Council
learns first phase of trails project will cost $25,000
by Barry Cohen
CAVE CREEK - With many in attendance expressing a desire to catch
at least part of the TV broadcast of the NCAA men's basketball championship
game pitting UCLA against the University of Florida, official business
was dispatched promptly at the April 3 Cave Creek Town Council meeting.
The council voted 6 0 to authorize purchase of a new John Deere
Gator utility vehicle from A to Z Rentals to replace the one that
was stolen from town hall earlier this year. The town's insurance,
less a small deductible, has already reimbursed the town for the
stolen vehicle. The cost of the replacement Gator is not to exceed
$10,709. Wayne Andersen, town engineer, promised the new vehicle
will be better secured to prevent another theft.
Also approved unanimously was the award of a bid to Sundland Asphalt
for double pass chip seal paving, single pass chip seal paving,
fog seal and extruded curb for dirt roads, paved roads and the Sheriff's
Dept. parking lot. Cost of the project is not to exceed $500,000.
At the outset of the meeting, Jerry Lowe, a Carefree Kiwanis board
member, introduced four students from Desert Arroyo Middle School
who are officers of the Builders Club, a community service group.
Carli Hansell, Monique Garcia, Olivia Slack and Morgan Richardson
were called "future leaders of our community" by Lowe.
"I just want you and Cave Creek residents to know that we are
in good hands, and the vast majority of our young adults are headed
in the right direction," he emphasized.
Prior to an update on the town's financial status, Chairman of the
Mayor's Trail Advisory Committee Steve Jurewicz reported that the
first phase of Cave Creek's trails project could be completed by
May, at an estimated cost of $25,000. Phase I, as reported in the
March 29 issue of The Desert Advocate, will create a trail to run
parallel to Spur Cross Road between Grapevine and Fleming Springs
roads. Jurewicz suggested a contest be held to develop trail signage
that is attractive and consistent with the image of Cave Creek.
Contact the reporter at barry@thedesertadvocate.com
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