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Information from City of Scottsdale
School’s back – be vigilant and keep our children safe
School’s back in session and that means school zones are active and school buses are on the road. The Scottsdale Police Department and the Scottsdale Unified School District remind drivers to do their part to keep kids safe as they walk and bicycle to school. All Scottsdale school zones are 15 mph. Parents should give themselves plenty of time when leaving home to safely drop off or pick up children. School zones are clearly marked and many have nearby crossing guards wearing brightly colored vests to assist children who are walking, bicycling and loading and unloading from buses. Police officers will be actively enforcing traffic laws in these areas to ensure student safety. For more school zone safety tips, watch this video.
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Water. The time is now to plan for our future water needs. Please see information below from the ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy newsletter.
July 26, 2011
Morrison Institute for Public Policy Senior Research Fellow Grady Gammage Jr. will join a group of experts Aug. 25 for the “Changing Planet Town Hall at Arizona State University: Adapting to Our Water Future.”
The scientists and public policymakers will discuss how to develop more sustainable water practices, Aug. 25, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Galvin Playhouse, 51 E. 10th St., in Tempe.
The panel will be moderated by NBC News correspondent Anne Thompson.
NBC Learn, National Science Foundation and DISCOVER magazine are partnering with ASU to present the town hall, which will feature panelists:
The town hall is free and open to the public. RSVPs are requested.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. Aug. 25, and will close at 5:45 p.m.
The town hall will air nationally this fall on The Weather Channel.
This is my kind of camping!
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According to Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. data, single family sales for Scottsdale was 581 in the month of June. This is a 4% increase from the month of May which saw sales at 472. This is good news for Arizona as the national average saw a decrease in sales in June according to the National Association of Realtors.
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IRS Increases Mileage Rate to 55.5 Cents per Mile
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business and other purposes.
The rate will increase to 55.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2011, through Dec. 31, 2011. This is an increase of 4.5 cents from the 51 cent rate in effect for the first six months of 2011, as set forth in Revenue Procedure 2010-51.
In recognition of recent gasoline price increases, the IRS made this special adjustment for the final months of 2011. The IRS normally updates the mileage rates once a year in the fall for the next calendar year.
“This year’s increased gas prices are having a major impact on individual Americans. The IRS is adjusting the standard mileage rates to better reflect the recent increase in gas prices,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “We are taking this step so the reimbursement rate will be fair to taxpayers.”
While gasoline is a significant factor in the mileage figure, other items enter into the calculation of mileage rates, such as depreciation and insurance and other fixed and variable costs.
The optional business standard mileage rate is used to compute the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business use in lieu of tracking actual costs. This rate is also used as a benchmark by the federal government and many businesses to reimburse their employees for mileage.
The new six-month rate for computing deductible medical or moving expenses will also increase by 4.5 cents to 23.5 cents a mile, up from 19 cents for the first six months of 2011. The rate for providing services for charitable organizations is set by statute, not the IRS, and remains at 14 cents a mile.
The new rates are contained in Announcement 2011-40 on the optional standard mileage rates.
Taxpayers always have the option of calculating the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates.
Mileage Rate Changes
| Purpose | Rates 1/1 through 6/30/11 | Rates 7/1 through 12/31/11 |
| Business | 51 | 55.5 |
| Medical/Moving | 19 | 23.5 |
| Charitable | 14 | 14 |
“Art”ini Thursdays – 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through July 28, Hotel Indigo, 4415 N. Civic Center Plaza, (480) 824-6181, www.scottsdalehiphotel.com.
ArtBridge – 6 to 10 p.m. every Thursday, Marshall Way bridge on the Scottsdale Waterfront, www.artisanmarketsaz.com.
ArtWalk – 7 to 9 p.m. every Thursday, Scottsdale Arts District, just west of Scottsdale Road along Main Street and on Marshall Way north of Indian School Road to Fifth Avenue, www.scottsdalegalleries.com.
The Scottsdale Stadium Market – 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Scottsdale Stadium,
www.arizonafarmersmarkets.com.
Local Motion Trolley Tour – 10:30 a.m. second Saturday of the month, Old Adobe Mission – Downtown Scottsdale. (480) 634-6850, www.ultimatearttours.com.
WestWorld hosts various horseshows, www.Scottsdaleaz.gov/events.
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