to answer any questions regarding their bees and honey-making process.

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Tastings will not be available during the live music.

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“Ghost the Musical” follows Sam and Molly, a young couple whose connection takes a shocking turn after Sam’s untimely death.

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whether that means slowing down for older visitors or making things more hands-on for kids.

“I’ve had kids as young as 1, stair-stepping all the way up to 100 years old,” Anderson said. “Some people can be on my cart, and some people only want to walk and want a more strenuous hike. I’ve had people that can’t walk or that just got out of surgery. Whatever it may be, I can really cater my tour to any age group.”

Not only does she get people varying in age but in location, too. Anderson said she does get a lot of tourists Owner and founder of Sonoran Explorin’ Tours who are visit- Brandy Anderson will identify different speing, but she also cies of plants as well as educate guests on gets plenty of which ones can be eaten, which ones should definitely not be eaten, and even which ones Arizonans who can be useful to get moisture in case of emerlived in the com- gency. munity for 30 or 40 years and decided to ago and then returned with their kids. learn more about their In addition to getting up close with surroundings. nature, Anderson’s tour guests learn Because the tours are some survival skills on the off chance catered to the group, An- that they ever get lost off trail. derson said no two tours “I do talk about what plants are edare ever the same, and ible, what parts of them you could she actually gets a lot eat, what parts you should definitely The goal of Sonoran Explorin’ Tours is to leave of repeat visitors. She not eat,” she said. “I also teach how to guests, whether visitors or locals, seeing the desert said she has even had a navigate the terrain, what you’re listenin a way they never have before. (Charlotte Swenson/ few people who came ing for as far as rattlesnakes, how you Submitted) together on a date years can hunker down under a certain type

cocktail?’”

Her own curiosity often got the better of her, and she would research in the “Natural History of the Sonoran Desert” that was given to her at the Botanical Gardens. She said the book was kind of like her Bible and she devoured it to learn more.

Eventually, Anderson said she talked to her director and the Phoenician agreed to create a “golf cart safari tour” to take guests around the grounds and point out things they may have passed a dozen times and never really noticed.

Now, she works as an independent contractor at the Boulders and can do her tours anywhere.

Every tour is specific to the group,

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dog-friendly patios and live music on Saturdays. During NFL season, Lakeside offers Sunday breakfast, all-day happy hour and games via NFL Sunday Ticket. PT

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Brandy Anderson has a degree in plant science and more than 20 years of experience in outdoor education and wildlife rehabilitation. (Submitted photo)

of tree that would be 20 or 30 degrees cooler, how you could extract the liquid or moisture that you need from a certain type of cactus. I don’t pretend to be a survivalist, but I definitely teach a few good tricks.”

Sonoran Explorin’ even offers seasonal upgrades where guests can taste cactuses and mesquite, participate in full and new moon tours, and do cochineal watercolor paintings.

“There’s an insect called cochineal that sucks the juices out of plants in the family of prickly pear cactus and the chollas,” Anderson explained about the watercolor paintings.

“As it sucks those juices, its body creates carbonic acid, which is a dye that’s been used for hundreds of years.

In fact, that used to be reserved for royalty, that fuchsia, magenta purple color. … We’ll take a few of those insects and I’ll crush them up and add a little water. Then we make paintbrushes out of the fibers of a yucca leaf.”

She added everyone, no matter the age, is always fascinated by the colors that can come from that little bug. PT

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Jordyn Upton of Peoria was among winners in Kennesaw State University’s Symposium of Student Scholars held on campus in Kennesaw, Georgia. A total of 668 student researchers presented 438 projects across a variety of disciplines.

“This is the greatest number of students we’ve had participate in the symposium,” said Amy Buddie, director of undergraduate research and professor of psychology. “We are so proud of all the research our undergraduate and graduate students presented.”

Kathryn Waycaster of Peoria was named to the president’s list at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. A freshman, Waycaster is studying biochemistry and molecular biology. She’s among more than 620 Bob Jones University students named to the list. The president’s list recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade-point average for the semester. Bob Jones University offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in religion, education, fine arts and communication, arts and science, health professions and business.

Utah State University recently held its commencement ceremonies. The graduates are from USU’s statewide campuses, as well as USU Online, earning degrees and certificates during the summer 2021, fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.

Included in them were Caitlyn Collins of Glendale and Caleb Price and Megan Updike of Peoria. Collins graduated with an Associate of Science in general studies from USU Eastern. Price earned a Bachelor of Science in physics from Utah State University, while Updike received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Utah State University.

Seven Central College Students attended Chicago’s Latino Film Festival and Mexican Art Museum. Keaton Rodgers, class of 2023 from Peoria, participated in this multicultural weekend in Chicago. Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a

Central College student Leah Gilbertson secured an internship at Crossroads of Pella in Pella, Iowa. Gilbertson is from Peoria and in the Central Class of 2024.

Central College is a private, four-year liberal arts college. Central is known for its academic rigor and leadership formation and for cultivating diversity of thought and culture through the arts and sciences, professional fields of study, and experiential learning.

Adriana MacDonald was inducted into the the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at NAU. The Peoria resident is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.

Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership.

Graduate students in the top 10% of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. PT

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According to district officials, as of May 10: • Centennial High School:

More than $18 million • Liberty High School: More than $16 million • Peoria High School: More than $7 million • Sunrise Mountain High School: More than $13 million • Peoria Flex Academy: $2,600 for the nontraditional high school PT

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hat you could do if you didn’t know you couldn’t — I love that concept! Zig Ziglar uses that concept in one of the chapters in his book, “Life Lifters.”

I was in Resistencia, Argentina, years ago, watching a fisherman catch dorado. Freshwater dorado are so big — up to 4 or 5 feet — that ocean fishing gear is required. The fisherman threw out his line, and soon he had a big dorado on

the line. It took 20 minutes to pull the fish in, but he finally got it to shore. I thought that dorado would be on the asado (grill) tonight! But no, he threw it back in the water.

He went fishing again. This time he caught a bigger dorado. It took him 25 minutes to pull it in. I thought that dorado was going to be on the asado tonight.

But just like the last time, he threw the fish back in the water. I was stunned.

He went fishing again. This time he caught a tiny little dorado. To my surprise, he kept it. The next time he caught the biggest dorado of all. It was about 5 feet long and took him 30 minutes to pull it in. He got it onshore, then threw it back in the river.

Finally, I asked him in my best Spanish why he kept the small fish and threw back the large. His reply, “I only have a 10-inch frying pan.” Got you.

Unfortunately, many people think that way. They limit what they can do because they don’t know they can do it.

The fisherman’s mindset was too small — he could have cut the first big fish into smaller pieces and cooked it a little at a time. It takes a new, more significant way of perceiving life to create a more successful life.

Us humans, made in the image of God, are designed to catch big fish. But it’s hard to fit a 16-by-20-inch idea into a 3-by-5-inch mindset. Humans were created to have a 5-foot frying pan de-

signed to hold big fish. But many settle for less. It’s not a matter of capacity; it’s a matter of competency in our outlook.

