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August 23, 2019
Dear Sahuaro District Residents,
Next Week, the City Council will be voting on whether to sell the Glendale Memorial Cemetery to a
private operator. Last week's newsletter provided information a
bout this possible action.
Click here
to read last week's newsletter.
I have heard from a few Sahuaro District residents,
but would like to hear from a few more. After reading last week's newsletter, please let me know your thoughts about the cemetery issue.
On another matter, I would like to provide some information from a Banner Health article posted by Ed Sharpe from the Glendale Daily Planet on the
topic of Emergency Vehicle etiquette (and also the law). Every day, most major streets in Glendale have police, fire or ambulance v
ehicles with lights flashing, speeding to an emergency somewhere in the city. It is the responsibility of all
drivers on the road to be alert to approaching lights and sirens, to signal and to pull over to the right side of t
he road as quickly as it is safe to do so in order for the emergency vehicle to pass on the left. The emergency vehicle will always pass on the left for safety reasons (since drivers are supposed to be pulling off to the right, emergency vehicles will not pass on the right). If the emergency vehicle is headed toward you on the opposite side of the street, with no median, you must also pull to the right side of the road. Every year 4500 ambulances are
involved in accidents and 30 people are killed because of these accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
As Glendale residents, it is our responsibility to ensure these types of accidents do not happen in o
ur city.
Another point to remember is that when an emergency vehicle is stopped on the side of the road or highway, w
ith its lights flashing, drivers are required to move over one lane away from the stopped emergency vehicle o
r if unable to move over, to slow down to a safe speed. This law is intended to prevent our public safety employees f
rom being accidentally injured by a passing car while performing his/her duty on the side of a road.
Drive safe!
Ray Malnar
Councilmember
Sahuaro District
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City Hall Closure Information for Labor Day
City of Glendale offices will be closed Monday, September 2nd, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
All residential garbage, recycling and bulk trash collection services will take place as usual on all regularly scheduled collection days throughout the holiday week. The Glendale Municipal Landfill and the Solid Waste customer service office will be closed Monday, September 2nd. Visit
www.glendaleaz.com
or call 623.930.2660 for more information.
To read the full press release, click here.
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Stand Up for Veterans
September 21, 2019
Glendale Community College
6000 W. Olive Avenue
Opening Ceremonies begins at 7:30 a.m.
Event begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m.
Representatives from support agencies, businesses and non-profit groups are coming together to help Veterans who have sacrificed to serve our country.
Event services & programs available to ALL Veterans & their families who attend include:
- Free legal advice/assistance
- Numerous courts represented to address legal issues
- Opportunity to perform community service for reduction of fines (close-toed shoes must be worn)
- Motor Vehicle Division services (must have photo identification to obtain license)
- Interview for a job - employers will be interviewing and hiring on the spot!
- Receive professional assistance in preparing your resume
- Learn about higher educational opportunities at GCC
- Learn about local social services available to Veterans and their families
- Apply for health-care and other benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Phoenix Veterans Affairs "Welcome Home Event"
- Free lunch provided to Veterans
- Free haircuts for Veterans
For further information, contact Glendale City Liaison - Kirsten Morgan at
KMorgan@glendaleaz.com/ or 623.930.2292
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The next City Council Meetings will be
Tuesday,
August 27th.
The Council Workshop begins at
12:30 p.m. and the Voting Meeting begins at
5:30 p.m.
To view the upcoming meeting schedule and
agendas,
click here.
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SAHUARO DISTRICT
PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE
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Streets between Cactus Road and Sweetwater Avenue, between 63
rd
and 67
th
Avenues -
Polymer Modified Surface Seal (PMSS) application to begin late the week of August 26th
.
Project Info: 602.532.6250
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PLEASE NOTE: The next newsletter edition will be sent out on Tuesday, September 3rd. There will not be an edition next Friday, August 30th.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
AT FOOTHILLS AND MAIN LIBRARIES
Head to the Main Library, 5959 W. Brown Street, to meet Zoey:
Paws to Read with Zoey, Thursday, August 29th, 4 - 5 p.m.
Zoey the Golden Retriever loves books and is eager to share 1 or 2 with you! Readers between 4 and 9 years of age can sign up for a 15-minute session with the library's special friend. Call 623.930.3600, and press 4 to ask for the youth desk to sign up for a session.
Head to Foothills Library, Roadrunner Room, 19055 N. 57th Avenue,
Wednesday, September 4th, 6:30 to 8 p.m., for Foothills Coffeehouse: Live Acoustic Music.
Join the library the first Wednesday evening of every month for acoustic music performed by local musicians. This month's music will be The Magnificent Seven: Country, Western and Rock.
PLEASE NOTE: All City of Glendale library branches will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 2nd.
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