QUEEN CREEK, Arizona — With San Tan Valley now officially created as a town, Queen Creek's closest neighbor is entering a new phase that local leaders say will affect the regional future of both communities.
Daily Independent reported that Queen Creek Town Council member Jeff Brown joined San Tan Valley incorporation supporters when they submitted more than 10,600 signatures to Pinal County in April to trigger the election. The effort was led by San Tan Valley Inc., whose chairman is Tyler Hudgins.
"The incorporation of San Tan Valley will bring both opportunities and challenges to the region," Brown said.
Residents within the incorporation boundary voted in the Aug. 5 election. Supporters of the town effort awaited election results that night, and the incorporation map was prepared by San Tan Valley Inc.
The new town's creation gives the fast-growing area next to Queen Creek its own municipal structure, while also placing two neighboring communities in closer coordination on regional growth, services and planning. The extracted source text did not list specific policy changes for Queen Creek, but it framed the change as one that will be felt across the shared East Valley and Pinal County area.