What we focus on is what we become.

That God part of us comes in a seed form, but we need to water it.

So, how do you do what you don’t know you can do?

Have the courage to be different; Jesus was. Stand out by becoming outstanding. Learn to handle criticism or criticism will handle you. Let it develop you, not discourage you. Determine your worth instead of letting others do it for you. They will shortchange you almost every time. Be a player in life, not SEE BELIEVE PAGE 26

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just a spectator. Then, when you go the extra mile, you are seldom in a traffic jam. You can do all things God wants you to do through Christ, who strengthens you. Now, that’s a big frying pan.

I believe in big frying pans. Here’s a writing by an unknown author titled “I Believe.” I imagine we could use a bit of “I believe” right now.

“A birth certificate shows that we were born. A death certificate shows that we died. The pictures in the middle show that we lived.

“Just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they love each other.

I believe that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change. I believe that no matter how good a friend is, they’ll hurt you occasionally. Forgive them for that.

“I believe that you can do something in one moment that will give you heartache for life. I believe that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. I believe that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them. I believe that you can keep going long after you think you can’t.

“I believe that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. I believe that you control your attitude or it will control you. I believe that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up. I believe that sometimes when I’m angry, I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.

“I believe that it isn’t always enough

to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you must learn to forgive yourself. I believe that no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief. I believe that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are primarily responsible for who we become.

“I believe two people can look at the same thing and see something different.

I believe that in a matter of hours, your life can be changed positively or negatively by people who don’t even know you. I believe that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

“I believe that the people we care about most in life are often taken from us too soon. I believe that the happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they make the most of everything they have.”

Here’s a thought from me. I believe that there’s a thought in this list for each of us that we are not understanding, and it could be costing us dearly. Aha! PT Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. He may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com. For more info, see nationstrategy.com.

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BY ANNIKA TOMLIN

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urshneet Chadha enjoys making people smile — so much so that he founded the company Project Smile AZ. In honor of his work, he was named one of the 18 under 18 winners through Junior Achievement of Arizona.

Junior Achievement of Arizona is a nonprofit that equips Arizona students to succeed in work and life by giving them the knowledge and skills they need to manage their money; plan for their future; and make smart academic, career and economic choices.

A Mountain Ridge High School junior, Chadha was introduced to the organization through a teacher a year ago.

“I first applied (to JA) last year, but I didn’t make it,” Chadha admitted.

“Then I felt like I wanted to grow a little bit more as a person and get better as a leader.

“I went through numerous leadership conferences and a development project a bit more.”

He worked harder to achieve his goals, including “spreading kindness.”

Afterward, he reapplied to JA and was accepted. Chadha joined Junior Achievement of Arizona because he felt that the goals and mission of the organization aligned with his.

“I’ve really felt that connection, which is why I chose to apply again and improve myself as a leader through some of the videos that they made on YouTube,” Chadha said.

“I learned from them that way, but I wasn’t too involved with their programs since they’re catered to middle schoolers and elementary schoolers.”

The 18 under 18 winners have started businesses and nonprofits, broken glass ceilings, and created products for the

physical space and cyberspace.

“I’m the founder of Project Smile AZ, and basically we’re dedicated to making people smile and spreading positivity,” the 16-yearold said.

“We started originally in the Valley, but now we’re expanding globally. The ‘AZ’ doesn’t just stand for Arizona but now stands for spreading smiles from A to Z. We want to make everyone smile, and that’s our mission at the end of the day.”

Chadha has founded Gamers for Hope to encourage the gaming and tech community to be philanthropic.

“There’s this really passionate audience of gamers and this audience that has a lot of money and just a lot of talent, a lot of skill,” Chadha said.

“We want to mobilize that army in a way and bring it over to getting those people to change the world. We knew that they had the potential; we just wanted to unleash it in a way that could change the world and make it a better place.”

He is concurrently developing “an additional kindness app” and sharing the news through social media. He is proof of the organization’s mission statement: “empower the future.”

“I personally aligned with that, because the youth are only part of the present, but we’re 100% of the future — we make up all of it,” Chadha said.

“If we raised the youth right, if we were brought up right, we can do great things, because the world is eventually going to be in our hands.

“We hold the future, and we can really build it up. We can choose what we want the future to be because this is our world.”

Chadha plans to continue this by pursuing a career path in public advocacy

Hurshneet Chadha is the founder of Project Smile AZ, which is dedicated to making people smile and spreading positivity globally. (Hurshneet Chadha/Submitted)

with the aspirations to attend ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Law. For now, he is focused on school, his organizations and his 18 under 18 role.

“For me, firstly, it means to be a role model to the 90,000 people who are a part of JA programs. They’re going to be looking up to me,” Chadha said. “I believe that you have to maintain that bit of professionalism and be someone that they can look up to and always be

available for them in case they need me, because that’s my role as a leader.”

He calls it his “duty to serve them.”

“Secondly, I personally believe that I have been recognized. But being a part of the 18 under 18, it isn’t about what good you have done so far today. It’s more about what is my commitment to continue to innovate and the way I make a difference.” PT

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PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA ON; the Fiscal Year 2023 Final Budget and the setting of the Tax Levies are scheduled for the following dates: Notice is Hereby Given that a Public Hearing will be held in the Peoria Municipal Campus, Council Chamber, 8401 West Monroe Street on May 17, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget for the next fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023.

The proposed budget may be examined on the City’s website at www.peoriaaz.gov or at the Peoria Municipal Campus either in the Main Library or at the Management and Budget Department office, Room 220.

All interested citizens will have an opportunity to give written and /or oral comments, and are encouraged to attend the Hearing.

The Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 is scheduled to be adopted at the regular council meeting on May 17, 2022 commencing at 6:00 p.m. in the Peoria Municipal Campus, Council Chamber.

A Public Hearing relative to the levy increase of the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Property Tax Levies will be held on May 17, 2022 commencing at 6:00 p.m. The final Fiscal Year 2023 Tax Levies are scheduled to be adopted at the regular council meeting on June 7, 2022 commencing at 6:00 p.m. at the Peoria Municipal Campus, Council Chamber.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA, ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2023 SPECIFYING THE OBJECT AND PURPOSE FOR WHICH SUCH BUDGET IS MADE; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH SAID PROPOSED BUDGET IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARIZONA STATE STATUTES. WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Peoria, Arizona, has submitted to the Mayor and Council a Tentative budget for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, as required by the Peoria City Code; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, have reviewed said proposed budget; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona, that the Tentative budget submitted by the City Manager for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023 for the object or purpose specified on the attached Exhibit, and the same hereby is, tentatively adopted.

