West Valley View Business - March 3, 2017

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Volume 28 Issue 30 Avondale, AZ

May 3, 2017

Business Business Briefcase Briefs byShaneMcOwen

Estrella names marketing manager

Newland Communities has hired Kimberly Banach of Buckeye as marketing manager for the Estrella community in Goodyear.

She will be responsible for executing marketing and brand strategy initiatives for the master-planned development.

Other duties include building relationships with homebuilders and real estate professionals and cultivating partnerships with residents, local businesses and schools.

Allstate Foundation gives to local nonprofits

Volunteer work by Tom Hessler, Litchfield Park Allstate exclusive agency owner, helped secure grants for Buckeye Union High School, the Buckeye Police Foundation and Countryside Elementary. Each received a $1,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation Helping Hands.

Kurt Bojarski earns top insurance agent honor

IN THE BIZ

Kurt Bojarski, Goodyear American Family Insurance agent, was recently recognized for providing outstanding customer experience under the American Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certification Program.

The top honor was determined through an evaluation process conducted under guidelines established through the certification program consisting of customer satisfaction surveys.

Bojarski has been an agent for American Family since September 1987.

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Howdy, folks, and welcome to the latest edition of the Business Briefcase.

Happy Cinco de Mayo for those who celebrate.

It’s tradition in the Business Briefcase to remind everyone what Cinco de Mayo really is (and isn’t).

No. No! Please don’t say it! It’s not the Mexican independence day. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the Mexican army’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, a full 52 years after the country gained its independence from Spain.

I’m sure this knowledge will not be needed in any capacity that day, other than to show off your trivia skills, but I’ll share it anyway. They say knowledge is power, so enjoy being a microscopic percentage more powerful.

Now, let’s venture forth into the business news.

The construction for Coldwater Depot Phase II is rounding to completion this month near 127th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Avondale, just east of the Agua Fria River.

The shell will be complete, anyway.

The future tenant will, I’m sure, add some details of its own on the inside to make it a functioning warehouse. Phase II is just south of Phase I, where Conn’s Home Plus became Coldwater Depot’s first tenant in 2013.

Those traveling along Avondale Boulevard to its farthest north point may have a different view in the distant future.

Two housing projects are slated to go in on each side of Avondale Boulevard, north of Encanto Boulevard.

Encanto Crossing, on the west side of Avondale Boulevard, is in the beginning stages of navigating through the city gov(USPS 004-616) is published weekly by West Valley View Inc. Mailing Address: 1050 E. Riley Dr.,

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ernment, but early plans have revealed a development consisting of 217 singlefamily residential lots ranging from 6,000 to 7,200 square feet. Lot sizes, not square footage for a home, just to reiterate.

The land, which used to house a dairy, is surrounded by residential neighborhoods on all sides, with the exception of a small portion that is Canyon Breeze Elementary School.

San Villagio, on the east side of Avondale Boulevard, is awaiting a final plat hearing, and would consist of 34 lots over 11 acres.

I’ve had a few questions over a couple of items in the Briefcase from multiple people, so I thought it would be a good time to do a quick recap of a few projects listed in the last few weeks.

Ask and you shall receive! Plus, it seems easier to give the answers here rather than a bunch of separate email replies.

Liv Goodyear is the responsible party for the construction in Goodyear at the southeast corner of Pebble Creek Parkway and Virginia Avenue. It’ll eventually be a 432-unit (once both Site A and B are developed) green apartment community.

The Cobblestone Auto Spa and attached Chevron gas station at 14031 W. Indian School Road, on the southeast side of the intersection, closed more than a month ago. A notice posted next to the large remodeling sign said the car wash’s operating permit expired March 14.

Cobblestone has not returned any calls or emails to the Briefcase at this time.

I still have a few email questions I don’t quite have the answers for, but stick with me! I hope to have them soon.

That’s all for this week. Please send your questions, tips or comments to smcowen@westvalleyview.com. The Briefcase can also be reached on Twitter @ShaneMcOwen.

Take care, folks, and have a great week!

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PARTICIPANTS of the Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program prepare for dinner with a prayer April 27 at First Southern Baptist Church in Avondale.

Helping the homeless West Valley program claims 1st successes in getting people off streets byGlennGullickson

Last winter, Josephine Jonzalez was walking the streets and sleeping under a tree in Avondale.

