Tempe community members can get information and participate in the city’s budget-balancing effort by visiting a special Web page at www.tempe.gov/budgetplan .
Two community forums, including one in south Tempe, and two employee forums were held on the budget during February. Written recaps of those sessions, along with videos from the forums, are available via the [...]
South Tempe residents can join their neighbors in a public forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the South Tempe Police Substation to discuss City Manager Charlie Meyer’s proposal to balance the city’s General Fund budget in 2010-11 and beyond.
The Tempe City Council has begun considering the plan and will make final [...]
In the past couple of years, the economic recession has driven thousands of people out of business.
But for David and Christine Donaldson, you might say the bad economy drove them into business.
“There is no way we would have had the nerve to do this unless we had sort of been forced into it,’’ David confesses.
The [...]
Kyrene Corridor and other Valley horse owners are being asked to help provide emergency supplies to help feed livestock endangered by recent storms in and around Arizona’s Indian reservations.
Impassable roads and snowdrifts up to eight feet in some places has created a need for resources and hay among those living in remote areas on Hopi [...]
West Chandler residents got their first peak at the future last week with groundbreaking ceremonies for a pickup station that will link area passengers with light rail service in east Mesa.
The station, on the southeast corner of Elliot Road and Arizona Avenue, is among pickup sites scheduled for construction along a 12-mile route between downtown [...]
The weather may have been inclement on Sunday, Dec. 13, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the residents of the Alta Mirada neighborhood as they toured home remodels and then gathered at the community pool for fun, food, and prizes.
The event was sponsored by the Alta Mirada HOA; prizes were donated by Fred’s Flowers, [...]
With time running short, two advocacy organizations have joined forces to increase understanding of an upcoming vote, passage of which would allow the Kyrene School District to exceed its operating budget by 10 percent annually.
The approved override would generate an estimated $12.4 million each year it is in effect.
Organizations that have launched the collaborative effort [...]
Four candidates have announced their intention to seek election to three open seats on the Tempe City Council. The primary is scheduled Tuesday, March 9; the general will be Tuesday, May 18.
Confirmed candidates are Robin Arredondo-Savage, Shana Ellis, Mark Ortiz and Onnie Shekerjian. Ellis is Tempe’s current vice mayor. Arredondo-Savage is a Tempe Union High [...]
Brandon Haws, 14, of Chandler, has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. He is a freshman at Corona del Sol High School, where he is also an honor student and member of the swim team.
Son of Robert and Karen Haws, he is a member of Troop 595 under Scoutmaster Greg Atkin.
For his Eagle project, [...]
Do you know an exemplary neighbor who consistently contributes to and displays commitment to Tempe neighborhoods?
We encourage you to take a moment to think about local residents and businesses who strengthen our community through their involvement.
The annual Neighbor of the Year Awards is the perfect opportunity to recognize those extra-special residents who work diligently and [...]