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Xir EDITIONS Extra 6-D The Arizona Republic Monday, September 23, 1985 Mesa planners reject Fiesta Mall expansion f-r-TOt. fmrTi SETHI 'VHi WTTTW I Other major projects under construction in the area that are expected to cause more traffic include the eight-story Hilton Pavilion, the 16-story Western Savings Financial Center and an 18-story Coury Centre office complex. Homart proposes to add a fifth major department store to the mall and expand the existing Dillard's -department store. According to Thomas Gourgue-chon, Homart Development director, the expansion would add about 40 percent more retail space to the mall but wouldn't result in a similar' increase in traffic. The expansion would be the first since the mall opened in 1979.

According to plans filed with the city planning department, the mall's floor area would be expanded to 1,292,246 square feet from 921,046 square feet The Dillard's store would be converted to additional mall space, and Dillard's would move into a new, three-story building. The expansion also would include a two-story space for a fifth department 6tore and a addition to the Sears Store. The existing Broadway South Alcohol licenses 'cheap' By MIKE PATTEN Southeast Valley Bureau MESA The head of the state liquor department says that limiting the number of licenses issued in individual municipalities would ease local governments' concerns that they are powerless to control -the number of liquor-selling establishments in their jurisdictions. Philip MacDonnell, superin- tendent of the Arizona Liquor 'Licenses and Control Department, told the Mesa City Council last week that a ceiling would eliminate the flood of liquor-license applicants appearing before city and town councils. MacDonnell was at a City Council retreat to address council concerns about the number of licenses being granted.

Cities and towns hold public hearings on license applications within their areas and make recommendations to the state Liquor Board, which makes the decisions. MacDonnell's department enforces the state's laws and the board's regulations. Successful liquor-license applicants currently pay as much as $1,800 for a license, MacDonnell said. He said, however, that the fair market value for a license can be as high as $25,000. "Basically, the problem is licenses are too cheap and too available," he said.

'Give us some Sue Stevens, a cheerleader for the Phoenix Giants, is there to provide moral support for Russ Durler of Southwest Ambulance as he gives blood during an employee drive at Tempe St. Luke's Hospital. The Giants' cheerleaders helped out last week and gave donors a poster of their squad. Officials expected about 40 of the hospital's 260 employees to donaU blood. Peter Schwepner Republic west and Goldwaters stores would be unaffected.

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The case now goes to the City Council, which can overturn the commission's decision. In August, the commission had tabled action on the expansion request by Homart Development Co. of Chicago after objecting to the developer's proposals to provide the-extra parking needed. In August, Homart proposed restriping the existing parking lot to- increase parking spaces and offered to build two multilevel parking garages that would hold a combined 1,100 spaces, for a total of 6,100 spaces. Last week, Homart offered to add another story to the parking garages, creating 290 more spaces.

It also offered to help the city widen Alma School and Longmore roads. Commissioners said they still are concerned about adequate parking and increased traffic in the area. Other new projects to be financed by the bond money would involve upgrading a police communications system at a cost of $2.6 million and constructing and equipping a shooting range for about $250,000. The bond package also includes $1,750,000 to acquire a site for and build a Fire Department training facility, and $400,000 to expand a station for equipment maintenance and storage. Another new project involves constructing and furnishing new west-perimeter offices in the City Hall complex at a cost of $1 million.

Geiger said $3 million of the bond money would be used as a contingency fund for either of two projects that are under consideration. One involves construction of a new athletic facility at Rio Salado Park, near Priest Drive and the Rio Salado Parkway, for possible use as a training site by the Arizona Outlaws football team. City officials have discussed the proposal with representatives of the United States Football League team. curriculum. They also have claimed thatr money could be saved through bulk purchasing.

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