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NEWS.............................. 19 Scottsdale isn't escaping housing market's big chill.

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Scottsdale near head of the class in classy apartments

BY CECILIA CHAN Progress Staff Writer

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he amenities race in the apartment industry has been intensifying in the country over the past decade with 86% of new builds classified as luxury dwellings, a recent study said.

And Scottsdale is among the cities leading the pack nationally.

Arizona in particular showed a tendency toward luxury living since 2012 with Chandler as well as Gilbert and Scottsdale seeing almost exclusively high-end apartments going up within their boundaries, according to a study by StorageCafe.

In the study’s top 20 list of High-End Apartment Living, Gilbert, Chandler and Scottsdale landed the No. 1, 2 and 4 spots, respectively, in the country, according to

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see LUXURY page 16

Leaders envision big encore to a big arts season

BUSINESS ................. 26 Progress continues on Papago Plaza.

ARTS .............................. 30 "The Lion King" comes to ASU Gammage.

NEIGHBORS ..........................................22 BUSINESS .............................................. 26 ARTS .......................................... 30 FOOD...........................................33 CLASSIFIEDS...............................35

BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

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his past season at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts was unlike anything that program director Abbey Messmer and Scottsdale Arts CEO Gerd Wuestemann had seen in their careers.

“It’s been a roller coaster ride for everyone in their personal lives and their work lives including us,” Messmer said. “We’ve grown together along the way and adapted in a lot of ways and we were able to stay open the entire year.”

Despite the challenges of putting on shows as the world navigated its way through a pandemic, The Center for the Performing Arts managed to put on 207 shows through June 15.

see ARTS SEASON page 8

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(David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

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Work begins on hotel, retail phases of One Scottsdale

BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

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ork has begun on the next phases of One Scottsdale — a 75-acre development that will be the home to a Hilton Home2Suites as well as retail shops, dining destinations and medical offices north of Loop 101.

Up first on the to-do list for construction was finalizing the infrastructure of the Hilton Home2Suites, which is expected to open in October and laying the infrastructure for the coming retailers – which wound up being a costly chore, according to developers DMB Associates, Inc. “We put another approximately $4 million worth of infrastructure in to support the hotel, the retail and the office users and some additional retail pads along Scottsdale Road,” said Michael Burke, DMB senior vice president of commercial, development.

However, rising costs are among the issues that Burke has become all too aware of throughout this project.

“The portion of the infrastructure between Thompson peak and Legacy Boulevard has taken about six months longer than it was scheduled for mainly due to labor and supply chain issues,” he said. “Our budget hasn’t been as impacted but the infrastructure has.

This has largely impacted the 54acre project South of Legacy Boulevard that DMB is planning as a mixed-use “village” that will include a multifamily project with StreetLights Residential.

“We’re just getting ready to start building the support on the multifamily parcel and that has been impacted by the construction pricing and inflation more than anything,” Burke said.

Despite the delays and rising costs, Burke and the rest of his team remain determined to get the project finished and give residents like DMB Associates CEO Susan Bansak – who calls

Construction of condominiums are in the next phases of development at One Scottsdale. (Special to the Progress)

North Scottsdale home – a place to dine and shop that’s closer to home.

“I live up in Pinnacle Peak and I can’t tell you how excited I would be able to not have to drive any farther south than Thompson Creek Parkway to have the exciting food and beverage offerings and to have other things available to me,” she said.

“There’s a lot of demand.

It’s a great project, it’s a great location and there’s been a ton of planning and design work done to kind of make it something that the city hasn’t seen in a while.”

“We want to do something exciting, different and will benefit the city of Scottsdale and all of the constituents that it serves.”

The project recently received approval from the city Design Review Board to move forward on a condominium complex that has already amassed interest on the 45 units made available for pre-sale.

Also in the works for One Scottsdale

are 65,000 square feet of food and beverage space and DMB is working through the feasibility of adding a senior living facility to the project.

“There’s a lot of demand. It’s a great project, it’s a great location and there’s been a ton of planning and design work done to kind of make it something that the city hasn’t seen in a while,” Burke said.

With progress moving forward toward getting more of the land that was first purchased nearly 20 years ago developed, it is loosely estimated that it could take another decade to fully build out the 75 acres that make up One Scottsdale and a driving factor of that will be the economy, according to Burke.

“It’s hard to say since it depends on things in the economy and what happens with inflation,” he said. “It might be sooner but inflation issues, labor shortages talk of recession now could very well delay it more.”

Despite the lengthy completion time, Bansak and Burke believe that this will be an exciting addition to Scottsdale residents.

“I think our location is neat since it is kind of the gateway to north Scottsdale where it’s not quite urban and it’s not quite suburban so it’s a great place of transition,” Bansak said.

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Rowdy short-term rentals hit by double whammy

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irbnb is making temporary measures against nuisance party houses permanent while Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a measure giving cities a little bit more control over short-term rental homes.

Airbnb officials announced in August 2020 a temporary ban on all parties and events in listings globally, which the company says has been so successful it is permanently codifying the ban.

“Historically, we allowed hosts to use their

hood,” the company said.

“When the pandemic hit, as many bars and clubs closed or restricted their occupancy, we began to see some people taking partying behavior to rented homes, including through Airbnb. This was concerning to us due to both the disruptive nature of unauthorized parties and the risk of such gatherings spreading the virus. As such, Linda Milhaven Betty Janik we announced the party ban to best judgment and authorize parties when our community as being ‘in the best interappropriate for their home and neighbor- est of public health.’”

Since imposing the ban, the company has reported a 44% year-over-year drop in the rate of party reports nationally – and a 55% decline in Arizona.

The measure signed by Ducey last week gives local cities and towns more authority to fine and penalize short term rental “bad actors.”

Co-sponsored by Republicans Sen. J.D. Mesnard of Chandler and Steve Kaiser of Phoenix, the law gives municipalities increased authority to fine homeowners whose occupants violate noise and other

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Wuestemann said that number “for any performing arts venue to execute in the best of times is a really heavy lift. Our crew has worked their tails off, and it was not the best of times. COVID-19 stuck around for a lot longer than we anticipated and our team worked through really difficult conditions.”

Wuestemann and his staff followed venues across the nation in requiring patrons to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test or proof of full vaccination to attend shows, staying the course until late spring.

“We’ve had an amazing season,” said Messmer. “I guess the biggest takeaway is to persevere and collaborate with your partners.”

Now she, Wuestemann and the rest of the staff are planning a big encore to that season.

Messmer is anxious to kick off one of the biggest seasons of her career with show-stopping acts like The Temptations, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, an appearance from Broadway star Jessica Vosk, the return of ukulele strummer Jake Shimabukuro as well as acts like Mariachi Sol De Mexico and “Assisted Living: The Musical.”

However, it is the events planned for outside the Center for the Performing Arts that have Wuestemann and Messmer the most excited.

Canal Convergence is expected to be bigger than ever in celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Civic Center is set to finish its renovation in January and once it is complete, Scottsdale Arts is expected to announce another lineup of acts that includes the return of Sunday Affair for the first time since 2020.

“So, this year’s Canal Convergence will

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“We have also reached out to some of the artists that were part of the very first Canal Convergence back 10 years ago and oftentimes, those artists that we premiered back then have used this as a launchpad for their public art careers and have now become some of the most celebrated artists in their public art sphere.”

Because of this, Wuestemann expects this year’s festivities could attract over 300,000 people.

“Last year, I think we drew almost 300,000 people to the canal -- I hope to think we’re going to get back to that level and probably exceed this year for the

“Last year, I think we drew almost 300,000 people to the canal -- I hope to think we’re going to get back to that level and probably exceed this year for the 10th anniversary.”

10th anniversary,” he said.

Not long after Canal Convergence, Wuestemann will be racing against the clock to put the final touches on the Civic Center, where crews just began laying concrete.

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Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández will return to present its “A Merry-Achi Christmas” show on Dec. 17. (Photo courtesy of Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández)

Celebrating its 60th anniversary, The Temptations will swing by the Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 12. (Courtesy of The Temptations)

Once the dust settles from over a year of construction, Wuestemann is excited to kick-off outdoor events just in time for the Superbowl in Glendale on Feb. 12.

“On Jan. 22, we’re reopening outdoor spaces at Civic Center,” he said. “The ESPN sports broadcasts will happen from the edge of our new Civic Center. It will set up in Old Town right at Main Street with the Civic Center in the background.”

