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September 3, 2020

Board rejects reopening request

BY TOM SCANLON

Peoria Times Managing Editor

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Normally, Labor Day is the first break for kids from the classroom.

But 2020 is about as far from a “normal year” as Pluto is from the sun. Most Peoria kids have not been in a classroom for six months.

Though some charter schools started teaching in classrooms this week, Peoria public schools remain in remote-learning mode.

After passionate pleas on both sides of the issue at an Aug. 27 meeting, the Peoria Unified School District governing board voted 3-2 to reject a request to reopen schools fully Sept. 8.

After the vote, a student started an online petition demanding a board member to resign.

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On Aug. 27, the Peoria Unified governing board voted 3-2 to reject a request to reopen schools fully Sept. 8.

The district remains in remote-teaching mode for its Glendale and Peoria students. (Peoria Times file photo)

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Peoria Times Managing Editor

Many will summarize feelings for August in two words: Good riddance.

A sizzling month came to a surprising fizzle, as weekend showers cooled Peoria high temperatures below 100 for the first time in weeks.

August 2020 will be remembered as the most brutally hot month Peoria has endured.

An Aug. 24 National Weather Service tweet: “Just tied the record high for Phoenix today at 115 degrees! It’s also the 13th day of 115-plus of the year.”

Before August ended, the NWS recorded a re-

cord 50 days of 110 degrees or hotter in Phoenix. Peoria normally is just as hot as Phoenix.

After a few blissfully cool days, Peoria highs will near or exceed 110 degrees this weekend.

Normally, Peoria residents who don’t have pools at home are able to cool off at the public pool.

But 2020 is about as SEE SUMMER PAGE 6

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city restricted hours and programs at its three pools—meaning public pools were empty for much of the record-hot summer. (Peoria Times photo by Pablo Robles)

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PUSD is using the Florida Virtual platform for teaching students at home.

With 37,000 students in Peoria and Glendale, PUSD is one of the five largest school districts in Maricopa County.

COVID-19 positive cases fell drastically over the last week in Maricopa County.

After an average of 2,250 new COVID-19 cases per day in Maricopa County in July, last week’s numbers were less than onetenth of that, averaging less than 210 new cases per day.

Yet Peoria public schools remain in remote-learning mode, with limited on-site locations for students who need a place to go.

And PUSD has no firm date for reopening in-classroom teaching. While Gov. Doug Ducey gave districts authority to reopen when they feel they can do so safely, the state provided COVID-19 metrics to help districts make informed decisions.

The latest School Reopening Dashboard and Guidance at the Maricopa County Department of Public Health showed most of Peoria and the West Valley was “in the red”—meaning a high level of community spread of coronavirus.

According to the site, “The two key components to reopening school buildings for in-person instruction are the quality of the school’s mitigation plan and the level of spread occurring within the community where the school is located. Public Health has created a dashboard tool to assist with decision-making for the types of learning scenarios schools may consider for re-opening.”

Impassioned debate The highlight of the Aug. 27 PUSD governing board meeting was a “motion to consider reopening of schools on Sept. 8.”

According to Kim Kontra, the board secretary, PUSD received 217 public comments. Of them, 66% were in favor of reopening Sept. 8 and 22% were against reopening then.

Five comments in favor of reopening were read and three against.

A sample of the comments that were read: • “(Remote) learning is not designed for the success of kindergarten students. …

Both my husband and I work full time so this has been a challenge.”

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• “ Kids learn way better with a teacher not a computer. … I prefer facts over feelings. Children represent such a minimal threat for passing on the virus. Our lives are not meant to be lived in a bubble.”

• “ Please reopen the schools as soon as possible. … Students at the upper level are not engaged with learning and are doing little learning. … The numbers in Arizona are not just trending downward, they are dropping rapidly.”

• “My son is having such a hard time with online school. … Please open in-school class.

Otherwise I feel we have lost a generation.”

• “ I’d like little more than preparing my classroom to welcome students back and I imagine most teachers feel the same. …

I so miss the hallway bustle and bustle. I also now fear those hallways. … This situation can truly mean life or death. What if a student transmits the virus to a teacher who then has a lifelong health issue or worse? … We will not know if we were too cautious, however we will know if we are not cautious enough.”

• “ It is not safe. You will be putting thousands of lives at risk. Schools should not open until there is a vaccine or COVID-19 has been properly addressed.”

• “Please follow the metrics. … There is no rush when there are lives at risk.”

The PUSD vote Two hours and 20 minutes into the Aug. 27 meeting, Beverly Pingerelli made a motion to fully reopen schools Sept. 8. Judy Doane seconded it.

Pingerelli and Doane voted for the measure. After board President David Sandoval and Monica Ceja Martinez voted against, the deciding vote came down to Cory Underhill. She voted against and the motion failed, meaning classrooms will remain closed indefinitely.

Sandoval said he visited a few remote classes and talked to teachers.

“They want their kids back—but in a safe environment,” he said.

“I stand by our board decision to really allow the data to drive us to when it’s most safe,” Sandoval said. “I think that’s smart.

I think it’s responsible.”

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that death happens. I’m sorry that it happens to anybody, but it happens to everybody. And the world does not stop. …

COVID is not the biggest threat to our children. Being out of school is helping to destroy families, lives.”

Rosa Wheeler, a Peoria High senior, started an online petition: “We demand that board member Judy Doane step down immediately for her cavalier attitude towards the danger she is voting to put children in by sending them back to in-person school during a worldwide pandemic while the city is still in the red for COVID-19 cases.” As of Sept. 1, the petition at change. org had 513 signatures.