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the

Estimated Balance 7/1/22

Project Revenues

Transfers In

1 General Fund

$

98,079,138 $

186,089,035 $

2 Half Cent Sales Tax Fund

$ $

46,059,222 $ 5,910,000 $ 150,048,360 $

30,661,851 $

3 Other Reserve Funds Total General & Other

$

4 Streets

$

5 Streetlight Improvement Districts 6 Maintenance Improvement Districts

$ $

12,717,385 $ 18,536 $ 1,168 $

$ $ $ $

21,065,299 31,536,029 -

7 8 9 10

Transportation Sales Tax Fund Development Fee Funds Public Housing Home and Housing Grants

11 Transit 12 Attorney Grants

$ $

13 Public Safety Grants

$

14 Other Grants

$

15 Community Service Grants

$ $

Total Special Revenue Funds 16 Water

$ $ $

$ 2,167,738 $ $ 1,395,781 $

18,597,186 $ 126,800 $ 87,625,922 $

17 Water Replacement & Reserves 18 Water Expansion

$ $ $

19 Water Bonds 20 Water Improvement Districts

$ $

21 Wastewater 22 Wastewater Replacement & Reserves 23 Wastewater Expansion

$ $ $

24 Wastewater Bonds

$

23,052,605 $ 9,761,109 $ 4,021,989 $ 1,861,072 $

25 Wastewater Improvement Districts 26 Residential Solid Waste 27 Commercial Solid Waste

$ $ $

$ 6,122,154 $ 2,104,366 $

28 Solid Waste Reserves

$

29 Solid Waste Expansion 30 Sports Complex Operations/Maintenance

$ $

31 Sports Complex Equipment Reserves Total Enterprise Funds

$

32 Fleet Maintenance 33 Fleet Reserve

$ $

34 Insurance Reserve 35 Facilities Maintenance

$ $

36 Information Technology 37 Information Technology Reserve 38 Information Technology Projects

$ $ $

Total Internal Service Funds

$

$

39 Fireman's Pension

$

40 Agency Funds

$ $

Total Trust & Agency Funds

38,354,036 $ 12,023,208 $ 12,012,361 $ 2,899,575 $ $

Total Sources

12,234,469 $

296,402,642

$ 3,277,000 $

853,182 6,199,738

-

$

18,284

$

3,233,624

5,965,009 $

-

$

24,562,195

$ $

726,800 154,407,233

$ 317,000 $

92,079,134 14,043,192

600,000 $ 61,405,132 $ 53,725,098 $ 1,702,984 $ 7,712,781 $ 20,018,894 $ $ 26,571,432 $ 203,290 $

