Archive for February, 2010
The City of Surprise Census 2010 Complete Count Committee and the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce are working together to promote Census 2010 participation.
“It makes sense for our business community to support the Census,” says Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO David Moss. “The federal dollars attached to an accurate Census population count help fund job training centers, improve transportation and support education, and that is good for business and the community.”
Census data is used by local decision-makers to determine where new roads, hospitals, child-care facilities, senior citizen centers and schools should be built.
And businesses use census data to determine where to locate supermarkets, new housing and other facilities.
“I look forward to meeting with Chamber members this month to garner Census support,” says Surprise Economic Development Manager Jeanine Jerkovic, also the staff liaison to the city’s Citizen Census Committee. “We will be offering free window clings, promoting the Census, to anyone wanting to put them in their storefront windows and discuss other options, such as printing a Census reminder on their receipts.”
In mid-March the Census Bureau will begin mailing forms to all residences and residents should complete their form and return it by National Census Day, April 1.
Each Surprise resident counted by the Census equals $1,300 in federal funds for the city to support public safety, transportation, senior services and other important civic needs.
An accurate population count, as determined every 10 years by the Census, is tied to more than $400 billion in federal funding split nationwide and determines how many congressional seats each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Census is completely confidential and takes about 10 minutes to complete the 10 questions.
For more information about Census 2010, or to see the form questions, visit www.surpriseaz.com/census2010, or the U.S. Census Bureau’s site at www.2010census.gov.
Just wanted to let everyone know that all City of Surprise email addresses have changed to .gov, as of today. So please change any city contacts you have to the .gov format. For example mike.woodard.gov The .com will still convert for a while, but best to change now.
SURPRISE, AZ (February 28, 2010) Due to inclement weather, the 2010 Fan Fest and Arizona Major League Alumni game has been cancelled.
For questions, call Community and Recreation Services at 623.222.2000.
Surprise, AZ (February 25, 2010) The soccer match between Chivas USA and Columbus Crew has been relocated back to the Reach 11 Soccer Complex in Phoenix due to the threat of rain this Saturday. After discussions with both organizations; recent rain patterns and forecast for more rain this weekend was concerning with respect to optimum field conditions and the safety of the players. The match was slated to be played on the “8” acres at the Surprise Recreation Campus. The “8” acres also serves the campus as a storm water retention basin, additional rain would flood the field and become unplayable.
Both organizations have expressed an interest in returning to the Phoenix – Surprise area in future years to engage in preseason training. Surprise is fortunate to have developed professional relationships with several MLS organizations and believes the experience will bode well with future opportunities to bring professional soccer to Surprise.
Again, the soccer match scheduled for Saturday February 27 will not take place in Surprise and will return to Reach 11 Soccer Complex in Phoenix.
Questions please call Mark A. Coronado at 623.222.2000.
Amid cuts, cities keeping vehicle perks
In Surprise, City Manager Randy Oliver said the West Valley community projects to save $137,000 annually after eliminating vehicle allowances for employees in March. City Council members stopped taking an allowance Jan. 1, 2008.“We decided it (allowances) was something that needed to be considered, and we took it away,” Oliver said. “There is now more paperwork, but at the end of the day it’s the fairest system. . . . In this economy, every dollar helps.”
Surprise, AZ (February 26, 2010) The Surprise Community and Recreation Services Department is recruiting volunteer van drivers to pick up and drop off participants attending programs at the Surprise Senior Center.
Drivers are needed Monday through Friday, for either four or six hour shifts. Training and vehicle provided. Potential volunteers must pass a background check and have a clean Arizona Driver’s License record.
For further information or to receive an application, please call 623.222.1500 or visit the Surprise Senior Center at 15832 N. Hollyhock Street.
Surprise Firefighters Charities are planning six fundraising events in March, including a dinner and poker event.
Surprise Firefighters Charities is selling discounted $10 tickets to four Surprise Spring Training games: *tickets are Plaza seats in sections 121-124; game times are 1:05 p.m.
March 6- KC vs. TX
March 7- SF vs. KC
March 16- MIL vs. KC
March 19- CLE vs. TX
A $50 dinner and No Limit Texas Hold ‘em Tournament is scheduled for March 12, 6 p.m., at the Arizona Traditions Ballroom. First place takes home a $1,000 Visa gift card.
A variety show, performed by the Soul Benefactors (www.soulbenefactors.com), will be held on March 19, 7 p.m., at Valley Vista High School. Tickets are $10 per person. A silent auction and 50/50 raffle are also part of the fun.
