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February 1, 2023
Granger selected as Goodyear deputy city manager BY JOE MCHUGH
West Valley View Staff Writer
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he city of Goodyear has found its new deputy city manager. Andy Granger will take the reins after the position was left vacant by Dan Cotterman after he moved to Buckeye to become its city manager. Granger brings over 20 years of government experience to the table and is expected to be a valuable asset for Goodyear moving into the future. “I’m really excited to join Goodyear,” Granger said. “It’s a growing city that has a lot of capacity to grow even further. And I’m just excited to be a part of it.” Coming over from the city of Peoria, Granger started his government work with the city of Phoenix, where from 2000 to 2008 Granger finished as the deputy director of development services. From there, he took his experience to Peoria, where he served as deputy city manager in the West Valley. The process to find a replacement deputy city manager began for Goodyear immediately after Cotterman left the posi-
tion vacant. From February 2022 to now, the search was nationwide. Despite that, Goodyear didn’t have to look far to locate Granger. He said his prior experience dealing with the West Valley will serve him well in Goodyear. “I think my experience in a similar role in Peoria helps with bringing some knowledge and past experiences that I had in Peoria to Goodyear,” Granger said. “I have experience managing public safety, and finance and human resources, which are some of the main departments that I’ll be overseeing here. “It’s very exciting to be a part of it. There’s not a lot of areas across the country that are growing as fast as in the West Valley, so to be a part of that is both fun and exciting. And when you look back on some of the things that have happened over the past decade, it’s fun to see that I was a part of some of those. And I look forward to being a part of the growth of the future because you’re here going over the next decade.” Granger has his plans to help the city
After spending nearly 15 years with the city of Peoria, Andy Granger fills the vacancy of deputy city manager for the city of Goodyear and has big plans for the future. (Submitted)
continue its upward path. Granger, although only starting officially having started his role with Goodyear on Jan. 9, has his eyes set forward on tackling things like
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NFL partners with Goodyear to restore historic landmark BY JOE MCHUGH
West Valley View Staff Writer
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ith Super Bowl LVII just over two weeks away, the NFL is showing its support to the local community, this time through a beautification project at historic Loma Linda Park in Goodyear. After receiving a grant from the NFL’s NFL Green program, the city hosted an event that included planting trees, installing decomposed granite as well as xeriscaping the area, all focused on bringing
this historic park back to its peak form. “Our city is excited for (the Super Bowl) coming to our area,” said David Seid, deputy director for Goodyear Parks and Recreation. “We’re looking for ways to connect our residents to that excitement. The staff is extremely excited to see that this is coming to a neighborhood park in the community we serve.” The city applied for the NFL Greening Grant in the fall 2022, offering up Loma Linda Park as a great place to beautify. From the rich history that the park had,
dating back as far as World War II, the park has been a center point of the city from its earliest days. Over time, though, the park has grown older and was in dire need of restoration. Super Bowl LVII presented the perfect opportunity for those restorations to come to Loma Linda Park. NFL Green is a program that promotes sustainability through “green” measures in the area that hosts the Super Bowl, so the stars aligned to get this
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