Before the vote, Superintendent Jason Reynolds gave a presentation on COVID-19 metrics, with one slide showing the district to be in “green,” one of three key benchmarks: “Two weeks with hospital visits due to COVID-like illness below 10%.”

(The district was at 3% as of Aug. 27.)

But the positive tests in surrounding areas were shown to be above 8%, with the goal of “Two weeks with less than 7% positivity.”

And the district had not yet met the third benchmark: “Two week decline in cases or two weeks with new case rates below 100 per 100,000.”

Some schools in the Peoria Unified district do have students, though in a very limited fashion. Following Ducey’s order, PUSD has “on-site learning opportunities and support services for students who need a place to go during the day.”

More comments Several commented on a Facebook post by the Peoria Times on the PUSD board vote.

“Please, schools need to be open,” wrote Julie Bredow. “Online is just not the same for early learners.

“My kindergartener has no problem wearing a mask and understands why it is necessary. Perhaps online learning is OK for junior high and high school, but I truly feel the young ones are getting further behind and will have to play catch-up for a long time.”

Krista Howes, the parent of a fifth grader, said the Florida Virtual platform is severely flawed. “Kids can’t work after 8:30 p.m.

Teachers do not know how to use it.”

Howes said she shared her concerns with her child’s school. “They said it will work itself out.”

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Park West sponsors public art competition

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Park West shopping center and the city of Peoria are launching a public art competition with the theme of #PeoriaProud.

“During these challenging times, it’s more important than ever to promote positivity and the strength of our community,” says Kelly Price, Park West business development manager. “This art competition is just one way to let our West Valley residents showcase those attributes in a way that the entire community can enjoy.”

Peoria artists of all skill levels are invited to participate by submitting their original uplifting masterpieces in any 2D medium, such as drawings, paintings and digital illustrations.

The top four winning entries will be reproduced in large-scale vinyl format and installed on Park West storefronts in early October for shoppers and the community as a whole, to enjoy.

West Valley artists can find an online submission package and details at shopparkwest.com/events.

Entries will be accepted through Thursday, Sept. 10.

The judging begins with a public Facebook vote from Friday, Sept. 11, through Sunday, Sept. 20, via @ShopatParkWest, where entries will be narrowed down to the 10 finalists with the highest vote count.

From those finalists, judges from the Peoria Arts Commission will select the top four winners.

Judges will select winners based on criteria including how well the design encompasses the theme, compelling and uplifting design, balanced and unified overall composition and the design’s ability to translate to a large format.

Each winner will be able to select a gift certificate to their favorite Park West store or restaurant—$500 for first place, $250 for second place, $100 for third place and $50 for fourth place.

Artists can email questions to Kelly Price at kprice@cireequity.com.

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Peoria City Council approves PUSD intergovernmental agreement

BY BRIAN CANO SR.

Peoria Times Staff Writer

At its Aug. 18 meeting, Peoria City Council approved a grant agreement with the Recycling Partnership for a pilot project to reduce contamination in the curbside recycle container.

The Blue Lid Pilot Program improves recycling efficiency at four similar locations, according to Public Works Director Kevin Burke.

The value of the grant is $174,192, with the city contributing $35,800 City council approved the project to curb contamination in Peoria’s marketable recyclables. Burke said an increase in prices charged by China dramatically altered the U.S. recycling industry.

“The market has significantly dropped,” Burke said. “Across the country we’ve seen a lot of municipalities suspend or terminate their recycling services.”

Burke said the city is currently able to pull out 32% more contamination

from recyclables. He said recyclables such as aluminum, cardboard or newspaper would be more readily available for market, which he thinks is making a comeback.

“There is a $1 million investment in new infrastructure,” Burke said. “This is now in place and is really picking up and paying dividends.”

Burke said the pilot program will cost the city $35,000 for the blue lids and reminded the council of the “real value” of the grant is well over $150,000.

“They (Recycling Partnership) are bringing personnel to help audit before and after to measure contamination, providing educational material, providing consulting, etc.,” Burke said. “We are isolating the different variables, making sure that whatever results we have can be repeated in other parts of the country.”

Council unanimously approved the resolution. The Blue Lid program will be implemented in January and run through June 2021.

“I like the blue lids,” Mayor Cathy Carlat said.

Davies said Peoria parks and trails remain open with certain exceptions.

Davies told the council playgrounds and rest rooms remain open at all the parks. The Peoria Community Center remains closed to the public, but meal programs are still ongoing by appointment only, according to Davies.

“To further support students and parents with online schooling challenges, this week the Peoria Public Libraries at Main and Sunrise Mountain opened its computer labs,” Davies said. “Putting over 28 computers for both locations to be available for printing, copying services, and Wi-Fi hotspots to help with connectivity.”

City manager report City Manager Jeff Tyne gave an update on the city’s response to the economic and health events that have occurred related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tyne gave an update to the council regarding students and residential changing needs.

“While we are still in an early stage, the metrics are fortunately trending in the right direction,” Tyne said. “As a city and as an organization, we are starting to migrate from managing from our initial crisis management mode to more of supporting the period of the next six months.”

Chief of Staff Jay Davies told the council several teams are monitoring metrics, conditions and state and local directives. Most of Peoria is trending at or below Arizona’s current case rates with ZIP code 85435 tracking higher, according to Davies.

Community assistance Deputy City Manager Erik Strunk said $1.5 million in rental and mortgage assistance for residents impacted by COVID-19 will be brought for council approval Monday, Sept. 8.

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Strunk announced free COVID testing scheduled for Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Peoria Sports Complex. He told the council a successful partnership with Maricopa County made the fully funded event possible.

