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Sunday, JANUARY 15, 2023
Rio Verde homeowners take to the streets in protest BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
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group of Rio Verde Foothills residents wants Maricopa County Superior Court to stop Scottsdale from turning off the standpipe that provides hauled water to about 700 homes in the 2,400-home community northeast of the city. Their injunction request, filed Jan. 11, demands the city resume service under ARS Section 9-516 C, which states: “A city or town acquiring the facilities of a public service corporation rendering utility service without the boundaries of such city or town, or see
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Christy Jackman handed out signs as Rio Verde Foothill residents gathered outside Scottsdale City Hall before a council meeting Jan. 10 to protest the city’s cut-off of a stand pipe their water haulers used. The city took the action as part ot the first stage of its dought management plan. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
Valley air pollution could throttle economic growth ARTS ....................... 30 The celebrated BarrettJackson Auctionrolls into town. NEIGHBORS ...............................26 BUSINESS ...................................28 OPINION .....................................29 ARTS ............................................30 FOOD & DRINK ..........................33 CLASSIFIEDS ............................. 35
BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor
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he Phoenix Metro region could lose more than $100 million in economic growth if it fails to meet upgraded federal air quality standards for ozone levels by August 2024, a Valley environmental official warned earlier this month. And those losses would steadily increase over the next 20 years to as much as $848
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million if the Valley’s ozone levels are not brought under control, Tim Franquist, environmental policy director for the Maricopa Association of Governments told Phoenix City Council Jan. 4. Though he was addressing a Phoenix City Council subcommittee, Franquist’s assessment naturally applies to the entire Valley. And it wasn’t very encouraging. He said the controls necessary to meet
more stringent federal air quality controls will carry a substantial cost to taxpayers. “That’s going to be a big issue for this area,” he continued. “We really haven’t put in ozone-control measures for about 20 years, so we’re definitely going to need a lot more measures coming into place.” Right now, the only way the Valley could meet the elevated Environmental Prosee
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