But after spending a couple of months in a program to help the homeless organized by several West Valley churches, Jonzalez is settling into her own apartment.

Jonzalez is one of the first success stories of the Interfaith Homeless Emer-

gency Lodging Program, or IHELP, which started in January as an effort to help people who are living on the streets.

Several local churches rotate the responsibilities for offering shelter for up to 10 homeless adults for up to 90 days while establishing a plan for selfsufficiency.

“When we’re able to help them get into their own housing, I call them ‘graduates,’” the Rev. Jack Marslender, pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church in Avondale, said of the program spearheaded by the Avondale Interfaith Council, a group of faith and community leaders.

Marslender said the program is looking for two to four additional churches to join the eight churches that take turns offering nightly shelter.

He said the program, which started

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with one person on the night it opened, has grown so quickly that it hopes to increase the number of homeless people it helps.

Interest in the program indicates the need, according to Connie Phillips, president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services, the agency that is administering IHELP and works with similar programs in the East Valley.

“It shows there is a pent-up demand.

People want some support,” Phillips said.

“We don’t want people sleeping on the street.”

Marslender said 30 people have spent at least one night at one of the shelters.

While some of the homeless don’t stick with it, four of IHELP’s “graduates” have found housing.

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“The program helped us when we hit rock bottom and picked us up,” Jonzalez said.

Jonzalez, 62, a lifelong Avondale resident, admitted she has “struggled through life,” leaving high school when she was pregnant just three credits short of graduation, then divorcing twice as she coped with depression and sobriety issues.

Last fall, she lost the trailer she shared with her boyfriend.

“We were doing wonderful, then, bang, he said, ‘I’m leaving,’” Jonzalez remembered. “I got stuck being homeless.”

What followed was days of walking so much that she lost about 100 pounds, showering at a food bank that provided sack lunches, occasionally begging for money and sleeping under what she called “my favorite tree” along Dysart Road.

“One time it got so cold, nothing was helping. I had to walk to keep warm,” she remembered.

She heard about IHELP and became the third person to join the program, which has a schedule that helps create some structure for the homeless.

A night at the shelter On a recent Thursday — First Southern Baptist’s day to provide shelter — the program’s participants were provided a ride from Care1st Avondale Resource Center in Old Town Avondale or walked to the church before the shelter opened at about 4:30 p.m.

During a day when temperatures rose into the 90s, the homeless said they had spent most of the daylight hours looking for a place to stay cool before going to the shelter.

As the homeless were checked in, their bags were searched for substances or anything that could be a weapon, and even pocketknives — a useful tool for the homeless — were turned over for the night.

At about 5:30 p.m., dinner arrived courtesy of one of the adult Sunday school classes that takes turns preparing the meal, which is often comfort food, such as lasagna, meatballs, ham or Mexican dishes and dessert.

First Southern Baptist sets up the shelter in a building used for youth classes, with the room used for dinner becoming the sleeping area for the men. Women sleep in another room. Mens and womens restrooms have showers the homeless can use.

During the evening, there are opportunities for prayer, but participants said religion isn’t forced on them in the

church shelters.

Marslender said the plan had been for lights out at 10 p.m., but the homeless can be ready to bed down on mats provided by IHELP as early as 8:30 p.m.

They are up by 6 a.m. to get ready for the ride back to Care1st.

The shelters are staffed by a group of about 50 volunteers, mostly members of the churches offering shelter, Marslender said.

First Southern Baptist has a group of eight volunteers who work in pairs in four-hour shifts during the night, according to Ross Clemens, who was made coordinator of the program for the church after he offered to help.

“I felt called to do it,” he said. “It takes a team effort. We hope that we’re making a difference.”

Clemens opens the shelter, then returns for the 4 to 8 a.m. shift to close it up.

“Our guests become like family,” said Donna Williams, another volunteer.

But she noted there are expectations for the homeless people.

“We don’t do anything for them they can do for themselves,” she said.

Developing a plan Jonzalez said the program isn’t easy as the homeless people have responsibilities to set up the shelter and in the morning, get up, clean up and help out.

“They would push us,” she said. “They were very tough. We had to be tough, too.

They didn’t want us crying all the time.”

