Office of the City Manager
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Chris Hillman, City Manager
DATE: July 13, 2012
SUBJECT: Issues Update
MCDOT News The Maricopa County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) RightRoads Program is conducting a public input meeting on Thursday, July 19th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Ventana Lakes Yacht Club located at 20015 North 108th Avenue in Peoria to gather community input regarding preliminary design plans for the Williams Drive/Deer Valley Road Roadway Improvement Project. Improvements include the widening (the construction of two through travel lanes in each direction with a continuous center left-turn lane) and eastward extension of Williams Drive between El Mirage Road and 117th Avenue. The future five-lane roadway will then proceed southeasterly from Williams Drive and 117th Avenue, across the Agua Fria River channel, to the Deer Valley Road alignment on the east side of the river channel and continue eastward for approximately one- quarter mile to tie into existing Deer Valley Road improvements at 109th Avenue.
The project also includes the construction of an all-weather bridged crossing of the Agua Fria River channel and a bridged crossing of the future Agua Fria Truck Route Reliever (AFTRR) planned by the City of Peoria. Other improvements include the installation of bike lanes, sidewalks, drainage improvements and landscape restoration. A noise-quieting rubberized asphalt overlay will also be installed along the entire 2.5 mile roadway segment. Construction is currently slated to begin January 2014 and should take approximately 13 months to complete.
Please stop by anytime between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. to speak with MCDOT project team members. For more information, contact MCDOT Project Manager Sami Ayoub [email protected] or contact Roberta Crowe, MCDOT Public Information Officer, at (602) 506-8003.
Tournament Season CRS will host 7, state, regional and national tournaments in the next three weeks at the Recreation Campus. The first two events will be held this weekend with the Babe Ruth State Tournament. Seven out of the 11 teams will be traveling from out of town from Tucson, Somerton and Yuma, eating in Surprise restaurants and staying in Surprise Hotels. The remainder of the events scheduled for the next three weeks are as follows:
July 12-15 Babe Ruth State Tournaments 13 Prep and 14 year old divisions simultaneously- 11 teams - 7 out of town (Tucson, Somerton, Yuma)
July 23-29 Ken Griffey Jr. World Series- 15 year olds- 12-16 teams from across the country
July 24-30 Gil Hodges World Series- 11 year olds 6-8 teams- from across the country
July 27-30 American Legion State Tournament- 8 teams- 5 teams from out of town (Douglas, Tucson, Cottonwood).
July 30-August 4 Babe Ruth Pacific Southwest Regional Tournaments 13 Prep and 14 year old divisions simultaneously- 17 teams- 14 teams from out of town (Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona).
Surprise Fest Tickets for Surprise Fest are now on sale. $20 tickets will be located between the dugouts in Sections 101-106 (behind the net), $25 tickets will be located in Sections 107-114 and $40 VIP tickets will be located on the baseball field and will include access to the dance floor.
Surprise Fest , coordinated by SCI Sports and Entertainment Marketing, will feature country music star Tracy Lawrence and the 10 finalists of the 96.3 Real Country Showdown contest. The event takes place on September 29th and will include music, food and 100 classic cars displayed on the Stadium Concourse. Gates open to the public at 4:00 p.m.
Tennis The Surprise Summer Lights Tournament will start Tuesday, July 17th at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex. All matches are played under the lights at the tennis center during this unique tournament. Boys and Girls ages 12-18 years of age and adults with USTA NTRP ratings ranging from 3.0-4.5 will all participate in this annual tennis tournament.
Teens Sierra Montana will be holding a dance for 6th to 8th graders on Friday from 7:30 -10:30 p.m. This dance labeled as “Summer Take Over” costs $10 to attend and includes pizza and a drink.
Senior Idol The Surprise Senior Center will be holding a Senior Idol Contest on Wednesday July 18th at 1:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Valley Vista Performing Arts Center. The event will feature contestants 50 years and older performing to be crowned the 2012 Senior Idol. Tickets to attend are $6 and are currently on sale at the Senior Center. Tickets will be on sale at the door on the day of, or until sold out.