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Here we go again: QC Forged on the diamond schools slate bond vote
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BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer
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or the third consecutive year, the Queen Creek Unified School District will ask voters to approve a bond for capital projects, this seeking one that is considerably smaller than the proposed bonds that failed at the ballot box in 2021 and 2022. The district’s governing board also approved a second measure for the all-mail Nov. 7 election that asks voters to ex-
COMMUNITY ......... 19 Queen Creek teen in cast of ‘Mean Girls.’
BUSINESS .............. 20
Texas construction company opens QC office.
tend a 15% budget override to fund day-to-day operations. The Governing Board voted 4-1 on June 13 to authorize the $98-million bond election, joining nearly two dozen districts across the state with similar measures totaling close to $3 billion. Member James Knox cast the sole “no” vote. That bond would pay for a suite of capital improvements, including upgrades for security, technology and infrastruc-
see BOND page 8
EV railway spur could create jobs, snarl traffic
SPORTS ................. 23
BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer
Possible new league challenges high school football.
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COMMUNITY ............. 19 BUSINESS ................. 20 OPINION ................... 21 SPORTS .................... 23 GET OUT .................... 25 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 27
As they celebrate Fathers’ Day today, Queen Creek Unified Superintendent Dr. Perry Berry and his son Jacob, a high draft pick for the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team, celebrate a special bond forged years ago. For a look at the glue of that bond, see page 14. (Photo courtesy of the Berry Family)
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U.S. Surface Transportation Board draft environmental assessment has given a thumbs-up for the proposed Pecos Industrial Rail Access and Train Extension (PIRATE), a 6-mile east-west freight line between CMC Steel in far east Mesa and the Union
Pacific Phoenix Subdivision line at Rittenhouse and Sossaman roads. The report concludes that considering the project’s benefits and recommended mitigation measures, the rail spur’s impact would be “negligible, minor and/or temporary.” The agency is recommend-
see RAILROAD page 6 SCAN TO FIND YOUR PATH
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