The homeless meet with a case worker to develop a plan for housing, a task Marslender said can start with basic things, such as obtaining an identification card, establishing a mailing address or reconnecting with family members.

“That gives them the sense of ‘OK, I can do this,’” he said.

Goodwill helps with employment opportunities, he said.

For Jonzalez, the program meant being reunited with her teenage daughter and moving into a two-bedroom apartment in Avondale.

Marslender said the homeless served by the program range in age from 18 into the 60s, and men outnumber women by a three-to-one margin, but he’s noticed that women seem to be more motivated to keep returning.

A variety of circumstances can lead to homelessness, including the loss of a job, addictions or health issues, Phillips said.

“People have a lot of stories about what makes them homeless,” she said. “We serve people who have graduate degrees.”

Jeff Bernhardt, 55, said he was a firefighter in California for 27 years before he retired, then lost his pension, got divorced and became homeless.

“When I lost everything, I went off the deep end,” said Bernhardt, who has been homeless for about three years and

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moved to Arizona to be closer to his children.

“Never in a million years did I think I’d be here,” Bernhardt said as he checked into the shelter. “It could happen to anyone at anytime.”

Bernhardt said he hopes to go back to work, but for now, he passes the evenings playing his guitar and working on a song with another shelter resident.

Bernhardt said the program is helping.

“They’re giving me a safe place to be at night, food, clothing and shelter,” he said.

The program’s needs Marslender said churches participating in the program offer shelter 24 out of 30 nights, leaving some weekend nights when the homeless are back on the streets.

“We want it to be a seven-night-aweek program,” said Marslender, who is appealing for other churches to join the effort.

The need to provide shelter every night becomes critical as the demand for help is expected to increase along with the temperatures.

“When it’s hot, it’s going to be hard to say, ‘Good-bye and good luck staying cool’” on days a shelter isn’t available, Williams said.

Phillips said the program’s rules help create what she called a “sense of safety” for the churches and participants.

IHELP has been using a volunteer caseworker, but Phillips said her agency is hiring for the position and noted the program needs a steady source of funding to cover the salary and other expenses.

The program is currently funded by grants from private foundations and individual contributions, Phillips said.

An application for funding from the county is pending, she said.

Other churches providing shelter weekly or every other week are World of Life Christian Center and River City Church, both in Avondale, Arizona Vineyard Church, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Refinery Christian Church and New Foundation Church, all in Goodyear, and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Litchfield Park.

Marslender noted that other churches have contributed food and supplies to the project.

Program sign-ups may be done from 9 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday at Care1st, 328 W. Western Ave., Avondale.

For more information, contact Robert Sanders at Lutheran Social Services at 480-654-4539.

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Food drive helps cover summer needs West Valley View’s annual appeal helps fill shelves at local food banks byGlennGullickson Hunger never takes a vacation, but donations to food banks usually peak during the holidays and decrease over the summer months.

It’s a dilemma that the West Valley View’s annual summer food drive hopes to help remedy.

For the 12th year, the West Valley View is conducting a summer food drive collecting nonperishable food through the end of May. Donations may be made at boxes set up at the West Valley View’s office in Avondale and several West Valley businesses that advertise with the newspaper.

Three West Valley food banks will benefit from the drive, which was created to help the organizations through the summer slump.

Since the newspaper’s first food drive in 2006, 64,897 pounds of food have been collected.

But last summer’s drive collected 2,122 pounds of food, less than half of the previous year’s total.

“Donations this time of year slow down,” said Leanne Leonard, executive director of the Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank, which distributes food at locations in Avondale and Tonopah.

Leonard said donations are down from last year.

“We’re feeling the pinch,” she said.

The Rev. Mike Sims, who serves as director of the Tolleson Food Bank along with his wife, Teri, said the need is acute.

“We need everything all the time, we really do,” Sims said.

Cassie Wilkins, director of All Faith Community Services Food Bank in Buckeye, agreed that donations have fallen off recently and food bank pantries need to be restocked.

Wilkins said her agency distributes an average of 2,076 emergency food boxes a month, with about 1,600 of those provided

by St. Mary’s Food Bank, which is based in Phoenix.

Food bank directors appealed for grocery staples, such as pasta and sauce, cereal, rice, beans, chili and other canned goods.

