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Volume 31 Issue 23 Goodyear, AZ
April 22, 2020
Business Briefcase BY TOM SCANLON
West Valley View Managing Editor
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Taken alone, they are not solid indications of a return to normalcy — but they are “grounds” for optimism: As a business breaks ground in Avondale, a huge land sale that could bring 1,000 homes to Buckeye is announced. On April 14, the city of Avondale held a “virtual groundbreaking” for Modern Grind Coffee. Located at 13044 W. Rancho Santa Fe Boulevard (off Dysart Road between I-10 and McDowell Road), the business is set to open in the fall. Avondale will be the first brick and mortar Modern Grind location. The Goodyear-based company sells coffee and tea online at moderngrindcoffee.com. Instead of the usual big-crowd groundbreaking, attendance at this one was kept to a minimum (in keeping with social distancing guidelines) and the event was streamed live via Facebook Live and Instagram. “We are excited to welcome Modern Grind to Avondale, and we look forward to all being there in person for the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening,” Avondale Economic Development Director Ken Chapa said. “COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on our businesses in our community, and we want our local businesses to know that we’re there for them. We are here to mark important Public Notices ............... page 3 © Copyright, 2020 West Valley View, Inc.
Avondale Councilman Mike Pineda, left, Modern Grind Coffee owner Daphnie Kelly and Avondale Economic Development Director Ken Chapa participate in a coffee shop groundbreaking. (Photo courtesy city of Avondale)
milestones such as groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings—we’re just doing it a little differently right now,” Chapa added. Avondale launched its Ready to Serve Campaign earlier this month, to raise awareness that many Avondale restaurants are still open and providing service at curbside or via delivery and takeout. A list of participating restaurants is shared on the economic development website, avondaleedge.com. The Avondale Office of Economic Development has also recently launched its biweekly Avondale Business Connection meetings. These meetings provide Avondale businesses a venue to engage with subject matter (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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experts on a wide range of topics including SBA Programs, social media strategies, free tools and resources. More small-business information and tools related to COVID-19 are available at Goodyear Economic Development’s website, developgoodyearaz. com. Walton, a real estate investment and land asset company, announced it sold 290 acres in the Mystic Vista and Vista Bonita master plans in Buckeye. A Walton spokeswoman declined to give a price on the land sale, which closed “recently.” MPC Developments purchased 145
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Anthony’s Plumbing puts safety first during the crisis BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI West Valley View Executive Editor
Brandon Williams wants what’s best for the clients of his company, Anthony’s Plumbing—especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.. He and his staff show they care by leaving handwritten messages, plungers and a roll of toilet paper on his customers’ doorsteps. “I hope you and your family are well during these hard times,” the note reads. He also includes his personal phone number to give free plumbing advice as needed. The first time, within hours, he received text messages saying thank you, and saw social media posts about the kind gesture. It’s all in a day’s work for Williams. Now, the Goodyear-based company is offering free plumbing advice through a phone/video chat tab on its website, go2plumber.com. “If you have a plumbing problem in your home, and you’re unsure if you can do it and it’s not an emergency, we’ve set up a help page where we can do a video call,” Williams said. “Customers can schedule a time with a plumber. They get about 10 minutes of time—FaceTime or phone call—and during that time we can help them diagnose the issue. It’ll save the customer quite a bit of money and there’s less exposure (potentially to COVID-19). It helps everyone.” If the problem is bigger than the customer thought, and he or she is unable to fix it, Williams said, with a laugh, he can “recommend a really good plumber.” Williams said it feels like he has been in the plumbing trade for his entire life. His grandfather, great-grandfather and son are all in the business. “I never wanted to start my own company,” Williams said. While working for another company, however, the owner pulled him aside and suggested he do so because of his vast knowledge of the trade. “You’ve got it,” he recalled his thenboss telling him. “You just need to do it. You have the personality and you handle the customers well. You’re going to do really well.” The rest is history.
Brandon Williams, owner of Anthony’s Plumbing, is emphasizing safety by offering free plumbing advice through a phone/video chat tab at go2plumber.com. (Photo courtesy Anthony’s Plumbing)
Williams founded his company— named after his son, Anthony—in 2006. “It’s been great. I had time for my kids and my son’s baseball,” Williams said. “I didn’t mean to build a big company. It just kept building. I couldn’t keep up on my own. I had to hire staff. It slowed down when the recession hit, but we made it through. It continued at a steady pace.” With the coronavirus crisis, Williams and his team are making life changes like everyone else. They’re social distancing, standing 6 feet away from customers and making 15 to 17 house calls per day. “We’ve been doing a lot of precautionary things—before anyone was recommending them,” he said. “We’ve been wearing face masks that we bought in bulk. We loaded up on rubber gloves, shoe covers, hand sanitizers and hand soap. It put us in a good position to make sure everyone’s safe. “We always wore rubber gloves and
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booties. We’re washing our hands before we go to job sites, during and after. We’re dousing our hands and arms in hand sanitizer. Our masks are custom made.” Williams and his team tried three kinds of masks and settled on one that was the most comfortable and gave the most protection. It includes an A/C filter for a home that removes pollen, smoke, viruses and bacteria. They cut them up, took out the metal wiring and use them as replaceable filters. “Each tech gets three masks,” he said. “It works out really, really well. We wash them each day. It has to be breathable for an A/C to work. This isn’t science based, but it’s an added layer of protection. “It’s our job to take care of our staff and our customers.” Anthony’s Plumbing Inc. 623-326-1155 brandon@go2plumber.com
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Briefcase...continued from page 1 acres in the Mystic Vista community located at Apache Road and Southern Avenue. Mystic Vista is zoned fully residential for 564 single-family homes. And Villa Capri Mobile Home Park bought 125 acres in the Vista Bonita master plan located in the vicinity of Apache Road and Broadway Road. The two projects are zoned residential for ap-
Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF TOLLESON ZONING ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Zoning Administrator will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 beginning at 1:00 P.M., via Zoom Conference at: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/5439720804 or via telephone at 1-253-215-8782 (Meeting ID: 543 972 0804), for the purpose of: Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Variance Application #20030001 as submitted by Susan Potter, the owner, to allow placement of a single family dwelling on a substandard vacant lot located at 706 North 92nd Avenue, Tolleson, AZ. The lot (APN 102-49-212B) is approximately 2,100 square feet (versus 7,000 feet as re-quired per zoning code) and is zoned Residential Multi-Family (R-2). Please visit the City’s website at: www.tolleson.az.gov/archive to view the agenda with de-tailed participation instructions. Published in the West Valley View and West Valley Business on Wednesday, April 22, 2020/ 30088
Public Notice Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact For the City of Buckeye Broadway Road Water Campus Project The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) has received a request for financial assistance from the City of Buckeye for a Drinking Water infrastructure project. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and request comments. WIFA staff analysis concluded that the following project neither individually nor cumulatively has a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, the following project qualifies for a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). The City of Buckeye Broadway
proximately 500 single-family homes. Previously, 20 acres of Vista Bonita were sold to the city of Buckeye for the construction of a new water campus. Around this time last year, a study showed Buckeye is the country’s fastest-growing city. And things do not seem to be slowing down, as the city has 26 masterplanned communities approved and 2,651 single family permits issued in
Road Water Campus Project includes replacing multiple failing reservoirs throughout the system with a 4-MG reservoir, replacing existing poor-quality wells with six new groundwater wells, and associated piping, booster pump station, arsenic treatment, and related appurten-ances. The Broadway Road Water Campus is located east of Apache Road and just south of Broadway Road located in Section 28, Township 1 North, Range 3 West of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona. Documentation regarding the proposed project is available for review at WIFA, 100 N. 7th Avenue, Suite 130, Phoenix, Ari-zona 85007. All written requests for information or letters containing written comments should be addressed to WIFA at the address above. All written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., 30 days from the publishing date. WIFA complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Alternative formats for the project documentation are available upon request. Inquiries, requests and comments should be directed to Lindsey Jones, Environmental Program Supervisor, at (602) 364-1324. Published: West Valley View/ Business, April 22, 2020 / 30114
MANAGER: MICHAEL QUINTANA, 1511 S 84TH DRIVE, TOLLESON, AZ 85353. Published West Valley View/ Business Apr 23, 30 May 8, 2020 / 30089
Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OF-FICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPOR-ATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: D&E ENTERPRISE LLC II The ad-dress of the registered office is: 4982 N. Amarillo Cir., LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, 85340 The name of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a man-ager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: MEMBERS, David W. Wheatle AND Elayne R. Wheatle, 4982 N. Amarillo Cir., LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, 85340 Published: West Valley View/ Busi-ness April 15, 22, 29, 2020 / 30035 The City of Goodyear, Engineering Department, in accordance with National Flood Insurance Program regulation 65.7(b)(1), hereby gives notice of the intent to revise the flood hazard in-formation, beginning approximately 1,000 feet north of Van Bur-en Street and ending 90 feet south of Yuma Road approxim-ately 2,000 feet west of Bullard Avenue. Changes of the flood hazard zone are associated with the Compass Datacenters de-velopment located between Van Buren Street and Yuma Road, west of Bullard Avenue. As a result of the revision, the floodway will widen and/or narrow, the 1% annual chance water-surface elevations shall decrease, and the 1% annual chance floodplain shall be narrowed within the area of
Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: MQM INVESTMENTS, LLC II The address of the registered office is: 1511 S 84TH DRIVE, TOLLESON, AZ 85353, The name of the Statutory Agent is: MICHAEL QUINTANA III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are:
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2019, according to the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce. “Buckeye is a prime investment market where both high demand and growth are providing great opportunity,” said Jen Ruby, senior vice president of Walton. “Walton is also currently in negotiations for selling property in another Buckeye master plan to a leading national homebuilder,” she added.
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revision. Maps and detailed analysis of the revision can be reviewed at the City of Goodyear located at 14455 W. Van Buren St., Suite D-101, Goodyear, Arizona 85338. In the event that the offices are closed, please call for access to a digital copy. Interested persons may call the Floodplain Manager at 623-882-7988 for additional information Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm. Published: West Valley View / Business, Peoria Times, April 22, 2020 / 30067
Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF TOLLESON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Mayor and Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 beginning at 6:00 P.M. via Zoom Conference at h tt p s : / / u s 0 2 we b. zo o m . us/j/5439720804 or via telephone at 1-253-2158782 (Meeting ID: 543 972 0804), for the purpose of: Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Site Plan Application #20020001 as submitted by Carlos Dominguez, on behalf of Centro Cristiano Tolleson Church aka Church of God Prophecy, to construct a new 4,900 square foot multi-purpose room and related site improve-ments as an addition to their existing church located at 116 North 92nd Avenue, Tolleson, AZ. The lot (APN 101-08-194A) is approximately 27,495 square feet and is currently zoned Residential Single-Family (R1-7). (Church of God Prophecy) Please visit the City’s website at: www.tolleson.az.gov/archive to view the agenda with de-tailed participation instructions. Published in the West Valley View and West Valley Busi-ness on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 / 30120
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