BY LINDA BENTLEY | NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Carefree selects new magistrate for consolidated court
Staff complimented for clean audit opinion with no auditor adjustments
CAREFREE – Wednesday night’s council meeting, moved from Tuesday due to elections, brought John Traynor to the podium to thank Carefree voters.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Planning commission seeks zoning ordinance overhaul
Associate Planner Luke Kautzman stated the town code deals with enforcement but it is under the purview of council
CAVE CREEK – When the site plan review for McDonald’s Phase 2 at 52nd Street and Carefree Highway was continued to the Jan. 15 planning commission meeting, the only other item on the Nov. 5 agenda was discussion of the zoning ordinance and possible direction to staff to prepare amendments to various sections to place on future agendas for the commission to review.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Phoenix voters defeat plan to fix underfunded pension system
Carefree soundly rejects increased council terms
PHOENIX – Voters in Phoenix defeated Proposition 487, which was designed to help reform Phoenix’s underfunded pension system by replacing it with a 401 (k) type of plan for new employees.
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Stay alert: time of year for vehicle-wildlife collisions
As days shorten, more motorists on roadway at dawn and dusk
KINGMAN – More people are now on the roads at the time of day when wildlife can be difficult to see: dusk.