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Residents ask Phoenix to fund community‑led heat‑resilience plan for Maryville, citing 4–8°F neighborhood difference
Summary
Organizers and residents told the City Council at a Spanish‑language budget hearing that Maryville experiences temperatures 4–6°F higher than surrounding neighborhoods, and requested dedicated funds and a community‑led resilience plan to reduce heat impacts.
Community organizers and residents urged Phoenix leaders to fund a community‑led heat‑resilience plan for Maryville, a neighborhood participants said is substantially hotter than surrounding areas.
Dafne Cortés, a community organizer with Rumbo, said Maryville is "el área más caliente de la ciudad" and told the Council residents report temperatures "4 a 6 grados…
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