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Applause broke out among about 70 rural residents at a board meeting last night as Anthem Community Council approved plans from EPCOR to build a water-hauling station to serve residents of New River and Desert Hills. Now the race is on to build the facility before Phoenix shuts off the rural water supply April 30.
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Anthem Community Council will hold a special meeting Thursday, Feb. 22 to consider a revised plan from EPCOR for a water-hauling station to serve New River and Desert Hills residents.
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Your own private 5 acres at the base of Gavilan Peak is just a mile from I-17. This gorgeous custom home has stunning 360-degree desert and mountain views.
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Independent voters in Anthem, Tramonto, New River and Desert Hills may vote in the Feb. 27 primary for a special election to fill Trent Franks’ US Congress seat. Here’s how to request a ballot for one of the parties—Republican, Democratic or Green—without actually changing your Independent designation. And all registered voters still have time to request an early ballot by mail.
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The public is invited to a meeting Thursday evening, Jan. 11, to provide input on proposed polling places in Maricopa County for a special election this spring to fill the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives created by the resignation of Trent Franks. District 8 includes Anthem, New River, Desert Hills and other parts of the western Valley down to the I-10.
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As the year draws to an end, those of us in danger of losing access to affordable water can now rejoice!
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In a much-anticipated decision, the City of Phoenix announced today it will extend a deadline to allow water-hauling companies to use water from city hydrants to serve up to 1,500 rural homeowners who do not have working wells. “Wonderful news,” said the leader of a community group that’s been lobbying for the extension, worried that water prices would double or triple otherwise.
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EPCOR will build a water-hauling station on an acre of land leased from Anthem to serve residents of New River and Desert Hills who rely on trucked-in water, closing a chapter on more than two months of negotiations and effectively putting to rest alternative proposals.
Read More >>>After some Desert Hills residents objected last week to the location of a water-hauling station that EPCOR proposed building on Anthem property, and an alternate solution was suggested, the water utility has put the entire plan on hold.
Read More >>>The list of custom features in this incredibly well conceived, fully furnished, resort-style home is almost too long to imagine. So let’s note some highlights: A 57-foot RV garage, climate-controlled workshop, gourmet kitchen and a workout room.
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New River and Desert Hills residents seeking a solution to the impending year-end shut-off of their water supply saw daylight in a decision last night by Anthem Community Council, but uncertainties remain in a process likely to extend into February, if it in fact proceeds.
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