Comments for Wrangler News https://www.wranglernews.com/ Tempe & West Chandler The Place We Call Home Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Comment on HOPING THAT ‘VISION ZERO’ SAFETY ZONES WILL CUT CITY’S HISTORY OF DEATH, INJURY by Mike Ockenfels https://www.wranglernews.com/2024/02/15/hoping-that-vision-zero-safety-zones-will-cut-citys-history-of-death-injury/#comment-86854 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:50:25 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=37094#comment-86854 Tempe has had a policy of slowing traffic to mitigate deadly accidents. This policy should be titled, “Every light, every time”. This has created frustration with drivers and results in attempts to “beat the lights and leap frog slower traffic”. I believe this, not street racing is the major cause of most accidents. Traffic controls should be used to move traffic, not stop it. Years ago you could drive the speed limit and the lights, at least in Mesa, were timed so you hit most every light green. Tempe’s policy’s have cause congestion and frustration leading to more accidents.

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Comment on Veterans of ‘Ice Cold Gold’ TV adventure exploring new series on the Travel Channel by nita crow https://www.wranglernews.com/2018/01/16/veterans-ice-cold-gold-tv-adventure-exploring-new-series-travel-channel/#comment-86643 Wed, 27 Dec 2023 19:48:46 +0000 http://www.wranglernews.com/?p=15976#comment-86643 y’all, Americo and Gater, sure took his side and laughed at the Feldman Brt.

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Comment on To the state finals for the Aztecs! by David G.jr. Dousette https://www.wranglernews.com/2022/11/10/to-the-state-finals-for-the-aztecs/#comment-85436 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:21:44 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=35928#comment-85436 State soccer competition with Chandler cougar

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Comment on Coyotes relying on coming to terms with Tempe for new arena and entertainment district by Ronald Pies https://www.wranglernews.com/2021/09/08/coyotes-relying-on-coming-to-terms-with-tempe-for-new-arena-and-entertainment-district/#comment-85359 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 22:30:48 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=30627#comment-85359 URGENT
I was an administrator with the City of Tempe for almost three decades. After retiring, we never left the community we loved. We have supported our city 99% of the time. But, I am very concerned about what has been taking place between Tempe and the Arizona Coyotes owner, Las Vegas Billionaire, Alex Meruelo. Unfortunately, health concerns prevent me from doing much about it. But, you, Tempe citizens can.

Democracy in Tempe .. or is The Fix In?
After years of secret meetings, the Tempe City Council will finally go public.
November 22 will be the first citizen meeting to unveil a massive project that Tempe citizens never asked for but will cost millions of our tax money.

The project was created by a Las Vegas billionaire Alex Meruelo, owner of the Arizona Coyotes. Then, in secret, it was tailor made into a Request for Proposals (RFP), by city staff, without citizens hearing one word about it.

But now, on November 29th, at only the second Council meeting on Mr. Meruelo’s project, Tempe’s elected officials will give the go ahead on something we citizens never asked for and don’t want.

How bad is this? Consider the following.

We have been issued documentation on the proposal. (See below)
ALL Two-Hundred and Three (203) pages.
All legal and technical language.
We have less than a week to review, digest, confer and respond. All this crammed into three meetings, a week apart, (DRC and two Council meetings) during the holidays.

This “cramming” is historic and unprecedented. Never has a project of this scale and controversy been rolled over Tempe taxpayers. Never.
This prime 46-acre parcel on Town Lake would have attracted any number of financially viable developers from reputable developers. But the Cities’ elected “leaders” refused to start over with a proper and more comprehensive RFP.. looks like the Fix Was In … months ago.

And… least we forget …the “negotiations” have been in the dark.. behind closed doors just with city staff and Mr. Meruelo.

It appears our elected leaders have become an appendage of this multi-million-dollar development machine and scheme.
Is the FIX in? … what are we to believe?

