Your El Mirage leaders want to hear from you!
The City of El Mirage introduces “The El Mirage You Want” online poll. It will only take 15 – 20 minutes of your time. So, please speak up and let your voice be heard. This is your opportunity to inform your leaders of what you regard as important. This information will be used to help your City Council and others guide policy decisions.

It’s simple, visit www.TheArizonaWeWant.org
…then click on “Take the Gallup Arizona Poll;”
Enter El Mirage’s Participation Code: elmirage1937; and
Call Poll Administrator Doug Strong at 623-876-2951 with questions.

The deadline for having your voice heard is March 31, 2010. Please speak up!

Notice: “El Mirage You Want” poll is made possible by 2010 Center for the Future of Arizona. All rights reserved. [Additional info...]

The Luke West Valley Recreation Committee (a subcommittee of the Luke West Valley Council) is pleased to announce its fourth annual Recreation Expo scheduled for April 24, 2010.

The Expo will take place at Gateway Park in El Mirage and feature displays and informational booths all focused on fun, healthy ways to enjoy recreation in the West Valley. In addition to the coalition of West Valley cities, the Phoenix Suns Gorilla will be joining us. We have implemented new events this year including a Pet Expo with Weiner and Chihuahua Dog Races, Stupid Pet Tricks, adoption and rescue booths, vaccines, micro chipping, Police K-9 demonstrations from the Cities of Avondale, Tolleson, El Mirage, and Luke AFB and more. Also, Youth Art Contest; theme Healthy Kids, Family Fun, all ages 2Ball team and 3 Point Shootout basketball contest, , Industrial Rideshop Skateboard contest, entertainment includes Young Country band live concert, Disney Radio Stage and bouncers, balloon twisters and face painters. Rubber Duck Pond with a chance to win prizes from the west valley businesses.

Join the cities of Avondale, El Mirage, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Surprise, Tolleson, Maricopa County Parks, Town of Buckeye, Villa De Paz Rec. and Luke AFB for information on all their activities, sports and events. Softball teams from the participating cities will play in the Best of the West softball tournament, by invitation only.

Fourth Luke West Valley Recreation Expo

When: April 24, 2010
Time: 11am - 2pm
Young Country live concert – 2-4 pm
Where: Gateway Park, 10100 N. El Mirage Road, El Mirage
Cost: Free admission to the public. Cost for food, drinks and some activities

For more information, please call Ruth Espinoza @ 623-333-2413 or visit the website via the link below.
[West Valley Recreation website...]

Each year, Luke Air Force Base averages about 100 noise complaints. The Air Force has protocol for reporting excessive noise or over flights.

To properly file a complaint regarding noise or over flight, use the form that can be found at www.luke.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070122-069.txt.
Write down the time, date, location, direction of flight, number of aircraft and description (for example: one or two tails, color, jet or propeller). Submit the form to 56fw.pauc@luke.af.mil, or call in the information to the 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office at (623) 856-5853,

Officials log the noise complaints into a database and review them. Most noise complaints are from areas in the direct flight paths of Luke jets and are typically in areas where routine flying operations occur.

The Air Force will investigate complaints that indicate something out of the ordinary occurred and will prevent it from happening again, if there was a violation of directives.