NR-DHCA
515 E. Carefree Hwy., #300

Phoenix, AZ 85085-8839

Email:  nrdhca@gmail.com

 

Phone: 623-742-0150 (Shareen Goodroad, President)

623-587-7039 (Terry Marron, Vice President)

May 13, 7:30 PM 

Snakes and Spiders and Ice Cream
OH MY!
Join NRDHCA at their Annual Ice Cream Social and a Wildlife Presentation by Mark Paulat at Fellowship Crossroads Church 42425 N. New River Rd., New River, Arizona Ice Cream provided by Shangri La Ranch

Next NR-DHCA Meeting: Click Here

Next Litter Pick-up: Click Here

Current Newsletter: Click Here

Save Daisy Mountain
Click here for how to help get an initiative on the ballot

All About NR-DHCA Meetings & Newletters Helpful Links Issues, Roads & Events

Community (non-NR-DHCA) Meeting/Events

  • DISCONTINUED FOR THE SUMMER - NEXT MEETING SEPTEMBER 5 - 1st Friday of month, 8 AM - Breakfast with Andy Kunasek. Hometown Buffet (North West corner of Bell & I-17.  Click here for more. Everyone invited.

  • DISCONTINUED FOR THE SUMMER - NEXT MEETING SEPTEMBER 15 - 3rd Tuesday of each month, Noon to 3 PM - Chat with Andy Kunasek (Maricopa County Supervisor for our area): Daisy Mountain Fire Dept, 43814 N New River Rd. Everyone invited.

  • 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, 6:30 PM - Kiwanis of Daisy Mountain: Meeting at the North Maricopa County Regional Library, North Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem, Arizona). Everyone invited.
  • 4th Monday of each month, 7:00 PM - Daisy Mountain Fire District Board Meeting:  Daisy Mountain Fire Dept, 43814 N New River Rd. Everyone invited.
  • 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:00 PM - New River Kiwanis Meeting: Kiwanis Building at the New River Community Park. Everyone invited.
  • Daisy Mountain Fire Department Certified Emergency Response Team (CERT):
    • 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm - Business Meeting: Daisy Mountain Fire Dept, 43814 N New River Rd. Guests are welcome. Call Paul Schickel at 623-695-1424 if you have questions.
    • Training: Click here to see dates, places, etc.

Issues Affecting our Community (non-road)

  • May 14 - Peaceful Protest - Neighborhood Event - Please join us for a peaceful gathering in protest of the construction of St. Augustine's Academy on the NW corner of 15th Ave and Irvine. We plan to distribute informational flyers, share our concerns, and meet and greet all our neighbors who pass by.
                   When: May 14th (Wednesday)
                   Where: Corner of 15th Ave & Irvine
                   Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Horses, lawn chairs, and posters are welcome. As the closure on the sale of the land quickly approaches (May 20th), it is critical that we voice our opposition. Under serious consideration is a 2nd peaceful walk outside of the Church on May 18th. Please let me know if you are interested in participating.

  • Save Daisy Mountain -- click here for how to help get an initiative on the ballot
  • Upper New River Area Master Drainage Plan - NR-DHCA response to Flood Control
  • COMING SOON - Agua Fria National Monument and Bradshaw - Harquahala Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement. Click HERE for more information.
  • NEW Justice Precinct covers portions of New River: click here to see the boundaries.

Road Projects

June, July and August:  Andy Kunasek's Monthly Breakfast Meeting.·No Andy Kunasek's Monthly Breakfast Meeting. Next breakfast will be on Friday, September 5.

The Agua Fria National Monument and Bradshaw - Harquahala Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement is due out soon!! We started this in 2001 and this is the last phase. BLM naturally wants to save $ and prefer people to access the report on the web (free) or a CD (cost BLM about $1) instead of the printed form. The comment period on the Draft EIS was the last phase in the planning process for formal public comment (input). The next phase allows only protests. Once the document is formally out, any person who participated in the planning process and believes they will be adversely affected by the RMP's may protest the plan decisions. The protest may raise only those issues submitted for the record during the planning process.

Let BLM know which version you want: (1) Access on the web 2) Have a CD (3) Have a printed copy

Send your request with your mailing address and email address to their emaill address (AZ_AFNM_Bradshaw@blm.gov or their mailing address (AFNM& BH RPM and EIS, Hassayampa Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027-2929. For questions, please call 623-580-5500.