After the Super Bowl leaves town, Wuestemann is excited to keep the good times rolling on his newly constructed stages.

“With the outdoor stages coming into their own as well, we will have additional opportunities to bring big productions outside,” he said.

Messmer also says that the increase in

stages will also lead to an increase in the size of her staff.

“We’re expecting to increase our staff a little bit and be very busy with presenting events and renting the space,” she said.

Although the 2021-2022 season has closed its curtains, Wuestemann and Messmer feel that the past season will be reflected on positively and they are anxious for acts to take the various stages at the Center for the Performing Arts and on the Civic Center lawn.

“This past season is one we’ll always look back with a special place in our hearts because we were able to do so much this year and bring so many joyful moments back to people,” Wuestemann said.

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Advocate’s long legal battle with city enters 6th year

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fter five years of legal wrangling, multiple law suits and around $340,000 in combined legal fees racked up by both sides, Marc Stuart’s legal battle with the City of Scottsdale continues.

Now, Stuart, who was removed in handcuffs by police from the lectern during the public comment portion of a city council meeting on Feb. 7, 2017, while trying to speak on an initiative to prevent building in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, will have his day in court.

A federal district judge had previously shot down Stuart’s legal claim that his civil rights had been violated on the grounds that the city had qualified immunity for its actions.

According to Cornell Law School, “qualified immunity protects a government official from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff’s rights, only allowing suits where officials vio-

lated a ‘clearly established’ statutory or constitutional right.”

However, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that the city did not have qualified immunity in two counts of that lawsuit.

“Stuart plausibly alleged that (Former Scottsdale Mayor Jim) Lane imposed a restriction on Stuart’s speech at the city council meeting that was not reasonable and viewpoint neutral,” U.S. District Judge Dian Humetewa wrote in her opinion dismissing the case.

Stuart figures it is smooth sailing from this point.

“The city will lose,” Stuart said. “I mean the taxpayers will lose. I mean it’s sad because up until Mayor (Jim) Lane did this, in the entire history of Scottsdale no one has ever been prevented from petitioning the city council or speaking at public comment except me and no one has been prevented since then.

“It will cost the city at least half a million to defend the trial and they can’t win,” he continued. “It’s an interesting question for the city, do you want to just

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admit your mistake and go forward or do you want to go through the trauma of a trial?”

Scottsdale spokesman Kelly Corsette called him a habitual litigant.

“To date, Mr. Stuart has filed well over a dozen complaints, cases, and appeals involving the City of Scottsdale,” Corsette said. “He is a prolific litigant who frequently sues the city. He has refused to engage in reasonable settlement negotiations, demanding millions of dollars for his claims.”

“This litigation costs his fellow Scottsdale taxpayers a substantial sum of money ($240,854.50 in outside legal fees to date); however, there is no indication that settling on one particular matter would prevent additional litigation,” Corsette added. “It is in the best interest of the city to keep fighting against these non-meritorious suits. The City anticipates the entire case will be dismissed upon a motion for summary judgment and will never reach a trial.

Councilwomen Linda Milhaven and Kathy Littlefield are the only members who were on council at the time of the incident.

“I think it’s probably time to take care of the issue and get this settled,” Littlefield said, but would not clarify if that means she wants to see the case settled out of court or not.

“Marc has the right to carry this as far as he wants to,” she said Milhaven said the fight is a just one.

“I can’t campaign from the dais, why should he be able to campaign from the podium,” she said.

She wants to take the case to trial.

“I think we need to be clear on what’s allowed and not allowed,” she said. “I would like to have a definitive decision.”

Councilman Tom Durham and Councilwoman Tammy Caputi would not comment and Mayor David Ortega did not return a request for comment.

“Lane is not around anymore and neither is (former city attorney Bruce) Washburn so I would think this city council is going to be less trying to cover up for them and thinking about the needs of the city but you never know,” Stuart said. “Everyone takes an oath to uphold the constitution but when they

Mark Stuart, pictured here from his 2017 appearance before Scottsdale City Council continues his five-year legal battle with the city. (Progress file photo)

get in office they forget that.”

Stuart is seeking an undetermined amount of punitive damages.

“The trial was three years,” Stuart said. “I’ve spent well over $100,000 on it. Once you’re arrested and charged and prosecuted for something, you cannot get certain types of jobs. Everybody does a background on you and it shows up you just don’t make it through the criterion. The damages are extensive. I had to get treatment for anxiety and depression.”

“They tore my shoulder on purpose.

Scottsdale cops are trained to do that kind of thing. That’s really the problem here: the city teaches these cops if we don’t want certain types of speech in public parks or city council meetings, it’s okay to arrest somebody and hassle them and that’s what the cops have been trained to do and that’s what’s going to come out at trial.”

The city’s brief against the appeal called Stuart’s motion a “bizarre, overly broad, ill-conceived motion.”

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed.

At the time of the incident, Stuart was chair of a political action committee called Save Our Preserve, which opposed building anything in the Mc-

see STUART page 13

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Dowell Sonoran Preserve, including a visitors’ center, without approval from the voters.

Stuart sent a copy of prepared remarks supporting his initiative to the City Clerk’s office prior to the meeting and indicated he would share them during the public comment portion. Washburn advised Stuart that the remarks would not be acceptable because it would be using public resources to advance a political cause.

At the meeting, Stuart got up and began sharing his remarks anyway.

Video of the meeting shows Lane telling Stuart he cannot use the public comment period to promote his initiative or solicit signatures.

“Mr. Stuart, if you want to talk about the preserve and your petition, I think you have been advised that state law as it pertains to open meetings laws and also those laws that regard the use of city taxpayer funds in influencing an election in one way or the other prohibit you from advertising or soliciting votes for a petition on the ballot, that’s meant to be on the ballot,” Lane said.

That is when Lane instructed two police officers to remove Stuart. The officers arrested Stuart and escorted him from the council chambers. Once outside, they handcuffed him.

Stuart was later acquitted on the trespassing charge but was found guilty of refusing to obey a police officer.

That was a separate lawsuit that bounced through three courtrooms in Arizona. The case moved to multiple justice courts in Maricopa County before landing back in Scottsdale.

Stuart had argued all Scottsdale judges had a conflict of interest, because of their relationship with the city, mayor and City Council. Council appoints municipal judges.

In July 2017, Scottsdale Judge Statia Hendrix recused all Scottsdale City Court judges from the case.

With all Scottsdale judges removed, the case was sent to Maricopa County Justice Courts, where it languished for two years before being punted back to Scottsdale for a lack of jurisdiction.

At that point, Stuart protested Scottsdale Presiding Judge Joseph Olcavage’s ability to name a temporary judge since he had already been disqualified by

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Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel in 2019 ordered the presiding judge in Phoenix Municipal Court to select a judge to oversee the case.

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Stuart allegedly told a medical provider that he blamed Lane and the Council for financial hardships he was experiencing and had considered resorting to violence.

However, that case was ultimately dismissed.

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he Corritore Company is planning a mixed -use development near the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Lincoln Drive that will include a 264-unit “high-end residential rental community and complementary retail shop buildings.”

Plans for the development were included in a report by Valley real estate tracker vizzda.com in a report last week about the sale of the 2.19-acre site next to an aging office building that sits on an adjacent 8 acres Vizzda said Dallas-based real estate investment company L&B Realty Advisors paid $16.9 million for the smaller parcel as part of $25.55 million deal that included another parcel of land miles away in Phoenix.

In promotional materials, Corritore said the apartments will range in size from 630-1,100 square feet in buildings up to four stories tall.

The Marketplace at at Scottsdale Road and Lincoln Drive will include a 264-unit apartment complex. (Corritor Company)

The residential portion will include gated access, an underground parking garage, elevator access to units, detached enclosed private parking garages, a fitness center and lifestyle amenity spaces, and a pool.

The apartment complex will be built as a sustainable community for a LEED Gold certification, the company

said.

The apartment portion will be on an 8-acre site where empty office space currently sits and will include 94,000 square feet of open space.

Called The Marketplace at Lincoln and Scottsdale, the overall project will also feature open air commercial space for dining and shopping and is

scheduled to open in fall 2023.

The location for the residential community is intended to attract a social resident who will utilize the area retail services, restaurants and surrounding development, but also enjoys an urban residential community.

The combined residential and commercial uses will share an existing access drive along Scottsdale Road allowing for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The residential portion will also include access points along Lincoln Drive.

The project will promote pedestrian traffic with shaded walkways and bicycle parking.

