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Town Council acceptance is set for Oct. 21, alongside a backup ambulance pact with Chandler, which launches its own fire-run transport service Jan. 1, and a higher fee for police recruits at the sheriff's academy.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee reviews the general plan update Tuesday; the draft counts 20.4 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents, and a 60-day public review starts Dec. 14 ahead of a November 2027 ratification vote.
The neighboring town's council approved a three-year deal Oct. 7 that puts it on faster response targets than its state permit requires; AMR's own figures show it reached 60% of calls within 10 minutes over the past four months.
Under a proposal the Town Council heard Oct. 7, hookup and capacity charges for a new single-family house would rise from $13,038 so newcomers, not current customers, cover $170 million in future water supply.
Queen Creek Town Council voted 5-0 to annex and rezone a small Maricopa County lot so Carder Development can add 50 parking spaces north of its office site.
After Wednesday's update, the town says the new fee would apply to drinking-water deliveries only; open houses start Monday ahead of a Nov. 18 hearing.
A draft agreement on Wednesday's agenda starts talks to move irrigation service for about 1,200 lots to the irrigation district, a shift the town says would spare customers rising groundwater replenishment costs.
The town's drop-off center near Frontier Family Park will be shut Monday through Friday next week and reopen Saturday, Oct. 17, with its Ryan Road entrance shifted west.
A consent item Wednesday moves spending authority out of contingency for work left unfinished last fiscal year, and a second would let the town secure Sierra Vista waterline easements before ARPA money expires.
Town staff promised alternatives after a crowd of irrigation and septic customers opposed the proposed water resource fee in September; the council gets a rate presentation Oct. 7 ahead of the Nov. 18 hearing.
A consent item Wednesday would let the town repay itself from 2027 bonds for roads, fire stations and water work, alongside a $14 million regional deal for Hawes Road.
The town is implementing 20 smaller traffic improvements while a larger intersection project remains pending state regulatory action.
The Town of Queen Creek has designated $5 million in its current budget for 20 smaller transportation projects aimed at reducing delays and improving flow across the community.
Arizona voters will decide in November whether to cap grocery tax rates and require voter approval for future increases.
Queen Creek Town Council will determine the initial annual water resource fee at a November 18 meeting, part of a long-term plan to secure water supplies.
The Queen Creek Town Council held its first public hearing on a proposal to annex a small parcel of Maricopa County land to facilitate parking expansion for a local development firm.
The Chandler Unified School District Governing Board voted to include a Native American land acknowledgment in all board meetings and graduations.
Road work in Mesa has reduced Ellsworth Road to one lane per direction through the Germann Road intersection, impacting drivers traveling between the two communities.
A federal judge declined to end long-running oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, prompting the agency to express disappointment.
The Queen Creek Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval for a rezoning and site plan that would allow Carder Development to expand its parking facility.
Town officials are seeking approval for a new water charge that would fund a transition away from regional groundwater recharging and toward local Harquahala Valley water sources.
