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UPCOMING EVENTS
Del Webb Goes Pink - October 9, 2010 at 8 am
This year marks the 3rd Annual Del Webb Goes Pink event! Open to the public, registrants receive a t-shirt and can choose to participate in a 3-mile or 1-mile walk/run to raise funds for breast cancer research. Walk begins at the Sun City Anthem Union Center and walks on the cart paths of the Poston Butte Golf Course. VIEW the event flier! REGISTER online now!
FITT for Life Expo - November 13, 2010 from 11 am - 4 pm
This event is open to the public and is a health and wellness lifestyle event at the Sun City Anthem Union Center parking lot and outdoor area. Event includes health screenings, blood drive, mammograms (by app't), vendors and exhibitors, beer garden, food, FITT Kids Playground and much more! If you're interested in being an exhibitor, please visit www.amrevents.com.
Upcoming Events
Fall Kids Camp - Anthem residents and friends ages 3-10 are invited to participate in Kids Camp this fall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays beginning September 20th for two weeks. Half and full day options available. Camp runs from September 20 - October 1. > View the Calendar for all the info!
New Activities!
Check out the new programs and activities kicking off for 2010! Go to Events and Activities > Programs to see them all!
Florence Copper Project
- UPDATE -
- Download the Florence Copper Project General Plan Amendment
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PETITION - A
petition has been placed
at the front desks of both the Sun City Union Center and Parkside
Community Center. If you would like to join others in the Anthem
Community and recommend the Council deny the Major General Plan
Amendment proposed the the Florence Copper Project, please consider
signing the petition.
> VIEW THE PETITION < > COMPLETE THE PETITION ONLINE <
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LETTER - A letter, dated
July 13,
2010, has been sent to the Town of Florence to the attention of The
Honorable Mayor Vicki Kilvinger on behalf of the Anthem at Merrill Ranch
Community, to express their opposition to the application by Pew and
Lake, PLC for a major general plan amendment to the Town of Florence
2020 General Plan.
> VIEW THE LETTER <
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EMAIL & LETTER CREATED BY A PARKSIDE
RESIDENT - Click the link below to view an email created by
Parkside resident, John Anderson, that you may send to
Mark.Eckhoff@florenceaz.gov with the email link below. You can also use the Letter link below to view an 11-pg letter from John Anderson describing the reasons for opposing the Project.
> SEND MARK AN EMAIL <
As you may have heard, the Florence Copper Project has been
postponed. At a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held last night at
the Parkside Community Center, it was announced that the application by HDI
Curis to amend the Town of Florence General Plan to operate a copper mine near
the Anthem at Merrill Ranch Community is withdrawn until next year.
The company gave a presentation on the project and many residents
came out to express their opinions about it.
While the application is currently withdrawn, the company’s intent
is to continue to rally in support of the project and apply again next
year. The HOA remains in opposition of this project. If you would
like more information, please go to the portal.
The Florence Copper Project has proposed an amendment to the Town of Florence General Plan to operate a copper mine five miles from the Anthem at Merrill Ranch Community. Last month, many Anthem residents came to an open house held by the Florence Copper Project (HDI Curis) with great questions and concerns about the project. There are a couple more key dates coming up that are important to the general plan amendment process that the Florence Copper Project is going through that you should be aware of.
The August
5th Planning & Zoning Meeting will be held at the Parkside Community Center at 6:30 pm
and the public is invited to attend to ask questions of the Project. At
the August 19th
Town of Florence
Planning
& Zoning Commission (P & Z)
meeting, P & Z will
make a recommendation to the Town Council
to approve or
deny the Florence Copper Project’s general plan amendment. Though this
recommendation is not binding, the Town is asking for residents to
submit
letters and emails regarding comments about the copper mine to the Town
of Florence
Planning Director, Mark Eckhoff. His contact information is below. All
e-mails
and letters received will become part of the staff report that P & Z
will
present at the meeting.
Mark Eckhoff, AICP
Planning Director
Town of Florence
P.O. Box 2670
600 North Main Street
Florence, AZ 85132
Mark.Eckhoff@florenceaz.gov
(520) 868-7540
(520) 868-7546 (fax)
www.florenceaz.gov
At the September 20th Town Council Meeting, Council will make a decision on the Florence Copper Project. Five of the seven Council members must approve the project for it to pass.
EPA Report - The mention of company or product names in this document is not to be considered an endorsement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The use of the terms “extraction,” “beneficiation,” and “mineral processing” in this document are not intended to classify any waste stream for the purposes of regulatory interpretation or application. Rather, these terms reflect common industry usage.
This report should be viewed only as a compilation of existing data on technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) in the copper industry of Arizona. It does not attempt to draw conclusions regarding the risks to human health and the environment, extrapolate data to other facilities, or define what actions may be taken regarding TENORM. > REPORT <