Interstate 17 Construction Update  

Upcoming Restrictions - Current news is provided at ADOT's  http://www.azdot.gov/Highways/Valley_Freeways/I17/Black_Canyon_Fwy_North/closures_restrictions.asp

ADOT I-17 Travel Advisory for Sunset Point Rest Area

The Sunset Point Rest Area. located approximately 40 miles north of Phoenix on Interstate 17, will be closed for renovations beginning Monday, Nov. 5 until early 2009. Last exits with services on I-17 north and south of the Sunset Point Rest Area are:

Exit 244 in Black Canyon City and

Exit 262 in Cordes Junction at the interchange with State Route 69.

The remodeled facility will include new restroom facilities, picnic ramadas, sidewalks, landscaping, parking lot resurfacing and reconstruction, and infrastructure improvements to the water, sewer, septic, and utility service to the site. ADOT recognizes that closure of the rest area is inconvenient for travelers, and asks for your patience as we renovate this facility to better serve the needs of travelers on I-17 in the future. For questions about the closure or facility renovations, please contact ADOT Constituent Services at 602.712.7355.

Information Sources:

  • An audio podcast outlining this week’s I-17 Traffic Alert can be downloaded from the ADOT Web site.

  • For information on construction activities, contact Brock Barnhart at 602.712.7176 or bbarnhart@azdot.gov.

  • For general information about I-17 improvements, contact the I-17 project hotline at 480.890.3055 or projectupdate@lewinassociates.com.

  • For traffic updates across Arizona, visit ADOT's Travel Information Site at www.az511.com or call 5-1-1

  • Timothy Tait, ADOT Community Relations: E-mail: ttait@azdot.gov or Phone: 602.712.7070

 
 

New River Road - Corridor Improvement Study I-17 to Desert Hills Drive

The Maricopa County Department of Transportations' (MCDOT) Right Roads Program is gathering community input about potential improvements along New River Road between I-17 and Desert Hills Drive. The goal of this study is to identify and establish the future roadway type, alignment, number of lanes and right-of-way requirements along the new river road corridor to safely accommodate future traffic demand.

See MCDOT 9-14-07  Map of the impact road and the County analysis of the issues.

For more information contact Peggy Rubach at 602-506-1630, or email peggyrubach@mail.maricopa.gov.

 

Carefree Highway Scenic Corridor Study

 

NEW -- Thursday, May 22. at 9:30 a.m - Public hearing for draft Carefree Highway Design Guidelines update. Location: Maricopa County Board of Supervisors' Auditorium, 205 West Jefferson St., Phoenix. This is a public hearing; you are invite to attend to provide testimony or comments regarding the draft plan.

 

See http://www.maricopa.gov/planning/compln/carefree_highway_SC.asp for the Draft 4 Study.  NR/DHCA's analysis (see NRDHCH Draft 4 comments) is  based on prior comments (see NRDHCA draft 3 analysis/comments). 


The entire county is experiencing rapid growth and development which will continue to change the once rural landscape to a region characterized by urban development. Aside from the obvious impacts to land, the environment, and water resources, it is important to consider the changing impacts to scenic areas like those along Carefree Highway. Consequently, Maricopa County initiated an update to its Carefree Highway Scenic Corridor Study, which was approved in 1997.

 

Support NR-DHCA's analysis.  Email johnverdugo@mail.maricopa.gov  and write

"I support the recommendations submitted by NR-DHCA."

 

Alternatively, you could just voice your opinion by calling John at 602-506-8520 or emailing johnverdugo@mail.maricopa.gov

 

Daisy Mountain Fire Department Community Emergency Response Team (DMFD-CERT)

Fire Station 141 (43814 N New River Rd., New River, AZ)

Call Daisy Mountain Fire  District (DMFD) Administration at 623-465-7400 for details.

  • Monthly business meeting - 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Fire Station 141 (43814 N New River Rd., New River, AZ) - (CERT members and general public invited)

  • IS-22 -- Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
    This class may be taken as an independent studies course on your own.  http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is22.asp

  • CERT G-317 / IS-22: Basic Hands-on classroom CERT course. April 3 class cancelled.  Next class has not been scheduled; we will post it when it is.

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