Business Spotlight!
January 25 -. 7:30am
Our featured presenter for the January 25th Chamber breakfast is Dr. Neil Thakkar from Arizona Pain Doctors at the Boulders. Board-Certified in Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Management, he has been practicing in the Valley for five years. His training and experience allows him to care for patients who suffer from acute, chronic and even the most complex pain conditions. He'll be addressing new technologies to treat pain and discussing the country's opioid epidemic and how it can impact the work place.
$8 for members, $15 for Non-members.
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Les Peterson, Mayor of Carefree
Carefree has the lowest tax and emergency service costs in the Foothills area
Occasionally, some consumers or retailers point out to the Town of Carefree that sales tax on taxable goods purchased in Carefree is greater than in some of the surrounding municipalities. While this may be true on the surface if you look at sales tax alone, the underlying numbers of the total tax and emergency services costs paid by residents and business property owners in surrounding communities paint a different story.
The sales tax comparison between Carefree, Cave Creek, Scottsdale and Phoenix is shown below:
Sales Tax Breakdown
Carefree Scottsdale Cave Creek Phoenix
Arizona State 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 5.6%
Maricopa County 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Municipality 3.0% 1.65% 3.0% 2.3%
Total: 9.3% 7.95% 9.3% 8.6%
But there is a lot more to the story than just sales taxes alone. I would point out that Scottsdale and Phoenix both have town specific real estate property taxes to help fund their municipal expenses, whereas Carefree and Cave Creek do not. That saves an average Carefree and Cave Creek home owner or business property owner approximately $3,000 /year, which is the incremental municipality specific real estate property tax a Scottsdale or Phoenix resident would pay annually on an “average” real estate investment in either.
In addition, Carefree provides both residential and commercial fire service as a fully Town funded service, as do Scottsdale and Phoenix. This saves each real estate owner approximately $1,000/year in all three of these communities versus if they had to purchase this service on their own. In contrast, Cave Creek does not provide Town funded fire service.
Using the figures above, Carefree residents and business owners save approximately $3,000/year versus Scottsdale and Phoenix, and $1,000 versus Cave Creek. So, a Carefree resident would have to purchase over $222,000 in taxable goods in Carefree before their total expenditures exceeded what they would have had to pay to live or operate their business in Scottsdale or Phoenix. In comparison, in Cave Creek the town has a an equivalent sales tax rate to Carefree, yet its residents and business property owners pay $1,000 more annually in fire service costs.
Overall, residents and business property owners in Carefree enjoy a considerable savings advantage over surrounding municipalities.
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Position Purpose: Facilitates building permit applications not requiring complete reviews by all departments, by assisting constituents at the front counter.
Position Duties and Responsibilities: The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.
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Carefree Traveler 32 years
Dove Valley Golf course 10 years
Andreas Schmalz -Liberty Properties & Associates 8 years
Foothills Caring Corps 8 years
Network wellness 7 years
Dixie Green Promotions 4 years
AAA Arizona 2 years
Welcome to the Chamber of Commerce community! We look forward to seeing you at our events.
Jennifer Claire, Deitchman, PPLC
Fairway Independent Mortgage
Platinum Hearing
Carefree Christian Academy
Club Pilates North Scottsdale
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From the Cave Creek Museum
Kraig Nelson, historian and docent
Rancho Manana Golf Resort in Cave Creek was once a dude ranch, starting in 1944 (land purchased in 1943) and closing in 1955. It was called Rancho Manana, hence today’s name. A dude ranch allowed a person to immerse oneself in the “cowboy and cowgirl” way of life for a short time. It was an exhilarating escape for “city-folks.” Two couples were the owners and operators. Ted and China Loring were wealthy people from Chicago who financed the business. Romaine (Romy) and Jean Lowdermilk were the operators. Romy Lowdermilk is acknowledged as the “Father of Dude Ranching in Arizona.” The tall, handsome, and charming Romy, in his western regalia, made all guests feel right at home. Romy started out in 1911, at the age of 21, homesteading a 160-acre cattle ranch in Wickenburg he named the Kay-El-Bar after his mother Katherine. In 1918 his Wickenburg ranch became Arizona’s first dude ranch.
Realty Reality
January 2018 - Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) data published December 2017
Kraig R. Nelson, Associate Broker
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arefree - Sold volume (dollar amount) was 25.14% lower; active listings [100] were 28.57% lower; and the median sold price [$550,000] was 31.89% lower, compared to one year ago. Average days on market were 151. 13 residential units closed escrow.
Cave Creek - Sold volume (dollar amount) was 70.16% higher; active listings [290] were 11.04% lower; and the median sold price [$452,000] was 8.46% higher, compared to one year ago. Average days on market were 111. 67 residential units closed escrow.
Scottsdale - Sold volume (dollar amount) was 21.99% higher; active listings [2,684] were 13.39% lower; and the median sold price [$423,000] was 3.17% higher, compared to one year ago. Average days on market were 86. 660 residential units closed escrow.
Phoenix (city only) - Sold volume (dollar amount) was 14.54% higher; active listings [3,930] were 5.37% lower; and the median sold price [$230,000] was 6.98% higher, compared to one year ago. Average days on market were 67. 1,674 residential units closed escrow.
