Today's links roundup
Some key news articles. Please note item #2, referring to the City Council meeting tonight, to appoint a temporary replacement for City Manager Pentz.
1. "Slow traffic and lane restrictions through downtown Chandler will continue a month longer than planned because landscaping crews discovered Qwest Communications' fiber optic lines where they were planting large date palm trees.
Work was supposed to have been finished this week on a $5.7 million project that includes widening and landscaping Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard. Assistant Public Works Director Elizabeth Huning said completion has been pushed back to the end of May." Story here.
2. "Friday is ousted City Manager Mark Pentz's last day on the job, and tonight the City Council will pick his temporary replacement, likely one of his two assistants.
Assistant City Manager Pat McDermott, a 17-year city employee, twice has been tapped as interim city manager, most recently in 2003 when Donna Dreska resigned under fire.
Assistant City Manager Rich Dlugas, a former community services director who was promoted in 2002 and is a 12-year employee, is believed to be gaining support, as well." Story here.
3. "As president of the Dawn neighborhood association in west Chandler, Barry Jerrell struggles to motivate his neighbors to become involved in the community." Story here.
4. "An 18 percent jump in European semiconductor sales and improved product margins contributed to record revenue and net income for Chandler-based Microchip Technology Inc.
The results reflect the improving market for semiconductors and prompted the company to boost its quarterly common stock dividend by 13.2 percent, to 21 cents per share from 19 cents. The dividend is payable May 23 to stockholders of record on May 9." Story here.
5. "School boards often take care of so-called housekeeping at their meetings, but in Kyrene, vacuum cleaners, soap and other custodial equipment were literally on the agenda this week.
Talk at the Kyrene Elementary School District governing board meeting Tuesday night turned to carpet cleaning, bathroom scrubbing, garbage collection and other tasks performed by SSC Service Solutions." Story here.
6. "Between 190 and 795 homes and businesses in Laveen and Estrella hang on where the South Mountain Citizens Advisory Team votes to recommend the Loop 202 be built Thursday night. The Citizens Advisory Team meets from 5:30 to 9 p.m. April 27 at the Gila River Indian Community District 6 Center in Komatke, at 51st Avenue and St. John’s Road."
The team will select a western route for the proposed South Mountain Loop 202 this week, and then take a break. In the fall the team will start looking at possible routes and designs for the eastern leg of the freeway, which currently is planned to go on Pecos Road. The team’s western recommendation for a route will be just that, a recommendation, and can be changed by Arizona Department of Transportation engineers. Story here (no permalink).
1. "Slow traffic and lane restrictions through downtown Chandler will continue a month longer than planned because landscaping crews discovered Qwest Communications' fiber optic lines where they were planting large date palm trees.
Work was supposed to have been finished this week on a $5.7 million project that includes widening and landscaping Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard. Assistant Public Works Director Elizabeth Huning said completion has been pushed back to the end of May." Story here.
2. "Friday is ousted City Manager Mark Pentz's last day on the job, and tonight the City Council will pick his temporary replacement, likely one of his two assistants.
Assistant City Manager Pat McDermott, a 17-year city employee, twice has been tapped as interim city manager, most recently in 2003 when Donna Dreska resigned under fire.
Assistant City Manager Rich Dlugas, a former community services director who was promoted in 2002 and is a 12-year employee, is believed to be gaining support, as well." Story here.
3. "As president of the Dawn neighborhood association in west Chandler, Barry Jerrell struggles to motivate his neighbors to become involved in the community." Story here.
4. "An 18 percent jump in European semiconductor sales and improved product margins contributed to record revenue and net income for Chandler-based Microchip Technology Inc.
The results reflect the improving market for semiconductors and prompted the company to boost its quarterly common stock dividend by 13.2 percent, to 21 cents per share from 19 cents. The dividend is payable May 23 to stockholders of record on May 9." Story here.
5. "School boards often take care of so-called housekeeping at their meetings, but in Kyrene, vacuum cleaners, soap and other custodial equipment were literally on the agenda this week.
Talk at the Kyrene Elementary School District governing board meeting Tuesday night turned to carpet cleaning, bathroom scrubbing, garbage collection and other tasks performed by SSC Service Solutions." Story here.
6. "Between 190 and 795 homes and businesses in Laveen and Estrella hang on where the South Mountain Citizens Advisory Team votes to recommend the Loop 202 be built Thursday night. The Citizens Advisory Team meets from 5:30 to 9 p.m. April 27 at the Gila River Indian Community District 6 Center in Komatke, at 51st Avenue and St. John’s Road."
The team will select a western route for the proposed South Mountain Loop 202 this week, and then take a break. In the fall the team will start looking at possible routes and designs for the eastern leg of the freeway, which currently is planned to go on Pecos Road. The team’s western recommendation for a route will be just that, a recommendation, and can be changed by Arizona Department of Transportation engineers. Story here (no permalink).
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