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Desert Wind Middle School s Toy Expo made kids the creators in this 2018 file photo.
The superintendent of Maricopa Unified School District said Wednesday that continuation of the 10% maintenance and operation budget override is “critical” to educating the 7,600 students in the district.
“Three things – the investment in technology, keeping class sizes small and funding our intervention and resources for at-risk students – that is literally all of the pie,” she told members of the Governing Board, underlining its importance to the district’s mission. “It’s a very focused allocation.”
Lopeman stressed the override is not a new tax on the citizens of Maricopa, but a continuation of an existing tax approved by voters in 2016. It will not increase taxes above current rates, and the residential growth in the last five years means the amount paid by each homeowner would likely decrease, she added.
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Barro’s Pizza
Inspector observed a build-up of encrusted grease on the fryer baskets and debris on kitchen floors and on ventilation hood filters. Manager asked to clean at a frequency that negates buildup.
The internal temperatures of meatballs held in the steam well were 109-111 degrees. Manager instructed employee to reheat meatballs to at least 165 degrees. Foods in hot holding should be maintained at or above 135 degrees.
Papa John’s Pizza
An inspector observed an employee use bare hands to place a ready-to-eat pepper into pizza box for take-out order. It was discarded. The manager was instructed to provide a barrier between bare hands and ready-to-eat foods. The manager provided tongs.
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Five are undeveloped.
In December, MUSD received $3.54 million from Arizona’s School Facilities Board to buy the Cortona property at the southwest corner of Murphy and Farrell roads near the far east edge of the district.
The SFB is also supplying more than $22 million approved by the state Legislature to help build the school.
MUSD closed escrow on the property Dec. 1, and hydrant flow tests began days later to determine design flow and pressure on the site.
Cortona is the latest in a series of land purchases and donations still in district possession that date back to the 1950s.