VOL. 21  ISSUE NO. 20   |    MAY 20 – 26, 2015

BY LINDA BENTLEY | MAY 20, 2015

gerald freemanCourt rules in Freeman case

Talamante stated any order relating to plaintiffs’ request for an injunction would most likely not serve to end this litigation

CAVE CREEK – After taking a number of items under advisement, Maricopa Superior Court Judge David Talamante ruled on Monday in the case brought by Gerald and Janice Freeman, who sued the town, neighboring property owner Cahava Springs Corp./Morningstar Road Properties, Inc. and their neighbors Don and Shari Jo Sorchych, in an effort to prevent any trails from being developed near their property or roadway easement.

BY LINDA BENTLEY | MAY 20, 2015

Town of Cave Creek seeking new law firm

CAVE CREEK – During Monday night’s Call to the Public, Kaolin Cummens said someone came by Local Jonny’s and shut down the band.

He said, “I’m trying to follow the rules but I just don’t get it if I’m under 75dB. I’m trying hard to run a business.”

MAY 20, 2015

Improved levees help keep Scottsdale dry

Gives nearby property owners a break on flood insurance

Through the heart of Scottsdale runs a ribbon of recreation and solitude. Tree-filled berms create shade for joggers; concrete walls buffer traffic noise.

These barriers help define the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt and stand ready to perform a crucial job – protect neighborhoods from millions of gallons of floodwater when the wash flows.

BY SUE MUELLER | MAY 20, 2015

Become an Arizona Site Steward

‘Leave only footprints and take only pictures’

The Arizona Site Stewards Program is an organization of volunteers, sponsored by the public land managers of Arizona, whose members are selected, trained and certified by Arizona State Parks, the State Historic Preservation Office and the Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission. The chief objective of the Stewards Program is to report to the land managers destruction or vandalism of prehistoric and historic archaeological and paleontological sites in Arizona through site monitoring.

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