Metro Phoenix Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 101) West Valley One of the best school districts in the state, affordable housing and close proximity to downtown Phoenix are largely responsible for the influx of new residents. Medical services and health care facilities in the Peoria area are among the most comprehensive in the Valley. The Arrow-head Towne Center and adjacent North Valley Power Center offer a wonderful assortment of department stores, numerous specialty shops and restaurants. The Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres train each spring at the Peoria Sports Complex, a quarter mile away from the Arrowhead Towne Center. Many beautiful hotels and numerous restaurants adjoin the Sports Complex, where activities abound all year long. Peoria is the home of Lake Pleasant, a 24,000-acre water wonderland surrounded by desert flora and fauna. There are hiking trails, campgrounds, a lake overlook and boat ramps. Nearby is Turf Soaring school and the Challenger Space Center. AREA STATISTICS AREA: OVER 175 SQUARE MILES. LIBRARY: PEORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 8463 W. MONROE, 623/773-7555. LOCATION: 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN PHOENIX. POPULATION: APPROX: 145,125. SCHOOLS: ELEMENTARY/HIGH SCHOOLS: PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11. UTILITIES: ELECTRIC – ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY AND SALT RIVER PROJECT; GAS – SOUTH-WEST GAS; WATER/SANITATION – CITY OF PEORIA; AND TELEPHONE – QWEST AND COX PEORIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 10601 N. 83RD DRIVE, PEORIA 85345 623/979-3601 WWW.PEORIACHAMBER.COM than 46,000 residents. Once the entire tract was built out, Webb selected a site four miles away and, in 1978, started Sun City West. An estimated 31,000 call Sun City West home. To ensure its residents retirement or near-retirement status, no one under eighteen is allowed to live in the Sun Cities for more than ninety days. Restaurant, retail, medical and financial facilities are within easy reach. Residents can choose from eleven golf courses in Sun City or seven in Sun City West. Lake Pleasant, a haven for boating and fishing, is just a half hour's drive (by car, not cart) away. Sun City and Sun City West residents have a tradition of helping each other. They personify the unspoken Sun City philosophy that life is what you make of it. AREA STATISTICS AREA: SUN CITY – 8,900 ACRES; SUN CITY WEST – 7,100 ACRES. LIBRARIES: SUN CITY LIBRARY, 16828 NORTH 99TH AVENUE, 623/974-2569; FAIRWAY BRANCH, 10620 WEST PEORIA AVENUE, 623/ 933-7433. SUN CITY WEST LIBRARY, 13801 MEEKER BOULEVARD, 623/584-2405. LOCATION: SUN CITY – 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHOENIX; SUN CITY WEST – 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHOENIX. POPULATION: SUN CITY – 46,000; SUN CITY WEST – 31,000. UTILITIES: ELECTRIC – ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY; GAS – SOUTHWEST GAS; WATER – ARIZONA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY – PARKS & SONS; AND TELEPHONE – QWEST. NORTHWEST VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 12801 W. BELL ROAD, SUITE 14 SURPRISE 85374 623/583-0692 WWW.NORTHWESTVALLEY.COM in the business, retail and service sectors. Surprise has annexed land north of the White Tank Mountains to link up with Buckeye. The Rio Salado Community College Sun Cities Lifelong Learning Center is located within Surprise. Future economic growth will be expected with the development of the Surprise Medical Center. Included will be Sun Health Corp., a medical campus and emergency medical facilities at the new center. The Surprise Planning and zoning commission has approved a site for three new medical office buildings, expanding more medical services and job opportunities for residents wishing to live and work in Surprise. Surprise Pointe is the name of a proposed project near Litchfield and Waddell roads. The 290-acre complex of restaurants, shops, industrial warehouses and office space, could bring up to 6,000 jobs to the area. AREA STATISTICS AREA: 67 SQUARE MILES. LIBRARY: MARICOPA BRANCH,623/583-0626 SURPRISE REGIONAL, 623-544-6371. LOCATION: 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHOENIX. POPULATION: 98,000 SCHOOLS: ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOLS: DYSART UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 89. UTILITIES: ELECTRIC – ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY; GAS – SOUTHWEST GAS: WATER – ARIZONA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, CITY OF EL MIRAGE, AND CITY OF SURPRISE; SANITATION – CITY OF SURPRISE; AND TELEPHONE – QWEST. NORTHWEST VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 12801 W. BELL RD., STE. 14 SURPRISE 85374 623/583-0692 WWW.NORTHWESTVALLEY.COM Surprise Founded in 1929, Surprise is being transformed from a small farming community to an explosively-growing city. The current edition of Money magazine put Surprise at the top of its national job-growth list. The mid 2006 census placed the population at more than 98,000 as compared to 30, 000 in 2002. One big reason is Sun City Grand, a Del Webb active adult community. Their plans call for 9,500 homes with 17,000 residents spread over 4,000 acres west of Grand Avenue. Other Surprise developments also include more age-restricted communities as well as others for families. Surprise is also experiencing growth 101 Relocation Guide™ Sun City, Sun City West A midday traffic jam in Sun City is like a traffic jam nowhere else. First, it's likely to involve no more than five vehicles. Secondly, the participants probably know each other by first name. And, finally, they're likely to be at the wheels of street-legal golf carts. Stress-free "traffic jams" are part of the daily routine in this model retirement community Del E. Webb began building in 1960. Webb picked an 8,900-acre patch of Sonoran Desert a half-hour's drive from downtown Phoenix. Sun City now has more Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Tolleson Located in one of the fastest growing areas in the Valley, the cities of Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson have undergone a makeover in recent years. Gone, for the most part, are the cotton fields that once were the economic backbone of the area. In their place new residential communities dot the landscape. Businesses, both large and small, have found the potential of the area exciting http://www.northwestvalley.com http://www.peoriachamber.com http://www.northwestvalley.com
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