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NEWS ...................... 4 Queen Creek Public Works officials are ready for monsoon storms.
SPORTS ................. 20
Girls basketball gets a chance to show off at legendary Section 7 event.
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Transit tax loss could cost QC millions
BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer
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he potential demise of the half-cent sales tax for Maricopa County transportation projects could cost Queen Creek millions of dollars for its plans to reduce road congestion. “It is incredibly disappointing that we have been unable to get this item before the vot-
ers,” said Queen Creek Mayor Julia Wheatley, adding:. “Given that we are a young community, one of the fastest growing across the country, we have a lot of transportation needs and transportation continues to be one of Queen Creek’s top priorities.” The tax expires at the end of next year unless voters extend it for another 20 years before then, killing a revenue stream that would
have generated $20 billion over the next two decades. Gov. Katie Hobbs last week vetoed the bill passed by Republican legislators that would have put the extension on the ballot in November. The legislation, approved in party-line votes, would have prohibited the sales tax dollars
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Booked up QC man is Mr. Insider for big projects BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer
GET OUT ................. 22
Jan D’Atri serves up a recipe for a scrumptious pasta dish.
COMMUNITY ............. 14 BUSINESS ................. 16 OPINION ................... 18 SPORTS .................... 20 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 23
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ueen Creek residents might not recognize the name Greg Davis, but he has shaped the town’s development perhaps more than any other politician, policy maker or planner. He owns a consulting firm called iPlan and fills a unique niche in developing the town’s future. He has been at it largely under the radar to most people for two decades, developing an insider’s knowledge of what will work in Queen Creek and what won’t.
see IPLAN page 6
Ethan Delatte and her mom, Lily Delatte, of Queen Creek have published a children’s space adventure book that they were selling at an event at Mesa Public Library recently. To learn more about the book and the co-authors, see page 14. (Srianthi Perera/Tribune Contributor)
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