I am pleased to announce that Senate Bill 1377 has passed!
This is a bill that this Chamber and our East Valley Chamber of Commerce Alliance partners have been advocating on the behalf of the business community for the last 12 months or so. The bill amends Title 12, Chapter 5, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statues, by adding section 12-515 and 12-516: relating to civil liability.
Democratic Senators Sean Bowie and Christine Marsh voted with the Republican Senators to pass this bill.
In simple terms this bill provides civil protection to our business community due to Covid-19 if the business can prove that proper Covid-19 mitigation protocol was taking place to ensure the public’s safety. The bill also includes quite a few other organizations and schools.
This is a big win for our business community!
Patty Villeneuve
President/CEO
Carefree Cave Creek Chamber
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Join your fellow Chamber Members for a a virtual tour and monthly opportunity to network!
Learn about rentals and the shop. Q & A to follow video presentation. Q & A to follow video presentation.
Always the second Wednesday every month.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 602 295 9422
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A chance to WIN $3000 AND help a high school senior and have the chance to win $3000 in The Chamber’s 50/50 Scholarship raffle!
Only 600 sold! We will fill out your contact information on the entry portion of the ticket and enter into the raffle. We can mail your stub to you if requested. Raffle drawing held on Facebook Live on May 12, 2021
Buy a $10 ticket TODAY! (last year's ticket shown for example only)
(last year's ticket shown for example only)
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March 11 @4:15pm
Join us on Facebook Live for the Groundbreaking and Ribbon Cutting for
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We have missed you! We are excited to offer an opportunity to get back together!
Come join your fellow Business Members for an informational monthly business breakfast presentation and early morning networking!
Deadline to Register; March 22, 2021
We cannot accommodate walk ins at this time.
At Harold's Cave Creek Corral, 6895 E Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331
7:30 AM- 9:30 AM
$12.00 Members $15.00 - General Admission
No refunds given for cancelations after 5pm on Monday, March 22
COVID-19 Guidelines - COVID-19 Guidelines - Once you have registered and paid we will send you a seat assignment. Harold's required that masks be worn when entering and moving about the premises. You will need to remain seated for a plated breakfast, (scrambled eggs, two bacon, sausage, potatoes, fruit and a side TBD), at your assigned table for the duration of the meeting. We appreciate your cooperation!
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If you would like to be considered or know someone who would be a good candidate to serve on the Chamber Board of Directors please visit our website for a Board Member Application. Click Here to print out.
Board of Director term limit is three years and start on July 1. All Board members, in good standing, are eligible to serve two terms before stepping down for a period of at least one year after serving two terms.
Please return the application to the Chamber office before Wednesday March 19, 2021. The nominating committee will be interviewing potential applicants through April 15, 2021.
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27 Years
Desert Foothills Plumbing
25 Years
CIVANA Carefree
12 Years
Beckham Dental
Hired Hands Graphic Design
The UPS Store Carefree
11 Years
First Church of Christ, Scientist
10 Years
Cave Creek Candles & Gifts
Grace Capital Investment
Tech 4 Life
7 Years
Champion Chiropractic
Dotted and Crossed Marketing
Hundman Law
Key Wealth Management
6 Years
Carefree Acupuncture & Chiropractic
Wild at Heart
5 Years
Sonoran Properties Associates
4 Years
Liberty Station
3 Years
Infamous Pool Care
Leader One Financial
The City Creamery
1 Year
Amber Creek Senior Care
Integrity Moving and Packing
Rural Metro Fire
Ventana Fine Properties
Welcome to the Chamber of Commerce community! We look forward to seeing you and getting to know you at our events.
Athens on Easy Street
Coolwater Christian Church
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Well, here we are again. This Month marks one year for Covid-19 affecting Arizona in a negative fashion and it's still creating issues. Cave Creek Rodeo Days has once again being moved to Memorial Day Weekend but, it will happen. Things appear to be getting back to some form of normal but, it can't happen fast enough!
I know I sound like a Broken Record but wildfire season is coming fast and now is the time to make the preparations that will protect your property. A minimum safe perimeter around your structures is 30 feet. About this time last year I made the suggestion that areas be cleared around your Saguaro Cacti as well. If you look at the burn area now it is a shame that so much of what we love was lost.
The Town is now looking at what it will take to get us into the Automatic Aid Program for fire response. This will be a pretty painful process because of the expense. It is imperative that we make the moves required to further protect what we have. In the case of wildfire Automatic Aid is only part of the puzzle. If you've protected your property with Defensible Space you've taken the steps to make us all safer. On March 20th the Town will once again accept brush and trimmings from your efforts to make your property safe at the Sewage Plant site on Carefree Highway.
I know, Broken Record but it is important.
Until next Month, Be Safe!
