Special events, problematic policies and a water line for arsenic blending
By Linda Bentley | October 21, 2009
CAVE CREEK – After being continued from the Sept. 21 meeting, council voted 6-1, with Vice Mayor Ernie Bunch dissenting, to accept roads from the North Mountain Reserve Homeowners Association as a deed of gift to the town and accept a letter agreement between the town and HOA for maintenance of the access roadway to the roads.
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Photo: Tom O’Reilly spoke during Call to the Public to say the recent trail ride fundraiser for open space was a very successful event that exposed a large number of constituents to the open space Cave Creek has to offer.
Photo by Linda Bentley
ICE slights MCSO on 287(g) where drug and human smuggling reigns
By Linda Bentley | October 21, 2009
‘ICE has not documented this objective in program materials’
WASHINGTON – On Friday, John Morton, assistant secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced the agency has entered into standardized Memorandums of Agreement (MOA) with 67 state and local law enforcement agencies to participate in 287(g) partnerships.
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Poor eyesight, good hearing and they smell
These Collared Peccaries, more commonly known as Javelinas, were traveling as part of a larger group in the unincorporated county island area along 64th Street. Because they emit a strong odor, one can often smell a Javelina before spotting it, which is why it is also referred to sometimes as a Musk Hog.
Fiscal responsibility is a lesson for, not against, children
By Linda Bentley | October 21, 2009
CCUSD – Learn Yes Political Action Committee (PAC) Chairman Stephen Hart was behind the robo-calls made last week to Cave Creek Unified School District residents urging a yes vote on the K-3 override.
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Shortly after Carefree/Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce (CCCCC) Executive Director Ian Ellison presented his quarterly report to the Carefree Town Council, the CCCCC board announced Ellison was no longer with the Chamber and issued a brief statement thanking him for his service and wishing him all the best. The CCCCC board also announced the appointment of Mary Livingston as interim director and stated, “The chamber office is open during regular business hours and all chamber activities are continuing as planned.”