LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Busy week ahead for Chandler Council

This map shows some of the main elements and characteristics planned at Mesquite Groves Park in southeast Chandler. A $4.73 million design contract is on the agenda for Monday’s 6 p.m. Chandler City Council study session — one of five meetings the council is set to hold this week.

Courtesy of City of Chandler

A $4.73 million design contract is one of many items the Chandler City Council will take on as it heads into one of its busiest weeks of the year, in terms of number of meetings.

Monday, the council will have an afternoon work session focused on the city’s annual budget, followed by three meetings that run consecutively, starting at 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 27, the council will hold an afternoon work session dedicated to capital improvement projects, followed by a 6 p.m. regular meeting.

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