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riO The Arizona Republic Tufdv. Murvh 24, fXrg Store closing to hurt Mesa 7 "11. saying competition from its new store at Metrocenter had drained business. Gilbert said Penney will try to find jobs at its other stores for the approximately 150 people that work at the Tri-City store. "We will start that fairly soon," Gilbert said.

"We have a lot of long-time rcnncy's associates and we want to take care of them." Penney also is planning two more JCPenney Home Stores for the Valley, one in Scottsdale that may open next year and another in Chandler opening in two years. Sites haven't been selected. as a retail center or creating a mix of office and retail space, as Park Central Mall in Phoenix has done. all else fails, Rubin has also looked at the more expensive option of razing the mall and starting over on the 39-acre property. "This is actually good news to me because we can finally start dealing in specifics rather than what-ifs in trying to lure tenants," he said.

Fiesta Mall general manager Bob Switzer said he hadn't heard of Penney's decision, adding that the mall was talking to several potential tenants for its expansion. "There's nothing that we can talk about or are prepared to talk about," he said. "We're still in sensitive discussions. We don't have any deals." Fiesta Mall has said it wants to add about 350,000 square feet in an expansion that would add a fifth anchor store and more retail space. Penney is in the midst of closing 75 stores and laying off about 4,900 people nationwide, an effort to tighten its operations and cut costs.

In January, the company closed its Chris-Town Mall store "in Phoenix, STC2E, from Page El about $1 million to $2 million the majority of that from Penney of the city's annual $30 million in sales tax collections. "That's a pretty significant loss," he said. "Our No. I goal was to keep them at Tri-City, and if not wj hoped at least they were going into Fiesta. Losing them to another city was our worst possible option." Tri-City, at Dobson Road and Main Street, used to be a hopping intersection.

But the construction of the Superstition Freeway and the addition of Fiesta Mall, a major regional shopping center, moved the city's retailing focus a few miles southeast. It was another turn in the retailing cycle that changed downtown Mesa and then Tri-City from hot spots to afterthoughts. Mesa has struggled for years to renovate its downtown and Tri-City's owners are laying their own plans to repackage the property. Didiminico said his Phoenix company has considered several scenarios since acquiring Tri-City, including rejuvenating the property Gilbert said retailers have to follow development and get out of declining shopping centers. "The population shifts and the It I H'W shopping centers shift, he said.

1 just happens. We're very aggressive in this market. If i could get Chandler open tomorrow we do it, I don't like to close any Penney's store but it a business decision. Glen Creno can be reached at 444-8972 or at glen.crenopni.com via e-mail. Lisa Gonderinger can be reached at 444-7967 or at lisa.gondenngerpni.com via e-mail.

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NOUUtt LF.NOER Minimum doum payment required. Providing the American Dream for 50 years. I HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS FROM JOHN ALDEN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. 1997 Industrial Users in Significant Noncompliance with Applicable Pretreatment Requirements in 1997 The Cities of Glendale. Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe, and the Town of Gilbert, Arizona are responsible for implementing and operating industrial wastewater control programs in each of their communities.

Each program is designed to protect the wastewater treatment plants (P0TW), the safety of personnel operating the wastewater collection system and the environment from the adverse impact that may occur when toxic wastes are discharged into a wastewater system. Each municipality issues wastewater discharge permits to Industrial Users (Users) in their communities and are responsible for ensuring that they comply with respective local ordinances and federal regulations. In accordance with the Federal Clean Water Act and federal requirements contained in the public participation requirements of 40 CFR 25 in the enforcement of National Pretreatment Standards and defined by 40 CFR 403.8(f)2(vii), the Cities of Glendale, Mesa. Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe, and the Town of Gilbert. Arizona are hereby publishing the following list of Users In Significant Noncompliance (SNC) with applicable pretreatment requirements.