“Mask protocols are working very well. As a result, our workforce exposures remain very much in line with the rate of the general Arizona population,” Davies said.

PUSD assistance In an effort to adapt to the changing conditions, Peoria City Council authorized an intergovernmental agreement with the Peoria Unified School District for on-site support services.

Chris Hallett, Peoria’s Neighborhood and Human Services director, said the city is excited to showcase another example of the partnership the city has with PUSD. “It’s taken a lot of effort on both sides to get us where we are at for yet another IGA,” Hallett said.

In accordance with Gov. Doug Ducey’s directive, PUSD and other dis-

tricts are offering on-site support opportunities for students who need a place to go.

According to the agenda packet, “This agreement will allow city of Peoria Youth Services staff to assist Peoria Unified School District staff in providing on-site learning services at up to nine different sites within the city of Peoria during the initial Aug. 17 to Sept. 4 timeframe.”

City staff will assist the district at nine schools with a weekly impact to the city of $14,400. The initial cost for the three-week period ending Sept. 4 is $43,200 with a possibility of a fourweek extension an additional $57,708.

City council also authorized the acceptance of a $38,820 grant from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for an emergency aid package meant to help renters, small businesses, domestic violence survivors and workers that have been disadvantaged by COVID-19.

And council unanimously approved a $31,000 grant from the office of Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich for safety equipment for the Peoria Police Department.

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far from a “normal” year as imaginable.

The city of Peoria’s three public pools are closed for the season. Over the summer, the city partially closed its aquatics facilities— with limited hours and programs when they were open.

Asked about 2020 swimming pool attendance compared to last year, Kristina Perez, a city spokeswoman, responded, “The last two years are hard to compare because of the COVID-19 pandemic and related closures. With a shorter season and only two of our three pools opened this year, we had more than 1,600 swimmers participate in our swim lessons, with a limit of 10 swimmers per class, water aerobics and lap swimming this summer.

Classes were 80%-85% full.

“Last year, with all three pools opened and having full spring and summer seasons, we had more than 37,000 participate in swim lessons, swim/dive team, junior guard program and open swim.”

After Gov. Doug Ducey’s executive order to combat the surge of COVID-19 cases, the city of Glendale closed the Foothills Recreation and Aquatics Center for nearly the entire summer.

Hot kids were able to cool off at the Glendale Heroes Regional Park splash pad, open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through this weekend.

Peoria reopened the Rio Vista Recreation Center to the public Monday, Aug. 31. Face coverings are required to use the facility and class size are limited to 10 people or less.

The Rio Vista Recreation Center is at 8866 W. Thunderbird Road and offers

a variety of fitness and family-friendly amenities from pickleball courts to a weight room.

A/C units cranking With many sheltering in place, both from the heat and for social distancing, air conditioning units have been humming for months.

And, not rarely, clattering to a stop.

The record summer translates to big business for air conditioning repair people like Bryce Heffelfinger, owner of ACExpertek Service. His service area covers the West Valley from Avondale, Buckeye and Goodyear to Glendale and Peoria.

“Our business did increase this year,” he said. “Many homeowners don’t realize their A/C needs to be serviced until it gets very hot outside and then they have a problem.”

His tips to save money on electric bills: • Check your attic insulation and make sure there is enough of it.

• Update windows or install heat-reducing window film.

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• Change filters every 30 days.

• Maintain your A/C unit by having yearly checkups/tuneups.

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According to the NWS, this summer had 28 days where the temperature failed to go below 90.

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The Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Litchfield Park, just outside Glendale, reopens Thursday, Sept. 3. (Photo courtesy Wildlife World Zoo)

BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Just in time for Labor Day weekend: Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park has announced it will reopen Thursday, Sept. 3.

The first 100 visitors to come through the doors on opening day will receive a free doughnut and free doughnut coupons will be available thereafter, while supplies last, compliments of Alien Donuts.

The Litchfield Park (just outside Glendale) zoo closed for five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Since then, it has become one of the West Valley’s biggest family attractions.

The Sky Ride, African Tram, Safari Train, all indoor exhibits, the petting zoo, the giraffe feeding station and stingray touch tank will be open.

When the park closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and state guidelines, the long-awaited 5-acre expansion had only been open for a few weeks.

With the reopening, visitors will be able to come face to face with two endangered pygmy hippos, as well as several other new species, including Grevy’s zebras, clouded leopards and many more rarely seen animals.

Some of the park’s newest additions on display include a young giraffe, penguin chick, young lemur, colobus monkey, spider monkeys, olive baboon, capybara and several hoofed animal species, including a kudu, a baby zebra, baby goats and other youngsters throughout the 100-acre park.

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BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF The Maricopa County Small Business Relief Program’s Phase 1 closed July 31.

But the $23 million program is not done and is entering a new phase the county says will enable more local businesses and nonprofits to get reimbursed for financial losses incurred during the pandemic.

“More than 300 businesses and nonprofits received grants during phase one of the program in July,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman, District 4. “Now we want to open up this financial assistance to more organizations that have suffered financial losses during the pandemic, because the success of our small-business community is crucial to a full economic recovery.”

The Board of Supervisors allocated $23 million in federal CARES Act funding for small business as-

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Through Oct. 2, applications will be accepted for an expanded version of the program.

Changes include: • Raising the maximum grant amount from $10,000 to $25,000.

• Expanded time frame of eligible lost revenues.

• Raising the ceiling on the maximum number of employees and gross sales a qualifying business

or nonprofit can have.

•R emoving certain pre-qualifications.

Maricopa County is partnering with the Arizona Community Foundation to administer the program.

Grants will be provided on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until funding is exhausted or the grant period closes.