5,376,179

-

$ $

19,725,142 22,918,469

$ $ 66,420 $

49,624,037 10,030,819

8,096,610 $ $ 14,379,616 $

-

$ $ $

9,957,682 20,501,770

2,605,706 $

-

$

4,710,072

2,753,826 $ 97 $ (382,634) $

1,829,077 $ $ 2,526,000 $

111,500 $ $ 4,056,800 $

4,694,403 97 6,200,166

1,040,728 $

304,956 $

-

$

1,345,684

$

263,725,331

$

4,551,720

6,424,855 $

-

$

7,200,918

3,155,764 $ 28,257,854 $

1,335,364 $ $

16,858,154 57,841,908

1,092,671 $

7,182,788 $

-

$

8,275,459

1,837,856 $ 2,707,808 $ 306,667 $

12,953,246 $ 770,006 $ $

1,060,996 $ 1,311,660 $ 30,000 $

15,852,098 4,789,474 336,667

$

13,157 $ $ $

13,157

-

6 Maintenance Improvement Districts 7 Transportation Sales Tax Fund

-

58,744,513 125 125

$ $ $ $

3,738,020 -

$ $ $ $

111,154,678 13,282 13,282

3 Other Reserve Funds Total General & Other

41 General Obligation Bonds

$

30,318,445 $

42,854,104 $

-

$

$ $

-

$

65,135 $

-

$

65,135

44 Capital Projects - Streets/Economic Development 45 Improvement Districts 46 Facility Projects

$

$ 14,243,391 $

$ 6,700,779 $

-

$ $

20,944,170

$ $

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

47 Outside Source Fund

$

Total Capital Projects Funds

$

$

-

$

-

$

28,546,526 $ 78,166,544 $

-

$ $

29,660,716 123,842,570

-

14,399,108 $ 5,280,602 $ $ -

22,019,530 $

-

$

36,418,638

4,198,850 $ $

9,506,002 -

49 Other Bonds

$ $

50 Improvement Districts Total Debt Service Funds

$ $

19,679,710

$

22,046,080

$

4,198,850

$

45,924,640

$

467,339,812

$

580,712,399

$

35,099,238

$

1,083,151,449

All Funds Total

$

2,099,179 $

31,925,329

1,101,179 $ 96,688 $

-

$ $

1,119,715 97,856

$ $ $

-

$

39,741,190

14,393,291 $

-

$

45,929,320

-

$

-

$

$

853,182 $

-

$

853,182

755,000 $ 18,284 $

3,277,000 $ $

6,199,738 18,284

$

14 Other Grants

$

2,167,738 $ $ 1,395,781 $ 18,597,186 $

15 Community Service Grants

$

126,800 $

16 Water

$

17 Water Replacement & Reserves

$ $

18 Water Expansion

$

19 Water Bonds

$

20 Water Improvement Districts 21 Wastewater

$ $

22 Wastewater Replacement & Reserves

$ $

87,625,922

$

18,675,891 $

-

$

3,233,624

5,965,009 $

-

$

24,562,195

600,000 $

-

$

726,800

$

154,407,233

$

92,079,134

61,405,132

$

53,725,098 $ 7,712,781 $

-

$

19,725,142

2,899,575 $ $ -

20,018,894 $ $

-

$ $

22,918,469 -

23,052,605 $

26,571,432 $

-

$

49,624,037

203,290 $

66,420 $

10,030,819

3,872,675 $

1,702,984 $

$

25 Wastewater Improvement Districts

$

-

26 Residential Solid Waste 28 Solid Waste Reserves

$

6,122,154 $ 2,104,366 $ 2,753,826 $

14,379,616 $

27 Commercial Solid Waste

$ $

29 Solid Waste Expansion

$

-

30 Sports Complex Operations/Maintenance

$

97 $ (382,634) $

2,526,000 $

31 Sports Complex Equipment Reserves

$

1,040,728 $

304,956 $

$

5,376,179

38,354,036 $ 12,023,208 $ 12,012,361 $

24 Wastewater Bonds

Total Enterprise Funds

-

1,837,843 $

9,761,109 $ 4,021,989 $ 1,861,072 $

23 Wastewater Expansion

384,083,715

17,108,765 $

-

Total Special Revenue Funds

76,721,073 10,960,000

$

12,717,385 $

$

11 Transit

5,000,000 $ 17,234,469

$

$ $

12 Attorney Grants 13 Public Safety Grants

$

296,402,642

$ $ $

9 Public Housing 10 Home and Housing Grants

50,000 $ 216,800,886

$

115,624,492

$

$

-

317,000 $

14,043,192

-

$

8,096,610 $

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

20,501,770

-

$

4,710,072

111,500 $

4,694,403

2,605,706 $ 1,829,077 $

143,549,119

$

$

-

7,894,664 9,957,682 -

$

97

4,056,800 $

6,200,166

-

$

1,345,684

$

263,725,331

4,551,720

32 Fleet Maintenance

$

33 Fleet Reserve

$

34 Insurance Reserve 35 Facilities Maintenance

$

776,063 $ 12,367,026 $ 29,584,054 $

$

1,092,671 $

7,182,788 $

-

$

8,275,459

36 Information Technology

1,060,996 $

15,852,098

770,006 $

1,311,660 $

4,789,474

38 Information Technology Projects

$

1,837,856 $ 2,707,808 $ 306,667 $

12,953,246 $

37 Information Technology Reserve

$ $

Total Internal Service Funds

$

39 Fireman's Pension

$

40 Agency Funds

$

48,672,145

$

13,157 $ $ $

6,424,855 $

-

$

7,200,918

3,155,764 $ 28,257,854 $

1,335,364 $ $

16,858,154 57,841,908

58,744,513

$ $

30,000 $ 3,738,020

336,667

$

111,154,678 13,282

125 $

-

$

-

$

-

$

125

$

-

$

13,282 73,172,549

-

$

13,157

$ $

30,318,445 $ $ $ -

42,854,104 $

-

$

65,135 $ $

-

$ $

65,135 -

14,243,391 $ $ $ 1,114,190 $

6,700,779 $ $

-

$ $

20,944,170 -

-

$

-

$

28,546,526 $

-

$

29,660,716

73,172,549

1,114,190 $ 45,676,026 $

26,550 $ $

150,048,360

8 Development Fee Funds

41 General Obligation Bonds 42 MDA Bonds 43 HURF Bonds 44 Capital Projects - Streets/Economic Development

$

45 Improvement Districts 46 Facility Projects

$ $ $

47 Outside Source Fund

$

Total Capital Projects Funds 48 General Obligation Bonds

$

18,536 $ 1,168 $ 21,065,299 $ 31,536,029 $

Total Trust & Agency Funds 42 MDA Bonds 43 HURF Bonds

Total Sources

12,234,469 $

4 Streets 5 Streetlight Improvement Districts

18,284 $

Transfers In

30,661,851 $

97,856 39,741,190 45,929,320 -

1,837,843 $

Project Revenues 186,089,035 $

31,925,329 1,119,715

853,182 $ 755,000 $

Estimated Balance 7/1/22

46,059,222 $ 5,910,000 $

$ $ $ $

7,894,664

48,672,145

________________________________ Vanessa P. Hickman City Attorney

98,079,138 $

-

$

776,063 $ 12,367,026 $ 29,584,054 $

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

$ $

2,099,179 $ $

143,549,119

________________________________ Rhonda Geriminsky City Clerk

$

17,108,765 $ 1,101,179 $

-

$

Cathy Carlat, Mayor ATTEST:

2 Half Cent Sales Tax Fund

76,721,073 10,960,000 384,083,715

3,872,675 $

115,624,492

__________________________

1 General Fund

$

5,000,000 $ 17,234,469 $

$ $ $ $

-

Fund Name

50,000 $ 216,800,886 $

96,688 18,675,891 14,393,291 -

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona this 3rd day of May 2022.

Schedule 1 - All Funds Summary

Schedule 1 - All Funds Summary Fund Name

City of Peoria, Arizona, that the City Clerk of the City of Peoria, Arizona be, and the same hereby is, directed to publish the Tentative budget provided herein and tentatively adopted by the City Council in accordance with the statutes of the State of Arizona and the Peoria City Code.

48 General Obligation Bonds

$

49 Other Bonds

$ $

50 Improvement Districts

$

45,676,026

$

14,399,108 $ 5,280,602 $ $

78,166,544

-

$

-

$

123,842,570

22,019,530 $

-

$

36,418,638

4,198,850 $

9,506,002

26,550 $ -

$

-

$

-

Total Debt Service Funds

$

19,679,710

$

22,046,080

$

4,198,850

$

45,924,640

All Funds Total

$

467,339,812

$

580,712,399

$

35,099,238

$

1,083,151,449

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is given pursuant to ARS §9-462.04, ARS §9-461.09(A) and the City Code of Peoria, Arizona, that the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Peoria will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at the Peoria City Council Chambers, 8401 W. Monroe Street, Peoria Arizona 85345.

Noticing Procedures: Text Amendment (TA2201) Notice is given pursuant to ARS §9-462.04, ARS §9-461.09(A) and the City Code of Peoria, Arizona, that the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Peoria will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 6:30 p.m., and the City Council for the City of Peoria will hold a Public Hearing on August 23, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Peoria City Council Chambers, at 8401 W. Monroe Street, Peoria Arizona 85345.

Further information related to this request or the Public Hearings may be obtained from the Planning & Community Development Department, 9875 N. 85 th Avenue, Peoria, Arizona 85345, or by calling the Planning Department at 623-773-7200.

Schedule A

Agenda items: Noticing Procedures: Text Amendment (TA2201) Discussion and possible action on a city-initiated Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to modify Sections: 21-315 Notices, 21-317 Rezoning, and 21-320 Site Plan. This amendment includes modifications to: 1) Incorporate noticing requirements for General Plan Amendments, Specific Plan Amendments, and Preliminary Plats; 2) The timeframes for holding neighborhood meetings; 3) Clarify the timeframes that notices and site posting are to be provided; 4) Incorporate timeframes for site posting to be removed; 5) Allow for alternative meeting methods (e.g. electronic virtual meetings); and, 6) Conform to the Arizona Revised Statutes, remove redundancy, simplify the requirements, enable guides, and provide a more user-friendly and contemporary zoning ordinance.

The scheduled City Council Hearing will be held on August 23, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m. for case TA22-01.

Moderne Park West: Minor General Plan Amendment (GPA21-04) Discussion and possible action to amend the Peoria General Plan Land Use Map from Commercial to Urban Residential (12+ du/ac) on approximately 5.7 gross acres of land for the development of a multi-family residential apartment complex. The proposed development is located northeast of the northeast corner of Olive Avenue and 95 th Avenue.

The scheduled City Council Hearing will be held on June 21, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m. for case GPA21-04.

3/22 Arizona Auditor General

The city/town does not levy property taxes and does not have special assessment districts for which property taxes are levied. Therefore, Schedule B has been omitted.

