6 October 4 - 17, 2008
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Online auction helps
energy effi ciency in the new building, and we’ll even
CCA, programs
be generating power to help offset costs.”
A hot-air balloon expedition, art work, gift
Citizens will also enjoy the convenience of the
certifi cates for local restaurants and tickets to events
consolidated location, where a vast variety of services
and attractions are up for bid at the Chandler Center
will be provided under one roof. When completed,
for the Arts Fall 2008 Online Endowment Auction,
Chandler City Hall will house offi ces of the Mayor
which continues through 5 p.m. Fri., Oct. 10. The
and Council, City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney,
money raised benefi ts the center’s endowment fund
Communications and Public Affairs, Economic
to assist with providing quality, affordable arts and
Development, Community Services, City Council
cultural opportunities; to create sustainability for
Chambers, Human Resources, Risk Management, Tax
the CCA and Vision Gallery; and to expand arts
and Licensing, Accounting, Budget, Environmental
educational programming.
Services, Purchasing and Neighborhood Resources.
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The centerpiece of the drive was CCA’s sold-out
“There will be approximately 240 employees at
NEW IS OLD: New construction of Chandler Fire Department’s
appearance of 2007 “America’s Got Talent” winner,
move-in with growth for another 100 employees,” administration building will use a traditional red brick fi re station
says Norris.
exterior.
ventriloquist Terry Fator.
To check the complete list of available auction items,
Other offi ces, such as Planning and Development,
Acting Fire Chief Tom Carlson notes that
visit www.chandlercenter.org/support/auction.html.
Public Works, IT, Police and the Courts, will remain in
maintaining the style of historic downtown Chandler
their current locations.
is an important factor in the construction project.
“We wanted to tie into the look of downtown,”
Native American Art
New Fire headquarters “long overdue”
explains Carlson. “The new headquarters will be red
One exception is the Fire Department, which is
brick, and the front entrance will have the look of a
Market in Chandler
constructing its own new headquarters near the
traditional three-bay fi re station.”
The fi rst Chandler Native American Art Market will
City Hall complex in downtown Chandler. With 239
Preserving the department’s legacy is also important
be held 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 and 9 a.m. to 5
fi refi ghters and 10 fi re stations to manage, as well as
to Couch, who envisions having some display
p.m. Sun., Oct. 12 in A.J. Chandler Park in downtown
a host of educational and oversight programs to run,
space where residents can view historic artifacts of Chandler.
Battalion Chief Dan Couch says the move to a larger
Chandler’s fi refi ghting past. Sponsored by the City of Chandler, the art festival will
space is long overdue.
“We hope to have a small portion of the fi rst fl oor
feature authentic Native American artwork from artists
“We have been at or over capacity for several years,
dedicated to a mini-museum that will house the 1936
across the Southwest. Vendors will have quality jewelry,
so much so that we moved the entire EMS division out
Dodge, our fi rst motorized apparatus,” says Couch.
photography, pottery, paintings, Katsina carvings, also
to the Fire Training Center on south Dobson Road,”
The estimated completion date for the Fire
known as Kachinas, sculptures, baskets, weavings,
says Couch. “This building will allow us to do our job
clothing, native food and tribal arts and crafts.
Department Headquarters is November 2009, with the
The event is in conjunction with the Native American
more effi ciently and will allow for future growth.”
new City Hall expected to be fi nished by late 2010.
Recognition Days and the Miss Indian Arizona Scholarship
The new facility, located at the southeast corner
Program at the Chandler Center for the Arts on Oct. 11.
of Washington and Boston streets, will have a total Miriam Van Scott of Kerby Estates is a freelance writer and
The Native American Art Market will be an annual
of 58,000 square feet with 10,000 square feet of
Chandler transplant from the Washington, D.C. area. She can be
event. It is sponsored by the City of Chandler Diversity
actual offi ce space. A third fl oor will be a large open
reached at Miriam@SanTanSun.com.
offi ce in support of its mission to promote mutual
area complete with lockers and showers for future
respect and inclusion in Chandler.
development.
For more information, call 480-782-2214.
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