NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
With well levels dropping and their supply of trucked-in water being cut off at the end of this year, residents in New River and Desert Hills face short- and long-term water problems that have no easy solutions. About 150 rural homeowners attended a sometimes contentious community meeting Sept. 19 to better understand their plight and hear about potential solutions.
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Hundreds of homes will be built in Phase 1 of a development just begun on USAA property in the Norterra area. As reported in February by North Phoenix News and In&Out Magazine, plans for the project harken to Kierland Commons or Scottsdale Quarter, with restaurants and shopping along a Main Street and lofts above stores.
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Sales of existing homes in August declined in North Phoenix and nationally, while prices continued an upward trend, according to two new reports.
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When Daisy Mountain Fire Department’s rebuilt Fire Station 145 opens on Desert Hills Drive later this year, there will be a community room available for public use, a larger parking lot, and improvements to the adjacent Anthem Equestrian Trailhead that connects to the 315-mile-long Maricopa Trail.
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What began as a domestic violence situation turned into a two-hour manhunt for a suspect that had reportedly stolen a vehicle in Anthem Friday morning. The chase, which led to nearby Arroyo Norte and back to Anthem and lasted into the early afternoon, ended when the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department determined the suspect’s identity, then subsequently found him.
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The Arizona Corporation Commission yesterday approved a $5 monthly fee for APS electricity customers who opt out of using smart meters. These meters, considered the standard by APS, wirelessly communicate a home’s energy use to the utility, and in turn allow customers to review their energy usage patterns on APS’ web site in near-real time. The fee applies to just a handful of customers, however, and they likely know who they are.
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Water was turned off to some Anthem west-side residents after a broken water main under W. Moss Springs Road sent a minor flood into the streets Saturday afternoon.
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New River and Desert Hills residents are seeing smaller Wireless Communication Facilities (WCFs … aka cell towers) pop up, and some residents aren’t crazy about the noise they make. Meantime, even smaller WCFs will be coming soon to traffic-light poles around North Phoenix, thanks to new county and state laws aimed at helping cell phone providers keep up with mobile-phone bandwidth demand.
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Northbound I-17 was moving at 5 to 10 mph late Saturday morning near Anthem as holiday traffic clogged the interstate and wrecks to the north exacerbated backups. Some northbound travelers chose to take the Daisy Mountain Drive exit at Anthem, clogging the northbound lanes of Gavilan Peak Parkway.
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Drawn by the large biking community in Anthem, as well as two annual triathlons in town, Phoenix residents Michael Morgan and Cole Knapp decided to open a bike shop in the Shops at Anthem plaza, a few doors down from Ace Hardware. The full-service shop, called Freedom Cycles, will also sell scooters, to support those who frequent the nearby skate park.
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At least five soon-to-open businesses are hiring in the Canyon Crossroads shopping plaza on Dove Valley Road, home to the recently opened Fry’s Marketplace.
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