For more information about the Small Business Relief Program, including application materials and requirements, visit azfoundation.org/ maricoparelief.

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BY KIMBERLY YEE, TREASURER OF ARIZONA Guest Writer

One hundred years ago, a young state representative named Harry Burn, at age 24, sat uncomfortably at his desk in the Tennessee Legislature. The entire country was watching, as Tennessee was the last of the 36 states needed to ratify the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote.

That day, Burn wore a red rose on his lapel, the flower representing anti-suffragists’ opposition to the women’s vote.

Those advocating for women’s suffrage wore yellow roses, and women dressed head to toe in white symbolizing purity, hope and solidarity. The period was described as the “war of the roses.”

Black-and-white photography of the time depicted women prominently in white as they marched the streets while crowds of men stood along sidewalks in dark suits. The contrast in colors was as stark as the contrast in sentiment as men and women across the country debated for decades whether women should be allowed to vote at the ballot box.

As this young state representative in Tennessee prepared to cast the final vote to break the 48-48 tie, he touched his lapel, remembering the handwritten letter inside of his jacket from his mother. She wrote, “Be a good boy” and “Vote for suffrage!”

When Burns’ name was called for

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the vote, those seeing his red rose anticipated the end. Instead, he raised his hand and responded, “Yea!” in favor of the women’s vote. Everyone paused in surprise. Advocates for suffrage cheered with celebration. But Rep. Burn became afraid and fled, hiding from the outraged anti-suffragists.

The next morning, the young representative explained his historic vote and shared how he felt a moral and legal obligation “to free 17 million women from political slavery” and that “a mother’s advice is always safest for a boy to follow.”

Several states to the west had already taken similar action, including Arizona.

In 1912, upon statehood, Arizona advanced women’s suffrage, a full eight years before the 19th Amendment’s passage. Posters declared, “Those who obey the laws should have something to say as to their making. Those who pay taxes to support government should be represented in the government. Arizona women struggled as anxiously as men in building the state.”

Early pioneers who were instrumental in the national women’s suffrage movement began their call to action in the great state of Arizona. Frances Willard Munds, from Prescott, served as the president of the Equal Suffrage Association, where she saw the legislative measure for suffrage initially fail by a veto at the hands of Arizona’s territorial governor. Munds responded in disappointment, saying such a measure would never succeed unless it

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were adopted by a “vote of the people.”

Munds worked with suffragette Rachel Emma Berry from St. Johns in Apache County to convince the men of Arizona to support this historic measure. By a statewide ballot initiative, Arizona voters granted women the right to vote by over 60% of the electorate on Nov. 5, 1912.

Munds and Berry became the first women elected to the Arizona Legislature from their respective counties and continued their efforts as the women’s vote was considered across the states.

This laid the foundation for Arizona’s long history of female trailblazers.

Elsie Toles, a teacher born in Bisbee who managed 90 rural schools in Cochise County, would later become the first woman elected to the office of state superintendent in 1921.

Sandra Day O’Connor, who grew up on a Duncan area cattle ranch in Greenlee County in the 1930s, was the first woman to serve as Senate majority leader in Arizona and the country and became the first woman appointed to the country’s highest court as a United States Supreme Court justice.

Arizona has had the most female governors of any state, with four female gov-

ernors, three of whom served consecutive terms. The state is seventh in the nation for the percentage of women serving in the Legislature at 38.9%.

As we celebrate this 100th anniversary of the women’s vote, we recognize the strong female leadership of our state’s history and courageous spirit of trailblazers who remain a legacy of Arizona’s past and present.

Kimberly Yee is the treasurer of Arizona. Yee was the first Asian American elected to a statewide office in Arizona’s history and the first Chinese American Republican woman elected to a major statewide office in United States history.

Yee was the first Asian American woman elected to the Arizona Legislature in 2010, and served as the Senate majority leader in the Arizona state Senate, only the second woman elected to this position in Arizona’s history. She was the second woman elected to the statewide position of Arizona state treasurer.

Correction An Aug. 20 article on primary election results incorrectly spelled the name of Kathleen Honne, an Arizona Legislative District 22 candidate.

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During my many years at the Coca-Cola Company, one of my business leader mentors who managed a business unit for the entire European continent introduced me to the “one-page business plan.”

Tired of huge binders full of plan elements, I came to understand the power of a concise one-page business plan.

The Peoria Chamber of Commerce is leveraging this tool working with its businesses and members.

Our business development managers are meeting daily with members to construct one to three important initiatives to focus and work on together.

Yesterday we met with Republic Services, a great Peoria Chamber member, who stated, “We have never done this type of planning with Peoria or any chamber before, and it is very exciting to build this plan.”

We would like to see your business and work to build this “one-

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We are very excited to announce that we have commitments from several great sponsors for our events and content series. First, we have a title sponsor for our second annual first responders charity tournament to be held at Quintero Golf Club in North Peoria on Jan. 15, 2021.

We will announce our title sponsor in the coming days. We have several MLB players commitments to attend the tournament and will auction foursomes with them. This year will be bigger than ever, with high-end surprises coupled with the beautiful venue at Quintero, the No. 1 public course in Arizona. This will make for a spectacular sold-out event again and increased donation to first responders.

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We are seeking any business owner wanting to serve the greater business community to volunteer on this important committee. As the voice of business, we will represent the most critical needs of our small businesses relative to taxes, ordinances, growth initiatives and all other burdens impacting their ability to operate without duress. We continue to plan for the eventual reopening of businesses.