Includes expenditure/expense adjustments approved in the current year from Schedule E. Includes actual amounts as of the date the proposed budget was prepared, adjusted for estimated activity for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Amounts on this line represent beginning fund balance/(deficit) or net position/(deficit) amounts except for nonspendable amounts (e.g., prepaids and inventories) or amounts legally or contractually required to be maintained intact (e.g., principal of a permanent fund). * ** ***

783,000,000 300,156,501 482,843,499 1,122,510,225 $ $ $ $

$

1 2 3 4 5 6

10,200 105,789,060 34,076,698 105,552,013 277,872,693 Budgeted expenditures/expenses 2023

E

13

359,912,185 12 Total financial resources available 2023

Maintained for future financial stability

Maintained for future capital projects

Maintained for future debt retirement

Expenditure limitation comparison Budgeted expenditures/expenses Add/subtract: estimated net reconciling items Budgeted expenditures/expenses adjusted for reconciling items Less: estimated exclusions Amount subject to the expenditure limitation EEC expenditure limitation

13,282 45,988,805 145,225,308

123,778,405

0 0 11

D Interfund Transfers (out) Line 11: Reduction for fund balance reserved for future budget year expenditures 2023

2023

10

24,171,530

10,042,018

0

0 4,198,850 D Interfund transfers in 2023

9

17,234,469

5,376,179

0

0 0 Other financing (uses) 2023

D

8

0

0

0

0

125 6,711,749

64,165

71,390,630

300,550

0

6

211,317,231

62,265,225

D Other financing sources 2023

C Estimated revenues other than property taxes 2023

B Secondary property tax levy 2023

5

0

21,745,530 5,483,655 4 B Primary property tax levy 2023

2023

E Actual expenditures/expenses** Beginning fund balance/(deficit) or net position/(deficit) at July 1*** 2022

7

13,157 45,676,026 19,679,710 87,625,922 3

150,048,360

35,248,786

E Adopted/adjusted budgeted expenditures/expenses* 2022

2

225,534,576

53,630,441

25,377,455

15,300

$

695,000,000 238,237,194 456,762,806 1,016,693,827

783,000,000 67,628,103

2023 783,000,000 2022 695,000,000

192,071,233

0

1,048,052,211 111,151,678 261,982,548

0

0

0

0

35,099,238 3,000 882,690

0

35,099,238 3,738,020 4,551,720

97,462,997 0

0 0

456,020,217 58,744,513

26,008,202

116,680,824

5,483,655

467,339,812

21,745,530

555,225,851

48,672,145 115,624,492

695,000,000

55,758,932 159,660,361

62,249,781 208,670,919 15,300 35,248,786 249,314,218

84,046,533

55,454,463

Permanent Fund Debt Service Fund

1

General Fund

Funds

Capital Projects Fund Special Revenue Fund

S c h

Fiscal year

Schedule 7 - Auditor General Schedule A Summary Schedule of Estimated Revenues and Expenditures/Expenses Fiscal Year 2023

Total all funds Internal Service Funds Enterprise Funds Available

PUBLIC NOTICES

May 12, 2022

Moderne Park West: Planned Area Development (Z21-07) Discussion and possible action to rezone approximately 5.7 gross acres of land from Planned Neighborhood Commercial (PC-1) to the proposed Moderne Park West Planned Area Development (PAD), located northeast of the northeast corner of Olive Avenue and 95 th Avenue. The development would include 130 multi-family units.

The scheduled City Council Hearing will be held on June 21, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m. for case Z21-07.

Published: Peoria Times, May 12, 2022 / 46585

A request to consider a city-initiated Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to modify Sections: 21-315 Notices, 21-317 Rezoning, and 21-320 Site Plan. A summary of the purpose of the amendment is to modify the existing provisions to: • Incorporate noticing requirements for General Plan Amendments, Specific Plan Amendments, and Preliminary Plats; • Require applicants to hold the mandated neighborhood meeting after the City’s first review of the application and before the second submittal of an application, or 30 days before the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing, whichever is first; • Have the required site posting to be provided on the site before the neighborhood meetings, and include the dates, locations, and times of the meeting on the sign; • Clarify that the timeframes fifteen (15) calendar days prior to a neighborhood meeting and public hearing) exclude the day that the notice is sent, the day sign is posted, any day a sign is updated, and the day of the hearing and neighborhood meeting; • Include a timeframe fourteen (14) calendar days of the last action, withdrawal, or expiration) that a site posting is to be removed; • Allow the use of alternative meeting methods (e.g. electronic virtual meetings) for neighborhood meeting; and • Conform to the Arizona Revised Statutes, remove redundancy, simplify the requirements, enable guides, and provide a more user-friendly and contemporary zoning ordinance.

A complete draft of the proposed amendment is available on the City’s website at the following website: https://www.peoriaaz.gov/government/departments/planning-and-zoning Further information related to this request or the Public Hearings may be obtained from the Planning & Community Development Department, 9875 N. 85th Avenue, Peoria, Arizona 85345, or by calling the Planning Department at 623-7737200.

Published: Peoria Times, May 12, 2022 / 46586

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PUBLIC NOTICES City of Peoria

Schedule 2 - Tax Levy and Tax Rate Information

Schedule 3 - Improvement Districts Revenues

DESCRIPTION

BUDGET FY 2019

BUDGET FY 2020

BUDGET FY 2021

PROJECTED FY 2022

PROJECTED FY 2023

Fiscal Year Budget Amount Qualifiable Exclusions (estimated) Total Estimated Expenditures Expenditure Limitation

$660,000,000 $255,555,576 $404,444,424 $897,368,483

$670,000,000 $258,891,798 $411,108,202 $943,442,911

$665,000,000 $234,565,705 $430,434,295 $983,058,380

$695,000,000 $238,237,194 $456,762,806 $1,016,693,827

$783,000,000 $300,156,501 $482,843,499 $1,122,510,225

b1. Maximum Allowable Primary Property Tax Levy (ARS 42-17051) Primary Assessed Valuation Maximum Allowable Primary Tax Levy

$1,439,919,582 $5,648,804

$1,556,834,972 $5,760,312

$1,659,287,324 $6,200,757

$1,781,041,363 $6,475,867

$1,890,915,664 $6,724,096

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$1,439,919,582 $16,559,075 $4,175,767 $20,734,842

$1,556,834,972 $17,903,602 $4,514,821 $22,418,424

$1,659,287,324 $19,081,804 $4,811,933 $23,893,737

$1,781,041,363 $20,481,976 $5,165,020 $25,646,996

$1,890,915,664 $21,745,530 $5,483,655 $27,229,186

$3,966,978 $208,788 $15,731,121 $827,954 $19,698,100 $1,036,742 $20,734,842

$4,289,080 $225,741 $17,008,422 $895,180 $21,297,502 $1,120,921 $22,418,424

$4,571,337 $240,597 $18,127,714 $954,090 $22,699,051 $1,194,687 $23,893,737

$4,906,769 $258,251 $19,457,877 $1,024,099 $24,364,646 $1,282,350 $25,646,996

$5,209,473 $274,183 $20,658,254 $1,087,277 $25,867,726 $1,361,459 $27,229,186

$0.2900 $1.1500 $1.4400

$0.2900 $1.1500 $1.4400

$0.2900 $1.1500 $1.4400

$0.2900 $1.1500 $1.4400

$0.2900 $1.1500 $1.4400

b2. Amount Received from Primary Property Taxation in Prior Year in Excess of the Sum of that Year's Maximum Allowable Primary Property Tax Levy [ARS 42-17005] b3. Property Tax Levy Amounts Secondary Assessed Valuation A. Secondary Property Tax Levy B. Primary Property Tax Levy Total Property Tax Levy Amount b4. Property Taxes Collected (Estimated) A. Primary Property Tax Prior Year's B. Secondary Property Tax Prior Year's Total Current Year's Collections Total Prior Year's Collections Total Property Tax Levy Collected

