Archive for February, 2010
Join Mayor Lyn Truitt and the Surprise City Council welcome back the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers for the 8th Season of Spring Training Baseball at the Surprise Recreation Campus during the Mayor’s Welcome Back Lunch on Friday, February 26, 11:30 a.m., at the Surprise Stadium. Team management and managers’ Ron Washington of the Texas Rangers and Trey Hillman of the Kansas City Royals are scheduled to address the attendees and discuss the upcoming 2010 season. Tickets to this event are $30 for an individual and $210 for a business / corporate table of eight.
Fergie Jenkins, three time All Star, winner of the 1971 Cy Young Award and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame will be the City of Surprise’s special guest at the Welcome Back Lunch.
Tickets are available for purchase through City of Surprise Community and Recreation Services Department located at 15960 N. Bullard Avenue until February 19, 2010. For more information please call 623.222.2258 or visit surprisespringtraining.com.
The Symmetry Software Women’s $25,000 Pro Circuit Tennis Championships will be played at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex, February 14 - 21. In addition to the tournament action, the week includes a number of special fun events for the public.
Larry Miller Toyota Kids Day – Monday, February 15, 10am-11am
Kids Day is a one-hour clinic for any registered junior player. The clinic will include drills, games and instruction from tennis professional from the tournament and STRC teaching staff. In addition, the USTA will lead a prize court and there will be an autograph session to follow. All participants are invited to stay for the remainder of the day for the day’s matches. To register for Kids Day contact STRC at 623-222-2400.
Nationwide Insurance in Surprise Adaptive Recreation Clinic – Tuesday, February 16, 5:30pm – 6:30pm On Tuesday evening for the second consecutive year the City of Surprise Adaptive Recreation Department and the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex will team up to host an Adaptive Recreation Clinic. The clinic will include games, drills, and an autograph session with a professional from the tournament. Contact Joe Gladieux at 623-222-2257 to register.
USTA League Team Day – Wednesday, February 17, 10:30am – 12:00pm
On Wednesday STRC will host a USTA (United States Tennis Association) League Team clinic and lunch. The USTA League Team Clinic is only $40 and is open to any player who is currently playing on a USTA League Team. The day includes a clinic with touring professionals from the event and STRC teaching staff along with lunch after the clinic and tickets to the day’s matches.
Sanderson Ford Senior Day– Thursday, February 18, All Seniors (50+) $1 admission.
USTA Pro Circuit graduates have accounted for more than 50 Grand Slam singles titles and, overall, 14 Pro Circuit veterans have risen to No. 1 in the world. That list includes Americans Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Andy Roddick. Each year, more than half the players in the US Open men’s and women’s draws have either played or are currently playing on the USTA Pro Circuit.
For additional information on this tournament or any program at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex please contact John Austin at John. Austin@surpriseaz.com or call 623-222-2400.
New videos are the latest way Surprise is encouraging all residents to the participate in Census 2010. Two short public service announcements (PSAs) are running regularly on the city’s Surprise 11 cable channel and soon on Sun City Grand’s Channel 22.
For additional information about Census 2010, please visit www.surpriseaz.com/census2010.
Does anyone know if Councilman Mike Woodward is a conservative?
After reviewing the 2010 budget a number of times I believe it was a bonanza to have elected a budget guru in Mike Woodard.Being a Council Member Mike can now call for workshop’s, where the Council Members can be better versed in what’s in the budget. Being a Council Member Mike can now call for workshop’s, where the Council Members can be better versed in what’s in the budget.
It is hard for me to know if Councilman Richard Alton is expressing his own belief’s or is his rhetoric for his contingency in District 2.
It was not my intention to offend anyone by my choice of words.
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With the close relationship that I have with the residents of the Original Town Site, I will defend them to the best of my ability that was why I chose to represent them as their councilman.
Changes, yes by taking a farming community and developing it into a city we created a displaced population.
Many of the residents of the O.T.S., became service employees, which were needed and kept their wages in Surprise.
Because of the residents in the original town site, the City of Surprise receives approximately $400,000 each year in grant money that we would not receive otherwise.
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/LilyShumLeung/73107
The animosity shown against the original town site is spooky and has been displayed to a certain extent since outsiders started moving in; lately it has become intently vicious.
Between 1970 to 2001 when I lived there, I always had a water bill to pay, when we installed the sewer system that also had to be paid by the residents who paid the bill without any complaints.
With new management, employee’s not living in the city who knows what happened in the last ten years, you can’t look down on the residents for the mistakes made by management and staff.
Mayor Lyn Truitt
The Surprise City Council for his remarks should censure Mayor Lyn Truitt.Maybe better yet, they should ask for his resignation.
The Surprise Community and Recreation Services Department is hosting a Vegas Valentine Show starring Jimmy Chapel, as part of their Active Adult Events / Programs.
The show is Saturday, February 13, 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., at the Sierra Montana Recreation Center, 14861 N. Spring Lane.
Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the Surprise Senior Center, 15832 N. Hollyhock Street, or the Community & Recreation Services Office, 15960 N. Bullard Avenue. For more information, please call 623.222.1500 or visit the Senior Services Web pages at www.surpriseaz.com.
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Mayor Lyn Truitt
by Lily Leung - Feb. 2, 2010 09:10 AM
The Arizona Republic
Mayor, council concerned over strained relations
“I think you’re trying to neuter the mayor by running and calling meetings ever since you two have come onto council,” said Truitt, referring to Wolcott and Woodard.
“No one is trying to neuter you,” Wolcott said.
Surprise, AZ (February 1, 2010) The Surprise Senior Center, 15832 N. Hollyhock Street, will close at 1 p.m., Thursday, February 11, to complete installation of new tile in the dining hall and adjacent areas.
Carpet installation in other areas will be scheduled for a later date.
The new flooring is made possible through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
The center will reopen on Tuesday, February 16.
Surprise, AZ (February 1, 2010) The Surprise Community and Recreation Services Department is gearing up for another season of Youth Babe Ruth Girls Softball, Cal Ripken Baseball and Tee-ball Leagues, beginning in early March.
Participants will learn the basic fundamentals and skills associated with the game in an atmosphere where participation and fun are top priority.
Spots are still available so sign up now! Register at the Community and Recreation Services Office, next to Surprise Stadium on Bullard Avenue, or register on-line at www.surpriseaz.com/recreation.
The city is also looking for youth volunteer coaches. If you are interested, please fill out a volunteer application and get fingerprinted at the Community and Recreation Services Office, 15960 N. Bullard Avenue. For more information, please contact the Sports Division at 623.222.2000 or check the Web site at www.surpriseaz.com/recreation.
Because we are laying off employees and cutting service’s I addressed the City Council about this money.Understanding that Councilman Mike Woodward wants to make a difference and is a guru on budgets, he should look into the 2010 Budget. Because I believe there is something hay wire, having over $31 Million in an unallocated contingency fund. Where did this money come from?
In the 2009 budget it appears that in the contingency fund, there was $425,300, which makes sense.
$30 Million sham, because this money was for unallocated expenditures and needs the approval of the Mayor and Council pursuant to a budget transfer, my perception is that this is a cover-up for their candy store.
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