“The proposed development provides housing in a mature area of the City where existing open space and recreational facilities can be taken advantage of and provides additional per capita spending to support the tax base used to pay for the development

see MARKETPLACE page 18

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Milhaven, Littlefield class on housing affordability

BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

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here may be a shortage of affordable housing in Scottsdale but that’s because the city is growing too fast while the wrong types of homes are being built to address it.

That was city Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield’s assertion during a discussion on the housing shortage during Council’s July 5 meeting.

To which Councilwoman Linda Milhaven replied: Hold the alarm bell.

More single-family homes should be going up instead of apartments and condominiums, Littlefield said.

“According to the General Plan, the predominant housing type in Scottsdale should be single-family homes,” she said.

“This is what we got when we sent out a General Plan last year for approval by our citizens and they did approve that. This also was approved by the City Council when we approved sending it out to be approved by our citizens.”

According to city spokesman Kelly Corsette, there are about 11,242 multifamily units in the Scottsdale’s pipeline to be built.

That is too much when the census data says population of Scottsdale is 268,400 people, Littlefield said.

“This says we’re not only over-building according to what the desires of our citizens are but we’re building the wrong things, apartments instead of family homes,” Littlefield said. “I fail to see why our current citizens should enjoy a decrease in our standard of living that was designed together through our various general plans over the years and our zoning laws. Those are also designed to keep our city special.”

She added there is no water to sustain growth in Scottsdale when current residents are being asked to cut back on their usage by 5% and at least a partial answer to Scottsdale’s homelessness problem is to turn the city’s approximately 5,400 shortterm rentals back into homes for sale or for long-term rentals.

Based on a question by Vice Mayor Tom

Durham, a spokesman for Arizona Housing said building more luxury apartments drives down the cost of apartments because as new apartments become available, existing ones get down-graded to a lower status, thereby dropping their rents.

Milhaven addressed Littlefield’s comments.

“Since Councilwoman Littlefield shared some points I feel inclined to have to share my point of view as well,” Milhaven said.

“First I’m not sure where she gets the 268,000 population data. I looked through the Census data as we were sitting here.

“The 2020 census says we were at 241,000 people and the 2021 estimate says we were at 242,000 people. So, we grew about 1,000 people in the last year. At that rate for us to get to build out – which our General Plan says is 316,000 people – it will take us 72 years, hardly growing too quickly.”

Secondly, she said adding the city’s short-term rentals to the list of potential to the sale or long-term rental list is not to address the housing shortage in Scottsdale, she said.

Even if it is the solution, which Milhaven said it is not, she added lobbying the Legislature to allow the city to demand shortterm rental units back into the housing inventory is not likely to produce any positive results.

“That’s folly and we need to find some better solutions,” she said.

She added that housing development of more than five units requires a water study that shows they have a water supply for the next 100 years.

And to address the claim the city is commercializing residential neighborhoods she noted that commercial zonings do not allow for residential properties to be built in them.

“You need to come to city council for a zoning approval to add residential housing to existing … commercial uses,” she said.

In other business the council voted 4-3 to move forward with the Pima Road/Happy Valley Road widening project that will include a sound barrier wall on Pima Road.

see AFFORD page 18

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rized as luxury while Chandler boasted a rate of 99% – or 6,800 premium units – and Scottsdale had 98.5% or 8,600 deluxe units added to its housing inventory, according to study author Maria Gatea.

Mesa came in at No. 53 with 84% – or 3,794 units classified as luxury out of 4,502 units built.

The study analyzed 3.1 million apartment units built over the past decade in 100 of the nation’s biggest cities, looking only at complexes with 50 and more units, according to Gatea. The ranking is

based on a patented property-rating system developed by Yardi.

“We considered luxury properties that the property ranking system determines to be in the A+, A, A- and B+ categories, based on a series of factors, including unit size, architecture, quality of construction, finishing details, amenities, and more,” Gatea said in an email.

“Newer communities tend to outdo older apartment stock with most apartment buildings now featuring state-of-the-art amenities and conveniences including

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and maintenance of recreational facilities and services,” a brochure for the project says.

“The building design is sensitive to the evolving context of the area over time by incorporating colors and textures that relate to the existing buildings in the neighborhood.”

The project will feature views of Camelback Mountain, Papago Mountain and the McDowell Mountains.

“The development encourages social interaction within the community by providing multiple gathering places for residents and visitors,” the brochure states. “The interior community area has several seating areas with television, fitness and gaming areas.

This space opens up to the outdoor space, which contains a pool, exercise area, barbecues, fire pit and several seating areas.

“In addition, there will be bicycle racks located on the property to encourage their use. There is a bus stop located along Scottsdale Road south of the entrance driveway to the community to promote the use of public

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“The interior community area has several seating areas with television, fitness and gaming areas.

This space opens up to the outdoor space, which contains a pool, exercise area, barbecues, fire pit and several seating areas.” transportation,” Corritore said.

Meanwhile, a well-known Scottsdale office complex has changed hands, vizzda reported.

Gainey Ranch Town Center on Doubletree Road near Scottsdale Road was purchased by Idaho-based Alturas Capital for $234 million, it said.

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community ordinances – authority that was largely stripped from municipalities by the Legislature in 2016 in order to protect an industry that reportedly supports 75,000 jobs state wide.

There were 5,404 short-term rentals in the city in December 2021 listed by Airbnb and VRBO, according to AirDNA, an independent agency that monitors the short-term rental industry. That’s up from 4,119 in December 2020 and 5,221 in December 2019.

City Councilwoman Linda Milhaven, who served on Council’s short-term rental committee, called Airbnb’s making the ban permanent “a step in the right direction.”

“Airbnb and VRBO have been very responsive to our concerns and this is just one example of them trying to be good neighbors,” Milhaven said, adding the ban should cut down on the number of nuisance parties but it won’t eliminate them.

“Airbnb is not the only booking platform out there,” she said. “They’re a big one but they’re certainly not the only one.”

Councilwoman Betty Janik, who also served on the committee, agreed it’s not a panacea but praised the move.

“You’re never going to 100% solve the problem, but if you reduce the problem by 50% that’s an impactful change,” she said.

The move should continue to help cut down on the number of calls police get related to nuisance parties, she said, noting Council also authorized the Police Department to form a special unit to crack down on rowdy houses.

The city council added a short-term rent-

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The $51.3 million project will widen by two lanes Pima Road from Pinnacle Peak to Happy Valley Road and Happy Valley Road from Pima Road to Alma School Road.

Residents in the area had been promised a 12-foot high sound wall when the project was completed but were recently told the wall would not be built because noise levels on the expanded road would not meet city requirements for a wall. Approximately 50 raucous people showed up in support of putting the wall back in the project and 12 people spoke on the issue during the public comment period.

Mayor David Ortega, Littlefield, and councilwomen Solange Whitehead and Betty Janik voted to include the wall, which

al unit to the city’s police department this year, Jankik said.

Council also enacted new ordinances in 2021 to crack down on nuisance parties and unlawful gatherings.

They created a new ordinance that requires an emergency contact to show up at a property within one hour of being called by police. That ordinance has its limitations though as police cannot tell the emergency contact to go into a home and shut down a party, nor can the emergency contact ask police to enter the home and shut down the party.

The second ordinance sets fines at the maximum amounts allowed under state law. For example, it creates a sliding scale of fines of $750, $1,500, $2,000 and $2,500 (the maximum allowed under state law) for owners and $250, $500, $1,000 and $2,000 for occupants based on the number of prior violations.

It also eliminates the police service fee provisions of the city’s nuisance party and unruly gathering ordinances and replaces it with civil sanctions through citations filed in city court. That should improve enforceability, including the possibility of filing criminal charges against someone defined as an habitual offender.

It is not all good news when it comes to cracking down on nuisance parties in short-term rentals though.

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in March that homeowners associations cannot amend their CC&Rs to limit short-term rentals unless they already make mention that rules could potentially be altered in the future. will add roughly $4 million to the project.

“I was voted in by the people,” Janik said.

“I was voted in to represent their wishes.

I think the city dropped the ball on this. I think we should have done a better job.”

Durham, Milhaven and councilwoman Tammy Caputi voted against adding the wall to the project. They supported moving forward with the project and revisit the wall issue at a later date.

“We have a window to approach this in a more orderly way,” Durham said.

