Cinco de Mayo Chandler Links Roundup
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Several Chandler news links today - the first three related to City Council goings on:
1. Candidates find some confused constituents
"The three runoff candidates for Chandler City Council say they're surprised by some residents' reaction to their door-to-door campaigns: "What election?"
Trinity Donovan, Becky Jackson and Jeff Weninger say they're pounding the pavement in city neighborhoods as they compete for two open council seats in the May 16 runoff. And they're encountering constituents who thought voting was over in March. One told Weninger that he has left his campaign signs up long enough and it's about time he took them down." Story here.
2. Pentz responds to council critics - Part 2 of Interview.
"Former City Manger Mark Pentz stepped down from his post last week as the city’s top administrator, but he still had plenty to say about his forced resignation.
Pentz, who signed a separation agreement on April 10, could get his job back as early as June if a new council elects to re-hire him.
The 56-year-old Pentz sat down for a two-part exclusive with the Chandler Connection to specifically address criticisms leveled at him by the Chandler City Council and to discuss his future plans. Because Pentz’s separation agreement has a non-disparagement clause, he can only limit his comments to the subject matter of his April 10 review." Part two of this interview here (NO permalink).
3. Fire and Police endorse Donovan and Jackson.
"Council candidates Trinity Donovan and Becky Jackson have not joined forces, but two mailers paid for by local police and fire unions would have voters believing otherwise. The first mailer, which hit Chandler doorsteps on April 21, calls City Council candidates Trinity Donovan and Becky Jackson “The Safe Choice” for Chandler.
“Both have done so much for this city that I think they are uniquely qualified if elected to the council,” said longtime resident Joan Saba, who coordinated the mailers, which was paid for by the Police and Fire Fighters for Excellence in Government. Saba said the majority of the funding was provided by the Unified Phoenix Fire Fighters and Phoenix Law Enforcement Associations, who are associated with the Chandler police and fire unions." Story here (NO permalink).
4. Chamber of Commerce honors 3 Chandler district workers
"A school bus driver who is dedicated to transporting special-needs students has been named the top support-staff employee in the Chandler Unified School District for 2005-06 by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce.
...Also winning awards from the chamber were Roxann "Rocky" Kaiser of Andersen Junior High, as the Chandler district's Educator of the Year, and Barbara Kowalinski, principal at Erie Elementary, as Administrator of the Year.
The three women will be honored at a dinner June 1 at the San Marcos Crowne Plaza Resort in downtown Chandler." Story here.
5. Cleaning former meth lab is no easy task
"The Chandler neighborhood I live in looks like many others, with neutral-colored stucco houses and tile roofs. It's not the kind of neighborhood where you would expect to find a methamphetamine lab.
But one morning several years ago when I went out to get the newspaper, I was shocked to discover a nearby house was surrounded by police cars. The residents were across the street in handcuffs." Story here.
6. City police struggle to fill vacancies
"Despite a hiring push to bring the Chandler Police Department up to full force, sworn officer positions are opening as fast as they are being filled.
Chandler is down 13 sworn officers, but the department is doing everything it can to fill the positions, said Sgt. David Austin, a hiring supervisor." Story here.
7. It's 'Viernes,' time for Cinco de Mayo
"Chandler bars and restaurants are expecting Cinco de Mayo to be bigger than usual this year since the tequila-filled holiday falls on a Friday.
'(Cinco de Mayo) being on a Friday, we expect to be very busy for the weekend,' said John Monahan, general manager of Valle Luna Mexican Restaurant at Dobson and Ray roads." Story here.
8. Gilas nix college reservation site
"The Gila River Indian Community Council has voted down a South Mountain Community College branch, so the college likely will be built in Ahwatukee Foothills and could be smaller.
The college had been talking to the Gila River community for at least two years about putting a branch on the reservation, finally deciding on a 50-acre site south of Pecos Road at 40th Street.
But council members on Wednesday said they instead want to master plan the northern area of the reservation, just south of Ahwatukee Foothills." Story here.
9. Chandler throws fiesta in honor of Cinco de Mayo
"Chandler will tip its hat to its Hispanic heritage in a fun-filled day intended to entertain and educate attendants about Mexican culture. The Chandler Coalition for Civil and Human Rights will hold its ninth annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in Historic Downtown Chandler on Saturday, May 6 in front of the Downtown Chandler Library, 22 S. Delaware St. Organizers for the event promise a unique opportunity to experience Mexican culture firsthand through authentic food, fun, music and dancing." Story here (NO permalink).
10. Ahwatukee also susceptible to dangers of big-city crime
"It's academic to quibble about whether crime in Ahwatukee is going up or down or staying the same.
The fact is, crime is here. Rougher neighborhoods have it worse, but it's time to take our blinders off." Story here.
