BY LINDA BENTLEY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Developer Ed Lewis begs to differ with mayor’s scenario
‘In the absence of any real leadership at town hall, maybe we should take the lead and see if we can get ASU on board’
CAREFREE – Developer Ed Lewis (l) chimed in over the weekend via e-mail regarding the “Carefree cultural draw debate,” which appears to be on a collision course with business and commercial property owners at odds with the mayor and vice mayor’s vision and public statements for the revitalization of Carefree’s town center.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Planning chair refuses to agendize zoning change for horses in R-35
Planning commission unanimously recommended approval for new commercial building on southeast corner of Cave Creek and Olesen
CAVE CREEK – Planning Commission Chair Ted Bryda began the Sept. 18 meeting by updating the commission on a request made by two commissioners during the July meeting regarding the possibility of ranch use in R-35 zoning districts.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Motorcycle accident causes traffic reroute in Carefree
Rural/Metro Fire Department responded to a motorcycle accident on Tom Darlington Drive and Bivouac Trail in Carefree on Saturday evening, which had traffic rerouted to Pima Road for several hours. The accident involved a 60-year-old male, who was subsequently airlifted to a trauma center, and did not appear to involve any other vehicles or persons.
COURTESY PHOTO BY
BRAD BURDICK
BY LINDA BENTLEY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Fear mongering for taxes parades out its new poster boy
Proposition 480 proponents using same ploy, claiming more taxes will save Arizona’s only burn center
PHOENIX – “If we didn’t have a burn center …” is the line used by Boyd Smith, the Yes on 480 Committee’s poster boy to increase property taxes to provide more funding for Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS), a special taxing district (HB 2530) signed into law by former Gov. Janet Napolitano in 2003.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Carefree resident recovering from auto accident
Longtime Carefree architect Shelby Wilson suffered severe injuries in a recent automobile accident. Wilson is at Maricopa County Burn Center where he is undergoing recovery/rehabilitation.
A long time member of the Kiwanis family, he deserves prayers and encouragement. Notes and cards can be sent to Shelby Wilson, Maricopa County Burn Center, 2601 E. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008.
