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City pulled into neighborhood spat over house BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
NEWS................................. 8
Panel discusses uncertainty of water supply's future.
BUSINESS ...................21 OdySea Aquarium is allowing visitors to pet a mammal again.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
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legal battle among neighbors over the construction of a two-story house in the Peaceful Valley neighborhood has drawn the City of Scottsdale into the middle of the fight in Maricopa
City seeks veterans’ names for special honor
County Superior Court. Local attorney Rylan Stewart wants to build a two-story home and even got the building permits to do so. The only hitch is that the neighborhood’s CC&Rs only allow single story homes. So, neighbor Keri Kirby sued Stewart to stop the home from going up, adding the
city as a defendant for approving a building permit that violates the CC&Rs. Kirby filed the suit herself because the neighborhood has no HOA to champion the cause. All sides had their day in court Sept. 19
Dirty hands, cleaner earth
see LAWSUIT page 6
BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
ARTS ............................... 26 Gorgeous horse sculptures galloping into city.
NEIGHBORS ............................................20 BUSINESS ..................................................21 OPINION ....................................... 22 ARTS .............................................26 CLASSIFIEDS ................................30
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ome people may not realize it, but Scottsdale was founded by a veteran. Aside from being a pastor, Winfield Scott was also a captain in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. He was one of the “Fighting Parsons” and fought in several famous battles, including Gettysburg. He was wounded five times and given a medical discharge.
see VETERANS page 4
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Scottsdale resident Lauren Click may have dirty hands at times, but it’s only because she’s found a cheap way of doing her part to save Mother Earth from excessive waste. She creates little composting operations with the help of worms. Her idea is taking off with others, but she needs more buckets. So, she’s turning to local businesses for help. For her story, see page 20. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
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