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House for
Prop 416
& 417

A recap of the
open house event

With the vote approaching GoldCanyon
on November 7, being resident,Scott
as informed as possible Skinner,shareshis
about the transportation thoughtson416
plan will help you make and417
the best decision possible.

Continued on page 6 San Tan Times
encourages residents
to take part within the
UPCTJooaitnhukilaneintlsstioeyosnn community. Whether
we agree with your
opinion or not, we
want to hear from you
about subjects you are
passionate about.
Do you share Mr
Skinner’s thought
on how you see your
PinalCounties community?

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safety
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Frozen Yogurt, Garlic Festivals, Football, & More!

There is plenty to do for adults and kids specific, but they are
this weekend in, and this weekend. Plus, well within reach.
around, San Tan we cover several ac-
Continued on page 10 Valley. Locally their tivities that may not Continued on page 5

are several events be San Tan Valley

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IBnesnuerfaitnscoef Life When to Buy Life Insurance

September is National Life When it comes to purchasing a life insurance
Insurance Awareness Month policy, the younger you are, the better. Life
insurance premiums are significantly lower
By, KIVA Insurance for younger individuals, as the risk of death
is lower. Another factor that is taken into
consideration is health. Buying life insurance

Since 44 percent of American adults are opt- prior to any serious health conditions devel-
ing to go without life insurance, according to oping means lower premiums as well. All in
the 2010 LIMRA Trends in Life Insurance all, it is less costly to purchase life insurance
study, it might be time for you to consider at a young age while you’re in good health, as
why life insurance is such an important policy opposed to years from now when you have a
to have. family of your own to take care of.
Life insurance can be a way to leave mon-
ey to cover your final expenses or to leave What Can You Do
wealth for future generations. In many cases,
though, it’s a critical tool to help you provide While you’re preparing for the back-to-
for your family. For example, if you’re the school routine, take a minute to think about
sole breadwinner in your family, a life insur- what life insurance can mean to you and your
ance policy ensures that, if anything happens family. To begin, you might want to consider
to you, your family has the funds and time to these points:
recover their footing. That’s especially true if • Why you need life insurance coverage.
you work in a job or have a hobby that puts • How to choose a life insurance product.
you at higher risk for an accident. Or you and • How much life insurance coverage you
your spouse might have a large family that re-
quires two incomes. A life insurance policy need.
prevents a rapid drop in income if something • What it will cost.
happens to you or your spouse. Here are Many people mistakenly feel that life insur-
some other advantages: ance is a nonessential part of their financial
• Liquidity of the death benefit plan, but it offers mortgage protection, in-
• Easy distribution among heirs come replacement, final expenses and col-
• Predictable value lege funding options. Kiva makes it easy for
• Stability you to determine what’s right for you, just
• Tax advantages contact us and we can walk through the en-
tire process.
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September 29, 2017

Friday’s Word Search Puzzle



STahninTgasntoVdaolleiny Highlights info row image
85 W Combs Rd, # 111
Fromfrozenyogurt,GarlicFesti- San Tan Valley, Arizona, AZ 85140
vals,football,and more! For all ages, but with the focus on San Tan
Valley teens.
Continued from page 1
University of Arizona Biosphere 2
Dailey Yogurt N More
32540 S. Biosphere Road,
Karaoke, open mic, and dance party Oracle, Arizona 85623
Saturday 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 520-621-4800
Open daily 9:00 AM. and 4:00 PM
It isn’t in San Tan Valley, but it is a great little
trip to take in Pinal County. Explore the fa-
cility, exhibits, and grounds. Guided tours are
available througout the day - please arrive no
later than 3:45 p.m.