A User is in a state of SNC when violations meet one or more of the following criteria: (A) Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, are those in which sixty-six percent or more of all of the measurements taken during a six-month period exceed (by any magnitude) the daily maximum limit or the average limit for the same pollutant parameter; (B) Technical Review Criteria (TRC) violations, are those in which thirty-three percent or more of all of the measurements for each pollutant parameter taken during a six-month period equal or exceed the product of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the applicable for BOD, TSS, fats, oil and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH); (C) Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit (daily maximum or longer-term average) that the municipality determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass through (including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public); (D) Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health, welfare or to the environment or has resulted in the POTW's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge; (E) Failure to meet, within 90 days after the schedule date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in a permit or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance; (F) Failure to provide, within 30 days after the due date, required reports such as baseline monitoring reports, 90-day compliance reports, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules; (G) Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or (H) Any other violation or group of violations which the municipality determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program. This notice covers the period from January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997. The following list identifies the name and address of the User. This, in turn, is accompanied by six columns of information pertaining to violations and enforcement actions. The "Nature of ViolationType of Pollutant" column identifies what kind of pretreatment violation was committed andor the name of the pollutant (e.g., copper, lead, nickel, zinc, etc.) that was improperly discharged into the sewer.

The "Date of Last Noncompliance" is the last date that the User has violated pretreatment requirements for the listed violation during the reporting period. The compliance status on the last day of the reporting period is located in the column labeled "Has User Returned to Compliance as of December 31. 1997?" This makes the eleventh consecutive year in which Users significantly violating industrial pretreatment requirements have been published in the newspaper. The "Number of Times Published" column identifies those Users appearing below that have been listed in any of the prior newspaper publications. For example, a User published for the first time will have the number 1 in this column.

If a User made the list every published year, the number 1 1" is in this column. The enforcement tools available to a municipality for pretreatment violations includes a Notice of Violation (NOV), issuance of an Administrative Order (AO), the seeking of monetary penalties, andor termination of sewer service. The type of enforcement action taken is briefly described in "Nature of Enforcement Action." The "Comments" column summarizes information associated with the enforcement action. Public participation and cooperation are important to a successful pretreatment program. If you witness a situation that you believe may involve an illegal discharge of pollutants or hazardous materials into a municipality's sewerage system, please immediately notify the appropriate municipality: Gilbert (497-9191).

Glendale (930-3908). Mesa (644-2131). Peoria (412-7433). Phoenix (262-1859). Scottsdale (391-5687) and Tempe (350-2687).

I JIT0! I I Returned to Lmberof Natureof I Municipality Violat.on Date of last Compliance Enforcement Comments Industrial User Type of Noncompliance Status as of puMjjhjd Action Pollutant 123197? Phoenix Continued Umfirst Corporation Reporting 112597 Yes 4 Show Cause Payment of 104 N. 14th Street Proceeding Monetary Penalties Phoenix. AZ 8S034 1 Scottsdale No Users in SNC Tempe MedtrwwsMicor-ReKEast) Daily and 5897 53197 Yes 1 NOV User has installed an in- 2343 lOtfiPI. Monthly Limits line Nickel analyzer to Tempe. AZ 85281 for Nickel PW.

future violators. Lee Spnng Company DaJyand 63097 errm Revoked 1 NOV; AO User has eliminated its 425 S. McClmtock Dr. Morthiy Limits process Surfell forNickel and ther pemTrt has Tempe. A2 8523 1 been W- VSwem Wi-e Formng Daily Unit 8W7 Yes 1 NOV User has and 9C6SPrtDr Boron ehmmated the source 51-05 of Boron its process Tempe.

A2 852S1 eperatens iT0 xA Number of Nature of MunK.pal.ty VKlat.on Date of Last CompUance Tjmes Enfortement Comment, Industrial User Type of Noncompete SUM as of Pollutant 1231977 Gilbert No Users in SNC Glendale No Users in SNC Mesa No Users in SNC Peoria No Users in SNC Phoenix PMA Photometals, Inc. 62V97 Yes 1 Show Cause Payment of 2732 2724 McDowell Monthly Limits Proceeding Monetary Penalties Phoenix, AZ 85009 or Copper. Chromium, Zinc. Daily Limit For Seienwm; Disctarge of Categoncal Waste Witnout oper Pe ieoonyg Tn-Star Metal Dty Limit S297 Yes 1 Snow Cause Payment erf Fmshing Zmc P'oceecwig Monetary Penalties 5144 Mcmy --in,.