Chandler links roundup!
A lot of links today, and not a single one relating to the Chandler City Council!
1. "There was a glimmer of hope last week that hundreds of homes in Ahwatukee Foothills might not have to be bulldozed after all in order to build the controversial South Mountain Freeway. And that glimmer, if it becomes reality, will have enormous significance for the entire Southeast Valley, including the oft-ignored Gila River Indian Community.
The glimmer came in the form of an exclusive story on Thursday by The Republic's Betty Beard and Corinne Purtill that Gila River Gov. William Rhodes intends to seek a referendum within the community on whether an alternate route for the freeway should be considered on tribal land." Story here.
2. "The long-promised suit to stop the state from denying high school graduation to students who have not passed the Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test was filed recently. Regardless of what the courts finally do on the case, it exposes the key fallacy of the whole AIMS requirement - that there is no reasonable relation between passing the AIMS test and success as an adult." Story here.
3. "When it comes to their financial health, Chandler and Mesa are as different as a long-distance runner and a hospital patient on life support.
Mesa is in financial trouble and asking voters to approve a property tax and a sales tax increase May 16. The city is considering layoffs, library hours cutbacks and museum closures to cover a projected $25 million deficit.
Chandler, on the other hand, is making plans to hire 117 new employees, spend $50 million building new parks and setting aside $101 million in a contingency reserve account - all this with no new taxes or fees." Story here.
4. "At a nondescript warehouse in west Chandler near Interstate 10, a few technology students are getting real-world experience while helping Third World countries.
Through a partnership between DeVry University Phoenix and Project CURE, the students have been refurbishing medical equipment for shipment to countries desperately in need of nebulizers, patient monitors, pulse oximeters, X-ray equipment and ultrasound devices." Story here.
5. "New resorts, fitness centers and a glut of fast-food jobs for teens are draining the pool of job candidates from Chandler's swimming pools.
To stop the flow and make sure the city has enough lifeguards and aquatics managers to keep its six public pools open, parks officials are asking for an extra $15,000. The money, requested as part of the 2006-07 budget, would pay finder's fees and training costs to help the city compete for qualified pool workers." Story here.
6. "A handful of vocal southeast Chandler residents who wanted to change to the Chuckwalla Park masterplan were disappointed Tuesday when the city's Parks and Recreation Board voted to leave the plan intact.
The neighborhood park, which the city is preparing to start construction on in the next few months, abuts Navarrette Elementary School near Riggs and Lindsay roads. The school is building another block of classrooms, which will reduce much of the existing open space for students." Story here.
7. "Chandler libraries continue to host after-school reading programs, children's activities and local clubs. But soon, the libraries may start posting signs outside their conference rooms that say, "Shhhh! Neighborhood meeting in progress."
Nearly three dozen Chandler homeowners' associations meet regularly at city libraries. As newer HOAs are created in growing southeast Chandler, librarians expect to host even more of these community meetings." Story here.
8. "With Cinco de Mayo conveniently falling on a Friday this year, festivities are sure to attract the crowds and last until the wee hours.
Tequila will be flowing in corners of the Southeast Valley to celebrate this holiday, which commemorates the Mexican victory over French expeditionary forces in the 1862 Battle of Puebla.
Here are some of the prime spots to celebrate your Mexican pride." Story here.
9. "It is refreshing to me that for the first time in well over a month the most controversial issue in Chandler has nothing to do with recently ousted City Manager Mark Pentz and the Keystone Cop Council that recently ousted him.
No, the latest hot controversy in our city concerns Basha High School's first graduation ceremony and the fact that neither the valedictorian nor the salutatorian will be given the opportunity to make a speech." Story here.
10. "The Barcelona Restaurant in west Chandler was abruptly closed Friday for non-payment of rent, leaving silverware, glasses and napkins still on the tables.
Bill Myers, a property manager for the Chandler Pavilions center southeast of Ray Road and Interstate 10, said Wednesday that the owner was behind on his rent and declined to say more. He said it was seized at 10 a.m. Friday." Story here.
