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QCUSD bond issue, Brague appear defeated BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer
COMMUNITY ...........13 Former QC High band director launches new kind of gig.
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ongtime Queen Creek Unified Governing Board member and President Ken Brague appeared headed for defeat along with the school district’s $198 million bond issue, according to the latest unofficial results released prior to the Tribune’s print deadline. Brague’s defeat paved the way for a new face on the board come January as Arizona political
Town moving to BUSINESS ..............15 create multifamily restrictions
New EV bridal store stresses “delight and surprise.”
GETOUT ...................21 Zac Brown Band breezing into the Valley for big show.
COMMUNITY.........................13 BUSINESS...............................15 OPINION..................................17 SPORTS................................... 19 GET OUT..................................21 CLASSIFIEDS.........................22
Sunday, November 13, 2022
newcomer James Knox garnered 36% of the vote behind incumbent Samantha Davis’39%. Brague served on the board for 13 years, five as president, but that experience apparently did little for him in the race for two board seats. Davis, a resident of Mesa who lives within in the Queen Creek school boundaries, was elected to a second four-year term. “I am very honored and proud to have been re-elected to serve the students and families of the Queen Creek Unified School District,”
Davis wrote the Tribune. “I am a mother who values parent involvement and putting students first. I support teachers and understand that they are the foundation of our kid’s education. I hope that as a district and community we can continue to provide a quality learning experience and strive for excellence in the QCUSD.” Davis worked with Brague on the board
Feel those wheels
see QCUSD BOND page 3
BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer
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s Queen Creek continues to grapple between having affordable housing for the people it is attracting and residents’ calls for measured multifamily growth, the Town Council is moving ahead with a plan that it hopes will reach the right balance. It is revising part of the General Land to restrict new apartment complexes to three areas and has directed planning staff to make the necessary changes as soon as possible. “It is urgent and they want to see a series of options,” said Brett Burningham, town devel-
see NEIGHBORHOOD page 6
If Connor Head looks like he’s having a good time, you’re right. And he wasn’t the only kid who had a blast Nov. 5 at the Horseshow Park & Equestrian Centre courtesy of the Town Council, which hosted a pancake breakfast and update on town projects, flu shots and a “touch-a-truck event for the children. For a look at other kids who joined in the fun, see page 10. (Quinton Kendall/Tribune Contributor)