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Council's water fee vote is set for Wednesday, but the reports behind it are not posted yet

Queen Creek's Nov. 18 packet says studies for the new Harquahala water resource fee and a rate change will come in an amended agenda. The fee would start at $3.07 per 1,000 gallons.

Briar DoyleNovember 15, 20262 min read

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Florence Unified will close three San Tan Valley schools after a unanimous board vote

Copper Basin and Skyline Ranch elementaries and San Tan Mountain Middle School are on the closure list as Florence Unified cuts costs amid falling enrollment; a four-day school week was tabled.

2 days ago

School Safety Partnership - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Chandler Unified would cover the full $153,000 cost of Casteel High's town police officer this year

A one-year agreement on the Town Council's Nov. 18 consent agenda keeps a Queen Creek police school resource officer at Casteel High, with the district paying all of the officer's salary and benefits, double what town policy requires.

4 days ago

School Water Costs - illustration, Jake Team LLC

School district's water bill would jump 76% in the first year of the town's new water fees, slides for tonight's QCUSD session show

A Town of Queen Creek presentation for the QCUSD board's study session puts the district's yearly water cost at about $1.06 million under the new fees, up from about $603,000, with the gap widening for five years.

5 days ago

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Queen Creek housing market - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Home closings in Queen Creek fell by a third in October as pending sales nearly halved

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Queen Creek Weather: Mild Afternoon, Sunny Tomorrow - Nov 14, 1 PM

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Council's water fee vote is set for Wednesday, but the reports behind it are not posted yet

Schools

Florence Unified will close three San Tan Valley schools after a unanimous board vote

Chandler Unified would cover the full $153,000 cost of Casteel High's town police officer this year

School district's water bill would jump 76% in the first year of the town's new water fees, slides for tonight's QCUSD session show

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Pinal County prosecutor wants synthetic kratom compound 7-OH classified as a narcotic after undercover shop visits

Council drops the $40 monthly charge on 64 temporary septic accounts, most in Queen Creek Ranchettes and Terra Ranch

Veterans Day ceremony at 9 a.m. today on Cloud Road will dedicate a new flagpole and close with a flyover

Town would pay Maricopa County $500,000 to $600,000 a year to keep citations in San Tan Justice Court after the county ended its old deal

Sewer bills would hold steady for single-family homes but shift for apartments and larger businesses under Nov. 18 rate plan

Giving Machine opens Friday for a second holiday season, with a food bank facing a move among three charities

A 785-home Olea neighborhood and a 124-room hotel lead the town's list of active projects going to a transportation panel Thursday

Four Queen Creek Unified campuses climbed from B to A in state ratings, and math scores jumped, district presentation shows

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