1. "There was a glimmer of hope last week that hundreds of homes in Ahwatukee Foothills might not have to be bulldozed after all in order to build the controversial South Mountain Freeway. And that glimmer, if it becomes reality, will have enormous significance for the entire Southeast Valley, including the oft-ignored Gila River Indian Community.
The glimmer came in the form of an exclusive story on Thursday by The Republic's Betty Beard and Corinne Purtill that Gila River Gov. William Rhodes intends to seek a referendum within the community on whether an alternate route for the freeway should be considered on tribal land." Story here.
2. "The long-promised suit to stop the state from denying high school graduation to students who have not passed the Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test was filed recently. Regardless of what the courts finally do on the case, it exposes the key fallacy of the whole AIMS requirement - that there is no reasonable relation between passing the AIMS test and success as an adult." Story here.
3. "When it comes to their financial health, Chandler and Mesa are as different as a long-distance runner and a hospital patient on life support.
Mesa is in financial trouble and asking voters to approve a property tax and a sales tax increase May 16. The city is considering layoffs, library hours cutbacks and museum closures to cover a projected $25 million deficit.
Chandler, on the other hand, is making plans to hire 117 new employees, spend $50 million building new parks and setting aside $101 million in a contingency reserve account - all this with no new taxes or fees." Story here.
4. "At a nondescript warehouse in west Chandler near Interstate 10, a few technology students are getting real-world experience while helping Third World countries.
Through a partnership between DeVry University Phoenix and Project CURE, the students have been refurbishing medical equipment for shipment to countries desperately in need of nebulizers, patient monitors, pulse oximeters, X-ray equipment and ultrasound devices." Story here.
5. "New resorts, fitness centers and a glut of fast-food jobs for teens are draining the pool of job candidates from Chandler's swimming pools.
To stop the flow and make sure the city has enough lifeguards and aquatics managers to keep its six public pools open, parks officials are asking for an extra $15,000. The money, requested as part of the 2006-07 budget, would pay finder's fees and training costs to help the city compete for qualified pool workers." Story here.
6. "A handful of vocal southeast Chandler residents who wanted to change to the Chuckwalla Park masterplan were disappointed Tuesday when the city's Parks and Recreation Board voted to leave the plan intact.
The neighborhood park, which the city is preparing to start construction on in the next few months, abuts Navarrette Elementary School near Riggs and Lindsay roads. The school is building another block of classrooms, which will reduce much of the existing open space for students." Story here.
7. "Chandler libraries continue to host after-school reading programs, children's activities and local clubs. But soon, the libraries may start posting signs outside their conference rooms that say, "Shhhh! Neighborhood meeting in progress."
Nearly three dozen Chandler homeowners' associations meet regularly at city libraries. As newer HOAs are created in growing southeast Chandler, librarians expect to host even more of these community meetings." Story here.
8. "With Cinco de Mayo conveniently falling on a Friday this year, festivities are sure to attract the crowds and last until the wee hours.
Tequila will be flowing in corners of the Southeast Valley to celebrate this holiday, which commemorates the Mexican victory over French expeditionary forces in the 1862 Battle of Puebla.
Here are some of the prime spots to celebrate your Mexican pride." Story here.
9. "It is refreshing to me that for the first time in well over a month the most controversial issue in Chandler has nothing to do with recently ousted City Manager Mark Pentz and the Keystone Cop Council that recently ousted him.
No, the latest hot controversy in our city concerns Basha High School's first graduation ceremony and the fact that neither the valedictorian nor the salutatorian will be given the opportunity to make a speech." Story here.
10. "The Barcelona Restaurant in west Chandler was abruptly closed Friday for non-payment of rent, leaving silverware, glasses and napkins still on the tables.
Bill Myers, a property manager for the Chandler Pavilions center southeast of Ray Road and Interstate 10, said Wednesday that the owner was behind on his rent and declined to say more. He said it was seized at 10 a.m. Friday." Story here.
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