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Hayworth remembers Patrick J. Buchanan
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Grim reality hangs over city budget talk BY PAUL MARYNIAK Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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Serving the communities of Anthem, Desert Hills, Norterra, Sonoran Foothills, Stetson Valley, Tramonto, New River, Desert Ridge and North Phoenix
nthem residents will have their chance on Thursday, April 6, to weigh in on Phoenix’s spending plan for the coming fiscal year that focuses millions on soaring homelessness and a still-working
plan to raise salaries of most city employees. To comment on the budget in person, residents can appear at 8:30 a.m. at the Cholla Library, 10050 N. Metro Parkway East. If they can’t make it, they can file comments at phoenix.gov/budget/contact-us or email budget.research@phoenix.gov. More information on the spending plan for the fis-
cal year beginning July 1 is at phoenix.gov/ budget/hearings. The 2023-24 General Fund trial budget for Phoenix — a precursor to a proposed budget that will be presented to City Council May 2 with an eye on final approval a few weeks
see BUDGET page 4
Anthem teen donates hair for third time BY SUMMER AGUIRRE Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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Twin Peaks preparing to open Deer Valley site
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DVUSD is striving for another award
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n Anthem teen has grown his hair to help others who may not be so fortunate. Brodie Southgate, a 13-year-old student at Ridgeline Academy High School, has thrice donated his hair to Children With Hair Loss, an organization that provides free human hair replacements to children and young adults with medically related hair loss. For his third donation, Brodie had 14 inches cut off at Meraki Hair Studio by Candice in Phoenix last week. “It’s an inspiration to see someone that wants to go to those lengths to do something for somebody else who’s less
see HAIR page 7
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