The board also voted unanimously to forego delivery and storage of up to 5,000 acre-feet of Scottsdale’s Central Arizona Project allocation in calendar year 2022 for contribution to Lake Mead in exchange for $1,046,400.

An acre-foot is approximately 325,851 gallons of water.

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Big chill moving housing market toward balance

BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

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he Valley’s leading analyst of the Phoenix Metro housing market is predicting that almost the entire region could see a balanced market – with supply meeting demand – by September.

Buckeye is already there, according to the Cromford Report, and “Queen Creek and Maricopa will be in the balanced zone next week," the Cromford Report said on June 8.

Even though Scottsdale’s market is holding up a little better than those communities, the Cromford Report said, it also is showing a marked slowing in demand and an increase in supply.

The overall trend is a stunning reversal for a market that began the year – and dominated 2021 – with buyers at the mercy of bidding wars, foregoing inspections or making other concessions to sellers in a desperate effort to secure a

LUXURY from page 16

cleverly designed interiors, smart home features, fitness centers, club houses and pools,” Gatea added.

Gilbert especially is becoming a hub for premier living, Gatea said.

“All these new apartment buildings come with resort-style pools and spas, manicured gardens and playgrounds, as well as more practical features like outside storage,” she said.

Other high-end amenities include common lounge areas with gaming stations, outdoor seating areas with gas grills and fire pits, bicycle storage spaces and bicycle repair shops, according to Gatea.

“Volleyball courts are also widespread in Gilbert – about 53% of the premier apartments built here over the past decade provide tenants with the opportunity to practice volleyball,” Gatea said.

And “pet-related conveniences are becoming increasingly popular in Gilbert’s newest complexes, with pet washing and grooming rooms or bark parks providing pampering options for the residents’ four-legged friends.”

Although Mesa didn’t make top ranking for luxury apartment living, it had

This 6,613-square-foot house on E. Balancing Rock Road in Scottsdale recently sold for $3.6 million. Built in 2012, the five-bedroom, 6 ½-bath house has a Santa Barbara style with an office, bar, four-car garage and a host of amenities. (Special to the Progress)

home. While a sudden flood of new listings might be welcome by prospective buyers, the Cromford Report said they the highest percent among cities analyzed for volleyball courts at 80%, the study said.

Examples of apartments with its bellsand-whistle offerings in the East Valley include the 360-unit Aiya opening in Gilbert adjacent to Loop 202 later this fall with a community kitchen and espresso bar, craft beer on tap, 24-hour fitness studio with protein shake machine, lounge with ping pong and more.

And, the recently opened Zaterra in Chandler features community amenities, including a dog park and pet spa, electric vehicle charging stations, social clubroom with lounge seating, clubroom kitchen and dining area with a Starbucks coffee bar, two resort-style pools and a 24-hour fitness center with on-demand classes and outdoor yoga lawn.

And the now-opened SeventyOne15 McDowell in Scottsdale touts amenities such as a two-story clubroom boasting an upscale kitchen with complementary coffee bar, upstairs billiard games, and lounge seating, resort-style swimming pool with an adjoining spa, a two-story fitness center and a rooftop deck with fire pits.

In addition to the lifestyle-centered amenities, the apartments in Gilbert

may be in for more heartache – and that some sellers will be grabbing their crying towels along with them as their homes

provide more elbow room, having an average size of over 1,000 square feet, about 250 square feet larger than those in the non-luxury category, Gatea said.

Luxury apartments in Chandler and Scottsdale, averaged 970 and 983 square feet, respectively – about 200 square feet bigger than their non-luxury counterparts, she added.

What’s driving developers to build these apartments with resort-style amenities is that people are remaining renters longer than before so their expectations of what their homes must offer have changed, the study said.

“The current amenities strategies are totally changing the apartment feel,” said Doug Ressler, business intelligence manager for Yardi Matrix. “Renters want the feel of living in a house and not just another apartment, with more room to live, work and play. Renters want to feel like you’re more in a home.”

The trend of renters increasingly looking to places offering high-end living was amplified by the pandemic.

In an effort to respond to the growing need for more housing and inclusive environments, most cities have supported the construction of new apartments, the study added.

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linger far longer on the for-sale list.

That’s partly because home prices remain at record levels and rising interest rates appear to be dousing buyers’ interest.

“In summary, prices have stopped rising but are still much higher than last year while sales volumes are dramatically lower than last year,” it said, adding that there has been more volatility with re-sales than new homes.

Stating “it is predominantly the wealthy who are involved in the market at the moment” and that “most ordinary buyers are priced out,” the Cromford Report gave a gloomy assessment of the current Valley housing market.

“The last two months have been dismal for the Greater Phoenix housing market, with demand fading sharply and supply growing at one of the fastest paces we have ever witnessed,” it said two weeks ago. “Either trend would have been

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In general, apartment construction in the country is on an upward trend, with 2021 being the peak year of new apartment supply – 417,000 new units entered the market last year, up 12% yearover-year, according to Gatea.

And 46% of the luxury apartments in the country’s top 100 biggest cities were built during the past decade, she said.

An expert sees the apartment building trend in the near future focusing on indoor air quality and broadband/5G networks as a selling feature.

Buildings with larger units that provide more space for spreading out, plus a home office, and don’t make us feel so confined if we have to enter lockdown periods will be in higher demand for a time,” said Robert Aydukovic, who teaches at Michigan State University.

“Buildings in close proximity to outdoor space for distancing and recreation will outperform.

“Also, developers should pay attention to the preferences of Gen Z as the Millennials are aging out of the apartment lifestyle and looking for their first or second homes,” Aydukovic said. “Gen Z is trending to be highly mobile, very tech savvy and values experiences over material items.”

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negative but with both coming together, we have had a very chilly wind blowing through the market.

“For many weeks, we have been looking for some convincing sign of the relaxation of one or both of these trends,” it continued. “We have not found any.

Instead, over the last week, the situation has turned significantly worse, at least from a seller’s viewpoint. And it is worse from both a demand and a supply perspective.”

It observed last week that the market here “hit the brakes so hard it has skidded off the road” because demand has fallen sharply while listings are skyrocketing.

Realtor.com, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, said “Affordability will continue to remain a challenge for anyone looking to buy in the current market, as mortgage rates and home prices are not expected to drop this year; thankfully, they aren’t anticipated to grow as rapidly or significantly as they did earlier this year, though.

“One strong positive is that the number of homes for sale is likely to increase as

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the year continues, meaning more options for buyers,” it continued.

The Cromford Report based its predictions of the trend in the Phoenix Metro market on a variety of data it uses to compile the Cromford Market Index. The figures it arrives at each of the 17 major submarkets in the Valley indicate how close each community is to a balanced market, with numbers above 100 indicating a sellers’ market and numbers below 100 favorable for buyers.

For all of 2021 and the first three months of this year, its CMI showed numbers at times exceeding 500 – indicating markets heavily tilted toward sellers as supply shriveled.

But the latest CMI shows a starkly different picture, with those figures falling between 31% and 42% from the previous month in 16 Valley municipalities.

The only exception is Paradise Valley, where the CMI dropped only 3% but remains heavily weighted toward sellers at 232 and ranking second only to Fountain Hills, with 254.

In the West Valley, Avondale registered 176 on Cromford’s market index – well below the 799 it registered a year ago this

month. Glendale is now at 161 whereas in July 2021, its CMI was 495. Peoria is listed at 136, far below the 475 index rating it had a year ago.

The identical trend has emerged in the East Valley. Chandler a year ago had the fourth most favorable market for sellers at 530; now, it has the 11th most favorable sellers market at. 139. Similarly, Gilbert has fallen from 490 in July 2021 to 137 while Mesa has dwindled from 433 to 161. Scottsdale retains a relatively high ranking for sellers, though its position has fallen from 451 to 185 in the past year.

The Cromford Report noted that a wisp of panic among people trying to sell their homes before losing any advantage in the marketplace appears to be settling down.

“The brighter sign is that the number of new listings over the past seven days is down from the extreme high of the week before,” it said on June 30. “ At some point the seller stampede may run out of new sellers. This is not happening yet, but at least the rate at which sellers are joining the stampede is slowing.”

Still, a few days earlier, it also said, “More homes are being listed for sale

than at any time since 2011.”

But it added, “We are not seeing forced selling, like we experienced during the foreclosure wave of 2007 to 2011. This is people electing to sell because they fear a fall in home prices. That fear is likely to be self-fulfilling. When so many attempt to make it to the exit door ahead of everyone else, people get hurt..