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Steve Prokopek - Economic Development Director
As the Town matures and the trade area expands, making sure we preserve areas for commercial growth is important to not only provide services, but diversify the tax based to ensure financial sustainability. The primary parcels for Carefree include the NE corner of Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway, the NW corner of Tom Darlington and Carefree Highway, and the 45 acre state land parcel just south of Sky Ranch Airport on the Southside of Cave Creek Road. In the case of the NEC of Cave Creek Rd. and Carefree Highway, the Town is actively working to promote the site for development for regional commercial uses. As for the either two sites, the Town will is evaluating their potential, and will work to propose commercial land use changes for each of these sites, that are in character with the area, complimentary to the existing commercial environment, and meet the needs of Carefree residents. A strong focus will be placed on destination resort and resort related uses, as well as neighborhood commercial amenities Carefree residents have placed as a priority.
As the Town evaluates the future of Town Center, one key observation keeps popping up, We need to do a better job of creating a sense of arrival. The Town is currently engaged with a consultant to start the a process for creating a master signage plan for Carefree. We are looking to include not only signage, but look at circulation and parking as well. This includes exploring the idea of creating a more main street feel on Cave Creek Road and Tom Darlington. This would provide enhanced signage, on street parking, and pedestrian walkways. Additionally, this would also provide for slower traffic and safer pedestrian access across these roadways. The Town will also be looking at potential revitalization tools, such as a redevelopment area. Through this process, the town can create a revitalization plan that will allow for private public partnerships and enhanced financing and grant opportunities. Through revitalization we can also look at enhanced mixed use opportunities that provide housing within the Town Center, and offer a wider array of housing as more Carefree residents look for quality alternatives.
Finally, as the region matures, with the success of Civana Resort and Spa, continued growth of Spirit in the Desert, and the future opening of the Hampton, the Town will look to further capitalize on attracting more growth in this sector. Carefree is in a prime location with access to the Tonto National Forest, Bartlett Lake, and the fact that we probably have more health and wellness businesses per capita than any other community. Coupled with the fact that Carefree is unique desert community within 35 minutes of Sky Harbor Airport, we are well positioned for the growing number of travelers looking for unique and diverse and transformative experiences.
As the Town explores all of these options, it’s important to note, we are not looking to make change for change sake, and that ensuring Carefree maintains its unique and beloved position in the region is extremely important, not for just the short run, but for many generations to come. As always, please feel free to share your ideas and comments with me at steve@carefree.org or call me on my cell at 623-694-2605.
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Kraig Nelson, Cave Creek Museum Historian
The February 1871 issue of Prescott’s Arizona Weekly Miner stated, “General George Stoneman, Jr., who had taken command of the Department of Arizona on May 3, 1870, made a thorough inspection and careful examination of the territorial forts….” It was during this Autumn 1870 inspection General Stoneman spent a few hours resting his troops and horses in future Cave Creek (October 2, 1870); the town of Cave Creek uses this short stop as the town’s founding date.
Thirteen months later, June 4, 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant fired General Stoneman of his Arizona command and replaced him with Colonel (later General) George R. Crook (1828-1890). Why was General Stoneman’s tenure so short?
We must start with Arizona’s third territorial governor, Anson Peasely-Killen Safford, known as A. P. K. Safford. Governor Safford held the executive position from April 7, 1869 to April 5, 1877, he was the longest serving territorial Governor. The Grant-appointed Governor was five-foot-six and was known as the “Father of Arizona Public Schools.” The “Little Governor” as he was affectionately known, despised General Stoneman!
The primary challenge in the new territory was the mayhem caused by the Tonto Apaches along with their Yavapai allies. Their depredations were vicious. Governor Safford reported to Congress, ”…our citizens have been murdered on the highways and in their fields; hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of property have been taken off and destroyed, murders and robberies are almost of daily occurrence. We find that some of the most fertile portions of our territory are being abandoned by the settlers….” Governor Safford felt General Stoneman was not up to the task of addressing the Apache issue, which if not addressed, would discourage immigration and investment of Eastern capital. At this point, Arizona did not have the telegraph or the railroads, capital investments were needed badly.
General George Stoneman (1822-1894) was an experienced cavalry officer in the Civil War and had similar inclinations and objectives as Governor Safford which was to take aggressive military action against the rapacious Tonto Apaches. However, General Stoneman’s boss was the eighteenth President, U.S. Grant. President Ulysses S. Grant’s Native American policy was called the Peace Policy, this was the policy of “moral persuasion and kindness, looking to their Christianization.” General Stoneman was bound by this policy of appeasement, he had to obey this Presidential decree. Stoneman was directed to set up “feeding stations” where Native Americans, who surrendered, were issued rations until permanent reservations could be established. This made Stoneman appear feckless in the eyes of the people. Adding to Stoneman’s unpopularity was his recommendation of abandoning seven of fifteen military posts after his territory-wide inspection. He became known by the citizenry as “Economy Stoneman” which was clearly meant derisively. Governor Safford and the people of the new territory were disgusted and enraged with Stoneman’s appearance of weakness and his compromising the number of military forts.
Governor Safford made a trip to Washington D.C. and secured General George R. Crook as Stoneman’s replacement. General Crook was the Commander of the Department of Arizona twice, 1871 to 1875 and 1882 to 1886. General Stoneman eventually retired to San Gabriel Valley, California where he became the fifteenth California governor from 1883 to 1887.
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