When Queen Creek Town Council Member Gail Barney recently resigned to run for Mayor in the 2010 election, there were two years remaining of his four-year term. The Queen Creek Town Council is now accepting applications to fill Barney’s seat for the remainder of his term until June 2012. 

Those wishing to apply to fill the remaining two years of Barney’s post should submit a letter and resume to Town Clerk Jennifer Robinson by 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Interviews will be held and an appointment will be made on Monday, Nov. 30. 

Current Mayor Art Sanders and Town Council members Joyce Hildebrandt, Gordon Mortensen and Jon Wootten have announced that they will not seek re-election in 2010, so three Town Council seats and the Mayor’s post will be open in the March 9 primary election. This will be the first time that the Mayor is elected for a four-year term. The three Town Council seats are also four-year terms. Candidate packets are available now in the Town Clerk’s office and must be submitted by 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9. 

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Why live in Queen Creek, Arizona?

Why would anyone want to live in Queen Creek?  Well, I can think of some good reasons.

First of all, the real estate market in Queen Creek presents a good value.  You can get a nice house in Queen Creek for hundreds of thousands of dollars cheaper than say, Chandler or Gilbert.  Homes in the Pecan Creek subdivision are in an ideal location.  Pecan Creek is about 7 or 8 miles closer to the 60 than Johnson Ranch.  You get a straight shot right up Ironwood to the 60.  Ironwood Road is being widened to 2 lanes each direction.  You can drive from Ocotillo to Route 60 without any traffic headaches.  Queen Creek used to have some pretty bad traffic problems.  The Ellsworth loop road is being built, and we actually have street lights now. 

Queen Creek is in the process of building a Target, a Wal-Mart Superstore, Old Navy, etc.  We have a new sushi restaurant called Sushi Creek.
Looking for a great place for kids to learn??  Try the new Kumon.  I haven't tried the new Chinese food place, Golden Harvest.  Anybody tried it yet??  Let me know if the food is any good.

Realigned Rittenhouse Road at Ocotillo Road to be opened June 18

The opening of the realigned Rittenhouse Road in the vicinity of Ocotillo Road is scheduled to take place Monday, June 18. The old intersection of Rittenhouse and Ocotillo roads, which was severely skewed and located immediately adjacent to the railroad crossing, will be permanently closed at that time. All Rittenhouse Road traffic will then use the new roadway alignment, crossing Ocotillo Road at the new traffic signal approximately 1/4 mile west of the railroad tracks.

The new Rittenhouse Road will be continuous across Ocotillo Road at the new traffic signal activated last week. Through traffic will no longer need to turn in order to stay on Rittenhouse Road. Drivers should remain alert through the work zone and pay careful attention to the electronic message signs for guidance.

Although the new roadway alignment will be open, traffic will still be restricted to one lane in each direction as construction continues along various sections of Rittenhouse Road. The completed 4- to 6-lane roadway is expected to fully open to traffic on or about Oct. 31, 2007.

Fulton Homes donates $3 million to Town of Queen Creek
for library, parks, transportation

The Town of Queen Creek recently received a $3 million donation from Fulton Homes
for design and construction of the new Queen Creek Library children’s area, parks development,
and transportation improvements within the Town.
The Fulton’s $3 million contribution is designated to be used in the following ways:
- $1 million towards the design and construction of future Town park facilities.
- $1 million towards the Town’s five-year Transportation Improvement Program.
- $1 million towards the new Queen Creek library children’s area. In recognition for
this contribution, the Town will name the children’s area of the library the “Mary Lou
Fulton Children’s Center”.
This additional funding for the new library allows the Town to enrich the interior design of
the children’s area by including exciting thematic elements. Based on planning meetings with
the Town’s Youth Commission and other youth who frequently use the library, the Town’s
design team came up with a “Four Seasons of Nature” concept that incorporates colorful
landscapes of autumn trees, ice-capped mountains, spring flowers and a relaxing summer
beach. These lovely images will serve as a vibrant backdrop for children’s programming in the
Mary Lou Fulton Children’s Center.
”Building a quality community requires so much input from so many stakeholders,” states
Queen Creek Mayor Art Sanders. “In Queen Creek, we try hard to maximize public resources to
the benefit of all our residents, and we are delighted about the partnership we have melded with
Fulton Homes for our parks development program, our new library and also our streets
network.”

 The Town is working on 13 new intersection traffic signals to be complete and operational by the beginningof Spring 2008. Please note that construction timelines could be delayed by a variety of factors. Prior to construction, the Town will be installing notice signs at each location where the signals will be installed.

The following intersections are included: Rittenhouse/Ellsworth; Cloud/Ellsworth; Ocotillo/Crismon; Queen Creek/Crismon; Sierra Park/ Ellsworth; Queen Creek/Sossaman Ocotillo/ Queen Creek High School; Hunt/ Hawes; Rittenhouse/ Ocotillo; Chandler Heights/ Hawes; Riggs/ Ellsworth; Ellsworth/ Chandler Heights; and Rittenhouse-Gary/Combs.
 
In addition, with the intersections noted above, there are approximately 10 intersections planned to be installed with the Ellsworth Loop road which are currently under construction spring 2008.

Welcome to the
Queen Creek Farmers Market
(An event to help raise funds for Skyline Ranch Elementary School)

QC now has a Farmers Market.

The first Saturday of each month from 7AM - 2PM October thru May held at Skyline Ranch School located at 1084 West San Tan Hills in Queen Creek. 
Click for directions.

Each month enjoy the best of what the area has to offer:
 
*  Arts & Crafts
*  Farmers Market
*  Great Shopping
*  Community Groups

If you are interested in reserving a booth for your business, group, crafts, or other items please contact Adam at the Marketplace office at (602) 363-8660 or send an email to info@qcswapmeet.com

We are looking forward to bringing one more great event to the Queen Creek area.