“We do not pretend to know how much prices will fall in numeric or percentage terms, but the latest data suggests that it is already impossible for home prices to rise under the current market conditions,” it said. “As people get more anxious to dispose of their housing assets, price cuts are growing in number and size. The very top and bottom of the market are least affected, but the mid-range, where the vast majority of transactions occur, is experiencing a big freeze.

“When a buyer’s strike and a seller’s stampede occur at the same time, the market stalls in mid-flight. A price correction becomes inevitable. The Federal Reserve has stated that they want to see a ‘reset in the housing market,’ and it looks increasingly likely that their wish will come true.”

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rizonans are likely to get a chance to decide in November whether to provide new protections for themselves against medical and other debt.

Backers of an initiative to make changes in bankruptcy and other laws turned in about 472,000 signatures Thursday to put a series of changes in state law on the November ballot. Only 237,645 of these need to be found valid by state and county election officials to qualify.

The measure, if approved, would increase the amount of equity someone could have in a home to keep it from being seized in bankruptcy to $400,000, up from $250,000. And it would mandate annual cost-of-living increases in that figure rather than having to wait for state lawmakers to marshal the votes for future changes.

Current law also allows individuals to keep up to $6,000 in household furniture, appliances and consumer electronics. That would increase to $15,000, also with inflation adjustments.

And the protected equity in a motor vehicle would go from $6,000 to $15,000 for most individuals, with the figure going from $12,000 to $25,000 for any debtor or family member with a physical disability.

Separately, the measure would cap the amount of someone’s wages that could be attached. And another provision specifically limits the amount of annual interest that could be charged on medical debt to no more than 3%.

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He said that there are 1,309 “contributing members’’ in Arizona who, along with volunteers, gathered about 36,000 signatures. But most of those submitted came from paid circulators.

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Ducey signs expansive water legislation

BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

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ov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday to provide $1.2 billion to fund grandiose projects to find new water for Arizona and smaller ones to conserve what the state already has.

The governor is particularly excited about the idea of the state being involved in construction of a plant to desalinate water, likely from the Sea of Cortez, providing fresh water that can be used for not only domestic use but also for the agriculture industry which consumes 70% of what Arizona now uses.

“We are in the second decade of the worst drought in recorded history,’’ Ducey said. “We continue to experience shortages on the Colorado River. And the forecasts are not getting better.’’

Federal officials recently told a Congressional panel that Lake Mead’s level has dropped faster than expected and warned that Arizona and the six other Basin States as well as tribal nations that rely heavily on the Colorado River will have to enact tougher water-use measures in 60 days – or they will.

What the new law does is enable Arizona to come up with a new source of water from outside the state. And what that particularly means, he said is “the largest desalination project in history, anywhere around the globe.’’

What that also will be is expensive – more than the money in the legislation.

But House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, said the state won’t be picking up the entire tab.

“There are already groups, businesses that want to partner with the state,’’ he said, calling what’s in the legislation “leveraging money’’ to make the state “a partner in larger operations,’’ including with Mexico. And there are other options, Bowers said, like finding a way to get the floodwaters in Kansas to places where wa-

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ter is needed, like Arizona.

That, however, then leaves the question of how much more Arizonans may have to pay for water.

Tom Buschatzke, director of the state Department of Water Resources, has put the cost of desalinated water in the neighborhood of $2,500 an acre foot, about 326,000 gallons. That’s the amount of water that, depending on the community, can serve about three homes for a year.

And any new costs would come on top of what’s charged now for delivery.

The governor, however, said he doesn’t believe Arizona water users will be in for sticker shock.

“We’re going to be the big boy of the lower basin states,’’ he told KTAR on Wednesday.

“Right now we’re the little brother,’’ Ducey said, with Arizona having the lowest priority to take water out of the Colorado

River. “We’re going to have water to sell to other states to supplement and bring out costs down.’’

All that, however, is years off. So the legislation also includes more short-term answers -- and $200 million specifically set aside for them. And many of them involve doing more with less.

“We have funding to address best management practices in our counties and our cities,’’ said Rep. Gail Griffin, R-Hereford.

That includes everything from recharging rainwater and use of more efficient plumbing fixtures to changing landscape practices to convert to more droughtresistant plants and replacing grass with artificial turf.

“I did that about eight years ago and it still looks great,’’ she said.

“It’s green, the dogs love it,’’ Griffin said.

“And I haven’t used any water on it.’’

And there’s potable water reuse -- some-

thing that eventually could lead to what has been dubbed “toilet-to-tap,’’ where effluent is treated to the point that it can go immediately back into the drinking water supply.

“It’s not just one project,’’ she said. “It’s all of the above.’’

But it was only the Democrats who spoke at Wednesday’s press conference where Ducey signed the legislation who mentioned the controversial issue of why Arizona is hotter and dryer.

“Our state is confronted with the reality of climate change,’’ said Senate Minority Leader Rebecca Rios, D-Phoenix.

That, she said, comes in combination with the fact that the Colorado River has been “over-allocated,’’ with the agreement on the amount of water each state was entitled to take set half a century ago. Only thing is, the actual flow of the river now is far below when those agreements were set.

And that already has forced mandatory cutbacks, with future reductions possible to keep Lake Mead from become a “dead pool’’ with no water flowing over the Hoover Dam. That rapid decline was noted by the governor who pointed out that he was signing the new legislation in the same location as he signed the 2019 “drought contingency plan.’’

That move provided cash to help farmers who would be getting less water from the river to instead construct new wells and water delivery systems. It also paid money to tribes, who have higher priority claims to the river, to reduce their own use to keep more water in the river.

The plan was supposed to take care of water shortages through 2026, complete with some hopes that the drought would abate.

But that hasn’t happened. And Ducey said that the state’s financial surplus provided the opportunity to act now to shore up those supplies.

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Wearing sunglasses that impair vision, headphones that blare static and thick gloves that hamper finer motor skills to get a feel for what dementia patients go through, Darcy Brodison’s students struggle to follow instructions and complete simple tasks.

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‘Dementia Moments’ teach high schoolers compassion

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rcadia High School teacher Darcy Brodison knows the best way to drive a lesson home is to touch a student’s heart. So she decided to immerse her class in a unique experience called “Dementia Moments” that demonstrates what it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

She invited Hospice of the Valley to share the 8-minute simulation with juniors and seniors in her AP Psychology class. The eye-opening exercise pressed them to perform everyday tasks as if they were living with cognitive impairment.

They put on sunglasses that blurred their vision and wore thick gloves to

mimic the numbness that comes with arthritis and neuropathy. They donned headphones that blared static, making it hard to understand instructions to sort loose coins, put on a belt, button a shirt, pair socks together, read and sign documents.

The tasks were frustrating and the students were vocal about it. “I’m struggling!” they shouted. “I can’t open this. I can’t remember what I’m supposed to do. What do we do with the socks? I can’t hear anything clearly!”

After the experience, Hospice of the Valley dementia educator Helena Morgan asked the students to share their feelings. “We were anxious,” they confessed. “Overwhelmed. Disoriented.

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rowing up as the son of New York Jets wide receiver Al Toon taught Nick Toon several life lessons.

From having the ability to play several sports before settling on football to learning how to be advantageous with real estate, Nick heavily revered his father.

Because of this, Nick knew there were two things he wanted to do with his life; play professional football and sell real estate.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin and being drafted 122nd overall by the New Orleans Saints, Nick Toon embarked on a three-year stint in the NFL where he caught four touchdowns and received 287 yards through his 17 games of action.

However, it was after having a career year in 2014 where he scored all of his NFL touchdowns that Toon and teammate Lance Moore decided to take an offseason trip to Scottsdale with Moore’s future wife Kasey Trione and her college roommate, a girl named Annie who would later become Toon’s wife.

Although he fell in love with Annie on his trip, Toon also fell head over heels for Scottsdale.

“I love the weather and the vibe of Scottsdale,” Toon said. “I love to be outside and I love exercising. I’m a big cyclist, I love to hike and I love to run so, to have the ability to do those things all year is awesome.”

After trading in his football jersey for a blazer and tie, Toon got to work alongside his wife Annie, launching the “Toon Team” – which is brokered by the luxury estate brokerage firm Retsy. They also

Former NFL wide receiver Nick Toon is now scoring properties instead of touchdowns with the help of his wife Annie at Toon Team realty. (Special to the Progress)

used connections made through Nick’s playing days to score some sweet sales.

