thetth voicevvovoivoic ofo thetth northnnonornort centralccecencentcentrcentraal phoenixpphphophoephoenphoeni communityccocomcommcommucommuncommunicommunit sincessisinsinc 1999119199 volume 22, issue 4 • april 2020 www.northcentralnews.net Volunteers for the Biltmore residents Area Agency on Aging load food fight golf course plan bags into a vehicle By Colleen Sparks to be delivered. Residents in the Biltmore Estates community are Area Agency on Aging, Region fighting plans by a development company to build an One, Incorporated, event pavilion on a golf course as they believe it will is helping seniors further disrupt the tranquil quality of life they moved and people ages into their homes to enjoy. 18 to 59 who are Many residents who live in the Biltmore Estates homebound and neighborhoods near the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club have physical dis - abilities to access that is based at 2400 E. Missouri Ave. have filed a law - food and other suit against JDM Golf LLC, known as JDM Partners, support during the a real estate acquisition, development and manage - Coronavirus pan - ment company that also owns and manages many pro - demic (photo cour - fessional sports and entertainment franchises. Jerry tesy of Area Agency Colangelo, former CEO and chairman of the Phoenix on Aging). Suns, is a partner with JDM. The residents claim in the lawsuit that they are battling “past, present and impending future unlaw - ful and dangerous operation of two golf courses” in the Arizona Biltmore Estates. In the suit, they allege City responds to Coronavirus pandemic please see BILTMORE on page 6 By Colleen Sparks The city of Phoenix in response to the virus 9 5 E North Central Phoenix non-profit organizations, closed all of its downtown buildings except to people Z 0 G A 5 D A T , . city officials, businesses and individuals are rallying who make appointments ahead of time. City Council T S X D I S O I T N O A N R to help elderly residents, children and others that are meetings switched to being held without any audi - E P P S T I . R O S P M . H . vulnerable as the community struggles to stay afloat ences in-person but are streamed online and residents 0 P R U 2 E 0 P 2 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. can offer comments through email or over the phone. , 7 L I It is quiet on the streets and outside of restaurants All city library locations and book drops were tem - R P A and other businesses that have closed or dramatically porarily closed and city senior centers are shut down, Y B Y reduced their operations in the area. Many residents but meals are being delivered to senior center mem - R E V I are staying home in order to follow recommendations bers. Job training and workshops offered at the city’s L E D to limit contact with others in an attempt to stop the three Arizona@Work-Phoenix job centers were can - E M O spread of the disease. celed until further notice and indoor recreational H - N I Gov. Doug Ducey and Arizona State E please see RESPONDS on page 4 T I D Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman E P X E last month ordered schools across the state to stay E S A closed until at least April 10 to protect the health and E in this issue L P . safety of children and the community. School admin - L A I Teen honored for volunteer efforts, page 3 R istrators were instructed to make every attempt possi - E T A ble to offer continued education learning opportuni - M Local woman celebrates ‘heartiversary,’ page 10 D E T ties through online resources or materials. While in- A D : person classes were suspended, school administrators Beware of Coronavirus scams, page 12 R E T S worked with the Arizona Department of Education A M Schools offer meals during closures, page 24 T to provide free-of-charge breakfast and lunch services S O P for all students in the state. Pandemic concerns close local eateries, page 34 Page 2 –North Central News April 2020 www.northcentralnews.net 3216 N. MANOR DRIVE WES T 850 2 N. 16TH S T PHOENIX, AZ 850 14 PHOENIX, AZ 850 20 NEW LIS TING NEW LIS TING JOINS $ 2, 7 50 , 000 $ 1,300 , 000 4432 N. 2 4TH W AY 5736 N 3RD PHOENIX, AZ 850 16 PHOENIX, AZ 850 13 NEW LIS TING BUILD ABLE L OT $ 36 9,000 $ 825, 000 The Caniglia Gr oup has been a s taple in North C en- tr al Phoenix r eal es ta te c ommunity sinc e 1983. 2111 E C OL TER S T 18 W . 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Michael Bendok, 16, a junior at Phoenix Country Day School, is one of two teens named Arizona’s top youth Her e ar e the T OP 5 r easons y our volunteers of 2020 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. The esta te plan ma y be o ut o f da te: national program honors young people 1. Your e state plan w as dr aft ed o ut side o f A rizona and y ou ar e no t bene fit ting for tremendous acts of volunteerism. from c omm unity pr oper ty la w. Bendok and Clare Flaherty, 13, of 2. Your e state plan ha s no t been r evie wed in the la st 6 y ear s t o a ccoun t f or Scottsdale, the other Arizona winner, rec en t la w change s. will each receive $1,000, an engraved 3. Signific an t change s ha ve happened t o y our lo ved one s and/ or a sse ts. silver medallion and an all-expense- Michael Bendok, 16, a North Central 4. The SE CURE A ct p assed on D ec ember 2 0, 2 019 ma y ha ve changed ho w Phoenix resident, recently was one of two paid trip to Washington, D.C., in yo ur r etir emen t plan w or ks w ithin y our e state planning go als. early May. While in Washington, teens in Arizona named the state’s top youth volunteers of 2020 by The Prudential Sp irit 5. Your e state plan la ck s a sse t pr otec tion f or y our lo ved one s f rom la wsuit s, D.C., the two teens will meet with the of Community Awards (submitted photo). di vor ces or cr edit or s a ft er y ou ar e gone . top two honorees in every other state and the District of Columbia for four To learn more about the Prudential We c an help! Call f or a fr ee c onsulta tion days of national recognition events. Spirit of Community state honorees Call (60 2) 2 49- 1328 or go t o a FREE During this trip, 10 students will be and distinguished finalists, visit spir - Q&A or seminar . See lis tings a t www.morris trus t. com/ seminars www .morristrust.com named as the United States’ top youth it.prudential.com. volunteers of 2020. Bendok leads an effort that has raised more than $141,000 to seek Window fashions to matc h treatments for rare diseases that often ever y design personality . are overlooked and underfunded as they affect a relatively small number of Hunter Douglas off ers a wide people. When he moved to Arizona variety of window fashions in four years ago, Bendok met a boy at school who had to pull an oxygen tank an array of fabrics, textur es behind him due to a rare lung disease. and colors. Contact us today . Bendok’s best friend’s brother, Harry, We’r e the Hunter Douglas Designer Roller Shades Vignette ® Moder n Roman Shades Palm Beach ™ Polysatin ™ shutters also had a rare lung disease. 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