Items with high-protein content — such as peanut butter and tuna — also make good donations.

“Anything that would make a meal” is a welcome donation, said Leonard, whose organization distributes 250 emergency food boxes a week and scores of sack lunches daily.

She said water is also a big need.

Even though the economy has been improving, food bank directors said there has been no let up in the demand for help.

West Valley food banks have a range of clients from homeless who might need something to eat immediately to families who need help putting dinner on the table.

Summer poses special needs for families.

“More families come in during the summertime,” Sims said. “The children aren’t

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Donating food during May can be a win-win for folks who need to return overdue books to the Avondale Public Library.

Through the end of the month, the library’s “Food for Fines” program will accept contributions of nonperishable food items to cover library fines.

Items collected will be used to restock the shelves of local food banks.

For every nonperishable food item donated, $1 will be deducted off a library patron’s account, up to a maximum of $50.

Food for Fines does not include replacement fees for lost or damaged materials, collection agency fees, printing or processing fees, card replacement fees or future overdue fines.

Homemade food, glass containers, expired, opened or damaged food items will not be accepted.

Donations will be accepted at both Avondale libraries — the Civic Enter Library at 11350 W. Civic Center Drive and the Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library at 495 E. Western Ave. For more information, call the Avondale Public Library at 623-333-2665.

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going to school getting their free breakfasts and lunches.”

Wilkins speculated that while more people are working, many are underemployed at low-wage jobs that don’t cover all their expenses, causing them to seek food aid.

She expressed concern that proposed federal budget cuts will slash government assistance for those in need and create even greater demands on food banks.

Sims said cuts to the food stamp program will have an impact on the organizations.

“I think food banks are going to be more pressured to fill those gaps,” he said.

He said he’s noticed more people showing up at the Tolleson Food Bank, with 100 to 150 people picking up food on Tuesdays and 50 to 60 food boxes distributed on Thursdays.

The Tolleson Food Bank also provides food to seven food ministries, some of which feed people on the street in the West Valley.

He encouraged people to give to local food banks.

“We feed their neighbors,” he said.

“We never turn anyone away.”

The West Valley View’s annual summer food drive benefits the following sites: • Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank, 405 E. Harrison St. in Avondale; 623-932-9135. Open 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday.

• Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank Tonopah site, 36827 W. Indian School Road in Tonopah; 623-932-9135. Open 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

• All Faith Community Services Buckeye Food Bank, 214 S. Fifth St. in Buckeye; 623-386-3513. Open 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Tolleson Food Bank at the Tolleson Assembly of God, 10 S. 93rd Ave. in Tolleson; 623-936-5199. Gives away food from 6 to 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. A donation is requested.

To see a list of locations where you can donate food, see Page 17 in today’s edition of the paper.

If you donate directly to the food banks, let them know that you heard about the drive in the View so it’s counted toward this year’s total.

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Public Notice

legal and factual grounds for the protest; A description of the resulting harm to the person submitting the protest; and The relief requested.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 3, and 10, 2017.

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

Each potential bidder must show ASLD’s representative a cashier’s check made payable to the Arizona State Land Department in the amount specified under Terms of Sale Paragraph (A) below.

TERMS OF SALE: (A) At the time of auction the successful bidder must pay the following by a cashier’s check: (1) 10% of the appraised value of the land, which is $268,600.00; (2) A Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the appraised value of the lands, which is $80,580.00; (3) Reimbursable Estimated Advertising Fee, which is $5,000.00; (4) Reimbursable Appraisal Fee, which is $3,250.00; (5) Reimbursable Costs and Expenses, not to exceed $15,000.00; (6) Patent Fee of $200.00. The total amount due at the time of sale is $372,630.00 (less $23,250.00 if the successful bidder is the applicant for a total amount due of $349,380.00).

(B) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder must pay the full balance of the amount bid for the land and pay a Selling and Administrative Fee of 3% of the purchase price, less the amount paid under (A) (2) above.

(C) Within 30 days after the auction date the successful bidder must pay the actual legal advertising cost, less the amount paid under (A)(3) above.

