The Town is pleased to announce the Five Start perimeter roads project is ahead of the Fall 2021 completion schedule posted last March.

The Town and the City of Phoenix were able to strategically phase the Phoenix water main replacement on Mockingbird Lane and on Indian Bend Road concurrent with the Town’s road improvements. This partnership allowed for construction phasing that minimized traffic restrictions while reducing the overall construction schedule. By working with Phoenix Water, the Town also saved the project $1M, a significant benefit to both Five Star and the Town's taxpayers. The project will be completed in mid-June with Mockingbird Lane being the last of the three road segments to be completed.

The west half of the Mockingbird Lane improvements are nearly complete with the remaining items being sidewalks, landscaping, paving, utility adjustments, and striping. Paving on the west half is scheduled to begin on April 29th and the east half on May 12th. Traffic lanes are anticipated to reopen in both directions on or before May 21st. Bicyclists are to seek an alternate route as cycling is currently prohibited on Mockingbird Lane between Lincoln Drive and Meadowlark Lane for everyone’s safety.

The rubberized asphalt surface course will be placed on the north half of Lincoln Drive east of Mockingbird Lane starting April 20th, see detour map below.

On March 15th, Public Works started the Lincoln Drive resurfacing project. The project limits are from 32nd Street east to Mockingbird Lane. Part of this project consists of installing 62 American with Disability Act (ADA) curb ramps. These new ADA ramps are necessary to comply with the new specifications and standards required by the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation.

To date, 40 ADA curb ramps have been installed on the south side of Lincoln Drive from 32nd Street to 61st Place. Public Works will install the new ramps on the south side of Lincoln Drive first, and then go back and complete the north side.

All ADA ramps should be completed by May 17th, 2021. At that point, Public Works will begin the full Mill and Asphalt overlay phase of the Lincoln Drive project.

This week we are taking the time to recognize Public Safety Communicators for the service they provide and the sacrifice they make.

National Public Safety Communicators Week was celebrated at PVPD by several non-uniform days, including sports jersey day, nerd day, and culminating in 80s Throwback day. Communications Specialist Kelci Crounse and Communications Supervisor Heather Beckwith show off their 80s best neo in the photo.

Emergency Dispatch Personnel are always there to answer the phone, no matter how bad the situation has become and Paradise Valley's team is exceptional. Learn more about them by clicking on the image below.

Our newest member, Alarm Analyst Brendan Birks was sworn in on Thursday. Brendan has been with the PVPD since February 2021.

Brendan is skilled in customer service and provides a great smile and welcoming presence at the Public Counter of the PVPD.

Every year at about this time, Paradise Valley sends its Pool Draining pamphlet to every residence in town. The pamphlet contains information on how to properly backwash or drain pool water into a sanitary sewer cleanout or retention area.

If you have any questions about this process, please contact our Engineering Department at 480-348-3528.

If you missed this outreach event don’t worry – residents can still participate by watching the recorded meeting and answering the meeting polling questions online. The recorded meeting has been uploaded to the “Engage” page of the project website . This recording and the polling questions associated with Discussion Hub #1 will remain open to the public until May 28th after which time only the meeting recording will remain. Plan to WATCH the recording and TAKE the polling questions today! Resident input is necessary to ensure the Town’s General Plan Update truly reflects the community’s desired vision and guide decisions that will shape Paradise Valley’s future.

All of Paradise Valley is invited to join Discussion Hub #2 to provide input, participate in the discussion, and bring forth new ideas regarding the Quality of Life in our community!

As a reminder, all project related information and current events can be viewed on the project website www.pvtogether2022.com. For all project related questions please contact town staff: Loras Rauch, Special Projects Planner at (480) 348-3595 or lrauch@paradisevalleyaz.gov.

April 20th - Planning Commission, 6:00 pm via Zoom

April 22nd - Town Council Meeting, 6:00 pm via Zoom

April 24th - Drug Take Back Day, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the PV Police Department

April 28th - General Plan Discussion Hub, 6:00 pm via Zoom

The Paradise Valley Police Department has partnered with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to take back unused, expired, and unneeded prescription drugs on April 24th. The drug drop-off will take place at the police department building at 6433 East Lincoln Drive from 10am to 2pm.