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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Anthem Giving Circle helps the less fortunate BY SUMMER AGUIRRE Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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Chamber shares a year of growth at its annual gala
o help neighbors in need, Anthem Giving Circle is collecting purses for its largest annual fundraiser, Purses for a Purpose. This year’s Wonderland-themed gathering is from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Ironwood Country Club at Anthem. “We’re very excited. This is our 13th year of holding Purses for a Purpose
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Musical Theatre of Anthem casting ‘SpongeBob’
OPINION.................... 10 BUSINESS.................. 15 FEATURES................. 17 YOUTH....................... 21 CLASSIFIEDS............. 22 Zone I
Anthem Giving Circle is hosting its 13th annual Purses for a Purpose fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Ironwood Country Club at Anthem. (Anthem Giving Circle/Submitted)
Phoenix City Council advances $500M bond package BY PAUL MARYNIAK Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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hoenix City Council on a 7-1 vote advanced the city’s proposed $500 million General Obligation bond toward the November 2023 ballot last week as Councilwoman Ann O’Brien hailed its “large investment in public safety spending,” especially the replace-
ment of the Cactus Park Police Precinct Station. Councilman Tom Waring voted against the measure after complaining earlier in the Dec. 13 meeting that his District 2 constituents “are getting an unequal share of the pie” comprising about $52 million for fixing streets he said will be mainly around light rail routes and leaving little for others.
Councilman Sal DiCiccio did not vote, apparently leaving the meeting he had joined by phone after criticizing the allocation of $50.4 million for arts and culture programs – mostly for just two projects – and not including a new fire station in an area of Ahwatukee where response times from the existing two sta-
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