A D D I T I O N A L CONDITION(S): The patent for the subject property shall include the following conditions and restrictions: In the event any archaeological, paleontological, or historical site or object, or Human remains or funerary object, that is at least fifty years old, is discovered during grounddisturbing activities, the work shall cease, and the patentee shall notify the Director of the Arizona State Museum, pursuant to A.R.S. §41-844, and the Arizona State Land Department Cultural Resources Manager.

BIDDING INFORMATION: (A) The time of sale shall be deemed to be the time of declaration of the highest and best bidder. The bidding will begin at the total appraised value of $2,686,000.00. A bid for less than the appraised value of the land or by a party who has not inspected the land and/or the associated

General Public Notice

Avondale City of Avondale Public Notice Notice of Intent to Award Contract Under Sole Source Public Contract Rule PR 17-060 Sole Source Sigler Wholesale Distributor Sigler Wholesale Distributor as the sole distributor of Carrier Commercial and Residential HVAC products in the State of Arizona.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to City of Avondale Procurement Code Article III, 25-23 that the City of Avondale intends to award a contract to Sigler Wholesale Distributor for the generally described equipment. A listing of equipment and parts may be obtained by contacting, Joel Evans at the address below, or by telephone at 623-333-2430.

The City believes that Sigler Wholesale Distributor is the sole provider of such equipment to meet the City’s required equipment and operational needs because Sigler Wholesale Distributors is the sole distributor of Carrier Commercial and Residential products in the State of Arizona, as well as much of the southwestern United States.

Any protest of this sole-source procurement by an Affected Person must be in writing and must be received by Loretta Browning, Procurement Officer, at Avondale City Hall 11465 W. Civic Center Drive on or before May 17, 2017. Affected Persons may submit comments directly to the Procurement Office. The risk of timely delivery is upon the person submitting the protest.

“Affected Person” means a person whose ability to participate in the procurement is adversely affected by the decision that the goods and services are available from only one source.

A written protest must include: A detailed statement of the

ARIZONA STATE LAND DEPARTMENT 1616 WEST ADAMS STREET PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007 PUBLIC AUCTION SALE NO. 53-117148 Pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37, notice is hereby given that the state of Arizona through its Arizona State Land Department (herein called ASLD), will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the Arizona State Land Department, 1616 West Adams Street, Lower Level Auditorium, Phoenix, Arizona, trust lands situated in Maricopa County to wit: TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST, G&SRM, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA PARCEL: SOUTH 3,540 FEET EXCEPT W2W2SW, SECTION 25, CONTAINING 389.10 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. LOCATION: SOUTH OF KOMATKE ROAD, EAST OF STATE ROUTE 85 AND BUCKEYE, ARIZONA B E N E F I C I A R Y : PERMANENT COMMON SCHOOLS (INDEMNITY SELECTIONS) For a complete legal description of the land, prospective bidders are advised to examine the purchase application file as well as all pertinent files of ASLD. The land has been appraised at $2,686,000.00 and consists of 389.10 acres, more or less.

There are no reimbursable improvements.

The above described lands are sold subject to existing reservations, easements, or rights of way.

The ASLD does not represent or warrant that access exists over lands, which may intervene respectively between the above parcel(s) and the nearest public roadway.

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

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files and records of ASLD will not be considered. Additional bidding increments shall be a minimum of $10,000.00 thereafter. Bidding will be conducted orally.

(B) All bidders must sign an affidavit stating that they have undertaken due diligence in preparation for the auction, that their representative is authorized to bid and bind the bidder and that they are purchasing the property AS IS. It is the bidder’s responsibility to research the records of local jurisdictions, all ASLD files pertinent to the purchase application file including the purchase application file, and all other public agencies regarding this property. Notice is hereby given that the property shall be purchased in an “AS-IS” condition “WITH ALL FAULTS”, with no representation or warranty being made by ASLD of any type or nature. All bidders shall acknowledge and agree pursuant to the aforementioned affidavit that they are purchasing the property solely upon the basis of their own due diligence and investigation of the property and not on the basis or any representation, express or implied, written or oral, made by ASLD or its agents or employees, except as set forth in writing herein. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing, notice is hereby given that ASLD makes no warranty as to the following: (a) the physical condition or any other aspect of the property, including, but not limited to, the uses to which the property may be put, the ability to construct additional improvements or modify existing improvements on any portion of the property or the ability to obtain building permits for any portion of the property, the conformity of the property to past, current or future applicable landscaping, parking, zoning or building code requirements, the existence of soil instability, past soil repairs, soil additions or conditions of soil fill, susceptibility to landslides, sufficiency of undershoring, water retention characteristics of the property, drainage onto or off of the property, the location of the property either wholly or partially in a flood plain or a flood hazard boundary or similar area, or any other matter affecting the stability or integrity of the land or any improvements constituting the property; or (b) the sufficiency of the property for purchaser’s purposes or as to its continued operating conditions or usefulness. All implied warranties, including, without limitation, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, are hereby expressly disclaimed. This notice shall survive the delivery of the Certificate of Purchase and Patent for the subject property.