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• Coffee is for Closers—Virtual 7 to 8 a.m. Sept. 10 Online Zoom meeting • Women 4 Women Networking Group—Virtual 8:30 to 10 a.m Sept. 11 Online Zoom meeting • Marketing Monday—Virtual Noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 14 Online Zoom meeting

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Our membership’s donations made it possible for us to deliver a special day to nurses at St. Joseph’s and Banner Boswell Hospital.

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BY PEORIA TIMES STAFF Charlotte Witvoet, 16, grew up in Indiana but, as the child of divorced parents, spends her summer in the Glendale/ Peoria area, where her mother lives.

Charlotte has been spending her spare time writing the book “Paint my Body Red.” She puts readers in the shoes of a girl with mental health problems and explores the aftermath on the world she leaves behind. Charlotte writes of Addelyn, a 17-year-old who has spent years battling depression and self-destructive behaviors that coincide with it. After she comes out as gay and loses her key support systems, Addelyn commits suicide.

Available at amazon.com, “Paint my Body Red” was published through Joshua Tree Publishing based out of Chicago and is available for purchase in Kindle and paperback formats.

It’s an intense read, as in the wake of Addelyn’s death her family begins to fall apart. Her father turns to alcohol, her sister starting using drugs and her younger brother struggles to keep everything together.

“How would you respond to seeing your family discover your dead body?”

Charlotte asks. “What would you feel if you had taken your own life and your father became an alcoholic because of it? And more than that, what would it take for you to redefine your worth?”

As Addelyn watches the impact of

her death on her loved ones, she begins to question her old ideas of being worthless and burdensome while wishing she could help them through the grieving process.

For the young writer, who has struggled with mental health, the story of Addelyn’s suicide and the aftermath hit close to home. She hopes it will inspire others to speak up and seek help instead of remaining on the journey alone.

In the back of the book, she shares a list of 24/7 resources like the National Suicide Prevention Hotline (800-2738255), Crisis Text Line, the Trevor Project and more.

“No matter how lonely or suicidal I was, the characters understood me in a

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You won’t feel better unless you want to feel better CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Pastor Ed Delph Peoria Times Columnist

This week’s thought concerns two words that can change our outlook for the better when said to others and God. Those words are “thank you.” Speaking courteously to others is good medicine for both the sender and the receiver. In challenging times, our human tendency is to focus on what we don’t have, rather than what we do have.

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Or, to focus on who we aren’t, rather than who we are. That’s a recipe for depression, suppression and regression. Let me illustrate our human tendency with two short stories for you.

In an old Peanuts comic strip, Lucy announces, “Boy, do I feel crabby today.”

Her little brother Linus, always the peacemaker, responds, “Maybe I can help. Why don’t you take my place in front of the TV and I’ll fix you a nice snack? Sometimes we all need a little pampering to make us feel better.”

A few minutes later, Linus brings Lucy a sandwich, some chocolate chip cookies and milk. “Is there anything else I can do for you? Anything I haven’t thought of?” he asks. “There’s one thing you haven’t thought of. I don’t want to feel better!”

Sound familiar?

Let me ask you a question. What if we cultivated an attitude of gratitude every day of the year? Wouldn’t you agree with me that our hurried, hassled, COVID-obsessed, hot-tempered, “have it my way” world leads us away from a lifestyle of giving thanks? Just look at that man who received all those inheritances, or Lucy.

Sometimes we all get to a point where we all feel like Lucy. “I don’t want to feel any better.”

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the day to arrive, but rain spoiled their plans. Bobby grumbled all morning, moping about the house. By 3 in the afternoon, the rain ended and they went fishing. They caught a boatload of fish.

At supper, Bobby’s mother asked him to say grace. Bobby did so and concluded his prayer by saying, “And, Lord, if I sounded grumpy earlier in the day, it was because I couldn’t see far enough ahead.”

How far ahead are you looking? My encouragement for us today is to be “farther sighted” when times are challenging.

Where would you start if you wanted to take up my challenge? That’s easy. I would suggest we start with the two most powerful words I know: “Thank you.” Time alone doesn’t heal, but insight into what you are speaking every day does.

Oh, by the way, thank you for reading my article each week. It’s how I give back to our community and city!

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Think about it. Gratitude keeps things in the right perspective. Here’s another story that illustrates this idea. In a Peanuts cartoon, Snoopy is getting dog food for his Thanksgiving Day dinner. He stares at the bowl and talks to himself. “How about that? Everyone is eating turkey today, but just because I’m a dog, I get dog food.”

He then trots away and positions himself on top of his doghouse and concludes: “Of course, it could have been much worse, I could have been born a turkey.”

Gratitude deters us from the destructive influence of bitterness. The Bible reveals the truth about becoming bitter in Job 7:11.

Job said, “I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.” The bitter fruit of bitterness is continuously complaining. The Bible says, “Make sure that no one misses out on God’s wonderful kindness. Don’t let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you.” Hebrews 12:15. An attitude of gratitude permeates the atmosphere with positive energy. There’s a good vibe when gratitude is present.

Finally, gratitude gives you a confident assurance about the future. Here’s an illustration of what I mean.

A friend promised his 8-year-old son, Bobby, that he would take him fishing on Saturday. The boy waited eagerly for

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following for families, once schools reopen for in-classroom learning: • Check in with your child each morning for signs of illness. If your child has a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, they should not go to school.

• Make sure your child does not have a sore throat or other signs of illness, like a cough, diarrhea, severe headache, vomiting or body aches.

• If your child has had close contact with a COVID-19 case, they should not go to school.

• Identify your school point person(s) to contact if your child gets sick.

• Make sure your child is up to date

with all recommended vaccines, including for flu. All school-aged children should get an influenza flu vaccine every season, with rare exceptions.