City of Peoria Tax Rate A. Primary Property Tax Rate B. Secondary Property Tax Rate Total Property Tax Rate

Arizona law limits the amount of tax supported debt that a city may issue. This limitation for bonds to finance water, wastewater, storm drain, streets, public safety, parks and recreation projects is 20% of the municipality's assessed valuation. The limit for bonds to finance all other projects is 6% of the municipality's assessed valuation. The current debt limits and indebtedness are shown below.

Calculation of legal limitations 20% Bonds Secondary assessed valuation Bond Indebtedness Limitation Debt Outstanding as of 07/01/22 Principal Payments FY23 Proposed Debt FY23 Estimated Debt outstanding FY23 Remaining limitation available 6% Bonds Secondary assessed valuation Bond Indebtedness Limitation Debt Outstanding as of 07/01/22 Principal Payments FY23 Proposed Debt FY23 Estimated Debt outstanding FY23 Remaining limitation available

Truth in Taxation Calculation

$1,890,915,664 $378,183,133 $177,747,620 ($15,871,523) $35,457,746

Previous year's primary levy Current net assessed valuation(AV) $5,165,020 $1,857,504,803

$197,333,843 $180,849,290

$1,890,915,664 $113,454,940 $5,868,110 ($2,268,383) 7,386,358 $10,986,085 $102,468,855

Current AV-Existing Property Prior year Levy Prior Year Tax Rate Rate to Receive Prior Year Levy New property valuation Growth in Levy-New Property Increase-Exclusive of New Property

=

=

Tax Rate

$0.2781

$1,857,504,803 $5,165,020 $0.2900 $0.2781 $33,410,861 $92,916 $221,043

Description SLID 1 Westfield Gardens SLID 2 Autumn Point SLID 3 Vistas Avenida II SLID 4 Cypress Point Estates II @ WBV SLID 5 Shavano SLID 6 Bell Park Central SLID 7 Bell Park & Parcels 2B-8 SLID 8 Foxwood Unit Four SLID 9 Vista Crossing SLID 10 Vista Pinnacle SLID 11 North Shores @ Ventana Lakes SLID 12 Vistas @ Desert Harbor Phase I SLID 13 Village Terrace SLID 14 The Coves/Ventana Lakes SLID 15 Windwood SLID 16 Lakeside Unit 2 @ Ventana Lakes SLID 17 Arrowhead Shores I SLID 18 Arrowhead Shores II SLID 19 Westfield Gardens 2 SLID 20 Cactus Point Crossing SLID 21 Country Meadows Estates SLID 22 The Gardens @ V.L. SLID 23 Brookside Village I & II SLID 24 Country Meadows Unit 11 SLID 25 Vista Point, Village Terrace II & III @ WBV SLID 26 Calbrisa SLID 27 Torrey Pines I & II SLID 28 The Landings @ V.L. includes South Bay SLID 29 Sweetwater Place SLID 30 Vistas @ Desert Harbor Unit II SLID 31 Westfield Gardens III SLID 32 83rd Ave & Thunderbird SLID 33 Crystal Cove SLID 34 Villas @ Desert Harbor SLID 36 Arrowhead Cove SLID 37 Vistas Fairways @ WBV SLID 39 Bridlewood SLID 40 The Shores @ V.L. SLID 41 Fairway Views @ WBV SLID 42 Sweetwater Place II SLID 43 Steeple Hill SLID 44 Paradise Shores SLID 45 Calle Lejos Estates SLID 46 Eagle Ridge @ WBV SLID 47 Olive Park SLID 48 Paseo Verde Estates SLID 49 The Boardwalk SLID 50 Parkridge I & II SLID 51 Scottland Hills @ WBV SLID 54 Wildflower Point I SLID 55 Crystal Bay @ Desert Harbor SLID 56 Diamond Cove @ Desert Harbor SLID 57 Alta Vista Estates SLID 58 Sweetwater Ridge SLID 59 Hunter Ridge SLID 60 Arrowhead Horizons SLID 61 Cactus Place SLID 62 Legacy Place SLID 63 Granite Run SLID 64 Willow Ridge @ WBV SLID 66 New River Shores SLID 70 Sweetwater Ridge Unit 3 SLID 71 Teresita SLID 72 Country Club Estates @ WBV SLID 73 Fletcher Heights Phase 1A SLID 76 Silverton SLID 77 Deer Village Unit 3 SLID 78 Deer Village Unit 1 SLID 79 Deer Village Unit 2 SLID 80 Deer Village Unit 4 SLID 82 Pivotal Peoria Center Tracts C & D SLID 83 Fairmont Unit 1 SLID 84 Fairmont Unit 2 SLID 93 Terramar Parcel 1 SLID 94 Terramar Parcel 2A SLID 95 Terramar Parcel 3 SLID 96 Terramar Parcel 4A SLID 97 Terramar Parcel 5 SLID 98 Terramar Parcel 6 SLID 99 Terramar Parcel 7B SLID 101 Terramar Parcel 9A SLID 102 Terramar Parcel 10A SLID 104 Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 2A3 SLID 107 Fletcher Heights Phase 1B SLID 108 Fletcher Heights Phase 1C SLID 110 South Bay @ Ventana Lakes SLID 112 Rose Garden Acres SLID 114 Fletcher Heights Phase 2A SLID 116 Tierra Norte V SLID 117 Summersett Village SLID 119 Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 3A SLID 121 Dove Valley Ranch Parcels 3D & 3E SLID 122 Clearview Estates SLID 123 Terramar Parcel 2B SLID 125 Terramar Parcel 12 SLID 126 Terramar Parcel 13 SLID 127 Terramar Parcel 14 SLID 128 Peoria Mountain Vistas SLID 129 Fletcher Heights Phase 2B SLID 131 Bay Pointe @ V.L. SLID 135 Sun Cliff IV SLID 136 Ironwood Phase 1A SLID 137 Ironwood Phase 1B SLID 138 Ironwood Phase 2A

