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67th Avenue Improvements

Sundt Construction will begin construction on improvements along 67th Avenue for approximately 2 ½ miles, from Olive Avenue to the ACDC Channel (just north of Thunderbird Road), in May 2008. The project is scheduled to be complete in April 2009. This project is a partnership between the Cities of Glendale and Peoria. Improvements include installation of storm drain pipe, SRP irrigation line replacement, addition of turn lanes, new curb/gutter/sidewalks, underground power lines, landscaping, street lighting, and traffic signal improvements. Read more.

Thanks to Volunteers

Special thanks to all the volunteers who came out recently to work on projects in the Sahuaro District. More than 25 volunteers from Glendale Christian Church participated in a project in Tierra Buena. The group was able to assist three homeowners with yard work and a small fence painting project.

This past weekend, 75 volunteers from M&I Bank and Canyon Point Academy participated in a Global Youth Service Day project at Thunderbird Paseo Park. The group picked up trash and afterwards the kids had a squirt gun fight.

I appreciate all the hard work these groups did and would like to encourage all groups and individuals to come out and volunteer. If you would like to participate in projects like these, call the Community Volunteer Program at (623) 930-2915.

— Councilmember Steve Frate

Banner Thunderbird’s New Patient Tower

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center recently held a “Topping Out” ceremony for their new south tower. Councilmember Frate, Banner Thunderbird employees and others in attendance celebrated by signing the final piece of steel before it was put into place on the building.

Neighborhood Grants

Neighbors living in the Pioneer Neighborhood, near 63rd Avenue and Country Gables Drive, have new streetscape improvements as a result of a neighborhood grant. Councilmember Frate presented neighborhood leader Mark Davidson with a plaque to thank him for participating in the process to improve his neighborhood at a brief dedication ceremony on Thursday, April 24.

The Neighborhood Partnership Office administers a grant program that funds revitalization projects twice a year to assist neighborhoods more than 15 years old. Citizen participation and involvement are key components of the program. For more information on the Neighborhood Grants Program, click here or call (623) 930-2868.

Commuter Rail Stakeholders Group

Councilmember Steve Frate was recently appointed to serve on the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Commuter Rail Stakeholders Group.

The group is comprised of stakeholders from throughout the commuter rail planning area, including cities and towns, business organizations, transportation advocates and others. Over the course of the next year, the group will meet four times and will identify key issues, purpose and needs, along with goals and objectives for commuter rail. “I look forward to representing the city on this important group that will help identify the commuter rail opportunities in our community” Frate said.