• Review and practice proper hand washing techniques at home, especially before and after eating, sneezing, coughing and adjusting a mask or cloth face covering. Make hand washing fun and explain to your child why it’s important.

• Be familiar with how your school will make water available during the day.

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• Develop daily routines before and after school—for example, things to pack for school in the morning (like hand sanitizer and an additional

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• Make sure your information is current at school, including emergency contacts and individuals authorized to pick up your child(ren) from school.

If that list includes anyone who is at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, consider identifying an alternate person.

• Be familiar with your school’s plan for how it will communicate with families when a positive case or exposure to someone with COVID-19 is identified and ensure student privacy is upheld.

• Plan for possible school closures or periods of quarantine. If transmission is increasing in your community or if multiple children or staff test positive for COVID-19, the school building might close. Similarly, if a close contact of your child (within or outside of school) tests positive for COVID-19, your child may need to stay home for a two-week quarantine period. You may need to consider the feasibility of teleworking, taking leave from work, or identifying someone who can supervise your child in the event of school closures or quarantine.

Plan for transportation • If your child rides a bus, plan for your

child to wear a mask on the bus and talk to your child about the importance of following bus rules and any spaced seating rules.

• If carpooling, plan on every child in the carpool and the driver wearing masks for the entire trip.

• If your school uses the cohort model, consider finding families within your child’s group/cohort at school to be part of the carpool.

• If your school uses a cohorting model, consider limiting your child’s in-person out-of-school interactions to children in the same cohort or to activities where physical distancing can be maintained.

Preparation Talk to your child about precautions to take at school. Children may be advised to: • Wash and sanitize their hands more often.

• Keep physical distance from other students.

• Wear a mask.

• Avoid sharing objects with other students, including water bottles, devices, writing instruments and books.

• Use hand sanitizer (that contains at least 60% alcohol). Make sure you’re using a safe product.

• Reinforce the concept of physical distancing with your child.

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PUBLIC NOTICE ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT 1616 WEST ADAMS STREET PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007 PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 53-121172 Pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37, notice is hereby given that the State of Arizona through its Arizona State Land Department (“ASLD”), will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 West Adams Street, Lower Level Auditorium, Phoenix, Arizona, trust lands situated in Maricopa County to wit: TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST, G&SRM, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA PARCEL: M&B IN W2SW, SECTION 04, CONTAINING 26.143 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. LOCATION: SWC OF YEARLING ROAD AND LAKE PLEASANT PARKWAY, PEORIA, ARIZONA BENEFICIARY: PERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLS (INDEMNITY SELECTIONS) PROPERTY INFORMATION: (A) The complete legal description of Land Sale No. 53-121172 (the “Sale Parcel”) is available in its respective file.

(B) The Sale Parcel has been appraised at $3,775,000.00 (“Appraised Value”).

(C) There are no reimbursable improvements on the Sale Parcel.

(D) The complete file associated with the above-described Sale Parcel is open to public inspection at the ASLD, 1616 West Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of holidays and weekends. Please direct any questions regarding this Public Auction to the Real Estate Division of ASLD at (602) 542-3000. This auction notice is available on the ASLD’s website at www.azland.gov.

BIDDING INFORMATION: (A) Prior to the date of auction, a prospective bidder shall perform his/her own due diligence including, without limitation, researching the records of local jurisdictions, all ASLD files pertinent to the auction and the Sale Parcel, including, without limitation, ASLD File No. 53-121172, and files of all other public agencies regarding the Sale Parcel.

(B) On the date of auction, a prospective bidder, or a representative of a prospective bidder, other than the registered broker/salesperson, if any, shall attend and bid on behalf of a prospective bidder.

(C) Prior to the start of bidding, a prospective bidder shall sign an affidavit agreeing that: they have undertaken due diligence in preparation for the auction; they are purchasing the Sale Parcel solely upon the basis of their own due diligence and investigation of the Sale Parcel and not on the basis of any representation, express or implied, written or oral, made by ASLD or its agents or employees, except as set forth in writing herein; their representative is authorized to bid and bind the bidder; and they are purchasing the Sale Parcel AS IS. (D) Prior to the start of bidding, a prospective bidder must show ASLD’s representative a Cashier’s Check made payable to “Arizona State Land Department” in the amount specified under Terms of Sale Paragraph (F) below. If the prospective bidder is not the applicant, the amount of Cashier’s Check shall be $500,745.00. If the prospective bidder is the applicant, the amount of Cashier’s Check shall be $490,950.00.

(E) A prospective bidder who has complied with Paragraphs (A) through (D) above shall be deemed a “Registered Bidder” and may bid at the auction. ASLD shall only consider bids by Registered Bidders.

(F) The bidding will begin at the Appraised Value of $3,775,000.00. A bid for less than the Appraised Value of the Sale Parcel will not be considered. Additional bidding must be made in minimum increments of $100,000.00. Bidding will be conducted orally.

(G) The time of sale shall be deemed to be the time of declaration of the highest and best bid (the “Time of Sale”). A Registered Bidder whose bid is declared the highest and best bid shall be deemed the “Successful Bidder”. The amount of the highest and best bid shall be deemed the “Sale Price”.

(H) To comply with A.R.S. § 37-240(B), ASLD shall require that the Successful Bidder must be authorized to transact business in the State of Arizona no later than ten (10) business days after the date of the auction.

(I) Pursuant to A.R.S. § 37-241(C), in the event of forfeiture by the Successful Bidder, the ASLD Commissioner may declare that the bid placed before the final bid accepted is the highest bid, and that bidder has five (5) days after notification by ASLD to pay by cashier’s check all amounts due under Terms of Sale Paragraph (F) below.