(C) Pursuant to A.R.S. §37-

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240(B), the successful bidder must be authorized to transact business in the state of Arizona no later than ten (10) business days after the auction. The successful bidder must sign an affidavit stating it is the successful bidder and sign a Certification Statement pursuant to A.R.S. Title 37 and the Rules of ASLD. (D) If the successful bidder fails to complete the payments as stated in the auction notice together with the additional required fees within 30 days from the auction date, all amounts paid at the time of auction by the successful bidder will be forfeited.

(E) In the event of forfeiture, the ASLD Commissioner may declare that the bid placed before the final bid accepted is the highest bid, and that the bidder has five (5) business days after notification by ASLD to pay by cashier’s check all amounts due.

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

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

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, at (602) 542-2636. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Max D. Masel (for) Lisa A. Atkins State Land Commissioner State Land Department Seal March 27, 2017 Disclaimer: This map is designed for general overview purposes only. Unless otherwise stated all depictions are approximate. Prospective bidders should review all information in ASLD’s records relating to the property and seek technical or legal advice as needed to assure the understanding of all legal descriptions, plat maps, surveys, and other documents relevant to the property. Contact ASLD, Real Estate Division at (602) 542-3000 for additional information.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and June 7, 2017.

Public Notice Name of Person Filing: Theodore Walter Greene Jr Mailing Address: 3865 Lighthouse Drive, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406 Daytime/Evening Phone

Number: (928)453-7132 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA MOHAVE COUNTY Case Number: D0-201607283 SUMMONS Theodore Walter Greene Jr, Plantiff and Donna Jane Greene, Defendant WARNING: This is an official document from the court. It affects your rights. Read this document carefully. If you do not understand it, contact a lawyer for help.

FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: Donna Jane Greene, Defendant 1. A lawsuit has been filed against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other court papers are served on your with this Summons.

2. If you do not want a judgement or order taken against you without your input, you must file and “Answer” or a “Response” in writing with the Court, and pay the filing fee. If you do not file an “answer” or “Response” the other party may be given the relief requested in his or her Petition or Complaint. To file your “Answer” or “Response” take, or send, the “Answer” or “Response” to the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 401 East Spring Street, Kingman, AZ 86401 (P.O. Box 7000, Kingman, AZ 86402-7000) or the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, 2225 Trane Road, Bullhead City, AZ 86442, or Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 2001 College Drive, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86404.

Mail a copy of your “Answer” or “Response” to the other party at the address listed on the top of this Summons.

3. If this Summons and the other court papers were served on you by a registered process server or the Sheriff, within the State of Arizona, your “Response” or “Answer” must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS, starting the day after you were served. If this “Summons” and other court papers were served on you by a registered process server of the Sheriff outside of the State of Arizona, your “Response” must be filed within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS, starting the day after you were served. Service by a registered process server or the Sheriff is complete when made. Service by Publication is complete (30) days after the date of the first publication.

4. You can get a copy of the court papers filed in this case from the Petitioner at the address at he top of this paper, or from the Clerk of the superior Court a the address listed in Paragraph 2 above.

5. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least (5) days before your scheduled court date.

SIGNED AND SEALED this date: 9-21-16 By: VIRLYNN TINNELL, Clerk of the Superior Court

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L. BENSHOOF, Deputy Clerk Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on April 12, 19, 26, and May 3, 2017.

Public Notice EPA announces the next Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting of the PhoenixGoodyear Airport Superfund site on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm at the City of Goodyear Justice Center, 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite B-101, Goodyear, AZ 85338.

