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PORA continues advocacy for Sun City West

Resources available online for community

Posted 4/8/20

PORA and the Sun City West Visitors Center are closed until May 4, but advocacy continues for the community.

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PORA continues advocacy for Sun City West

Resources available online for community

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PORA and the Sun City West Visitors Center are closed until May 4, but advocacy continues for the community.

While there is not an open date in sight for the organization, community members can utilize the website porascw.org to find updated resources.

“We are continuing to update information and resources over our weekly e-news and social media sites,” Cynthia Young, PORA media coordinator, said. “We want to make sure our community is supported and have the latest information available. PORA urges everyone to heed local officials’ recommendations and stay home and stay safe. We will continue to be in touch with area officials regarding closures and recommendations.”

PORA General Manager Tracy McGuire said staff is working from home maintaining the operations of the organization.

“As far as our vendors, many of them can be found on the website under their particular category listing. Quite a few link their websites to ours and so it is a great way to get information,” she said. “Vendors are effected by what is happening and many are small businesses; what we can do to help during this time is welcomed by them.”

The PORA website is public and residents do not need to be a PORA member in order to access the resources. With people in the community checking off lists of things to get done around the house, using the vendors list can give the community confidence knowing vendors have been evaluated, according to Ms. McGuire. This is especially critical to avoid scams and using a vendor without having any history on the execution of work, she added.

“Things continue to happen in the community, we just don’t have social interaction,” Ms. McGuire said.

She said the PORA board believes in neighbors helping neighbors. Saying the organization is a tight team under the leadership of Ralph Johnson, PORA board president. With the upcoming rate case through APS, board director Bob Miller remains vigilant in keeping up with the happenings.

“Everyone is still in line for support and advocacy,” Ms. McGuire said. “We are receiving feedback from all board directors so we can make sure we are keeping on track.”

Ms. Young said PORA is in touch with county and state legislators daily and monitoring the situation and putting out anything they share. Upon the closure of the Recreation Centers of Sun City West and PORA, Arizona Fire & Medical Authority Deputy Chief Eric Kriwer said the actions of the RCSCW to extend the closure was crucial, saying they have known for many weeks that COVID-19 was going to have significant impact on the community.