BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 21, 2010
Too much government involvement to be able to help themselves
‘On an individual basis we are unable to protect our property’
CAVE CREEK – Since the January storm event that ate away approximately 80 feet of Cave Creek Wash frontage from Mort and Janice Copenhaver’s property and nearly sailed their home down the wash, neighboring property owners found themselves lucky this time but just as threatened if nothing was done to remedy the situation. More...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 21, 2010
Estado de Cholla residents highjack joint workshop session
‘… council has become a shameful, self-serving circus. As far as I can see, the circus is still in town.’
CAVE CREEK – A special joint workshop session was held at 5 p.m. on Monday for the planning commission and town council to discuss traffic circulation, improvements being proposed for the intersection of Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway and the potential for an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa County for cost sharing. More...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 21, 2010
Arek Fressadi ‘living in exile from Cave Creek’
CAVE CREEK – During Thursday’s planning commission meeting, Planning Director Ian Cordwell explained Carefree Consultants, Inc. owns three parcels totaling 2.82 acres southwest of Cave Creek and School House roads, which it initially sold to Edge Development, LLC. Edge entered into a development agreement with the town, which consisted of changing the land use designations from a combination of commercial and medium density residential to commercial and open space. More...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 21, 2010
Thorstenson parcel goes to council with recommendations for approval
CAVE CREEK – T.C. Thorstenson made some progress last Thursday with his third stab at getting his 5.34-acre property on Vermeersch Road rezoned from Desert Rural (DA), one home per 2.5 acres to Commercial Core (CC). More ...
Marc Peagler and his son Matthew, on behalf of sponsor Silver Spur Saloon and Eatery at Frontier Town, presented the People’s Choice Award to Ron Watkins for his photograph “Paddles Up” during the Coyote Gala Saturday at the Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center. For a complete list of 2010 Cave Creek Film and Arts Festival winners 