West Valley View - North Zone - 06.15.2022

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NEWS .............. 6 Avondale council OKs budget for 2022-23

SPORTS ......... 22 The Wigwam Resort honored for golf course

FEATURES ..... 24 Local designer showcases dress at the Tony Awards

OPINION ................. 8 BUSINESS.............. 19 SPORTS ..................22 CALENDAR ............23 FEATURES ..............24 OBITUARIES ...........27 CLASSIFIEDS ..........28 NORTH

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June 15, 2022

KORE Power discusses KOREPlex in Buckeye BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF

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ORE Power held three recent meetings to share the latest updates on the planned 2 million-square-foot KOREPlex and to answer questions from local businesses and residents. “Since last summer, when we announced that the KOREPlex would be landing in Buckeye, we’ve been engaging with stakeholders across the community,” said Lindsay Gorrill, co-founder and chief executive officer of KORE Power, which manufactures lithium-ion battery cells. “Each step of the way, the community has supported bringing clean energy manufacturing home to the United States. Together we are laying the cornerstones of a foundation of economic development in Buckeye.” KORE started with meetings at the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Quarterly Breakfast, held at the Buckeye Coyote Branch Library. More than 90 attendees joined the chamber meeting. Then the company held two public meetings at City Hall. About 30 city staff, offi-

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Lindsay Gorrill, co-founder and chief executive officer of KORE Power discusses the project coming to Buckeye. (KORE Power/Submitted)

Avondale breaks ground for aquatic center BY SUMMER AGUIRRE

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vondale will soon have its own outdoor oasis, as city officials and stakeholders broke ground June 9 for an aquatic center at the civic center

campus. According to officials, the Avondale Aquatic Center will occupy about 8 acres on the Avondale Civic Center campus on West Civic Center Drive. The project is a community priority with

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an investment of approximately $30 million and is projected to finish in summer 2023. The presence of an aquatic center in Avondale will introduce an array of recre-

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