Page 6 January 2011 This month’s report from Sal DiCiccio Since I have returned to the Phoenix City Council, many residents have voiced their strong concerns about the door-to-door solicitors we see in our neighborhoods. Many of the people approaching our homes are not like the sales people of years past. Some are out to sell us fraudulent goods or services, or worse, to scope out our homes with malicious intent. In mid to late January, Phoenix will consider an ordinance dealing with solicitors who come to your door trying to sell you goods or services. Let me tell you a bit about what it would – and won’t – do. Consideration for the ordinance was spawned by complaints from Phoenix residents, mostly in Arcadia and north central Phoenix who said the people coming onto their properties seemed to be up to no good. Instead of the classic Fuller Brush Man or neighborhood Girl Scouts peddling cookies, residents were occasionally confronted by teenagers selling magazines for out-of-state operations, sometimes taking money for goods that never showed up. These and other situations helped grow a concern that there may be a link between these sales calls and crime in our neighborhoods. That made the city look into creating an ordinance to regulate door-to-door solicitation. Here are three items that have been considered: Write a generally applicable ordinance to: regulate hours of operation; require solicitors to carry government-issued ID at all times; de fi ne speci fi c behaviors that are prohibited; add penalties where applicable. Develop and launch an education campaign: empower citizens with the knowledge needed to distinguish between legitimate and disreputable sellers and citizens about existing laws and regulations. Continued on page 16 www.LostOurHome.org A nonprofit group of real estate professionals who rescue pets left behind due to foreclosures or other financial hardship. We can help! My clients are treated like family! ABR CRS GRI My clients are treated like family! Anna McDowell Anna McDowell Call me at The Yahn Team has been bringing families home for over 30 years! www.MaiYahn.com 602.224.4840 BK 0902429 To view these and all Arcadia and Valley area homes, including short sales and foreclosures, visit: www.AnnaMcDowell.com www.AnnaMcDowell.com 3833 E. Whitton Avenue Nicely updated 4 bed/2 bath 1648 SF North/South facing home with 20’ x 10’ detached garage/studio/ workshop. Property backs to large open area - feels like country living in the Arcadia/Camelback Corridor neighborhood. $179,000. 5431 E. Rockridge Camelback Mountain with beautiful views! 4 bed / 3 bath 2700 SF on an acre+, perched on the mountain with sunny southern exposure awaiting your updating. Call for price. 4153 North 49th Street Gated Arcadia Estates 2 blocks from Hopi Elementary in the heart of Arcadia. 4 bed/3 ba 3700 s.f. beautifully appointed home on one of the largest lots with a wonderful private park! $895,000. REDUCED Arcadia resident & parent proudly serving the neighborhood for 16 years. 12 years banking experience to serve you. 602-526-1213 • Anna@AnnaMcDowell.com www.AnnaMcDowell.com Call me for a confidential consultation about your real estate needs. I am here to help you. Call me for a confidential consultation about your real estate needs. I am here to help you. Anna McDowell Anna McDowell Click this tag for a virtual tour of 4153 North 49th Street Download free mobile application for smart phone from gettag.mobi KACHINA Quality Dry Cleaning 602-955-5540 3926 E. Indian School Road Arcadia Family Owned & Operated Since 1959 Home & Office Pickup & Delivery Available

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