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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1971
Page
7
Residents complain 19 days is too short to weigh the 4,236 acre project. Critics cite traffic, air pollution, water depletion, and high density. Attorney Harry Cavanaugh plans to review objections for 34 property owners holding 5,860 acres in north Scottsdale.
The Scottsdale School District plans not to renew contracts for many probationary teachers as experienced staff return from leaves and student attendance falls. ADA declines may affect state aid, while district leaders defend the move as necessary to manage class size and budget pending negotiations.
Progress Staff Writer Larry Ross reports Scottsdale is exploring four paths for a summer program. The favored plan forms a private local corporation to run the program separate from the district, reducing local effort and costs though raising questions on control and curriculum. The board has authorized district investigation of this private corporation alternative as next steps.
London reports Princess Margaret's husband Lord Snowdon unveiled a space aged bathroom at a home show. The clover shaped room features two cubicles a shower cubicle with jetting hot water and soap bubbles and an adjoining dry air cubicle to dry the bather.
Fragmentary weather bulletin notes freezing temperatures again tonight and continued cold through Wednesday. It mentions highs in the upper 50s and near 60 by Wednesday, with lows in the upper 20s and phrases about air pollution readings and agricultural sections.
Five new fire engines arrived from Illinois to the Rural Fire Department in eastern Arizona. Chief Lou Witzeman said the savings on the purchase would be about 12.5 percent of total capital costs, roughly $30,000 on a $100,000 fully equipped price. The trucks will be converted to ready status in three months with dispersals to Sun City Tucson Scottsdale and a tanker truck on order.
City leaders and the Planning Commission reviewed the Neighborhood Redevelopment plan with informal approval to lower density in resort, townhouse and multi family areas. Construction on phase one of Vista del Camino begins April 1 with a 3.4 million plan adding 80 homes open space a park and flood control. Downtown redevelopment proposals include a resort hotel new businesses townhomes around 40000 dollars and subsidized rentals for current residents. A go slow approach is planned before formal zoning changes to R-4 and R-5 districts.
Board chairman Lewis Ruskin denied today that conductor Phillip Spurgeon has been fired. The executive board plans to appoint a principal guest conductor and musical advisor while Spurgeon remains resident conductor. Musicians' orchestra committee had been informed prior to a board meeting.
iProperty Corporation will accept bids this afternoon for 1.485 million dollars in revenue bonds to finance a city public services building street maintenance facility two branch fire stations hangars at the Municipal Airport a public works yard and police training facilities. Proposals for construction will also be received and a bidder will be chosen to construct and lease the facilities to the city on an 18 year basis. Bonds mature over 18 years with interest not to exceed eight percent. The corporation typically is the sole bidder for such construction and repays bonds through lease payments.
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