But there is a way taxpayers can stop this assault on our community. A petition campaign will be launched so Tempe can vote to say NO! during a special election. So now it is on us, the citizens of Tempe, to defend our City from this assault.
This, thankfully, will go to the voters of our City. But it will be a battle. We are up against a multimillion-dollar advertising forces.

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Comment on Need to conserve water remains vital, commentary by Kevin Hartke by Jay Elston https://www.wranglernews.com/2022/10/27/need-to-conserve-water-remains-vital-commentary-by-kevin-hartke/#comment-85271 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:16:40 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=35828#comment-85271 Who does water conservation really benefit?

This is not a rhetorical question. Suppose we all decided to conserve water — no winter lawns, better yet, no lawns at all. Stop watering trees. No swimming pools. No gardens. Limit our showers to a couple times a week. Do you really need to wash your car more than once a year? If we all pitch in together, we can make this happen! Such a good feeling, saving all this water!

Now, what happens to all the water we are saving? Maybe it will be sent on down to the Gulf of California where it can be used to maintain the ecological health of the Colorado River delta. Or maybe it will be used to supply water for even more people who move into Arizona.

If it is used so that this area can continue its current rate of population growth, who benefits when that happens? Maybe all of us who conserve water will receive some benefit, or maybe the real estate developers who create housing that can be built to supply housing for this population growth will receive some benefit. Hmm, I wonder which group will benefit most…

I know, I’m just being cynical here.

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Comment on Tempe brings arts-focused activities to neighborhood parks by Save Tempe Now https://www.wranglernews.com/2022/10/10/tempe-brings-arts-focused-activities-to-neighborhood-parks/#comment-85191 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:42:39 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=35771#comment-85191 Nice idea, but Tempe parks have become de facto homeless encampments with people openly using drugs because Mayor Woods and the City Council don’t want to create shelters that would allow police to enforce camping bans.

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Comment on Tempe HOPE team brings respect, dignity to homeless by Save Tempe Now https://www.wranglernews.com/2022/09/27/tempe-hope-team-brings-respect-dignity-to-homeless/#comment-85142 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:15:30 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=35728#comment-85142 The City of Tempe budgets $7.1 million for homeless programs but the problem gets worse. By not adding shelter beds Mayor Woods avoids enforcing public camping bans and can continue to ask for MORE money that goes to programs that don’t work. The City of Phoenix is already facing a lawsuit for its failure to enforce laws and allow the homeless to commit crimes without consequences. This will be what it takes to get Tempe to actually DO SOMETHING.

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Comment on Tempe Prep unveils upgrades made possible by $7.5M fundraising drive by jenna https://www.wranglernews.com/2021/06/01/tempe-prep-unveils-upgrades-made-possible-by-7-5m-fundraising-drive/#comment-84995 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:09:11 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=28750#comment-84995 Matt waltz is a fraud! His company is money laundering only. Not a real place, he is through joseph chiappetta gchh

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Comment on Chandler incumbents Hartke, Orlando on way to victory; home rule passes for 11th straight time by Grant https://www.wranglernews.com/2022/08/03/chandler-incumbents-hartke-orlando-on-way-to-victory-home-rule-passes-for-11th-straight-time/#comment-84944 Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:12:31 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=35350#comment-84944 Jeez. Chandler has gone Liberal….ughhhh

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Comment on Ex-Corona star’s stunning rise to NBA 1st-round draft pick is a tribute to determination, spirit by Wrangler News Staff https://www.wranglernews.com/2022/07/07/ex-corona-stars-stunning-rise-to-nba-1st-round-draft-pick-is-a-tribute-to-determination-spirit/#comment-84933 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:12:39 +0000 https://www.wranglernews.com/?p=34919#comment-84933 In reply to Nick Weaver.

Story says he was at Corona for two years and then transferred to Hillcrest. He initially demonstrated his abilities at Corona or he never would have been accepted to play at Hillcrest.

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