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An edition of the East Valley Tribune
Sunday, September 18, 2022
QC nearing completion of big water deal
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BY MARK MORAN Tribune Staff Writer
NEWS..................... 8 QC ready to launch $95M worth of projects.
COMMUNITY...... 16 EV trio get welcome help for foster kids mission.
SPORTS................ 23 More turn thumbs down on high school football.
COMMUNITY.........................16 BUSINESS...............................18 OPINION..................................20 SPORTS....................................23 GET OUT..................................25 CLASSIFIEDS.........................26
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ueen Creek is dotting i’s and crossing t’s in a $21-million deal to purchase Colorado River water from GSC Farm in Cibola that will yield 2,033 acre-feet of water annually for the town through the Central Arizona Project canal system. That would satisfy the water needs of at
Money woes ringing EV sports park’s bell
least 4,066 homes a year and possibly as many as about 6,000. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation this month cleared the way for Queen Creek’s purchase, which has been under consideration since 2019 and it already has been approved by the Arizona officials. And Town Council this Wednesday, Sept. 21, will hold a hearing on the deal before taking a final vote on it. Here’s how the water will get here:
Candid talk
Lake Mead, which straddles the border of Arizona and Nevada, is a reservoir that stores Colorado River water, held back by the iconic Hoover Dam. When an order comes in from a city or town, dam operators send the water to the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal system at Lake Havasu, Arizona. “Instead of our water going south to Ci-
see WATER page 9
BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer
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ell Bank Park in Mesa needs a grand slam this fall. After opening in February to much fanfare, revenue for the destination 380acre sports complex’s first six months of operation fell short of projections. The complex failed to generate profits in its opening months, and in August, Legacy Cares, the nonprofit owner of the park, slashed its revenue forecast for the year by more than half.
see BELL page 10
Queen Creek Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Perry Berry on Sept. 14 gave an overview of the district’s bond measure at the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce networking luncheon sponsored by the Queen Creek Tribune. You can read about his presentation on page 3. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)
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