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Volume 33 Issue 19 Goodyear, AZ
February 16, 2022
Business Briefcase
BY LAUREN SERRATO
West Valley View Staff Writer
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usiness Briefcase is back, this week covering a 2,000-acre master-planned community near the Buckeye Airport that will soon be turned into an industrial center. Additionally, we’ll look at the Goodyear economic development team’s new program.
Firm closes on $40 million property
IN THE BIZ
Arizona Land Consulting, a female-owned land consulting firm, closed on a 2,000-acre property near Buckeye Municipal Airport for $40 million on Feb. 7. The land was zoned for the master-planned community Cipriani. However, Arizona Land Consulting CEO and founder Anita Verma-Lallian and investors plan to rezone the property for industrial use, with the hopes of developing it into a business park. The plan has garnered interest from potential buyers, and calls for the property to be divided into 400- to 500-acre parcels. “It is difficult to find parcels of land that are a contiguous 50-plus acres, making this a spectacular find,” Verma-Lallian said. “Not only was the serial acreage impressive, but the location and city growth in itself made this
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The Arizona Land Consulting closed on a $40 million master-planned community in Buckeye. (Photo courtesy of Arizona Land Consulting)
particular property outstanding.” A future off-ramp on the I-10 will lead into the property at Johnson and Yuma roads.
Goodyear introduces Business Builders Goodyear’s InnovationHub will offer Business Builders from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. The free event will allow the community to connect with entrepreneurs at the (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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Goodyear Recreation Center’s multipurpose room at 420 S. Estrella Parkway. Bobbie Mastracci, designated broker and principal investment sales with Phoenix West Commercial LLC, will discuss selecting the right space for a small business. Networking will follow Mastracci’s presentation. Registration for the event is required. For more information, visit https://bit. ly/GYBusinessBuilders. Subscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
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Alliance advocates for business community BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
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ive West Valley chambers, collectively known as the West Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance, have been advocating for properity in the West Valley for more than 20 years. Through the alliance, the Buckeye Valley, Glendale, Southwest Valley, Surprise Regional and Wickenburg chambers of commerce provide opportunities for their business leaders to influence civic, social and business initiatives that support community growth. “The collaboration between the five leading West Valley chambers of commerce allows us to have a broader
impact on important issues affecting our business community,” said Robert Heidt, the Glendale Chamber of Commerce’s president and chief executive officer. It produces programs that promote best practices by convening leadership from around the West Valley to advocate for pro-business solutions. In 2018, the alliance hired Alexis Glasscock of Fennemore to represent business interests at the state level as the group’s lobbyist. Each year, the alliance produces the Legislative Report Card, which represents the alliance’s positions as communicated to West Valley legislators throughout the year’s legislative ses-
sion. In 2021, the alliance supported legislation pertaining to Western water and transportation infrastructure, reducing prescription drug costs, increasing educational credential attainment and funding, advancing workforce development, and supporting equality and fairness for all Arizonans. It hosts the West Valley Biz 2 Biz Expo each year; this year it is 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the Glendale Civic Center. West Valley businesses can showcase their products and services to thousands of decision makers at the event. For more information, contact Amber Wilson at 623937-4754.
Tolleson official named to D-backs’ foundation board BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
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olleson City Manager Reyes Medrano Jr. is a new member of the board of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. Community has been at the heart of Medrano Jr.’s life and career. The Tolleson native and father of six understands the importance of putting others first to achieve the greater good. For 20 years, he has served as a Little League coach, was the former PTA president for P.H. Gonzales Elementary School, and assisted with the introduction of the civic involvement process and heightened awareness of careers
in public affairs through the Tolleson Teen Council. He also worked with teen parents in the parenting program at Tolleson Union High School. Medrano Jr. furthered his involvement when he became the Tolleson city manager. “Tolleson has been a major part of my life, and being able to give back, whether it’s through volunteer work or my career, has been rewarding,” Medrano Jr. said. He added these experiences will allow him to contribute effectively to the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation board.
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Established in 1997, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation supports three main areas of need: homelessness, indigent health care, and children’s programs of all types. The Diamondbacks Foundation also created programs to help veterans, police, teachers, firefighters and first responders. “I truly feel like every experience I’ve had and the time I’ve spent giving back to Tolleson has prepared me for this exciting new opportunity in my life,” Medrano Jr. added. “I’m looking forward to being a new member of the board and giving back to the community at a larger scale.”
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Public Notice HV Sunrise LLC, a subsidiary of Birch Infrastructure. PBLLC, is proposing to construct the HV Sunrise Gen-tie Project, a 34.5/ 500kV substation and an approximately 4-mile 500kV gentie line. This gen-tie line would connect the Harquahala Sun project, a 150 MW hybrid solar photovoltaic and battery power plant in Maricopa County. HV Sunrise LLC will be filing an application for a Certific-ate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) to the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) for these interconnec-tion facilities. The project is located in the Tonopah area of Maricopa County near the intersection of Courthouse Road and N 491 st Avenue. Virtual public meetings will be held: February 15 and 3pm and February 17 at 6pm. Representatives of the project will be available to provide information and address and questions or concerns regarding the project. It is an open house format, and you are welcome to attend at any time. Questions may be ad-dressed to harquahalasun@ birch.coop or on the project website at www.harquahalasun. com. Meeting information can be obtained from the project website.
Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING ON LIBERTY UTILITIES (LITCHFIELD PARK WATER & SEWER) CORP.’S APPLICATIONS FOR AN EXTENSION OF CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE WASTEWATER UTILITY SERVICE TO INCLUDE THE ARROYO MOUNTAIN ESTATES DEVELOPMENT AND THE SAVANNAH DEVELOPMENT. (DOCKET NOS. SW01428A-21-0402 AND SW01428A-21-0403) Summary On December 20, 2021, Liberty Utilities (Litchfield Park Water & Sewer) Corp. (“Liberty”) filed applications with the Commission for extensions of its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (“CC&N”) to provide wastewater utility service to the Arroyo Mountain Estates and the Savannah developments. The proposed CC&N extension areas
comprise approximately 140.83 acres located along the northern side of West Camelback Road, west of N. Perryville Road (Arroyo Mountain Estates) and 159.3 acres located along the eastern side of North Perryville Road, between Camelback Road and Bethany Home Road in Litchfield Park, Maricopa County, Arizona. THE COMMISSION IS NOT BOUND BY THE PROPOSALS OF LIBERTY, STAFF, OR ANY INTERVENORS. THE COMMISSION WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE RELIEF TO BE GRANTED IN RESPONSE TO LIBERTY’S APPLICATIONS BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED IN THIS MATTER. How You Can Vie or Obtain a Copy of the Application Copies of the Applications are available from Liberty on the Internet via Liberty Utilities Litchfield Park Water & Sewer’s website, www.libertyutilities. com; at the Commission’s Docket Control Center at 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona, and the Commission’s Office at 400 West Congress Street, Suite 218, Tucson, Arizona, during regular business hours; and on the Commission website (www. azcc.gov) using the e-Docket function. During the COVID-19 pandemic, access to Liberty’s and Commission offices may be restricted. Arizona Corporation Commission Public Hearing Information The Commission will hold a hearing on this matter beginning April 11, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at the Commission’s offices, 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Due to federal and state COVID-19 pandemic safety guidelines, public comment will not be permitted in person. The Commission will allow telephonic public comment only on April 11, 2022, at the beginning of the hearing. To provide telephonic public comments, please call 1-866-705-2554 and enter this code: 241497#. Written public comments may be submitted by mailing a letter referencing Docket Nos. SW-01428A-21- 0402 and SW-01428A-21-0403 to Arizona Corporation Commission, Consumer Services Section, 1200 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007, or by submitting comments on the Commission’s website
(www.azcc.gov) by clicking on “Cases and Open Meetings” and “Make a Public Comment in a Docket.” If you require assistance, you may contact the Consumer Services Section at 602-542-4251 or 1-800-222-7000. If you do not intervene in this proceeding, you will receive no further notice of the proceedings in this docket unless you sign up to Follow the Docket. However, all documents filed in this docket are available online (usually within 24 hours after docketing) at the Commission’s website (www. azcc.gov) using the e-Docket function. Information on how to Follow a Docket is available on the Commission’s website by clicking on “Cases and Open Meetings” and “Follow a Docket or Document Type.” About Intervention The law provides for an open public hearing at which, under appropriate circumstances, interested persons may intervene. An interested person may be granted intervention if the outcome of the case will directly and substantially impact the person, and the person’s intervention will not unduly broaden the issues in the case. Intervention, among other things, entitles a party to present sworn evidence at hearing and to cross examine other parties’ witnesses. Intervention is not required for you to appear at the hearing and provide public comment, to file written comments in the record of the case, or to receive emailed notice of each filing made in the case by following the docket. Information about what intervention means, including an explanation of the rights and responsibilities of an intervenor, is available on the Commission’s website (www.azcc.gov) by clicking on “Cases and Open Meetings” and then clicking on “Intervene in a Case.” The information includes a Sample Intervention Request and a Fillable Intervention Request Form. To request intervention, you must file a written request to intervene, either (a) by filing a hard copy request (meeting filing requirements) with Docket Control (Docket Control, 1200 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007), or (b) by eFiling the request. Your request must be filed or eFiled no later than March 25, 2022. Instructions and restrictions for eFiling are available on the
Commission’s website at http:// azcc.gov/hearing/efile-for-utilitiesinstruction. You also must serve a copy of the request to intervene on each party of record, on the same day that you file the request to intervene with the Commission. You request to intervene must contain the information below: 1. Your name, address, and telephone number; 2. The docket number for the case in which you are requesting to intervene; 3. A short statement explaining: a.Your interest in the proceeding (e.g., a property owner in an area to be affected by the case, etc.), b. How you will be directly and substantially affected by the outcome of the case, and c. Why your intervention will not unduly broaden the issues in the case; 4. A statement certifying that you have sent a copy of your request to intervene to the regulated company or its attorney and to all other parties of record in the case; and 5. If you are not represented by an attorney who is an active member of the Arizona State Bar, and you are not representing yourself as an individual, sufficient information and any appropriate documentation to demonstrate compliance with Arizona Supreme Court Rules 31, 31.1, 31.2, 31.3, 38, 39, and 42, as applicable. This only applies if you are NOT representing yourself and you are not a licensed attorney. The granting of motions to intervene shall be governed by A.A.C. R14-3-105, except that all motions to intervene must be filed on or before March 25, 2022. ADA/Equal Access Information The Commission does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, as well as request this document in an alternative format, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, Carolyn Buck, E-mail ADACoordinator@ azcc.gov, voice phone number 602-542-2247. Requests should be made as early as possible and no later than 48 hours in advance of the event to allow time to arrange the accommodation. PUBLISHED: West Valley View, Feb 16, 2022 / 44598
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