“I’ve had several people that I’ve played with that have either referred my business or have contacted me with interest in and doing something out here.

A lot of our business is referral based.

So, we’ve been very fortunate from that standpoint,” Toon said.

Toon also had the scorching housing market on his side.

“We have a lot of people moving here from all different parts of the country. A lot of people have come from California, Chicago, Washington and other parts of the country as well,” he said. “We’re also seeing a lot of job opportunities down there where a lot of corporations and businesses moving here, creating jobs and building large campuses.

“We have the semiconductor plant up

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Scottsdale native serves aboard USS Annapolis

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ILLINGTON, Tenn. – A Scottsdale, Arizona, native is serving aboard USS Annapolis, one of the world’s most advanced nuclearpowered submarines.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Cameron Swain, a 2017 Desert Mountain High School graduate, joined the Navy four years ago.

“I joined the Navy because my uncle served as a Captain in the Navy,” said Swain. “I also wanted to pursue a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.”

Today, Swain serves as an information systems technician (submarines).

“My favorite part about my job is that I’m part of a very small percentage that have been on a submarine,” said Swain.

“I also get to travel the world and carry out missions vital to national security.”

According to Swain, the values required to succeed in the military are similar to those found in Scottsdale.

Scottsdale native Petty Officer 2nd Class Cameron Swain, a 2017 Desert Mountain High School graduate, is happy with his assignment aboard a nuclear-powered sub.

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“My granddad always told me if you have a strong work ethic then you will do well in anything you set your mind to,” said Swain.

Known as America’s “Silent Service,”

the Navy’s submarine force operates a large fleet of technically advanced vessels. These submarines are capable of conducting rapid defensive and offensive operations around the world, in furtherance of U.S. national security.

There are three basic types of submarines: fast-attack submarines (SSN), ballistic-missile submarines (SSBN) and guided-missile submarines (SSGN).

Fast-attack submarines are designed to hunt down and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships; strike targets ashore with cruise missiles; carry and deliver Navy SEALs; conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions; and engage in mine warfare.

The Navy’s ballistic-missile submarines, often referred to as “boomers,” serve as a strategic deterrent by providing an undetectable platform for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. SSBNs are designed specifically for stealth, extended patrols and the precise delivery of missiles.

Guided-missile submarines provide the Navy with unprecedented strike and

special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform.

Each SSGN is capable of carrying 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, plus a complement of heavyweight torpedoes to be fired through four torpedo tubes.

As a member of the submarine force, Swain is part of a rich 121-year history of the U.S. Navy’s most versatile weapons platform, capable of taking the fight to the enemy in the defense of America and its allies.

Serving in the Navy means Swain is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.

“The United States is a global force that protects freedom around the world and makes our enemy’s think twice before acting,” said Swain.

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orth Scottsdale United Methodist Church last week welcomed Pastor Christopher Wurpts to the position of the senior pastor.

Wurpts was appointed by Bishop Grant Hagiya of the California-Pacific Conference.

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“These emotions explain why people with dementia may become aggressive and agitated. Their behaviors are what we refer to as nonverbal expression.

Someone with dementia can’t verbalize what they are feeling — physically or emotionally,” Helena explained. “We’re expecting them to be able to get things done, but their brains don’t process information like they used to. What you’re hearing is frustration and sometimes, fear.”

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United Methodist Church by Desert Southwest Conference Bishop Robert Hoshibat, in August 2018.

As the Associate Pastor of Modern Worship and Discipleship in Paradise Valley, he worked with the Ignite worship community, as well as overseeing the adult discipleship and mission programs of that church.

Wurpts, who has 15 years experience,

joins the church staff of 11.

North Scottsdale United Methodist Church celebrates a traditional Sunday service at 10 a.m. both in-person and online. It offers adults online and in-person weekly Bible studies and choir.

The church also offers Sunday school online and in-person for ages 2 through 18. The following events are sponsored

throughout the year; retreats, holiday festivals, turn-around trips, Vacation Bible School, book studies, mission trips and more.

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The church is located at 11735 North Scottsdale Road, just south of Cactus Road.

of people living with dementia in the entire country. By 2025, an estimated 200,000 Arizonans will be affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Education and compassionate support can make a huge difference in their quality of life.

It’s one of the reasons Hospice of the Valley continues to expand services to help people with all stages and types of dementia, train health professionals and inspire careers in dementia care.

Arcadia High School is within walking distance from the nonprofit agency’s new Dementia Care and Education

Center at 44th Street and Indianola Avenue in Phoenix, and some of the students will be volunteering to provide companionship to patients. All of them agreed this exercise taught them valuable skills.

“If your loved one has dementia, you can still treat them with dignity and respect,” Helena told them. “Simplify tasks. Slow things down. Make eye-level contact. Be aware of your tone and body language. Be friendly. Ask if you can help.”

Alyssa Blanks is watching her grandmother’s dementia progress.

“She forgets a lot and repeats everything,” the 17-year-old shared with the class. After experiencing “Dementia Moments,” she felt enlightened and much more empathetic. “I will have more patience with my grandma now.

I’ll be kinder and treat her with more grace.”

For information on Hospice of the Valley’s “Dementia Moments” and Dementia Care and Education Campus, call (602) 767-8300 or visit dementiacampus.org.

Lin Sue Flood is director of community engagement at Hospice of the Valley.

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world’s international phone and internet traffic carried through underwater fiber optic, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.

There are many opportunities for sailors to earn recognition in their command, community and careers while serving in the Navy, Swain noted.

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north going in, Intel has their massive campus here, I know Disney has purchased land here and Goldman Sachs has a campus here. We’re kind of becoming the new Silicon Valley with a lot of tech companies and a lot of manufacturing moving here.”

However, the supply in Scottsdale is too low to meet the demand at the moment, which has caused Toon to remember the advice his father gave him about being patient especially during busy times like these.

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As Swain and other sailors continue to train and perform the missions they are tasked with, they take pride in serving their country in the United States Navy.

“Serving in the Navy means to me that I have to sacrifice some of my freedoms to give those back home a free way of life to enjoy,” added Swain.

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giving my clients right now,” he said.

Toon also thinks that patience will have to remain a virtue for those hoping to purchase a home in Scottsdale in the future. “it’s, unfortunately, going to be something I think that is going to be sustained here for the foreseeable future,” he said.

“It’s not something you can snap your finger and create hundreds of 1000s of inventories across the country. So, we’re in an interesting time right now for sure.”

Despite the jam of low housing inventory, Toon plans to keep fighting for his clients to reach the endzone and settle in their new homes in Scottsdale.

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Family-run business specializes in artisan bread

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or 28 years, the Arizona Bread Company has been serving customers artisan bread at their Scottsdale retail store while providing it to Valley restaurants, hotels and resorts through their Tempe bakery.

Amy Wakser is the original owner of the Scottsdale-family-run company, which has its retail outlet at 7000 E. Shea Blvd. while her husband and brothers run the wholesale side Amy calls her artisan break “our staple.”

“It’s basically flour, water, salt and yeast. We have made that since Day One. We have a levain, which is a natural yeast that you have to feed every day to keep it growing. It’s like fermented yeast. Ours is almost 75 years old.

“It was old when we got it. Every day

The team at Artisan Bread Company in Scottsdale includes, from left, Matt Wakser, Amy Wakser, Jerry Benkel, Carole Benkel and Adam Benkel. (Special to the Progress)

we take a little bit of it and feed it with equal parts of flour and water. And it

ferments. That’s what we use to make our bread. We probably have the oldest

levain around.”

Out of the company’s ovens come a wide variety of breads – including French, sourdough, 9-grain, honey wheat, Euro rye, Kalamata olive, apricot walnut, cranberry orange, chili cheese, French baguettes, French Epis, and challah.

Wakser uses her grandmother’s recipes for the challah, a Jewish egg bread made only on Friday, and matzo ball soup. “My younger brother makes the challah, so it’s truly made with love.”

The bakery also makes cookies, Rice Krispie treats, brownies, and lemon squares.

In addition, the retail store sells sandwiches and other items, including salads and paninis.

“Everything is fresh and made that day including bread,” Wakser said. “We bake our own turkey breast, make our

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Papago Plaza progressing in south Scottsdale

BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

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fter an uphill battle over the past seven years, progress has been made on the redevelopment of Papago Plaza at the southwest corner of Scottsdale and East McDowell roads.

The project’s hotel and apartments are both currently under construction and apartments owner Alliance Residential real estate company has just started leasing units.

