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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1977
Page
5
President Carter begins the search for a new budget director after Bert Lance, a longtime friend, resigns amid controversy. Lance plans to return to Georgia with his family and says he will not take a public job.
The Scottsdale Development Review Board will assess a Whitney Sorrell skateboard park on a two acre site north of Thomas Road and west of Hayden Road adjacent to the Indian Bend Wash. The plan includes multiple skate courses, parking, and a 3 131 square foot building plus review of an 8 700 square foot restaurant addition at the Scottsdale Conference Center. The board also reviews four preliminary plats for single family subdivisions and several apartment and office/warehouse projects at various Scottsdale locations.
Scottsdale City Council awarded an 80968 dollar contract to Triangle Construction for 1400 feet of storm drain conduit and 1200 feet of open unlined channel along Granite Reef Road between Roosevelt Street and Mc Kellips Road. The total revised project cost reaches 97000 dollars with a 7000 dollar contingency transfer. The council also approved a 30520 dollar contract for landscaping planters in the Fifth Avenue Shops area and authorized land acquisitions for future water storage facilities.
The Scottsdale Public Library hosts a Children's Film Festival at 2 p.m. Saturday with screenings at the library and Vista del Camino neighborhood center. Titles include Phillip and the White Colt A Cricket in Times Square Me and You Kangaroo The Busy Bodies Blaze Glory About Zoos Rainshower Snow Monkeys of Japan. Admission is free.
Bert Lance and wife prepare to return to Georgia after his resignation as budget director. The Lances own a 50 room Buckhead mansion listed at 2 million but not sold, a 100000 dollar Calhoun home, and a Sea Island vacation home. Lance's National Bank of Georgia stock has fallen from 17 to about 12 per share, risking a potential million dollar loss if sold. Bank president Robert Guyton says Lance's plans are unclear.
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