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The Maricopa County Recorder's Office swapped out the printers and sent them for a forensic exam; it says no voters were affected and the cause may turn out to be human error.
Staff slides for Wednesday's council discussion put a typical single-family water and sewer bill at $98.49 a month with the new resource fee, up 18%, while landscape and construction customers see the biggest jumps.
The farm and Queen Creek High School Theatre Club will stage the walk-through Oct. 23–24 and 30–31, with a $5 suggested donation per person per entry.
The venue lists a Friday evening show and a Saturday matinee, with advertised tickets of $16 for adults and $14 for children and seniors.
Chandler's fire department starts its own ambulance transports Jan. 1 and wants a backup pact like those Queen Creek has with Gilbert, Mesa and Superstition Fire; a police academy fee also doubles.
Recorder Justin Heap says reporting the Oct. 7 footage was required; Board Chair Kate Brophy McGee says the staff were doing authorized work and that, as she understands it, the FBI and county attorney closed their reviews.
The Arizona State Land Department lists a $46.5 million minimum bid for the Pinal County tract; records describe a defense-related development, and no company has publicly claimed it.
A renewed intergovernmental agreement on the Oct. 21 Town Council consent agenda would let Queen Creek ask other cities and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for heavy equipment after storms or breakdowns.
Queen Creek's Planning & Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend the convenience store, fuel canopy and car wash on a 2.8-acre corner lot; the Town Council has the final say.
The Chicago-style pizza chain's new Ellsworth Road restaurant celebrates Saturday afternoon with free slices, a fire truck visit and a donation to the Fighter Country Foundation.
Construction crews are intensifying work on a major Interstate 10 widening project that spans from the Phoenix area toward Casa Grande, with new lanes and interchanges planned across multiple segments.
The franchise's Queen Creek clinic at The Switchyard is set to open Nov. 11, with a second Phoenix-area location planned for Scottsdale in 2027.
Wednesday's vote clears the way for a council hearing on five apartment buildings at the south end of the 25-acre project at Ellsworth and Queen Creek roads. No apartment builder is lined up yet, the developer's attorney said.
RTA, which makes the town's fleet management software, gave Queen Creek its top Most Successful Fleet award Wednesday, citing on-time preventive maintenance of 97.6% and a mostly scheduled repair workload.
Slides for the Planning and Zoning Commission's Wednesday work session set five goals: recruit employers, ready infrastructure for them, liven up downtown, grow agritainment and line up the town's partners.
Higley Unified's operating budget fell to about $118.9 million last year as its override began phasing down and enrollment slipped; board members on Tuesday raised concerns about the outlook, with more due Oct. 27.
Education Forward Arizona has proposed four functions Arizona could use to better connect education and workforce programs.
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 free teen event runs 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 17 with bands, a haunted maze and a teen vendor market, with Spooky Splash and a Not So Spooky party set for Oct. 24 and an All Hallows' Eve costume night on Oct. 29.
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.
Incumbents Amanda Wade and Anna Van Hoek face Michelle Morris for two four-year seats, and three write-ins seek a two-year term on the board of the district that serves part of Queen Creek.