(J) Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, at (602) 542-2629.

Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

TERMS OF SALE: (A) The Sale Parcel shall be purchased in an “AS-IS” condition “WITH ALL FAULTS”, with no representation or warranty being made by ASLD of any type or nature. ASLD makes no warranty as to the following: (a) the physical condition or any other aspect of the Sale Parcel, including, but not limited to, the uses to which the Sale Parcel may be put, the ability to construct additional improvements or modify existing improvements on any portion of the Sale Parcel or the ability to obtain building permits for any portion of the Sale Parcel, the conformity of the Sale Parcel to past, current or future applicable landscaping, parking, zoning or building code requirements, the existence of soil instability, past soil repairs, soil additions or conditions of soil fill, susceptibility to landslides, sufficiency of undershoring, water retention characteristics of the Sale Parcel, drainage onto or off of the Sale Parcel, the location of the Sale Parcel either wholly or partially in a flood plain or a flood hazard boundary or similar area, or any other matter affecting the stability or integrity of the Sale Parcel or any improvements constituting the Sale Parcel; or (b) the sufficiency of the Sale Parcel for purchaser’s purposes or as to its continued operating conditions or usefulness. All implied warranties, including, without limitation, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, are hereby expressly disclaimed.

(B) The Sale Parcel is sold subject to existing reservations, easements and rights of way.

(C) ASLD does not represent or warrant that access exists over lands which may intervene respectively between the Sale Parcel and the nearest public roadway.

(D) Pursuant to A.R.S. § 37-231, the State of Arizona or its predecessor in title, reserve and retain all rights and all forms of access to all oil, gas, minerals, hydrocarbon substances and gaseous substances or any other material which is essential to the production of fissionable materials as provided by the rules and regulations of ASLD and the laws of Arizona.

(E) Immediately following the Time of Sale, the Successful Bidder must sign an affidavit which states without limitation that he/she is the Successful Bidder and the amount of the Sale Price.

(F) Immediately following the Time of Sale, the Successful Bidder shall pay the following to ASLD by a cashier’s check: 1) 10% of the Appraised Value of the Sale Parcel, which is $377,500.00; 2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the Appraised Value of the Sale Parcel, which is $113,250.00; 3) Estimated Reimbursable Legal Advertising Costs of $5,000.00; 4) Reimbursable Appraisal Fee of $2,495.00; 5) Estimated Reimbursable Costs and Expenses of $2,300.00, a portion of which amount may be refunded to the Successful Bidder if the Successful Bid-

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der is not the applicant and the Actual Reimbursable Costs and Expenses are lower; and 6) A Patent Fee of $200.00.

The total amount due at the Time of Sale is $500,745.00 (less $9,795.00 if the Successful Bidder is the applicant, for a total amount due of $490,950.00).

(G) Within thirty (30) days after the date of auction the Successful Bidder must pay: 1) The full balance of the Sale Price; 2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the Sale Price, less the amount paid under Terms of Sale Paragraph (F)(2) above; and 3) The actual Legal Advertising Costs, less the amount paid under Terms of Sale Paragraph (F)(3) above.

(H) THE ENTIRE SALE PRICE, TOGETHER WITH THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN (F) AND (G) ABOVE, SHALL BE DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF AUCTION. (I) When and if a Patent has been issued to the Successful Bidder by ASLD, a Broker Commission shall be paid from the Selling and Administrative Fee collected by ASLD pursuant to A.R.S.§ 37-107(B)(1) to a broker otherwise eligible to receive a commission under A.A.C. R12-5-413. The Broker Commission shall be $35,000.00. Any portion of the Selling and Administrative Fee collected in excess of a brokerage commission paid shall be collected and retained by ASLD. (J) If the Successful Bidder fails to complete all payments as stated in this auction notice, the Successful Bidder shall forfeit all amounts paid, which amounts shall be deemed rent for the Sale Parcel pursuant to A.R.S. § 37-241(C)(1).

ADDITIONAL CONDITION(S): The Patent for the Sale Parcel shall include the following conditions and restrictions: There may be Register Eligible Site or Sites located within the subject property, which could include information significant in this state’s history, architecture, archaeology, or culture and may meet eligibility criteria, which the Arizona State Parks Board has established for listing on the Arizona Register of Historic Places, or which meet eligibility criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. If ground-disturbing activities will or may impact one or more Register Eligible Site or Sites, patentee shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Office and otherwise take such actions as are necessary to avoid, preserve, protect, or mitigate impacts on the Register Eligible Site or Sites. In the event that avoidance, preservation and protection of the Register Eligible Site or Sites cannot be accomplished, patentee shall ensure a Data Recovery Plan is developed in consultation with and acceptable to, the Arizona State Museum and the State Historic Preservation Office, or their successor agencies, and the Data Recovery is implemented and completed prior to the Register Eligible Site or Sites being affected. The artifacts and records recovered from the subject property shall be curated according to the Arizona State Museum Conservation and Curation Standards as established in rules implementing the Arizona Antiquities Act. If human remains are encountered during ground-disturbing activities, all work must immediately cease within 30.48 meters (100 feet) of the discovery and the area must be secured. The Arizona State Museum must be notified of the discovery. All discoveries will be treated in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S. § 41-844 and A.R.S. § 41-865) and work must not resume in this area without authorization from the Arizona State Museum.

These conditions shall run with the subject property, and be binding on the patentee’s heirs, successors, and assigns.