Homers Smokehouse
Grand Opening

Friday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1532 W. Ocotillo Rd
San Tan Valley, AZ 85143
New local eatery in San Tan Valley. Stop by
for their grand opening and try some great
food!
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September 29 - October 1, 2017

San Tan Valley Weekend Weather

Friday Saturday Sunday

High 95° High 97° High 95°
Low 69° Low 65° Low 65°

Warm with clear skies. Warm. Clear and sunny. Clear skies. Morning winds
Winds mild throughout Midday winds at 10 mph. reaching 14 mph.
the day and evening

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Open House for Transportation Safety
Prop 416 & 417 and Mobility

A recap of the open house event • In the last 10 years there have been
for the proposed transportation 323 fatal crashes within Pinal County.
plan There have been 878 serious injury
accidents and a total of 19,159 acci-
Continued from page 1 dents. The annual number of fatal and
serious accidents continues to rise.
Growth in Pinal County
• The travel demand model that was
• Population has grown from 180,000 in completed in March 2015 indicated
2000 to 400,000 in 2015. Population that if nothing is done, 47% of all ve-
has more than doubled in 15 years. hicle hourstraveled will be in a con-
gested condition by 2040. By imple-
• Projections produced by the State of menting regional improvements, this
Arizona indicate that Pinal County will number is predicted to be 20%
continue to see significant increases in
population over the next several de- Economic Development
cades.
• Maricopa, Casa Grande, Florence and
• Population projections over the next San Tan Valley as well as others were
20 years indicate that Pinal County undergoing significant growth until
will continue to grow to a level be- the downturn in the economy around
tween 750,000 and 913,000 people 2008. The economy is slowly return-
ing, but job creation and economic
Transportation Challenges development are still a key issue.

• Travel from Phoenix to Tucson has • Developers considering sites look at
increased. transportation infrastructure as a key
component.
• There is a need for a high capaci-
ty route to get from the north to the Lack of State and
south portions of the County. Federal Funding

• I-10 is the main route from Phoenix to • Federal funding is flat with very little
Tucson. There is not a good alterna- opportunity for increased spending.
tive. Thirty miles of I 10 is still 2 lanes Because of declining proceeds from
each direction. This needs to be wid- federal fuel taxes, the Highway Trust
ened to 3 lanes in each direction. Fund has been falling short since
2005, and has depended on transfers
• There are inadequate connections to from the General Fund of the Trea-
I 10 from local routes and businesses. sury to stay afloat.

• The east-west routes are primarily two • Arizona’s excise taxes on gas and die-
lane roads or dirt roads. There is not sel fuels have not been increased since
a good way to travel east-west through 1991.
Pinal County.
Continued on page 15
• SR347 from Maricopa to Phoenix is
heavily congested on a daily basis.

• The San Tan Valley has limited op-
tions for transportation

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September 27, 2017

Wednesay’s Sudoku Puzzle

OThilnigvseto dMo inilSlan Tan Valley: • Cooking Demos by Owner Perry Rea
Garlic Festival • Garlic Gelato
• Garlic Shops with EVERYTHING
Continued from page 5

CALLING ALL GARLIC GARLIC!
LOVERS!
• Games in the Grove
The 4th Annual Garlic Festival is here!
Get your garlic fill at this HUGE 2-day • Farm Tours & more!
event at the Olive Mill. They are selling all
of the organically grown estate garlic from Live Music by:
their garden - while supplies last!
The Hourglass Cats, Scott Helmer, Some-
Dates & Times: thing Like Seduction, Notes From Nep-
tune, The Hoodoo Casters
Saturday, September 30 - 10AM-7PM
Sunday, October 1 - 10AM-5PM Extras:

What you can expect: Blankets & chairs welcome, please no
outside food or beverage. Suitable for
• 4 Types of Organically Grown Estate children, dog friendly (outside only, with
Garlic (from our Garden) leashes please) We’ll provide the breath
mints!
• Live Music
Oh and also,
• Valley Food Trucks
FREE ADMISSION!!

