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Sunday, May 10, 2020
City budget battle brewing on council BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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budget battle is brewing in Scottsdale as the city grapples with the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. Early numbers indicate the virus’ impact
For nurses, Mother’s Day is bittersweet
on the budget will be significant with sales tax revenue in March dropping by nearly $3 million compared to March 2019 – a decrease of 26 percent. April’s revenue numbers are not yet available, but City Treasurer Jeff Nichols said he would not be surprised if that decline doubles to around 50 percent in April – the first
full month under state-mandated business shutdowns. Hotels and motels were hit hardest, with sales tax revenues from the industry down 56 percent. Restaurants followed with a 40 percent decline. Sales taxes from construc-
see BUDGET page 10
BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer
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onorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center registered nurse Lisa Kingry’s voice doesn’t break when she talks about the COVID-19 patient who died during her last shift and how she and the four others in the room held the patient’s hand, saying that everything will be OK. Kingry doesn’t sound exhausted as she recites the painstakingly long and detailed post-shift procedure that includes Lysoling her shoes, getting undressed in the garage, tossing her scrubs in the washing machine,
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The Kingry family includes two frontline healthcare workers: Casey Kingry, left, a firefighter for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and Lisa Kingry, an ICU nurse at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center. They flank their two sons, Jaxon, 6, and Quinn, 2. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)
Clorox-wiping her keys and wallet, and showering. But Kingry takes a moment to regain her composure and hold back tears when the
subject turns to the community support she and her hospital have received from busi-
see NURSE page 14
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