It’s that time of year when people ponder what went right and what went wrong in 2024 — yikes — and think ahead for what’s to come. That, of course, culminates in creating a list of New Year’s resolutions.
And while calling them “resolutions” is no longer cool, plenty of people still use the new year as a reason to commit to accomplishing a few new goals, including your fellow Maricopans.
We asked seven of our neighbors what they look forward to achieving in 2025:
Mayor Nancy Smith, 65
Homestead
“I’ve had a successful 2½-year weight loss journey. I want to finish the goal in 2025. Professionally, I want one of the subprojects on [State Route] 347 started and news on a business park developer announced!”
Effie Gross, 80
Homestead
“My resolution for 2025 is to discipline myself to write daily on an alternative history novel about Amelia Earhart.”
Gary Groh, 62
Hidden Valley
“I’m getting used to the Hidden Valley community and going to try living a more agricultural lifestyle. I love it out there, it’s really different from city life.”
Kaylin Hansen, 16
Copper Ridge
“My New Year’s resolution is to master Moonlight Sonata, the first and third movements by Beethoven on my piano.”
Councilman Eric Goettl, 50
The Villages at Rancho El Dorado
“I typically don’t do New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I like to commit to daily incremental changes … Every day, I strive to become a better husband and father. Each week, I also focus on what I can do to increase the learner’s experience in the high school religious education classes I teach.”
Creola Danielle Brown, 56
Glennwilde
“I’m going to stay positive and I’m going to stay away from negative people.”
Katie Sandell, 43
The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado
“There’s the typical goal to get fit and lose weight. I don’t want to end up like my parents — by the time they were 45, they were having strokes. I also really want to go somewhere with the nonprofits Survivors Against Distracted Driving and Addi’s Miracle, which have already exceeded expectations.”
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