BY LINDA BENTLEY | OCTOBER 6, 2010
Bullingtons can traffic signal for unanimous council approval
CAVE CREEK – Larry Wendt, owner of the Buffalo Chip Saloon, said “We’re going to make it,” as he walked into Monday night’s council meeting. He was talking about making it through the usually slow summer months, which were further devastated by a troubled economy. And now that the weather was cooling off, he said he was looking forward to the town’s busy season. Keep Reading...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | OCTOBER 6, 2010
New fireworks law sparks debate over interpretation of ‘safe and sane’
‘How the legislature passed this is beyond me’
CAVE CREEK – The last item on Monday’s council agenda was the first reading of an ordinance, which town attorney Fredda Bisman said was the model ordinance for cities and towns to deal with HB 2246, regulation of fireworks, signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer.
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OCTOBER 6, 2010
Ben Quayle Fundraiser at C4
Republican candidate for Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District, Ben Quayle, was honored at a fundraiser held at Cave Creek Coffee Company on Friday evening, Sept. 30. John and Cheri Hoeppner, West and Jaime Kenyon and Tom and Anne Surrency hosted the evening. (l-r) Ben Quayle and John Hoeppner.
Photo by Shari Jo Sorchych
BY LINDA BENTLEY | OCTOBER 6, 2010
Indemnification issue difficult considering Carefree’s vindictive history
‘Council did not approve those expenditures. They were approved and paid by the mayor’
CAREFREE – Call to the Public brought Roberta O’Dwyer from the Carefree Terrace Condominiums (CTC) to the podium Tuesday night to tell council their sewer rates from Liberty Water, formerly Black Mountain Sewer, have gone from $46 to $73 per month. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | OCTOBER 6, 2010
Politicking at Taste of Cave Creek left some with bad taste
LearnYes is concentrating on fundraising and community outreach in preparation for a bond election in November 2011
CAVE CREEK – A Taste of Cave Creek drew an estimated 5,000 people over two days this year, up from the 3,700 or so that attended last year’s single-day event and brought in a total of $70,000, which basically covers the cost of the event and provides local nonprofit organizations with nominal funding. Keep Reading ...