• Beer & Wine Garden Events continued on page 16

• A Special Garlick-ing Good Menu
Served All Day

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Pinal County As part of Pinal Counties continued effort
Takes on Johnson to have Johnson Utilities correct issues re-
Utilities garding public safety this letter has been sent
to Brad Cole (Mr. Cole is running the day
PinalCountiescontinuedeffortto to day operations of Johnson utilities while
haveJohnsonUtilitiescorrectissues Mr. Johnson focuses on his legal issues).
regardingpublicsafety This letter is regarding issues with right-of-
way, and outlines the steps that Johnson
Continued from page 1 Utilities must make in order to stay within
the terms of their franchise agreement with
the county.

One Year — To a Great Career

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Courses at Central Arizona College!
Space available for these
classes (with start dates):
CNC Machining - Oct. 2nd
Industrial Maintenance -
Oct. 16th

[email protected] or 520-494-5308
www.CentralAZ.edu/engtech

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San Tan Times will continue to keep San If you have any questions or concerns about
Tan Valley up to date and maintain our ef- this or any other town issue that you would
forts to get you information regarding this like our help addressing contact us at
town wide concern. [email protected]
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Resident’s a measure that seeks to stomp out cowboy
Perspective on culture from Pinal. Cowboy culture isn’t
Prop 416&417 about subsidizing land developers by build-
ing roads to promote sprawl and urbaniza-
GoldCanyonresident,Scott tion. It’s about respecting our rural culture
Skinner,shareshisthoughtson and values. Let me remind you what those
Prop416and417 values are, and why we choose to live here
and not in Maricopa.
Continued from page 1 Undeveloped land is GOOD.
By, Scott Skinner Wild and open spaces are GOOD.
An open letter to Pinal County Supervisor, Clear, vast, open skies are GOOD.
Todd House, regarding Prop 416/417: Low population density is GOOD.
Small government is GOOD.

Did you know that the largest church in If you don’t share these values, then you’re
America has no doors, no walls, and no geo- really not representing the interests of our
graphical limit? It’s the Church of Infinite county. If we want urbanization, then it’s
Growth, and you are a member of it. You right next door. Mesa’s leadership makes
believe that growth is good, that it’s inevita- no secret regarding their vision for the fu-
ble, and that it’s your job to plan for it. You ture. It involves as many skyscrapers as they
believe the only way to encourage economic can encourage. They want nothing less than
activity is to subsidize land developers and a megalopolis, and they’re banking on Me-
big corporations. You hope: “maybe if we sa-Gateway airport to make it happen. They
build new roads, Amazon will come and envision the entire city is an airport, and we
build a factory”. all live inside, somewhere. And it all starts
And if you don’t believe these things, you’ve with infrastructure; “if you build it, they will
done a poor job communicating it. come...”
The snazzy pro-416/417 flier that we all re- So let’s not build it.
ceived disingenuously uses a cowboy font. Continued on page 13
It’s disingenuous because the flier promotes

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Resident’s Perspective on
Prop 416&417

Continued from page 12

If Prop 416/417 was about Pinal buying up come to Maricopa: a historical oddity. And
desert land to preserve it for future genera- all thanks to “growth” and “progress” subsi-
tions, I would vote yes. That’s the kind of dized by votes like 416/417. Perhaps Pinal
leadership Pinal voters want to see. If we should be planning a desert museum of its
wanted an Old Boys’ Club in flagrante de- own, (to quote 416/417 proponents) “BE-
licto with land developers, we’d have moved FORE IT’S TOO LATE!” When your
to Mesa. children or grandchildren ask you where
Take a drive through Maricopa and you the wild and open spaces went, you can
will see the detritus of failed commercial de- take them to the museum and point at the
velopment. Indeed, new shopping centers cowboy diorama. Or you can tell them the
are routinely built right next to the blighted truth: “It’s buried beneath this asphalt we’re
remains of previous efforts. If you want to parked on, and I voted for it.”
find some trace of the desert in Maricopa .STT
nowadays, you’ll have to go to places like the
Desert Museum.