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Projected FY2023 2,319 2,364 1,900 3,046 3,070 4,512 12,222 3,048 1,855 3,891 1,461 2,561 2,692 6,388 1,689 3,928 5,183 4,768 1,341 3,106 3,328 15,654 3,048 366 4,537 3,465 5,409 5,330 3,916 2,877 2,438 7,421 3,928 1,170 3,339 4,088 10,625 1,315 3,216 1,279 4,291 2,486 2,047 4,385 1,996 5,019 4,678 21,290 2,631 3,491 731 3,440 15,471 11,088 4,079 3,069 1,170 3,224 5,556 6,386 5,634 337 3,527 1,753 25,269 10,652 2,339 3,465 3,801 2,778 3,353 8,392 5,239 8,329 862 4,850 2,976 2,778 5,992 3,441 2,047 1,170 4,083 12,841 6,105 2,830 794 15,815 4,444 14,569 3,100 8,095 6,199 5,957 6,272 4,187 2,778 6,028 15,673 8,153 6,396 3,235 2,239 1,722

Description SLID 139 SLID 140 SLID 141 SLID 142 SLID 143 SLID 144 SLID 145 SLID 146 SLID 147 SLID 148 SLID 149 SLID 150 SLID 151 SLID 152 SLID 153 SLID 154 SLID 155 SLID 156 SLID 157 SLID 159 SLID 160 SLID 167 SLID 171 SLID 172 SLID 174 SLID 177 SLID 179 SLID 183 SLID 184 SLID 185 SLID 187 SLID 188 SLID 189 SLID 190 SLID 191 SLID 195 SLID 197 SLID 198 SLID 199 SLID 201 SLID 202 SLID 205 SLID 206 SLID 207 SLID 208 SLID 209 SLID 210 SLID 211 SLID 212 SLID 213 SLID 214 SLID 215 SLID 216 SLID 218 SLID 220 SLID 221 SLID 222 SLID 223 SLID 224 SLID 225 SLID 226 SLID 227 SLID 228 SLID 229 SLID 230 SLID 231 SLID 232 SLID 233 SLID 234 SLID 235 SLID 236 SLID 237 SLID 238 SLID 239 SLID 240 SLID 1000 SLID 1001 SLID 1002 SLID 1004 SLID 1005 SLID 1006 SLID 1007 SLID 1008 SLID 1009 SLID 1010 SLID 1011 SLID 1012 SLID 1013 SLID 1014 SLID 1016 SLID 1017 SLID 1019 SLID 1020 SLID 1021 SLID 1022 SLID 1023 SLID 1024 SLID 1025 SLID 1028 SLID 1029 SLID 1030 SLID 1031 SLID 1032 SLID 1033

Ironwood Phase 2B Ironwood Phase 3A Ironwood Phase 3B Ironwood Phase 4A Ironwood Phase 4B Crosswinds Sun Cliff III Ryland @ Silvercreek Harbor Shores @ Desert Harbor Sun Aire Estates, UNIT 6 Silverton 2 Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 6 Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 3B Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 3C Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 3F Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 2B & 2C Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 2D Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 2E Dove Valley Ranch Parcel 2F Terramar Parcel 7A Terramar Parcel 11 Springer Ranch 2 Greystone II Heritage @ V.L. Erin Groves 2 Hunter Field Estates Desert Star Subdivision Westwing Mountain Parcel 1A Westwing Mountain Parcel 4 Westwing Mountain Parcel 5 Westwing Mountain Parcel 6 Westwing Mountain Parcel 8 Westwing Mountain Parcel 9 Westwing Mountain Parcel 10 Westwing Mountain Parcel 11 Westwing Mountain Parcel 12 South Bay Unit 2 @ Ventana Lakes Sun Cliff V Fletcher Heights 3A Fletcher Heights 3B Central Park Subdivision Starlight Canyon Tuscany Shores - Desert Harbor Parcel 12 West Valley Ranch Sunset Ranch Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 1 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 2 Vistancia Village A Par A37 Vistancia Village A Par A36 Vistancia Village A Par A33 Vistancia Village Par A 32 Vistancia Village A Par A14 Vistancia Village A Par A13 Vistancia Village Par A12 Vistancia Village A Par A10B Cibola Vista 1A Cibola Vista 1B Cibola Vista 2 Cibola Vista 3 Cibola Vista 4 Cibola Vista 5 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 4.1 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 4.2 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 5 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 6 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 7 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 9A Ph 1 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 9A Ph 2 Westwing Ph 2 Par 18 Westwing Ph 2 Par 19 Westwing Ph 2 Par 29 Westwing Ph 2 Par 15 Sonoran Mtn Ranch 9b Casa Del Rey Westwing Ph 2 Par 21 Westwing Ph 2 Par 22 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 10 Vistancia Village A Parcel A9 Fletcher Farms Vistancia Village A Parcel G10 Vistancia Phase 2 Parcel A-8 Vistancia Phase 2 Parcel A-15 Vistancia North Parcel G-11 Riverstone Estates Vistancia Village A Parcel G3 Vistancia Parcel A-7 Varney Village Vistancia North Parcel G-4 Vistancia A28 Vistancia A29 Sonoran Mountain Ranch Parcel 14 Vistancia Parcel G2 Vistancia North G-1 Plaza Del Rio Phase I Plaza Del Rio Phase 2 Tierra del Rio Parcel 6 Tierra Del Rio North - Parcel 28 Plaza Del Rio Phase 3 Rio Estates 107TH AV & PALM TREE DR NWC Grand Manor Tierra Del Rio Parcel 10A Tierra del Rio Parcel 9 Tierra Del Rio Parcel 13A Camino a Lago South, Unit 8

Projected FY2023 $ 1,378 $ 862 $ 862 $ 862 $ 1,033 $ 3,475 $ 1,205 $ 5,512 $ 1,292 $ 2,258 $ 8,611 $ 9,473 $ 5,823 $ 5,289 $ 2,369 $ 2,066 $ 5,903 $ 3,617 $ 2,879 $ 2,924 $ 2,616 $ 2,436 $ 3,967 $ 2,529 $ 1,375 $ 10,185 $ 2,755 $ 516 $ 344 $ 689 $ 2,017 $ 2,412 $ 1,895 $ 2,313 $ 2,190 $ 3,445 $ 5,660 $ 17,007 $ 5,054 $ 5,301 $ 1,378 $ 2,339 $ 2,281 $ 2,247 $ 4,532 $ 4,656 $ 1,608 $ 2,193 $ 2,047 $ 1,753 $ 1,461 $ 1,170 $ 1,900 $ 1,753 $ 731 $ 877 $ 4,240 $ 4,199 $ 3,362 $ 5,816 $ 4,078 $ 3,059 $ 2,924 $ 4,667 $ 4,904 $ 3,047 $ 2,047 $ 2,978 $ 1,378 $ 4,478 $ 3,272 $ 1,900 $ 15,842 $ 1,544 $ 2,059 $ 6,848 $ 2,024 $ 3,654 $ 1,154 $ 1,315 $ 1,886 $ 877 $ 3,069 $ 2,462 $ 877 $ 438 $ 1,170 $ 3,216 $ 2,001 $ 3,362 $ 2,193 $ 2,631 $ 731 $ 1,753 $ 8,625 $ 2,486 $ 2,924 $ 1,228 $ 337 $ 2,235 $ 2,486 $ 3,654 $ 2,622 $ 3,343

