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Council aiming for spring decision on bond election BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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cottsdale residents should know by April whether or not they will be asked to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds to fund capital needs across the city. Scottsdale took one of the �irst public steps in that process when city staff presented a list
of unfunded capital projects to the City Council’s Capital Improvement Plan Subcommittee in January. The city has over $700 million worth of unfunded capital projects, ranging from undergrounding utility lines throughout the city to big dollar parking improvements at WestWorld, according to a recent presentation to the panel.
At a Jan. 17 meeting, Vice Mayor Guy Phillips, who chairs the subcommittee, indicated that he preferred a bond package not to exceed $450 million. The list presented by staff included 148 projects totaling $723.4 million that could potentially be included in a bond election
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Thunderbirds marshal an army for the Open BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
BUSINESS ..................... 28 Scottsdale moms business milks the Open.
ARTS................................. 33 Artist brothers make a splash at Mountain Shadows.
NEIGHBORS ........................ 22 BUSINESS .............................28
OPINION ..............................30
ARTS .................................... 33 FOOD & DRINK...................36 CLASSIFIEDS .......................38
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he gol�ing universe will converge on Scottsdale when the Waste Management Phoenix Open begins Thursday, bringing a host of celebrities and professional golfers to the city to participate in the PGA Tour’s most attended tournament. In addition to hundreds of thousands of fans, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowler Patrick Peterson and NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith are among the celebrities expected to attend the Phoenix Open. (Courtesy the Waste Management Phoenix Open) But while all eyes Justin Thomas participated in the R.S. Hoyt Jr. Dream Day at the Waste Manageare on the big names, ment Phoenix Open in 2018. Thomas has committed to play this year. an army of thouon-course ambas- Thunderbirds organization that has helped sands of volunteers (Special to the Progress) sadors who are in run the tournament for eight decades. will be hard at work Thousands of volunteers will be donning this vest for the charge of crowd The Thunderbirds work closely with the behind the scenes Phoenix Open to help manage throngs of visitors. control. volunteers and one member of the organiand on the course. “Simply put, our volunteers are what make zation is assigned to each group to expedite Approximately 5,100 volunteers will work the event this year in security, concessions, this tournament work,” said Scottsdale na��� OPEN ���� 20 transportation and as “hole marshals” – the tive Ed Grant, a member of the Phoenix
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