Museums are of course places where we
warehouse things of historical interest or
curiosity. That’s what the desert has be-

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Open House for Prop 416 & 417 • State statute allows a county to develop
a regional transportation authority for
Continued from page 6 the purpose of addressing transporta-
tion issues. (ARS 48-5303) The pur-
Significant number of studies pose is to provide the governance for
have been completed, but limit- the county, cities, towns, and Indian
ed funding to further the design communities to work collaboratively
or construction of projects in developing a seamless countywide
transportation system.
• In the past 10 years there has been
over 16 different transportation stud- • The Pinal County Board of Supervi-
ies completed within Pinal County. sors approved the creation of a Re-
There are over 2,000 pages worth of gional Transportation Authority on
studies. There has been a significant August 5, 2015.
amount of effort put forth towards
studying the County from a transpor- • The Regional Transportation Au-
tation perspective. thority includes participation by Pi-
nal County, Apache Junction, Casa
• There have been regional studies Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence,
completed to look at the North-South Kearny, Mammoth, Maricopa, Queen
Corridor, the East-West Corridor, the Creek, and Superior.
I-11 and Intermountain West Corri-
dor and the Hidden Valley Area. In Approve a Regional Transportation Plan
addition CAG has completed a Re- • Voters will be asked to approve a Re-
gional Transportation Plan.
gional Transportation Plan.
• Pinal County has completed a Plan- • The routes that were selected for the
ning Assistance for Rural Areas
(PARA) study for Southern Pinal transportation plan are those that have
County, a Small Area Transportation been previously identified as the high-
Study for the entire County and a Re- est priority.
gionally Significant Routes for Safe-
ty and Mobility Study for the entire Regional Excise Tax
County. • Voters will be asked to approve a

• A number of cities and towns have County wide excise tax. The excise
also completed studies (i.e., Coolidge, tax is projected to bring in $500M to
Eloy, Florence, Casa Grande, Marico- $700M over 20 years.
pa and Apache Junction) • The cost of this tax for the typical fam-
ily in Pinal County would be $88 per
What is the solution? year

The Solution is Regional .STT
• Given the lack of federal and state

funding, it is imperative that the Coun-
ty develop a regional solution to ad-
dressing the transportation issues with-
in Pinal County.

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FThoinogsttobdao ilnlSan Tan Valley Foothills Sabercats

Continued from page 9

Combs Coyotes

The 1-4 Combs Coyotes come into to- After a dominating win against Veritas
nights game off of a tough loss to take on Prep last week Foothills will have a tough
the 0-5 Dysart Demons. Last week the test this week against Benjamin Franklin.
Coyotes mounted a big second half come- The Sabercats are 4-1 entering tonight’s
back, but ended up falling 27-21. The game where they look to end the Charges
game will start at 7:00 PM at Combs High 5 game winning streak. This contest will
School. Kick Off at 7:00 PM at San Tan Foothills
High School.

ALA Warriors

Poston Butte Broncos

Poston Butte will be headed to Gilbert ALA Ironwood went to Mesa on Thurs-
tonight to take on the 4-2 Williams Field day 9/28/17 to take on the 3-1 Heritage
Black Hawks. Last week it looked like the Hero’s. The Warriors came into Thurs-
Broncos would have a chance to get the day nights contest with a 3-1 record after a
win late in the game but simply ran out of convincing 25-0 victory against AZ Com-
time falling to Mountain View with a final pass Prep. Check www.santantimes.com
of 27-21. The Broncos are now 3-2 on the for a recap of the game
season, and will kick off against Williams .STT
Field at 7:00 PM at Williams Field High
School

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Wildlife Of San Tan Valley

Rod Small’s visual journey

By, Rod Small
Here a mare who’s band stallion is chasing off an-
other band is startled to see me as she and her foul
round a bush.

For more information visit
www.facebook.com/wildhorsephotographer

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