Are You Mad At Me?

Retaliation against Blair, monsoons, hot summer deals, Splash and stayin' cool

July 06, 2025

From The Desk Of The North Phoenix Mayor (me)

It has been an exciting week and we have a ton going on. Ready for Valleypalooza Splash Edition? Did you see the water gun I got (see pic below). So if you are mad because I rejected a post, or whatever, show up and maybe you will get a chance to soak me ;-)

We also have a fresh new exciting look to our awesome website. Make sure you are using it, reading the blogs, searching the Business Directory and staying on top of all things North Phoenix.

I also launched “The Mayor’s Mission,” will we see you there? Get ready for another jam packed newsletter, and make sure to check out all of our Sponsors!

Stop by for a chance to soak me!

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What’s Inside:

  • 🌧 Vice Mayor’s monsoon message

  • 🗣 Local Voices: Meet Cynthia

  • 🔥 Top Post: Thermostat Madness

  • 💸 Summer Deals

Remember to save the date for Valleypalooza Splash Edition 7/26 8-11 am

A Message From Vice Mayor O’Brien

I hope you had a safe Fourth of July. I spent the holiday, which is one of my favorites, with my family, which includes my favorite people!

Since we’re in monsoon season, I want to share information about how you can help reduce stormwater pollution. Stormwater can pick up pollutants such as oil or trash and can impact our rivers, washes, and parks. Your simple everyday actions can make a huge difference and improve stormwater quality and our environment. To reduce pollutants, be sure to clean up after your pet, apply lawn-chemicals sparingly, and properly dispose of leftover paint and household chemicals.


The City of Phoenix Water Services Department hopes residents will remember this line: Only rain goes in the storm drain. The Department even has a coloring book that teaches how to avoid stormwater pollution, with the help of Hopper, the friendly desert toad. While the book is designed for kids, I found the story and activities just as fun as our youngest residents do!  You can find it here.

Local Voices

Did you catch Ryan’s blog about Cynthia? She is a huge advocate for those with developmental disabilities and the blog is one you do not want to miss.

Hot Post Of The Week

This week’s Top Post is from me! It’s so interesting to see/hear what people keep their thermostats at in the summer. Who’d have thought we’d have 500+responses—woah!

By the way, if you need your ac serviced, call Will at State 48 Home Comfort

Hot Summer Deals

Which one have you enjoyed or will you enjoy next?

Thanks for reading and see ya on the next newsletter.

Blair

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