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Press Coverage August 2017 Maricopa County the parks and neighboring property Thursday morning near Loop 303 owners. and Lake Pleasant Parkway. parks lift fire ban in time for Labor Day “The fall season is absolutely At around 7:30 a.m., Peoria police beautiful in the Sonoran desert. With and Peoria Fire-Medical arrived at Aug 31st, 2017 · by Queen Creek the weather finally starting to cool the scene and found the hot air Independent staff report · down in the evenings, I’d like to balloon deflated and the basket Comments: 0 invite everyone to reconnect with empty. No occupants were located. nature by joining one of our many Two witnesses were still on scene. outdoor educational programs or taking advantage of our Buy One, The witnesses said the balloon did Get One Camping Promotion,” Mr. not strike the power lines and one of Cardin said. the passengers may have sustained an injury. There are 11 Maricopa County Parks. In Queen Creek, there is San The company chase vehicle picked Tan Mountain Regional Park, 6533 up the pilot and two passengers and W. Phillips Road. Its phone number possibly went to a hospital. is 480-655-5554. This monument sign welcomes visitors to San Tan The Federal Aviation Administration Mountain Regional Park, 6533 W. Phillips Road in The others are: Usery Mountain (FAA) and National Transportation Queen Creek. Regional Park in Mesa, Lake Safety Board (NTSB) were Pleasant Regional Park, White Tank contacted. The Maricopa County Parks and Mountain Regional Park, Adobe Recreation Department lifted its Dam Regional Park, Buckeye Hills The pilot returned to the scene. He annual fire ban on Monday, Aug. 28. Regional Park, Estrella Mountain said he was attempting to land when This allows park visitors to use Regional Park, McDowell Mountain the wind gusted and he performed a campfires, fire pits, and charcoal Regional Park, Cave Creek Regional hard landing to avoid the power grills. Park, Spur Cross Ranch lines. He said one of his passengers Conservation Area and Hassayampa sustained a minor leg injury and they “With Labor Day weekend fast River Preserve. took him back to the company approaching, we know park visitors For more information, call the office. It is unknown if this are eager to include a family Maricopa County Parks and passenger received medical barbecue over a campfire as part of Recreation Department at 928-501- treatment. their holiday festivities at the lake. 9200 or visit Over the past couple of months, the http://www.maricopacountyparks.n The NTSB replied they would not majority of the parks have benefited et/. respond to the scene but would from the monsoon season so we’re follow up with the pilot at a later comfortable lifting the fire ban. date. However, we do have a couple of Hot air balloon parks that are not out of the woods makes hard landing Tim Eiden of Peoria fire said the hot just yet. If wind conditions or other air balloon clipped some power factors become a problem, the park near Lake Pleasant lines, but there was no damage to supervisors may issue a temporary Posted: Aug 31, 2017 7:52 AM them. fire ban to ensure park and visitor Updated: Aug 31, 2017 2:21 PM safety,” said R.J. Cardin, Maricopa AZFamily.com County Parks and Recreation By Laura Lollman, Content Councilwoman Department director, in a press Producer under fire for release. PEORIA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - indecorous The system-wide fire ban was Investigators are looking into a hot ‘whereases’ initiated on May 8 to limit the air balloon hard landing near Lake By Linda Bentley – Sonoran News possibility of starting a brush fire, Pleasant. August 29, 2017 which could cause serious damage to According to Peoria Fire Department, the balloon went down Page 1 Press Coverage August 2017 CAVE CREEK – Vice Mayor Ron Wright said no one goes to jail. in the capital improvement plan Sova invited Boy Scout Troop 15 to (CIP). Monday night’s council meeting to She stated, “We have a huge lead the Pledge of Allegiance. problem with our grease He stated the dollar amount cited by interceptors. This puts teeth into the Wright could be misleading, Town Attorney Bill Sims explained ordinance. although he acknowledged grease to the scouts that, by attending the Councilman David Smith said, “I can accelerate deterioration. council meeting, they were have some concerns with some of witnessing the best form of the ‘whereases.’ I think we need to Town Engineer David Peterson said government in action. be more decorous in the way we the CIP calls for replacing eight to word this.” 10 manholes per year. Mayor Ernie Bunch said he was reminded by Planning Smith was referring to the cover Councilman Thomas McGuire said Commissioner Paul Eelkema that page of the ordinance presented by he didn’t have a problem with the the revision of the general plan was Wright to be signed by the mayor, ordinance but stated, “The wording still underway and if people have any town manager and town attorney, if casts aspersions on the town.” comments or suggestions they wish passed, which contained six to have incorporated, they should paragraphs of explanation beginning McGuire suggested the issue should submit them to the planning with “Whereas.” be handled by the town manager, department. indicating it was more of a policy Wright’s explanations chastised the concern. Councilwoman Eileen Wright town by stating it has “demonstrated requested the only two general its inability or refusal to enforce the Bunch asked Peterson what was agenda items. grease trap ordinance … failure to meant by his department ignoring enforce the grease trap ordinance the previous request and how many The first item was a new attempt to has resulted in the residents of Cave inspections had been done to date. revise the town ordinance pertaining Creek having to pay $305,000 for to grease, oil and sand interceptors, manhole covers eaten up by Peterson said it was not really being otherwise known as grease traps, by hydrogen sulfide gas cause by grease ignored but that his department was requiring quarterly inspections by the … utility staff ignored the May 1, “running pretty thin” and they have town with written reports submitted 2017 mandate of the mayor to report completed 11 inspections. to the town manager. to council at the first council meeting in June how Cave Creek McGuire stated the revision to the Wright said council addressed the manages its grease compared to ordinance “formalizes a procedure” same issue months ago but it failed other municipalities … restaurants and asked, “Does this meet what by a vote of 6-1. and other users subject to the sewer needs to be done?” ordinance have been enjoying a ‘free She said the ordinance, as written, ride’ with resulting severe damage to Peterson explained quarterly cannot be enforced and the revised the town’s sewer system and inspections might be too few for ordinance will mandate quarterly substantial expenditures by the town some establishments and too inspections. due to this noncompliance.” frequent for others. Wright said there have been no Smith said the ordinance does not McGuire suggested it just be a policy inspections for the past three years. say whether the grease traps are handled by the town manager so it utilized properly. can be adjusted as needed. Of the recent inspections, she stated five out of eight failed with only Wright replied, “We don’t Sova stated the “whereases” were Harold’s, the Roadhouse and Oak’s micromanage what they do when written up as part of the ordinance, Diner passing. they inspect.” so it was not just adding a paragraph. Wright insisted the “whereases” Wright stated the last time this was Sova, responding to the third were not part of the ordinance. brought forward there was “Whereas” addressing manholes, misinformation such as, “Who do said, “Some of these are 40 years Sova asked her, “Then why does it we put in jail for not following?” old” and replacement was included have lines for three signatures?” Page 2 Press Coverage August 2017 McGuire asked Town Manager Smith said the real question is Mark Stuart at the Feb. 7 Scottsdale Carrie Dyrek if staff could come up whether the town wants to obtain City Council moments before being with suggested changes. the rodeo grounds. removed. (Screen Shot) Dyrek said they were looking at Dyrek said, according to Maricopa Editor’s note: An earlier version of updating the town code and this County Department of Parks and this story incorrectly stated Mr. would just be one part. Recreation Director R.J. Cardin, the Stuart is a lawyer. He is not, but says current lease had just gone to BLM he is a law student who is self- Wright’s motion to pass the first in 2014. taught. Also, co-plaintiff Margaret reading of the ordinance failed by a Stuart is his daughter, not his wife, vote of 3-4 with Sova, Smith, Wright said, “This has nothing to do which was incorrectly reported. The McGuire and Bunch dissenting. with Maricopa County at all. It’s TPC Scottsdale case is set for trial between the town and BLM.” not a hearing as earlier reported. Bunch said he would like to have staff come up with something in the Noting this was the first year the When Mark Stuart enters Scottsdale next month or so. town has ever received any revenue City Hall everyone knows it. ($10,000 plus another $7,800 in Dyrek said she can come up with a facility fees from ticket sales) from He’s no stranger to the people who policy based on high users and low the new group operating the rodeo, work for the city, nor those who users for inspection schedules.

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