BY LINDA BENTLEY | DECEMBER 11, 2013
Creekers meet permanent town manager finalists
‘It took four years to acquire $105,000’ while ‘this council is squandering it away’
CAVE CREEK – Although it was the last item on the agenda, Creekers got to meet the three finalists for the permanent town manager position picked by the pre-selection committee.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | DECEMBER 11, 2013
Living high on the hog at taxpayer expense
Those who campaigned to end the “wasteful spending” at town hall, are turning a blind eye to Glassman’s excesses at the taxpayer trough
CAVE CREEK – When Maricopa Association of Governments Executive Director Dennis Smith spoke before council a short while ago, he made it clear that people could attend meetings through video and teleconferencing and didn’t need to drive all the way downtown.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | DECEMBER 11, 2013
Carefree passes use tax, increases court enhancement fees
‘Once the use tax is codified, we can collect it’
CAREFREE – As he began the Dec. 3 council meeting, Mayor David Schwan thanked Chief John Kraetz and Rural/Metro Fire for taking care of a minor fire at a business location in town that afternoon.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | DECEMBER 11, 2013
A predator in advocate’s clothing
Ponzi schemes just as popular as ever
This article appeared in the June 21, 2004 edition of Sonoran News about Sara Vannucci, who has been dispensing lies about our newspaper and the community in her “news” blog.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | DECEMBER 11, 2013
Former Scottsdale CPA sentenced to 35 years
Wise turned down a plea deal in 2009 during which the state offered Wise reduced charges with 12-15 years in prison
PHOENIX – Following a 19-day trial, in October 2013 it took a jury two hours to find Danny Wise, 58, guilty on eight counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices and 22 counts of theft, all with aggravating circumstances.