However, the project’s big promises are still in the works.

“This serves essentially with Skysong as the entry to Scottsdale from the south and it provides the services that aren’t there,” said Lee Mashburn, president of Pivot

Stacks of wood and building materials wait for the next stages in the redevelopment of the Papago Plaza shopping center. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

Development, which purchased Papago Plaza in 2015.

“The retail element in South Scottsdale is limited. If you look at most corners in Scottsdale, you will find significant retail or commercial anyway. And that is not true on this corner.”

With this in mind, Mashburn has high ambitions for the remaining phases of the plaza.

“The project establishes a restaurant and retail destination not currently found in South Scottsdale. Pivot and its partners felt it was important to create a sense of place for the residents in the area,” he said.

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Sierra Tucson brings beacon of hope disorders.

The Tucson location has all levels of care: a subacute inpatient hospital, resiith mental health issues on dential treatment center and the brand’s the rise, Sierra Tucson Group first outpatient center that opened in is carrying its long-standing 2019. legacy of clinical and medical expertise to “Outpatient is relatively new for Sierra the Valley.

Tucson,” she said. “The goal is to expand Sierra at Scottsdale Outpatient Care at the Sierra Tucson model to other cities.

8035 N. 85th Way brings hope, according The residents come from around the to Monica Clayborn, the regional director world that’s why we’re expanding to othof outpatient services. er cities.”

“Life and treatment can exist in unison, The Scottsdale clinic’s core beliefs mirror the Sierra Tucson model of treatment, which calls for a holistic view of care – not just the symptoms, but the underlying concerns with western and eastern modalities.

“Sometimes we get clients who have successfully completed the program and they have identified early on that they’re in the spiraling process and they reach out to someone to get back on track,” Clayborn said.

“They come back for maintenance, which is important, too.”

Adults who receive outpatient treatment at Sierra at Scottsdale participate in a variety of evidence-based, research-backed therapeutic interventions provided by behavioral health experts.

Each client receives a personalized care plan that reflects their current medical needs and short- and longterm goals. The average length of stay in outpatient programs depends on the progress each Monica Clayborn is the regional director of outpa- individual makes throughout tient services at Sierra at Scottsdale. (Brittany Lorraine/ the course of treatment.

Special to the Progress) Sierra at Scottsdale offers partial hospitalization and inand there is no better place to do that tensive outpatient programs. than Sierra at Scottsdale,” Clayborn said.

Clients in the partial hospitalization The strictly outpatient clinic serves program participate in programming adults ages 18 and older who have been from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays to Fristruggling with anxiety, bipolar disorder, day, with lunch provided. mood disorders, depression and other The average stay is two to three weeks, mental health concerns, along with those with treatments like medication managewho have co-occurring substance use ment services, daily group therapy, weekBY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

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The intensive outpatient program is 9 a.m. to noon Mondays to Thursdays, with an average stay of four to six weeks.

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Depending on patients’ needs, they may receive care at one or both levels.

“Partial hospitalization programming is a more structured environment and provides more support than the intensive hospitalization programming,” Clayborn said.

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engaging restaurant concepts and a quality grocer and ensuring that Papago Plaza is walkable and easily accessible. Papago Plaza adds a sense of community and tells a story in the design.”

After the public voiced strong input for the project during its early development phases, Mashburn and his team listened and realized that the citizens of the surrounding area had one overarching demand: a grocery store.

“They wanted a grocer that isn’t in south Scottsdale now,” Mashburn said. “I think we have accommodated that. We tried to respond to the neighbors, their requests and their desires as it relates to the grocer and what we are doing from

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said we should make sandwiches, and homemade soups, so we started doing that.”

Ironically, Wakser herself can’t eat most of her products.

“Believe it or not, I have celiac disease so I can’t eat a lot of what we make,” explained Wakser. “So, I make gluten-free brownies, corned beef and most of our soups that don’t contain noodles in it are

the standpoint of the other tenants in the project.”

Mashburn’s primary focus at the moment is to pave the site and lay the electrical conduit needed to serve as a base for the rest of the development.

He has already received commitments from at least four restaurants to set up shop in Papago Plaza and Wells Fargo has signed on to take over the spaces for a banking building.

“We have some commitments, you know, Wells Fargo is going to go up the corner and go into the project that leads you to redevelop the corner as soon as they move,” Mashburn said.

“We’ve had some significant interest in it. We have also made over three or four deals with some local restaurants that we

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Wakser’s older brother is an accountant for the business and her daughters are sometimes at the restaurant even though they’ve moved on to other careers with the oldest being a speech-language pathologist and the youngest applying to a school that trains physician’s assistants.

are working on and trying to get signed out whether or not you know, as soon as we get them signed, I will announce them.”

However, laying the framework appears to be the toughest part of the project.

“COVID affected everybody because it has slowed things down,” Mashburn said.

“Just because of supply chain issues and the world we live in today, we have had some cost increases that are pretty hard to handle. But we have owned the property for some time so it has not affected the project’s feasibility.”

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“We love being a family-owned mom and pop in the heart of Scottsdale because you don’t see many of us,” Wakser said. “People appreciate when they come in the store and they see me working, my girls are there, my husband is walking in.

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Mashburn also feels that when the project is all said and done, nearly a decade after he made the initial purchase, it will aid in rounding out Scottsdale as a destination for all and provide one more stop to check out in the valley.

“I think it’ll be an asset for the neighborhood because it provides the grocer, it’ll have banking and your casual experience restaurants, and we’re going to have some fine dining there,” he said.

“So, I think relative to servicing what the neighbors wanted. We desire to provide, what the market needs and we are going to fill those needs.”

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your more intensive level of care—inpatient or residential treatment center.

“The step down is partial hospitalization programming, intensive outpatient programming and then outpatient traditional therapy and community support systems. You start at the top with the most intense programming for those needing the most support.”

Sierra Tucson and Sierra at Scottsdale offer free assessment and take out-ofnetwork insurance, as they’re not in network yet.

Clayborn describes Sierra Tucson’s clients as primarily from the United States, but there is a relationship with the United Kingdom.

“Sometimes Sierra Tucson clients, who come from all over, don’t want to go home just yet,” Clayborn said.

“They step down and stay at the Tucson outpatient clinic, as opposed to going home for continued support. It’s nice that we were able to open the doors to other outpatient centers, and offer different outpatient treatment options in other cities.”

Sierra Tucson’s reputation preceded

itself. Clayborn said the organization is focused on innovation and seeks ways to incorporate effective and new treatment modalities for clients.

“We’re not set in our ways,” she said. “If there are new services we want to add, we can and we stick with it. We’re always looking for new treatment modalities for clients. It’s important to always be innovative.”

Clayborn adds that chief executive officer Dr. Valerie M. Kading has seen an uptick in maternal mental health, eating disorders and trauma.

“More than ever, Sierra Tucson is committed to our Arizona community and the mental health and substance abuse challenges we have faced from the COVID-19 pandemic,” Kading said.

She is looking to expand maternal mental health services to all of its outpatient centers.

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‘The Lion King’ comes to ASU Gammage

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arian Sanders and Michelle Scalpone are obsessed with “The Lion King.”

They call the musical – now at ASU Gammage through July 31 – beautiful, stunning and a story for all ages.

“I have been obsessed with big cats and lions my entire life,” said Sanders, who plays Simba.

“I named my first dog Nala and this was 15 years ago. I was obsessed with the animated feature. I absolutely loved it. It’s been cool to come full circle.”

Broadway’s “The Lion King” hit stages for the first time in 1997, three years after Disney’s animated film was released. Since then, it has garnered more than 70 theatrical awards.

With roots in Kentucky, Sanders joined the cast of “The Lion King” in September 2019. He heard about the role after singing the national anthem at a basketball game.

And, thanks to his former manager, he was connected with “The Lion King” producers.

He was hired as a cover for Simba and was in the ensemble for the Broadway show. Last year, he landed the role of Simba on the national tour.

Sanders said, in some ways, he’s similar to his character.

“Everybody has a little bit of Simba in them,” he said.

“That story and that journey are personalized for everyone when they come and watch the show.”

The strongest connection between Sanders and Simba rests in their faith.

“My faith is what grounds me,” said Sanders, who also works as a worship leader.

“For Simba, Mufasa has told him that the kings of the past are who he can rest on and

On Friday, July 15, O.A.R. will kick off its summer jaunt with G. Love and Dispatch at the Mesa Amphitheatre.