For information on the PhoenixGoodyear Airport Superfund project please go to the EPA website listed below. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/ phoenix-goodyearairport Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on April 26, and May 3, 2017.

Public Notice INVITATION TO BID Bids: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Time 2:00 pm Project: Victory – Tuthill Channel Verrado ARC LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum A- General Engineering license, to submit sealed bids for the Victory District – Tuthill Channel in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, specifications, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on April 26, 2017. Contact Terri Kading tkading@dmbinc.com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents.

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held in the Victory Development Office located at 4236 N. Verrado Way, Buckeye, AZ 85396 – Friday, May 12, 2017, 10:00 am. All interested parties are invited to attend. It is recommended that interested parties RSVP prior to the meeting. Sealed bids will be received at the City of Buckeye, City Clerk’s Office, located at 530 E Monroe, Buckeye, AZ 85326. Bids are due Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 2:00 pm. Bids submitted after specified closing time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing Verrado ARC LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or

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fails to enter into the Contract with Verrado ARC LLC upon award. Cashiers checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Contractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work.

The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless Verrado ARC LLC, DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. Verrado ARC LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason Verrado ARC LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by Verrado ARC LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Terri Kading at tkading@dmbinc. com – reference Victory – Tuthill Channel. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on April 26, and May 3, 2017.

MAY 3, 2017

CITY OF AVONDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

PLANNING COMMISSION May 18, 2017 6:00 PM

CITY COUNCIL June 19, 2017 7:00 PM

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11465 W. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE AVONDALE, AZ 85323 PURSUANT TO ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES SECTIONS 9-462.04 et seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission and City Council will be holding separate public hearings at the dates and times set forth above, in the place specified above, at which times and place all interested persons will have an opportunity to appear and be heard in relation to the following: Rezone from Community Commercial (C-2) to Planned Area Development (PAD) Conditional Use Permit for an Assisted Living Facility These are public hearing before the Planning Commission and the City Council to review and solicit public input on PL-17-0004, and PL-17-002 a request by Mr. Mike Kolejka, of Orcutt Winslow Partnership, regarding a request to rezone approximately 5.7 acres of vacant land from the current C-2 Zoning District to the Planned Area Development (PAD) Zoning District for the development of an assisted living and memory care facility known as “Solterra Avondale (PL-17-0004). The subject property is located on the south side of Van Buren Street approximately 335-feet west of 4th Street.

In addition to the rezone application, the applicant has also requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit (PL-17-0002) for the assisted living facility.

Information regarding the proposal may be obtained by contacting the City of Avondale Planning Division located at 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Suite 110, Avondale, Arizona. Written comments on the request may be submitted to the Planning Division for consideration by the Planning Commission.

If you have any questions concerning this request, please contact Rick Williams with the Avondale Planning Division at (623) 333-4018.

Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 3, 2017.

CITY OF AVONDALE PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING MAY 23, 2017 You are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting to discuss concurrent requests by Mr. William E. Lally, Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., for a General Plan Amendment (Case PL-17-0052) and Rezoning (Case PL-17-0051) concerning approximately 62 acres of undeveloped land located approximately 1,350 feet north of the northwest corner of 99th Avenue and McDowell Road, assessor parcels 102-32-003E, 102-31-001E, 102-31-011A, and 102-31-014A. The General Plan Amendment request will change the land use designation from Urban Commercial to Mixed Use; the Mixed Use designation encourages innovative land development with proportional residential and commercial components, where people can live, work and recreate within a planned, walkable area. The accompanying rezoning request will replace the property’s existing PAD (Planned Area Development) with a new PAD reflective of the Mixed Use General Plan Designation. The proposed PAD includes commercial, hotel, single-family residential, and multi-family residential components planned in a horizontally integrated environment.

At the meeting, the applicant and/or her representative will be available to answer questions and solicit comments on this request. Please note, this is not a public hearing and no official action will be taken.

The meeting is scheduled for: Date: Tuesday, may 23, 2017 Time: 6:00 PM Place: Avondale City Hall, Sonoran Conference Room (1st Floor) Address: 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, AZ 85323 The applicant contact for this project: Mr. William Lally (602) 255-6000 City of Avondale contact for this project: Ken Galica (623) 333-4019 Published in the West Valley View, and the West Valley Business on May 3, 2017.

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