Our quality of life in Carefree depends on the services provided by the Town.

 

Carefree provides police protection, fire protection, and ambulance service. The Town also maintains the roadways, enforces zoning ordinances to protect your property value, provides a Court to enforce the law and has a Staff that provides services to citizens.

 

All these services cost money and about 50% of the money used to run the Town comes from local sales tax.

 

That is why I think economic development is critical to the future of Carefree and to maintaining our quality of life. If Carefree doesn’t have the money, then it cannot provide the services we all enjoy.

What is economic development? One facet of economic development is providing an attractive municipal infrastructure that will bring business activity to Carefree. Providing the right municipal amenities will attract people to our Town Center. Business activity will follow.

 

Another facet of economic development is meeting with entrepreneurs and business to tell them about Carefree. Members of the Town Council and the Staff have initiated these meetings to bring new activity to our commercial areas.

 

Economic development also is “shopping local”. Citizens can help develop our business engine by buying in their own home town.

I hope you’ll join me to support economic development in Carefree.

 

Mayor David Schwan

 

 

EMPTY BOWLS

LUNCH

Friday, October 21, 2011

11:00 a.m. ‘til 1:30 p.m. Carefree Town Center

H Have lunch, feed the hungry and keep the bowl!

All proceeds benefit the

Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center

The eleventh annual Foothills Empty Bowl Event to honor World Hunger Day will be held at the Carefree Town Center on

Friday, October 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch prepared by Carefree Resort & Conference Center will be served in hand made ceramic or glass bowls. For a minimum donation of $15, guests can select their own unique bowl, made by members and friends of the Sonoran Arts League, and keep it as a lasting reminder of world hunger.

All proceeds from the lunch are donated to the Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center, and will support their ongoing effort to provide emergency food and services to area families in need of assistance.

Sponsored by:

Sonoran Arts League

Town of Carefree • Carefree Resort & Conference Center

Marjon Ceramics & Laguna Clay

Pam DiPietro

Executive Director

Foothills Food Bank

480-488-1145 office

foothillsfoodbank.com

 

 

Hi Lyn,

Here’s a fun activity your readers might not know about.

BINGO!!!! Yep! That’s right! BINGO right in your own backyard.

Foothills Community Foundation is pleased to offer BINGO every week at the lovely FCF-Holland Community Center, 34250 N. 60th Street, Building B (60th Street south of the Carefree Highway in the YMCA /PVCC complex).

BINGO

Every Thursday starting at 1:30 p.m.

Open to anyone 18 and older.

Player packets: $13/per person.

Winners every week!

For further information visit http://www.azfcf.org or call 480-488-1090.

--MB Reeves