Walmart moves on to council with P&Z’s unanimous approval
By Linda Bentley | January 20, 2010
CAVE CREEK – With Peter Omundson absent, Dan Baxley and Reg Monachino were unanimously reelected as chair and vice chair of the planning commission, respectively, while John Ford was welcomed to the commission, replacing Dr. Bill Allen, who recently retired after 10 years of service.
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Carefree councilmen openly back John Traynor in recall election
By Linda Bentley | January 20, 2010
CAREFREE – Upon Sonoran News’ invitation, councilmen Peter Koteas and Doug Stavoe were more than happy to openly express their support for John Traynor in the March 9 recall election of Mayor David Schwan.
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Carefree councilmen Peter Koteas and Doug Stavoe have announced publicly their support for John Traynor for council in the upcoming recall election of Mayor David Schwan.
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Board of adjustment – USMC style
By Linda Bentley | January 20, 2010
CAVE CREEK – Vice Chair George Ross, a retired U.S. Marine Corps combat pilot, chaired the Jan. 12 board of adjustment meeting in Chairman Fred Mueller’s absence.
Ross also ran the meeting in the no-nonsense manner of his USMC training, setting out the rules for decorum up front. Ross said if anyone wished to speak, they needed to fill out a slip, adding, “I insist that you stay on topic.”
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During the Jan. 12 board of adjustment meeting, David Solomon, on behalf of Real Estate Equity Lending, Inc., requested a variance for hillside disturbance from the allowed 25 percent to 37 percent so his company can complete the home it repossessed on Skyline Drive.
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CAREFREE – A number of Carefree residents, including a few attorneys, called Sonoran News complaining about a Jan. 4, 2010 letter they received on official town of Carefree letterhead, addressed to “Citizens of Carefree” regarding the “State of Our Town,” signed by Mayor David Schwan.