Paradise Valley School District Faces Growth and Legal Strains
The Paradise Valley district, spanning 98 square miles with a narrow tax base, faces rapid growth and high taxes while contending with a $550000 suit from contractor Robert Altherr. Superintendent Matt Hanhila notes double sessions at 64 of 81 elementary rooms and predicts changes with Cholla and Larkspur openings. A Dec 17 bond vote could raise taxes 18 cents per $100 of assessed valuation if approved.
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Paradise Valley
Scottsdale
Board of Trustees
Matt Hanhila
Carl Hayden
Phoenix Union
Robert Altherr
Altherr
Supreme Court
Greenway
Campo Bello
Hanhila
Cholla
Larkspur
Hawhila
Two Arizona Schools Reach 3M Education Grant Finals
Tonalea and Tavan elementary schools in Scottsdale are among six Arizona finalists in a national 500 grant program by 3M of St Paul. Each grant provides an overhead projector and copier to be used in classrooms. three Arizona winners will receive the equipment valued at 3,000 dollars per grant. Other local picks include Flagstaff High School Kayenta Elementary Madrid Elementary and Westwood High School.
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Seventh Avenue
Cave Creek Dam
Pima Road
Scottsdale
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing) Company
St. Paul Minn
Tonalea
Tavan
Arizona
Flagstaff High School
Kayenta
Madrid
Westwood High School
St. Paul
Motorola tracks Imp satellite for Apollo return guidance
Motorola's Western Center Military Electronics showcased a 140-pound tracking unit as part of a $6 million contract to guide Apollo bound crews home. The system tracks space vehicles from 62,000 to nearly 100,000 miles, feeding data to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Motorola
Australia
North Carolina
Earth
Moon
Imp
East McDowell Road
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA
Maryland
United States
Jim Kirch
First National To Build Bank on McDowell
Ground will be broken tomorrow at 9 a.m. for the 75th First National Bank of Arizona branch and the fourth in Scottsdale. The new bank will rise at 82nd Place and McDowell Road on Mrs. Dorothy Shahan’s property with E N Holgate and other officials present. Builder is E L Farmer Construction Co. Architect is Harold J Powell.
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First National Bank of Arizona
Scottsdale
82Nd Place
McDowell Road
Dorothy Shahan
E. N. Holgate
E.L. Farmer Construction Co
Harold J. Powell
Adjustment Board Schedules Hearings for Sherwood Estates and Scottsdale Cars
The board of adjustments will hold public hearings at 8 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 4 in court room 131 FE Main St. Chairman Matthew Shannon states a zoning variance seeks a 14 foot rear yard setback to allow construction on seven lots of Sherwood Estates. A specific use permit is requested for a new car agency handling Scottsdale Imported Cars at 6913 E. McDowell.
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Board of Adjustments
Main St
Mathew Shannon
Sherwood Estates
Scottsdale
E. McDowell
Knights Initiate 13 Members Into Local Council
Nineteen men, including Charles J. Sivak and John A. Scott Jr., were initiated into the Father Novatus Council of the Knights of Columbus. Grand Knight Don Marshall announced free citizenship classes will begin in January while the ceremony listed the new initiates.
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Father Novatus
The
Knights of Columbus
Don Marshall
Planning Board Hearing Set Dec 9 on Zoning Changes
The planning and zoning commission will hold two public hearings December 9 at 8 p.m. in the court rooms at 131 E Main St. The first requests rezoning of the southwest corner of Jackrabbit and Hayden Rd from single family to multiple family. The second seeks rezoning of the northeast corner of Scottsdale and McDowell Rd from highway commercial to general commercial.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
E. Main St
Jackrabbit and
Hayden Rd
Scottsdale and
McDowell Rd
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Paradise
Arizona Area
Motorolas
Western Center Military Electronics
First National
Bank
McDowell
Adjustment Board
Zacchini
Papago Plaza
Knights
Charles J. Sivak
John A. Scott, Jr
Tom Blakey
Jim Altomare
Donald R. Preisler
Joe J. Gacioch
Paul B
Lanchester
Hollywood
UPI
Elsa Lanchester
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Robert Goulet
Planning Board
Scottsdale Country Club
East
Seea Blvd
Scottsdale, Arizona
Jack Song
China Town
China Lil
E. Main
Song
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