Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Paradise Valley public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
8 issues in roads
FY 2026/27 Pavement Preservation Program
Public works reported street work completed this year and proposed keeping about $3.05 million a year in the budget, with condition surveys every three years, to restore town roads to a 77 PCI rating.
Emergency Erosion Repair and Intersection Reconstruction
Two neighborhood infrastructure fixes moved forward: rebuilding the Las Brisas/Cheney intersection for up to $146,675 and repairing storm-washed embankment at 40th Street and Clearwater Parkway for up to $404,995.47.
Doubletree Ranch Road entryway improvements
Public Works showed off its Lincoln Drive median makeover — 8 medians, 250 plants, 30 tons of granite — and pitched smart irrigation tech to save water. A five-year plan is coming once a full landscape inventory is done.
Traffic Signal Maintenance Contract Amendment
A routine consent item: $29,177.40 more for Power Tech Contracting to keep repairing and replacing the town's traffic signal equipment.
Mockingbird Lane Improvement Project
The town's biggest current road project — rebuilding Mockingbird Lane from 56th Street to Invergordon Road with drainage improvements — now has a final $17.5 million construction price, about $8 million of it covered by the Flood Control District. Construction starts in May and lasts six to eight months, so expect utility marking and construction activity in the corridor soon.
McDonald Drive and 45th Street Curb Replacement
Failing asphalt curbs are starting to eat into the adjacent pavement. The council approved $510,221 to replace them with standard concrete curb — cheaper now than emergency repaving later, which staff said could cost ten times more.
Traffic calming and speed management policy
Commissioners probed how the town handles speed complaints, roundabouts, and speed bumps. Staff said responses are somewhat ad hoc but science-based, and a formal policy may be developed — with public input the trickiest part.
Traffic safety on Desert Fairways Drive
A resident, speaking after a recent fatal cycling accident, asked the Council to consider speed bumps, roundabouts, and other traffic calming on Desert Fairways Drive, which walkers, joggers, cyclists and cut-through drivers all use.