Kraig’s Comments-
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Distressed sales (short sales and lender owned) represent 2.00% of the total sales volume.
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There is a 3.09-month supply of residential inventory in the Phoenix Metro Area. A balanced market for buyers and sellers is considered to be about 6 months.
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Total residential inventory is 11.50% lower [21,847 units] than one year ago.
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Entire Phoenix Metro Area: median sold price is $245,000 (same as last month); 8.40% higher than one year ago. Average days on market were 66.
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Average sold price compared to original list price is 96.56% in the Phoenix Metro Area. This means a home listed for $400,000 sells for about $386,240.
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Production new-home “spec” (or speculation) count is 2,240; 70 fewer than 6 months ago. (from
Ultimate New Homes Newsletter
)
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To
tal Phoenix Metro residential units sold and closed last month: 7,074. This is 4.00% higher than one year ago.
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Total dollar amount for Phoenix Metro
residential units sold and closed: $2,157,420,409 (that’s
2 billion, 157 million
- rounded for conversation).
This is 14.10% higher than one year ago.
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For complete monthly list please visit the Chamber website.
Ciolim
- Open Studio - January 4
Kiwanis Club
- Regular Meeting - Every Wednesday at 12pm
@ Harold's Corral.
Sonoran Arts League
- Small works show - December to January, Fine Art & Wine Walk - Every Friday in January.
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Would you like to take classes this Spring? Registration for the Spring, 2018 semester is currently ongoing! PVCC at Black Mountain is a located on 60
th
Street, just south of Carefree Highway. It is a one stop shop environment for registration, advisement, and cashiering services. Academic advisors are available to assist you with registering for classes, making payments, and determining the steps necessary to reach your educational goals. Register online, or stop by our office today to enroll in classes for Spring. If you have any questions, call (602)493-2600, to speak with an academic advisor.
This Spring, PVCC at Black Mountain will host a creative writing class, CRW 150: Introduction to Creative Writing. It is the perfect opportunity for aspiring authors to improve their writing skills and learn more about what it means to be a writer. The class will cover topics such as short story writing, creative non-fiction, poetry, revision and publication, a workshop, and much more. Register today and take your creative writing skills to the next level!
If you are 65 or older and a resident of Maricopa County, consider taking advantage of our senior citizen tuition rate discount. Eligible residents receive a 50% discount on credit classes at all of the Maricopa Community Colleges, including PVCC at Black Mountain. Popular classes include digital photography, Tai Chi, history, and contemporary cinema. For more information stop by to speak with an advisor today!
On March 8, 2018, PVCC at Black Mountain will host STEAMtastic, and we need volunteers! STEAMtastic is a signature event in the SciTech Festival. It celebrates science in everyday life through fun, hands-on activities for all ages. The event is completely free, and attendees can participate in activities such as subzero science, molecular gastronomy, and a potato launch! This year, STEAMtastic takes place on March 8, 2018 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. It will be followed by a star party, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, where attendees can explore the dark night skies of Cave Creek/Carefree through high-powered telescopes. All of the activities at STEAMtastic are volunteer-run, and with 70+ activities, we can always use more volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering, or know someone who would like to become involved in the event, fill out our volunteer form
HERE.
Volunteers of all ages are welcome! If you would like more information, please call 602.493.2600 or visit the PVCC at Black Mountain main office.
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PSST - Patty is graduating from Chamber School on Saturday January 6th after 4 years of classes! Be sure to say congratulations at the next mixer!
Our annual Celebration of Excellence will be held on Thursday March 29 8:00-10:00 AM. Please save the date. More details to come with the location and admission.
Celebration of Excellence is an event where we honor Business of the Year, Ambassador of the Year, Chamber Past President and more. New this year is our Impact Award. This award will be honoring an individual who has made a significant impact on our community.
Nominations are open until Friday January 12.
CLICK HERE
to add your preference.
Happy Prosperous New Year! As we start this new year I wanted to look back a few weeks for a second and give a HUGE thank you to the Events Committee that planned our amazing Holiday Mixer. If you weren’t there you missed the event of the year!
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Chocolate covered strawberries!
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Food and Fun every day of the week
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Personalized weight loss for the new year
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Specializing in Cave Creek, Carefree and North Scottsdale
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The LOCAL helpful hardware folks
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Full retail bakery and cafe
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Cave Creeks only boutique hotel!
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On demand rubbish removal
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Mandatory chips and salsa. Yummm!
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Expert packing, shipping and printing
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In 2018 we will be adding a couple of more people to the Chamber Board.
We are looking for people that are committed, passionate, visionary and who can lead the Chamber into the future. If you are interested in serving please submit an essay that includes why you want to serve, goals/expectations that you have for your term on the board and experience that you have had serving in a similar capacity with another organization. The deadline to submit the essay is March 1, 2018.
The Nominating Committee will contact you after receiving your essay to schedule an interview.
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Discounts for your family
Child Care, Animal Care, Personal Care - hair, nails, massage, etc, Home Services of all Kinds, Retail Stores... There is a discount for any of your needs
one click
away!
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748 Easy St., P.O. Box 734
Carefree, AZ 85377
480-488-3381
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