You must purchase tickets for any of these events through Surprise Firefighters Charities, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, so that proceeds can benefit community service programs.
To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 623.565.8944 or email info@surprisefc.org.
)Groups rally to support F-35 bids in 3 states
Shooting at Luke AFB kills 1, injures 1
City seeking estimates to fix leaky building
Az TechCelerator incubator welcomes tenants
Amid cuts, cities keeping vehicle perks
Surprise Stadium’s extras help woo fans
Surprise City Council to review city funds
Hollyhock Branch Library will alter the days of the week and hours of the day it is open, beginning March 1. Hollyhock Branch, 15844 N. Hollyhock St., Surprise, will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays only, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Library hours of operation were changed to coincide with recent City of Surprise budget reductions. The hours of Surprise’s other library, Northwest Regional Library, remain unchanged. Hollyhock is one of 15 libraries operated by the Maricopa County Library District. For more information about MCLD libraries, please visit www.mcldaz.org
Luke Air base
Attendees at the meetings will get an introduction to the F-35, its capabilities and mission, and how it will be integrated at Luke, according to Luke Forward, a state coalition of supporters who hope to land the aircraft at the base.
Surprise: 6-8 p.m., Feb. 24
Communiversity @ Surprise
15850 West Civic Center Plaza
The Surprise Recreation Campus will host its first-ever professional Major League Soccer (MLS) match, as Chivas USA takes on the 2008 MLS Champions the Columbus Crew!
The game, Saturday, February 27, 11 a.m., will be played at the Surprise Recreation Campus – 8 acres field north of Surprise Stadium, 15960 N. Bullard Avenue.
Chivas USA is based in the Los Angeles suburb or Carson, California. The club, founded in 2004, has had remarkable success in just four seasons in MLS. In 2008, the club finished in the second in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the third year in a row. Chivas USA plays its home games at the Home Depot Center. The Columbus Crew was introduced as the first of 10 inaugural MLS clubs in 1994. Based out of Columbus Ohio, the Crew plays their home games at the Columbus Crew Stadium.
Tickets to the game are free with a non-perishable food donation benefiting Valley View Community Food Bank.
For more information regarding the game please call 623.222.2000 or visit www.surpriseaz.com
I emaild the city asking why are we supporting the food bank in Young Town instead of the one in Surprise, this has happened before, since Lyn Truitt has become Mayor.
Join Mayor Lyn Truitt and the Surprise City Council welcome back the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers for the 8th Season of Spring Training Baseball at Surprise Stadium, February 26, at the Mayor’s Welcome Back Lunch.
Team management and Manager’s Ron Washington of the Texas Rangers and Trey Hillman of the Kansas City Royals are scheduled to address the attendees and discuss the upcoming 2010 season.
The lunch event, at Surprise Stadium, begins at 11:30 a.m.
Tickets to this event are $30 for an individual and $210 for a business/corporate table of eight.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Surprise Community and Recreation Services Office, 15960 N. Bullard Avenue, until February 24.
For more information on the Mayor’s Welcome Back Lunch, call 623.222.2258 or visit www.surprisespringtraining.com.
It was an exciting final day of action at the $25,000 Symmetry Software Women’s Pro Circuit Tennis Championships as the doubles and singles champions were decided. The doubles final was easily one of the most competitive matches of the event as unseeded Americans Christina Fusano and Courtney Nagle took on the fourth seeded team of Chun-Mei Ji and Yi Fan Xu (China). Fusano and Nagle came out quickly and took control of the first set early before taking it 7-5. Ji and Xu found their game near the end of the first set and although they dropped the opener they took the second set with more aggressive net play and less unforced errors. Ji and Xu won the second set 6-2. Too many unforced errors in the match-tiebreaker proved too costly as Xi and Xu captured the breaker 10-5.
A much anticipated singles final of Abigail Spears (USA) and Kurumi Nara (JPN) unfortunately did not live up to expectations. The aggressive and consistent play that Nara had become known for during the week did not carry into the final. Nara commited too many unforced errors to amount any sort of comeback. Spears’ combined efficient but offensive minded tennis to take control of the match early. She won the opening set quickly at 6-1. Spears’ ability to follow up deep penetrating groundstrokes into the net was too much for Nara who came to net on a couple of occasions but was obviously uncomfortable being there. Spears took the match 6-1, 6-2 to capture the title.
