Caroline Yumail

Progress continues on the Downtown Tempe Streetscape Improvement Project, which aims to revitalize the Mill Avenue corridor, as city council recently awarded and ratified construction contracts related to the project.

Tempe City Council will host the second and final hearing for a nearly $300,000 fund transfer that would support the financing of bike and pedestrian improvements on Country Club Way at council’s Jan. 9 regular meeting.

Work at the Tempe Municipal Complex continues as council considers awarding a $3.4 million construction contract to complete structural repairs within the garden level of the building.

Tempe’s CARE 7 youth specialists provide support at Tempe high and middle schools to create a school culture that takes actions to prevent violence, specifically gun violence, through the Sandy Hook Promise’s program.

A resident has appealed a Tempe Development Review Commission decision to approve a use permit for the East Valley Health, Housing and Human Services Center to provide temporary housing in a new development.

Tempe Development Review Commission will consider approving a use permit to increase the building height of a new three-story development at its Jan. 14 regular meeting to accommodate clearance requirements.

A community member has appealed a Tempe Development Review Commission decision to approve a use permit for the East Valley Health, Housing and Human Services Center to provide temporary housing in a new development.

Tempe held its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Awards on Jan. 13, at the Marriott Phoenix Resort Tempe at The Buttes, celebrating the legacy of the famed activist and people who represent his message of unity, diversity and social justice locally.

Tempe City Council unanimously voted to deny an appeal of a previously approved use permit for the East Valley Health, Housing and Human Services Center, with added conditions to accommodate the appellant’s concerns.

Kyrene School District Governing Board recently appointed its representatives for the district’s Long-Range Planning Committee, which will help the district to develop recommendations for how to address a projected enrollment trend and to maximize the use of school facilities.