Several Chandler news links today - the first three related to City Council goings on:
1. Candidates find some confused constituents
"The three runoff candidates for Chandler City Council say they're surprised by some residents' reaction to their door-to-door campaigns: "What election?"
Trinity Donovan, Becky Jackson and Jeff Weninger say they're pounding the pavement in city neighborhoods as they compete for two open council seats in the May 16 runoff. And they're encountering constituents who thought voting was over in March. One told Weninger that he has left his campaign signs up long enough and it's about time he took them down." Story here.
2. Pentz responds to council critics - Part 2 of Interview.
"Former City Manger Mark Pentz stepped down from his post last week as the city’s top administrator, but he still had plenty to say about his forced resignation.
Pentz, who signed a separation agreement on April 10, could get his job back as early as June if a new council elects to re-hire him.
The 56-year-old Pentz sat down for a two-part exclusive with the Chandler Connection to specifically address criticisms leveled at him by the Chandler City Council and to discuss his future plans. Because Pentz’s separation agreement has a non-disparagement clause, he can only limit his comments to the subject matter of his April 10 review." Part two of this interview here (NO permalink).
3. Fire and Police endorse Donovan and Jackson.
"Council candidates Trinity Donovan and Becky Jackson have not joined forces, but two mailers paid for by local police and fire unions would have voters believing otherwise. The first mailer, which hit Chandler doorsteps on April 21, calls City Council candidates Trinity Donovan and Becky Jackson “The Safe Choice” for Chandler.
“Both have done so much for this city that I think they are uniquely qualified if elected to the council,” said longtime resident Joan Saba, who coordinated the mailers, which was paid for by the Police and Fire Fighters for Excellence in Government. Saba said the majority of the funding was provided by the Unified Phoenix Fire Fighters and Phoenix Law Enforcement Associations, who are associated with the Chandler police and fire unions." Story here (NO permalink).
4. Chamber of Commerce honors 3 Chandler district workers
"A school bus driver who is dedicated to transporting special-needs students has been named the top support-staff employee in the Chandler Unified School District for 2005-06 by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce.
...Also winning awards from the chamber were Roxann "Rocky" Kaiser of Andersen Junior High, as the Chandler district's Educator of the Year, and Barbara Kowalinski, principal at Erie Elementary, as Administrator of the Year.
The three women will be honored at a dinner June 1 at the San Marcos Crowne Plaza Resort in downtown Chandler." Story here.
5. Cleaning former meth lab is no easy task
"The Chandler neighborhood I live in looks like many others, with neutral-colored stucco houses and tile roofs. It's not the kind of neighborhood where you would expect to find a methamphetamine lab.
But one morning several years ago when I went out to get the newspaper, I was shocked to discover a nearby house was surrounded by police cars. The residents were across the street in handcuffs." Story here.
6. City police struggle to fill vacancies
"Despite a hiring push to bring the Chandler Police Department up to full force, sworn officer positions are opening as fast as they are being filled.
Chandler is down 13 sworn officers, but the department is doing everything it can to fill the positions, said Sgt. David Austin, a hiring supervisor." Story here.
7. It's 'Viernes,' time for Cinco de Mayo
"Chandler bars and restaurants are expecting Cinco de Mayo to be bigger than usual this year since the tequila-filled holiday falls on a Friday.
'(Cinco de Mayo) being on a Friday, we expect to be very busy for the weekend,' said John Monahan, general manager of Valle Luna Mexican Restaurant at Dobson and Ray roads." Story here.
8. Gilas nix college reservation site
"The Gila River Indian Community Council has voted down a South Mountain Community College branch, so the college likely will be built in Ahwatukee Foothills and could be smaller.
The college had been talking to the Gila River community for at least two years about putting a branch on the reservation, finally deciding on a 50-acre site south of Pecos Road at 40th Street.
But council members on Wednesday said they instead want to master plan the northern area of the reservation, just south of Ahwatukee Foothills." Story here.
9. Chandler throws fiesta in honor of Cinco de Mayo
"Chandler will tip its hat to its Hispanic heritage in a fun-filled day intended to entertain and educate attendants about Mexican culture. The Chandler Coalition for Civil and Human Rights will hold its ninth annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in Historic Downtown Chandler on Saturday, May 6 in front of the Downtown Chandler Library, 22 S. Delaware St. Organizers for the event promise a unique opportunity to experience Mexican culture firsthand through authentic food, fun, music and dancing." Story here (NO permalink).
10. Ahwatukee also susceptible to dangers of big-city crime
"It's academic to quibble about whether crime in Ahwatukee is going up or down or staying the same.
The fact is, crime is here. Rougher neighborhoods have it worse, but it's time to take our blinders off." Story here.
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