Doubles Final
Chun-Mei Ji/ Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) (4) def Christina Fusano/ Courtney Nagle (USA) 5-7, 6-2, 10-5
Singles Final
Abigail Spears (USA) (8) def Kurumi Nara (JPN) (3) 6-1, 6-2
A friendly reminder that a new six-week session of classes begins this Monday! It’s not too late to register although some classes are already full. Call 623-222-2400 to register, stop by the front desk, or register online at www.surpriseaz.com/tennis.
We cancel classes with less than three players registered and we don’t want to cancel a class YOU intended to register for. Get registered today!
See you tomorrow at the $25,000 Symmetry Software Women’s Pro Circuit Tennis Championships,
Friday’s action saw six of the top eight seeds in action for Quarterfinal play. With wins by Abigail Spears and Christina McHale the touranment has an All-American semifinal for Saturday guaranteeing at least one American reaching the Finals. Top-seeded Varvara Lepchenko had no trouble defeating un-seeded Olga Puchkova (RUS) in the opening match on Court 14. All four quarterfinal matches were straight set victories. The match of the day concluded the afternoons matches as the American duo of Christina Fusano and Courtney Nagle upset the #1 seeded doubles of Jing-Jing Lu and Sheng-Nan Sun (CHN) 6-4, 7-5. Fusano and Nagle were up a break at 4-2 and serving to go up 5-2 when Lu and Sun managed to get the match even at 4-4. Fusano and Nagle broke Lu and Sun to win the match.
Play begins Saturday at 11am with top-seeded Varvara Lepchenko (USA) facing Kurumi Nara (JPN) (3) immediately followed by Abigail Spears (USA) (8) versus Christina McHale (USA) (7)
Today’s Singles Quarterfinal Results
Abigail Spears (USA) (8) def Anastasia Pivovarova (RUS) (4) 6-3, 6-4
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) (1) def Olga Puchkova (RUS) 6-1, 6-2
Christina McHale (USA) (7) def Monique Adamczak (AUS) (2) 6-4, 6-2
Kurumi Nara (JPN) (3) def Julia Boserup (USA) 6-3, 6-0
Today’s Doubles Semi-Finals Results
Chun-Mei Ji (CHN)/ Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) (4) def Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)/ Nadiya Kichenok (UKR 5-7, 3-1 retired (injury)
Christina Fusano (USA) / Courtney Nagle (USA) def Jing-Jing Lu (CHN)/ Sheng-Nan Sun (CHN) 6-4, 7-5
Cost of the Old City Hall
The cost to maintain the building with no one occupying the building is $106,500.
The breakdown is Contractual (pest, generator, fire compliance) - $10,200; Water - $9,100; Electricity $62,200 and Grounds Maintenance - $ 25,000.
When the building is occupied by tenents, we will look at the increased cost verus income.
The City of Surprise Census 2010 Complete Count Committee is hard at work in their efforts to raise public awareness for the upcoming Census count.
“This is a great group of community members, who have moved beyond brainstorming ideas and are ready to put them into action,” says Community Development Director Jeff Mihelich. “In March, our community will really start to see how important it is to fill out and return the Census form by April 1.”
Each Surprise resident counted by the Census equals $1,300 in federal funds for the city to support public safety, transportation, senior services and other important civic needs.
Since meeting in January, Census Committee members and city staff liaisons have been developing a variety of outreach efforts including working with local HOAs and retirement communities to post Census 2010 literature in community newsletters and Web sites.
A Census 2010 booth will be added to the city’s Block Party Trailer set up, so as neighbors gather at social events the Census message will be part of the information sharing.
Residents will also be able to see Census 2010 Public Service Announcements, produced by Surprise 11, during Spring Training games at Surprise Stadium.
The business community has agreed to display Census promotional materials in their shops and offices. Motorists on eastbound Bell Road will see the “Census 2010: Count Me In” message prominently displayed on a billboard as they cross over Friendship Bridge, starting in mid-March. And the city’s sanitation vehicles will transform into moving Census billboards with Census signage added next month.
“The committee is working with the school district and local churches, so that no matter where you are in the city, there is a good chance you will see or hear about the Census,” adds Mihelich. “Participating in the Census is a great way to show your community pride.”
An accurate population count, as determined every 10 years by the Census, is tied to more than $400 billion in federal funding split nationwide and determines how many congressional seats each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Census is completely confidential and takes about 10 minutes to complete the 10 questions. The U.S. Census Bureau will begin mailing the Census 2010 forms March 15 - 17.
For more information about Census 2010, or to see the form questions, visit www.surpriseaz.com/census2010, or the U.S. Census Bureau’s site at www.2010census.gov.
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