Last Week at Rotary

• The City is considering issuing a general obligation bond of around $500 million.  The bond would be issued over a period of time to be determined and would go to address immediate infrastructure needs of the city.  A 13 member Citizens Bond Committee is in the process of being formed, the be lead by our own past Mayor Jackie Meck.  The committee will review, evaluate and prioritize projects from a list developed by City staff and make recommendations to the City Council.  Possible improvements to be considered would be another fire house for Victory, a library for the Festival area, Skyline Park improvements, public safety needs and roads.

• Clay assured us Buckeye has sufficient water resources to accommodate our expected growth.  At present 70% of Buckeye water is used for agricultural purposes. However, the city continues to seek other sources of water and will continue to be focused on this critical need for our community as it is for any desert city.

• The City is working on a Library Master plan to help guide the City Council in the years ahead.  The plan will necessarily include considering the technological changes impacting library uses and how libraries can be help to better serve the public. Clay recommended we all explore the current offerings of the library which includes on line courses offered via Linked-in and access to statewide library offerings.

• Clay did mention that several new restaurants are planned for the northwest corner of Roosevelt and Verrado. He also hinted that a popular grocery store could be build in the vicinity.  Stay tuned.

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Rotary Club of Verrado Donates Books to Verrado Elementary School

 

 

Last week, President Cheryl and President Elect Holly presented the Verrado Elementary School students with the books we present to our speakers each week.  President Cheryl reports that they had a great reception and hearty applause from the students.  Good work Verrado Rotarians!