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Darian Sanders as Simba and Kayla Cyphers as Nola share a tender moment in “The Lion King,” now at ASU Gammage Theater. (Special to GetOut)

who he can call upon and I say, ‘Man, that’s awesome.’”

Sanders, who made his theatrical debut at Lexington Theater Co., said audiences should keep an eye on the opening scene, “The Circle of Life.”

“There’s something about being there in the theater and having Rafiki do that opening call,” Sanders said.

“That just shifts and changes something in your heart and it brings you back to the first moment you ever saw the animated feature.”

At Tucson native, Scalpone is the assis-

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hen O.A.R. multi-instrumentalist Jerry DePizzo thinks about the Maryland band’s tours, he recalls love and memories.

Within seconds of hearing the word “Phoenix,” he thinks Celebrity Theatre and its quirky revolving stage.

“It’s one of my favorites, in a weird and wild sort of way,” he said with a laugh. “It’s quirky. There’s nothing else like it. It’s a great room and when it’s at capacity, the audience has the ability to be a lot louder.”

The guitarist/saxophonist fondly recalled the Valley, and venues around the state. On Friday, July 15, O.A.R. will kick off its summer jaunt with G. Love and Dispatch at the Mesa Amphitheatre.

“We’re excited to go out with Dispatch this summer,” he said. “That one’s been three years in the making. Any time OAR

is going out with Dispatch, it’s a good idea.”

O.A.R. – which features vocalist/guitarist Marc Roberge; lead guitarist Richard On; drummer Chris Culos; bassist Benj Gershman and DePizzo – formed in high school and this year rings in 25 years.

Sticking with its moniker, Of a Revolution, the band helms Heard the World Foundation, which raises money to create education-based opportunities, including music therapy programs in hospitals, scholarships, donating computers to schools and provided an infrastructure in Flint to help with the ongoing water crisis.

July 15 is a special day for O.A.R., best known for the hits “Shattered” and “Love and Memories.” That morning, it releases its 10th studio album, “Arcade,” which features the first single, “In the Clouds.”

The “In the Clouds” video features Barstool Sports’ John Feitelberg in singer Marc

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Roberge’s treatment.

“It was a great experience from soup to nuts,” he said.

“It’s rare when you have an idea or a vision for something and it gets executed. All the pieces fell into place. When we were initially talking about it, we said it’ll be light, super positive, and put a smile on people’s faces. People are enjoying it and it’s bringing a sound that’s not only for people famil-

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tant stage manager for “The Lion King.”

She speaks to the joy of working on such a large-scale production.

She fell in love with the magic of stage management at a young age when she attended a production of “Beauty and the Beast.”

“I remember more things that happened in that wing than what happened on stage,” Scalpone said.

“I immediately went to my middle school like, ‘How do I do that?’ I staged my way through high school and went to college for it and then I went to Juilliard working professionally and now I work for Disney,”

iar with O.A.R., but others as well.”

DePizzo compared “Arcade” to video games — each song has its own story behind it.

“The album is a collection of all of those sounds and styles of O.A.R.,” he said.

“We never tried to define ourselves as one thing. We’re a collection of five guys coming together with musical taste and interest, throwing it in a pot and out comes O.A.R. It’s certainly very much in that vein.”

DePizzo revealed O.A.R. cowrote a song Scalpone said.

She started with the legendary company 10 days before the pandemic put its clamp on the world.

She was working on “Love Life” for Encores at City Center when she got a text from her mentor asking her if she wanted to go on tour for “The Lion King.” Scalpone interviewed and two days later she was hired.

Scalpone — who travels by car so she can sightsee—agrees with Sanders that the opening scene is moving.

“I’ve been working here, technically, for two years,” she said. “‘The Circle of Life’ still brings me to tears because it is just so beautiful.”

with Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, “Over My Head.”

“It’s an earwig that — even as I’m saying the title of that song — is earwigged into my brain and lasts the rest of the day. I enjoy this album.”

DePizzo described the album as trademark O.A.R., which is rooted in early Genesis and Phil Collins.

“That was imprinted into our brains, watching it on TV and live concert videos, along with UB40, Sting and Police,”

She said her favorite line in the performance is, “The past can hurt, but the way I see it, you can either run from it or you can learn from it.”

Sanders and Scalpone say they believe “The Lion King” is a show for people of all ages.

He said anyone who has a pulse, heartbeat and breath in their lungs needs to see “The Lion King.”

“It is phenomenally great, and it is timeless,” Sanders said.

Scalpone was quick to add that the show isn’t just for kids.

“The messages are so universal and make you feel like it is an individual story being told just to you,” Scalpone said.

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“The Lion King” is about inner strength and being OK with your journey, she adds.

“The aspect of redemption” is important, Sanders adds.

“There is nothing you can do or a spot you can go too far that you can’t come back and be redeemed from.”

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Top sommelier planning Old Town restaurant

BY DARLA HOFFMAN Progress Guest Writer

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s one of only four advanced sommeliers in the state of Arizona, Wesam Kawa does everything from the heart.

His success comes from learning as well as teaching and, staying true to himself has been the key to paving the way.

As part of the Arizona sommelier community, I had the pleasure of studying with Kawa for the Master Court of Sommelier levels 1 and 2 exams. We would sit for hours every week for months on end, alongside our colleagues, tasting wine from all over the world and discussing what was in the glass, what region it was from, and who made it.

The level of intensity during those study sessions felt unmatched to anything else most of us had ever done.

Kawa has since passed the Advanced Sommelier, Level 3 exam, has his own wine label, and is set to be the �irst advanced sommelier in Arizona to open his own restaurant.

Kawa has always favored pinot noir as a wine grape variety, so much so that he believes he could build a wine list on it alone. Hence, the �irst part of his project was inspired at Pinot Camp in the Willamette Valley of Oregon in 2018.

There, Kawa and the members of the team at Northwest wines togethe, created a wine label called Du Couer, which means ‘from the heart,’ “The marker of great wine is after your initial taste; put a stopwatch on to see how long it lingers,” said Kawa.

Additionally, he is particular about the

The patio at Wesam Kawa’s Old Town restaurant is home to the oldest African Sumac trees in the state. Kawa describes it as the feeling of being transported from one place to anywhere in the world you’d like to be.

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packaging of �ine wine and has carefully chosen speci�ic artwork for the labels that each tell a story.

His wine is now available in some of the Valley’s high-end restaurants – including Arizona’s only AAA Five Diamond Award and Forbes Five Star Awardwinning restaurant Kai in the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass as well as Café Monarch, Virtu Honest Craft, The Wrigley Mansion, Francine and Atlas Wines.

Kawa most recently worked at Café Monarch as �loor sommelier and emphasizes how the relationships formed

Wesam Kawa, one of only four advanced sommeliers in Arizona, is planning to open a restaurant in Old Town early next year. (Darla Hoffman/Progress Guest Writer)

while working there have made his dream a reality.

His new restaurant, Du Couer, will be opening in early 2023. The cuisine will be inspired by Mediterranean ingredients re�ined through French techniques.

Du Couer will be located on 1st Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale, across from Arcadia Farms. The design is almost complete, the 1,200-square foot space is under construction and will ultimately have 110 seats inside and 60 on the patio.

The patio is home to the oldest African Sumac trees in the state. Kawa describes it as the feeling of being transported from one place to anywhere in the world you’d like to be. If there were a pie chart

to measure the percentage of greatness for a restaurant, he envisions the patio’s ambiance having a large piece.

Kawa is also proud of the staff he is assembling.

“I have the avengers, I have G.O.A.’s (referring to The Greatest of All Time) coming to work on my team,” said Kawa, adding their goal will be creating a memorable dining experience.

“Fee-�i-fo-fum, I’m coming with a vengeance and �ire inside me to make one of the best restaurants Arizona has ever seen,” said Kawa.

Darla S. Hoffmann, a Certi�ied Sommelier Level 2, is a wine journalist and owner of “About Wine & Travel.” Information: aboutwineinaz.com

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1 (16.3) ounce package biscuit dough (Grand’s or larger biscuits work best) 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1 cup dipping chocolate or chocolate coating 1 pint ice cream Candy sprinkles Special equipment: 6 sheets (8x10inch) of heavy stock paper or manila folders Painter’s or regular tape Aluminum foil Pastry brush Directions: Place oven rack in the bottom third of the oven, removing the rack above the one you will be using. Preheat oven the 375 degrees.

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