Description SLID 1034 SLID 1035 SLID 1038 SLID 1039 SLID 1045 SLID 1046 SLID 1048 SLID 1049 SLID 1050 SLID 1053 SLID 1054 SLID 1055 SLID 1056 SLID 1057 SLID 1058 SLID 1059 SLID 1060 SLID 1061 SLID 1062 SLID 1063 SLID 1065 SLID 1067 SLID 1068 SLID 1069 SLID 1070 SLID 1071 SLID 1072 SLID 1073 SLID 1074 SLID 1075 SLID 1076 SLID 1077 SLID 1078 SLID 1080 SLID 1081 SLID 1082 SLID 1083 SLID 1084 SLID 1085 SLID 1086 SLID 1087 SLID 1088 SLID 1089 SLID 1090 SLID 1091 SLID 1096 SLID 1097 SLID 1099 SLID 1100 SLID 1101 SLID 1102 SLID 1103 SLID 1104 SLID 1105 SLID 1106 SLID 1107 SLID 1108 SLID 1109 SLID 1110 SLID 1111 SLID 1112 SLID 1113 SLID 1114 SLID 1115 SLID 1116 SLID 1117 SLID 1118 SLID 1119 SLID 1120 SLID 1121 SLID 1123 SLID 1126 SLID 1127 SLID 1128 SLID 1130 SLID 1131 SLID 1132 SLID 1133 SLID 1134 SLID 1135 SLID 1136 SLID 1137 SLID 1138 SLID 1139 SLID 1140 SLID 1141 SLID 1144

MID 1 MID 2 MID 3 MID 4 MID 5 MID 6 MID 7 MID 10 MID 69 MID 1025 MID 1044

Camino a Lago South, Unit 7 Tierra Del Rio Parcel 4a Camino a Lago South, Unit 5 Camino a Lago South, Unit 6 Tierra Del Rio Parcel 4B Terramar 9B Tierra Del Rio Parcel 12 Tierra Del Rio Parcel 11 Sunset Ranch IIA The Meadows Parcel 11 The Meadows Parcel 12A Sunset Ranch IIB The Meadows Parcel 12B The Meadows ParcelL 9 Vistancia Parcel F3 - Phase 1 Vistancia Parcel F3 - Phase 2 Vistancia Parcel F4 Phase 1 Vistancia Parcel F4 Ph2 Vistancia Parcel F4 PH 3 Vistancia Parcel F5 Vistancia Parcel F1 Phase 1 The Meadows Parcel 4A Sunset Ranch IIC Sunset Ranch IID Sunset Ranch IIE Umbria Estates Tierra Del Rio Parcel 1 Tierra Del Rio Parcel 13B Sunset Ranch IIF Tierra Del Rio Parcel 10B Tierra Del Rio Parcel 27 Terramar Parcel 10B The Meadows Parcel 4B Tierra Del Rio Parcel 23 Sunset Ranch IIG Sunset Ranch IIH Tierra Buena II Tierra Del Rio Parcel 22 Peoria Village Vistancia Parcel A18 Vistancia Parcel A21/A22 Lizard Trails Tierra Del Rio Parcel 20A & 21A Tierra Del Rio Parcel 21B Sunrise Vista Sierra Ridge Estates Terramar Cove VISTANCIA PARCEL H19 PHASE 1 VISTANCIA PARCEL H20 Tierra Del Rio Parcel 2 Tierra Del Rio Parcel 3A Tierra Del Rio Parcel 20B Aloravita Phase 1 Parcel 1 Aloravita Phase 1 Parcel 2 Aloravita Phase 1 Parcel 3 Aloravita Phase 1 Parcel 5 Aloravita Phase 1 Parcel 6 Sunset Ranch Parcel IIJ Trailside At Happy Valley Phase 1 Three Olive Park Trailside At Happy Valley Phase 2 The Meadows 2A The Meadows Parcel 2B Trailside At Happy Valley Phase 3 Trailside At Happy Valley Phase 4 Vistancia Village A Parcel A5 Vistancia Village D Parcel D3B Vistancia Village D Parcel D4 Vistancia Village D Parcel D2 Vistancia Village D Parcel D1 The Meadows Parcel 1 & 3 Phase 1 The Meadows Parcels 1 & 3 Phase 2 The Meadows Parcels 7 & 8 Phase 1 The Meadows Parcels 7 & 8 Phase 2 Four Seasons at Ventana Lakes Sonoran Place Phase 1 Sonoran Place Phase 2 Trenton Park Mystic at Lake Pleasant Heights Parcel A Aloravita North Phase 2 - Parcel 13 Aloravita North Phase 2 - Parcel 7 Aloravita North Phase 2 - Parcel 8 ALORAVITA NORTH PH 2 PARCEL 9 MYSTIC AT LPH PARCEL D MYSTIC AT LPH PARCEL B MYSTIC AT LPH PARCEL C Village H at Vistancia Parcel H23 TOTAL

Projected FY2023 $ 2,486 $ 2,969 $ 3,654 $ 4,385 $ 1,023 $ 1,608 $ 4,970 $ 4,532 $ 2,035 $ 8,187 $ 6,701 $ 1,438 $ 6,725 $ 7,897 $ 1,023 $ 420 $ 1,170 $ 145 $ 585 $ 1,315 $ 1,170 $ 7,286 $ 543 $ 293 $ 1,023 $ 438 $ 2,047 $ 1,023 $ 564 $ 1,315 $ 9,602 $ 1,461 $ 5,994 $ 9,188 $ 585 $ 585 $ 614 $ 4,385 $ 2,875 $ 1,023 $ 1,461 $ 731 $ 5,461 $ 1,461 $ 585 $ 2,266 $ 877 $ 243 $ 247 $ 3,907 $ 3,086 $ 3,216 $ 4,349 $ 4,173 $ 1,383 $ 1,691 $ 1,805 $ 1,023 $ 7,305 $ 5,262 $ 1,170 $ 2,989 $ 3,508 $ 3,508 $ 3,638 $ 877 $ 1,315 $ 1,608 $ 1,753 $ 1,315 $ 4,723 $ 1,911 $ 2,437 $ 1,397 $ 2,201 $ 2,789 $ 1,900 $ 1,593 $ 2,201 $ 2,248 $ 2,407 $ 2,952 $ 6,720 $ 3,327 $ 1,440 $ 2,062 $ 1,111 $ 1,068,754

Cactus Point Crossing Westfield Gardens II Bell Park (Parcel 5) Country Meadows Crystal Cove Westfield Gardens III Sweetwater Place Tierra Norte III Stonebridge Bedford Village 1 Bedford Village 2 TOTAL

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

8,695 5,836 5,108 6,616 16,635 13,470 8,115 16,719 8,149 4,388 3,220 96,951

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