VOL. 20  ISSUE NO. 46   |   NOVEMBER 12 – 18, 2014

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.

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