New Council to take office on Tuesday
The June 1st meeting of the Maricopa City Council will introduce a new Council to the community.
The meeting, which starts at 7:00 pm in the Maricopa Unified School District Board Room, will begin with the adoption of the results of the May 18th general election. After that, the Honorable Judge Scott Scully will administer the oath of office to Councilmembers-elect Alan Marchione and Julia Romero-Gusse. They will then begin their service on the Council.
The MUSD Administration Center is located at 44150 West Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. The meeting can also be viewed on Maricopa20 for customers of Orbitel Communications and Maricopa Broadband, or streamed live over the internet at Maricopa20.tv.
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Martin: National Guard are soldiers not bureaucrats
This past week, Dean Martin questioned President Obama’s commitment to securing our southern border. Just weeks after Homeland Secretary Napolitano made the outrageous claim that the southern border is “as secure as it’s ever been,” President Obama has now ordered 1,200 troops to the southern border.
“As long as Secretary Napolitano in charge, I have little confidence President Obama’s recent token attempt to secure the border by claiming the National Guard might be deployed,” said Martin. “The mission as defined by the President is unclear, and Secretary Napolitano thinks the southern border is already secure.”
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Snider returning to Maricopa in July
Pinal County District 3 Supervisor David Snider typically holds office hours at the Interim City Hall in Maricopa on the first Tuesday of every month. In April, Snider was selected to represent Arizona counties at the seventh annual County Leadership Institute, a rigorous four-day program offered in partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and Cambridge Leadership Associates. County Leadership Institute sessions begin on June 1st and continue through the week. Therefore, Supervisor Snider will be unable to meet with his Maricopa constituents in the Maricopa City Hall until July 6th.
“It is unfortunate that my participation in this program precludes my ability to meet local residents in the Maricopa City Hall location,” Snider said. “That said, I would be happy to meet with residents in my Casa Grande or Florence office upon my return.”
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Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation contributes to local spay/neuter effort
Maricopa’s Pet Social Worker / Tails of Hope has been chosen to receive a grant in the amount of $1000 from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation for the purpose of providing spay and neuter services to pets of area residents.
Kimberly Diedrich, President of the Pet Social Worker rescue organization, will coordinate the program. Dr. Kelly Anderson and Dr. Lora Schelle at Maricopa Animal Hospital will perform the spay and neuter procedures. The program will be managed through an application process and need-based vouchers will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. A demonstrated financial hardship and need will be required to participate in the program.
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Marchione, Gusse to join Farrell on Council
After almost a week’s wait, final results are now in for the March 18th municipal elections in Maricopa.
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Babeu: Thank you to local law enforcement
Law Enforcement Leaders,
I wish to express my deep appreciation for your swift and immediate response in answer to our call for help during our officer involved shooting in western Pinal County. At approximately 4:00 pm on April 30th, Deputy Louie Purrol was tracking six drug smugglers (later known to be armed) in the remote desert area south of I-8 and west of Casa Grande, when he was ambushed and shot. Over 200 officers from local, state, tribal nations and our federal partners responded. Your help and support was tremendous and underscored the strength of our professional bond.
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Maricopa ED Director appointed to state economic board
Danielle Casey, CEcD, EDFP, Economic Development Director for the City of Maricopa, was recently voted to the Arizona Association of Economic Development (AAED) Board of Directors by the membership as a non-metro community representative for a two-year term. Danielle was appointed during the AAED Spring Conference held in Flagstaff earlier this month.
In addition to her board appointment, Danielle has served as co-chair of the Business Retention and Expansion Committee. In 2009, the committee completed the first-ever statewide analysis report of business retention interview data and provided recommendations for local, regional and statewide ways in which retention and expansion efforts can be advanced. The committee recently gave a presentation overview of the report to the Governor’s Council on Small Business.
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Orbitel scholarship recipients work to achieve dreams
Orbitel Communications presented $500 scholarships to Maricopa High School seniors Justine Pangilinan and Jayden Warren for their achievements in the areas of leadership, extracurricular activities, community service, and academics, at the recent high school awards ceremony. Both will attend colleges in Arizona.
“We are proud to have sponsored two scholarships this year to two very outstanding young people,” Keith Kirkman, President and CEO of Orbitel Communications, said. “It is our hope that we may continue to offer these each year. Our future lies in the next generation and we are happy to help these winners as they work to achieve their goals.” The recipients’ plaques were inscribed with the Sue Atchley Ebaugh quotation “Within Our Dreams and Aspirations We Find Our Opportunities.”
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Graduating ASU Seniors helping Maricopa use “Tourism for the Public Good”
An exciting partnership between ASU and the City of Maricopa is helping the City investigate ways to better their community by harnessing the power of tourism. Tourism is the largest industry in the World and this spring an ASU class in Tourism Development and Management has been researching the opportunities for its growth using the resources of the city of Maricopa.
Under the guidance of Professor Tim Tyrrell, the ASU class of 55 juniors and graduating seniors studied Maricopa as a case study in a tourism research methods course. The project looked at how eight different resources of the City could provide opportunities for future tourism development.
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Twenty Arizona students attend National Law Enforcement Memorial
From May 12th through May 16th, 20 students from the Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology, Law Enforcement Program attended National Police Week in our nation’s capital to honor Law Enforcement Heroes from across the country who have paid the supreme sacrifice and lost their lives in the line of duty. While in Washington, DC the students had an opportunity to participate in the Candlelight Vigil honoring our heroes and supporting their families as well as attending the National Law Enforcement Memorial Service held on the front lawn of the Capital Building.
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