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Krauser withdraws from Gilbert mayoral race

4/24/2024
After a turbulent week, Shane Krauser has withdrawn from the Gilbert mayoral race.   Krauser filed paperwork with the Gilbert Town Clerk’s office Wednesday morning to withdraw his …

Gilbert residents' time to speak to council preserved

4/3/2024
Gilbert Town Council preserved residents’ speaking time before it but pushed that public comment period back later in the meeting under new rules of conduct it adopted April 2.   …

Gilbert will ask voters to increase expenditure limit

3/18/2024
Gilbert stands to soon bump up against a state law that limits how much money the town can spend if it goes through with plans to fund its priority capital projects.   That is why the town …

Gilbert mayor, police chief reflect on community's …

3/13/2024
Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson and Police Chief Michael Soelberg pledged to be part of the solution to teen violence in the town and region and said they will not resign their positions despite …

Arrests in Preston Lord murder case bring sadness, …

3/7/2024
Katey McPherson has pressed hard to see justice for Preston Lord. But as arrests continued to happen Thursday in the San Tan Valley teen’s homicide, the community advocate and education …

Gilbert residents call for mayor's resignation over …

3/6/2024
Residents concerned about teen violence turned up the heat on Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson at the Gilbert Town Council meeting March 5, asking her to resign.   The residents accused …

Gilbert Town Council considers taking out ethics …

2/21/2024
Having been through a deluge of ethics complaints in 2023, Gilbert Town Council is considering rolling parts of its ethics handbook into its Code of Conduct for officials and eliminating the …

A kinder, gentler Gilbert Town Council?

2/12/2024
When the Gilbert Town Council closed the book on the final ethics complaint from 2023, it may have signaled a council ready to move in a more cooperative fashion.   Councilmember Bobbi …

Gilbert's teen violence subcommittee making early …

1/26/2024
Members of the Gilbert Town Council Subcommittee on Teen Violence said they believe they are making good progress in making things happen in response to community concerns on the topic.   …

Peterson dropping out of Gilbert mayoral election

1/25/2024
Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson has decided not to run for re-election this year.   Peterson, who will turn 60 this year, is dropping out of the race to spend more time with her family, she …

Gilbert council to look into teen violence

1/10/2024
After facing at times withering accusations during public comment, Gilbert Town Council voted Jan. 9 to form a subcommittee on teen violence.   The subcommittee will consist of council …

Proposed Gilbert crime lab could include Queen Creek, …

12/27/2023
The Gilbert Police Department is covered for now when it needs crime lab services for its cases through a partnership with the Mesa Police Department.   But that arrangement is concerning …