BROKER INFORMATION: In the event a prospective bidder is represented by a licensed Arizona Real Estate Broker or Salesperson seeking a broker commission pursuant to A.R.S.§ 37-132(B) (2), it is the responsibility of both the prospective bidder and the designated broker to register with ASLD no later than three (3) business days prior to the date of auction. Registration must be submitted on the ASLD’s Broker Registration/Bidder Certification form in accordance with A.A.C. R12-5-413. Original signatures of the Designated Broker, Salesperson, and Potential Bidder must all appear on one form.

Facsimile copies will not be accepted by ASLD. The broker or salesperson of the Successful Bidder who has so registered with ASLD for this Auction will be required to sign an affidavit that the broker or salesperson is licensed pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-2101, et. seq., identifies his/her client as the Successful Bidder, attests the broker or salesperson has no other affiliation with the Successful Bidder other than as a procuring broker or salesperson, and that the broker or salesperson actually procured the Successful Bidder for this Auction. Broker Registration forms will not be accepted by ASLD for Public Auction No. 53-121172 after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020.

GENERAL INFORMATION: ASLD may cancel this auction in whole or in part at any time prior to the acceptance of a final bid.

A protest to this sale must be filed within 30 days after the first day of publication of this announcement and in accordance with A.R.S. § 37-301.

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS AUCTION NOTICE SHALL SURVIVE THE DELIVERY OF THE PATENT FOR THE SALE PARCEL. James W. Perry (for) Lisa A. Atkins State Land Commissioner State Land Department Seal July 31, 2020 Disclaimer: This map is designed for general overview purposes only.

Unless otherwise stated all depictions are approximate. Prospective bidders should review all information in ASLD’s records relating to the Sale Parcel and seek technical or legal advice as needed to assure the understanding of all legal descriptions, plat maps, surveys, and other documents relevant to the Sale Parcel. Contact ASLD, Real Estate Division at (602) 542-3000 for additional information.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: HOGZ & WHIPZ LLC II The address of the registered office is: 9324 W. Windsor Blvd., GLENDALE, AZ, 85305 The name of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS: Ernest Brown and Angela Brown both of 9324 W. Windsor Blvd., GLENDALE, AZ, 85305 Published Peoria Times, Aug. 27, Sept 3, 10, 2020 / 32715

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: A&N INVESTMENT AND ADVISORY LLC II The address of the registered office is: 1050 N Fairway Drive , suite H111, AVONDALE, AZ 85323 The name of the Statutory Agent is: Alpha Ngwenya III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBER Alpha Ngwenya, 1050 N Fairway Drive , suite H111, AVONDALE, AZ 85323 Published Peoria Times, Aug. 20, 27, Sept 3, 2020 / 32499

NOTICE OF HEARING SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA MARICOPA COUNTY Case Number: JG 509709 ORDER and NOTICE OF HEARING In the Matter of Guardianship of: Adalyn Fawn Lopez (11/11/2015) Ayden Marquez Lopez (02/08/2019) minors The Court has reviewed the PETITION FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANSHIP OF A MINOR. Based upon the Court’s review, IT IS ORDERED SETTING A HEARING: NOTIFICATION: You must give a copy of the PETITION AND THIS ORDER to all interested persons. You need to mail or deliver the copies. You do not need to give formal notice by personal service.

For information about notice or consent requirements contact Community Services Unit at (602) 506-4308 or seek legal counsel. HEARING DATE AND TIME: October 13, 2020 at 8:30 AM HEARING PLACE: Via Go To Meeting at https://www.gotomeet.me/CommissionerGialketsisSEJ You can also dial in using your phone. +1 (786) 535-3211 Access Code: 280-710-469 HEARING OFFICER: COMMISSIONER GIALKETSIS RESPONSE. You can file a written response to the petition. File your original written response with the court, mail a copy of the original response to the petitioner(s), and provide a copy of your response to the Judge/Commissioner named above at least 5 business days before the hearing. Or, you can appear in person at the hearing. You must appear at the hearing only if you wish to object to the petition. Signed this 21st Day of August, 2020 /s/ Cynthia Gialketsis Commissioner Cynthia Gialketsis.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND SOLICITATION OF COMMENTS CITY OF PEORIA DRAFT CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, the City of Peoria’s Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 will be made available for public review and comment. The purpose of the CAPER is to report the City’s performance in accomplishing the goals and objectives identified in Peoria’s FY 2019-20 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. During the Fiscal Year, Peoria expended approximately $400,000 of CDBG funds to provide citizens with affordable housing and quality living environments.

The FY 2019-20 Draft CAPER will be available for a 15-day public review and comment period beginning September 8, 2020, and ending September 23, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.

The Draft CAPER will be available for review on the City’s website at www.Peoriaaz.gov/communityassistance.

Draft copies of the CAPER are also available by written request at the address listed below.

The City will accept public comments on the Draft CAPER at two (2) virtual public hearings that will be conducted on the dates and times identified below. A link to the virtual meeting will be provided on the City’s website at www.Peoriaaz.gov/communityassistance prior to the meeting dates.

Monday, September 14, 2020, 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 5:00 p.m.

Comments on the Draft CAPER may also be submitted in writing, as follows: City of Peoria Neighborhood and Human Services Attn: CDBG Program 9875 North 85th Avenue Peoria, AZ 85345 Or via email at: communityassistance@peoriaaz.gov Accommodations for individuals with disabilities - Alternative format materials, sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices or interpretation in languages other than English can be available upon 72 hours advance notice through the City of Peoria’s Neighborhood and Human Services Department, 9875 N. 85th Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85345; (623)773-7250; TDD (623)773-7221, o r e m a i l a t communityassistance@peoria.gov. Asistencia en español: Para que le interpreten la solicitud en español, llame al (623)773-7250.

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