City hires firm to plan Hayden Road widening in Scottsdale
Scottsdale hires Sverdrup and Parcel and Associates to study widening Hayden Road from Camelback to Chaparral to four lanes with potential six-lane future. Plans address right of way and feasibility, facing golf course opposition and long timeline. Council also accepts a $40,200 Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant and $4,020 state match for the police drug enforcement team.
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Tempe
Scottsdale
Hayden Road
Camelback
Chaparral
Hayden
George Iannella
Sverdrup and Parcel and Associates Inc
Iannella
Timothy Bray
Community Development Department
Jannella
Richard Campana
Villa Monterey
E. Chaparral
Campana
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Police Department
Scottsdale residents push for horse trails in north park
Homeowners near a proposed 10 acre north area park met with the Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Commission to urge equestrian trails and a low key neighborhood facility. Thomas Zimmerman presented tentative designs including courts ramadas a sandy playground and grassy areas. The group plans a follow up meeting possibly in June at Cocopah School.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix
Thomas Zimmerman
Cocopah School
E. Cholla St
North 68Th Place
Mescal Street
Zimmerman
Barnett
CAP Needed Even If Farming Reduced In Central Arizona
State Water Engineer Wesley Steiner warned at a breakfast meeting that central Arizona would face water shortages 40 years from now without the Central Arizona Project. The Phase 2 State Water Plan projects overdraft from urban growth even with a 61 percent farm irrigation cut in Maricopa County.
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Arizona
Central Arizona
Wesley Steiner
Maricopa
Steiner
Salt River
Bar Water
Arizona Canal
Phoenix union votes on 6 percent wage increase contract
Phoenix municipal workers will vote Tuesday on a one year contract raising wages and fringe benefits by 6 percent. The measure follows an agreement between city officials and AFSCME leaders. In other Arizona news, the State Supreme Court orders a new murder trial for Jeannie Holsinger in a Phoenix crime case.
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Phoenix
American Federation of State
State Supreme Court
Jeannie Holsinger
Mannequin Ponders Antique Bookmobile Display in Scottsdale
A mannequin dressed in early 20th century attire contemplates using an old Model A bookmobile in a Scottsdale display for Library Week. Thom Martin and Candy Clark from the Scottsdale Public Library load reading material as the exhibit runs Sunday through April 23 at Los Arcos Mall Scotts dale Fashion Square and Camelview Plaza.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale Public Library
Thom Martin
Candy Clark
Los Arcos Mall
Scottsdale Fashion Square
Camelview Plaza
Scottsdale council weighs tax free bonds for care facility
A Scottsdale developer proposes dedicating a $6.5 million health care facility to the city to obtain tax free bonds. Mayor Jenkins and Vice Mayor Gentry express concerns while the council asks staff to review legality. Los Arcos Realty would fund a legal opinion and form a nonprofit to issue bonds.
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Scottsdale
William C. Jenkins
Billie Gentry
Duane Fifer
Los Arcos Realty and Investment
Fifer
Los Arcos
Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale Road
Gentry
Jenkins
Jeffrey Schubert
Polanski pleads not guilty in child rape case
Roman Polanski, the film director, pleads not guilty to charges of drugging and raping a 13 year old girl who was to model for still photos. He tells reporters he is innocent and awaits vindication as the case moves to Santa Monica for pre trial motions next Wednesday.
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Phoenix
Bruce Babbitt
Raul Castro
Castro
Phoenix Gazette
Babbitt
Los Angeles
Roman Polanski
Polanski
Superior Court
E. Talbot Callister
Santa Monica
Scottsdale Chamber Grows by 39 Members in Drive
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce collected about $4,000 in dues from 39 new members this week, lifting total membership to nearly 1,000. Dennis Ricardo said 35 volunteers canvassed the business community in teams and earned awards, led by a three member team including Robert Karatz James Brooks and Eugene Chapman for largest dues haul totaling $1,200. The trio and their wives will receive a complimentary dinner and show at the Windmill Dinner Theatre.
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Scottsdale
Robert Karatz
Scottsdale Hilton
James Brooks
New York Life Insurance Co
Eugene Chapman
Dean Witter and Co. Inc
Windmill
Ricardo
Armed man robs Pantry in Scottsdale of 165 dollars
A tall man in his mid 20s robbed the Pantry at 1815 N Scottsdale Rd Thursday afternoon. He entered after 2 p.m., walked the store, pulled a pistol, and demanded cash from the drawer. He fled on foot. no vehicle heard.
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N. Scottsdale Rd
Visitor's rings stolen from Holiday Inn guest room
Harold Z Knippenburg of Michigan reported two diamond and gold rings valued at 2600 dollars were taken from the dresser in his Holiday Inn room at 5101 N Scottsdale Rd between 9 30 a m and 30 p m Wednesday. There was no sign of forced entry and the room had been cleaned before the rings disappeared.
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Scottsdale Rd
Harold Z. Knippenburg
Michigan
Picasso’s Guernica delayed return to Spain
Pablo Picasso’s Guernica will not be sent to Madrid for several years due to incomplete political liberalization in Spain. The 11 by 25 foot Picasso work, on loan to MoMA since 1939, belongs to the Spanish Republic, per attorney Roland Dumas.
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Paris
Pablo Picasso
Guernica
Madrid
Spain
Picasso
Roland Dumas
Spanish Republic
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