Keyword: Chuck Bongiovanni

Gilbert council dismisses three ethics complaints, …

9/20/2023
Gilbert Town Council dismissed ethics complaints against three of its members Tuesday, but voted to allow an investigation of another complaint against Mayor Brigette Peterson to move forward.   …

Gilbert council to consider ethics complaints

9/18/2023
The Gilbert Town Council will take up consideration of four ethics complaints that were filed in July and August against various members when council meets for its Sept. 19 regular meeting.   …

Complaint against Gilbert mayor recommended for …

9/6/2023
Another Gilbert Town Council ethics complaint has been recommended for dismissal — the one from a council member against the mayor.   Independent investigator Kenneth Fields found …

Gilbert council member cautioned but found not to have …

9/1/2023
Gilbert Town Council Member Jim Torgeson did not violate the town’s code of ethics, an independent investigator found, but the first-term official also was cautioned about his conduct.  

Gilbert council chooses mediation over no-confidence …

8/2/2023
The Gilbert Town Council directed top staff members at an Aug. 1 special meeting to find a mediator and set a meeting for members to work out their grievances with one another.   The move …

Gilbert council subcommittee will look at conflict of …

8/2/2023
A Gilbert Town Council subcommittee on ethics will look at more closely specifying what constitutes a conflict of interest for council members.   The subcommittee’s chair, Council …

Rookie council members call for vote of no confidence …

8/1/2023
Gilbert’s three rookie council members have requested a special meeting for Tuesday to discuss a vote of no confidence in Mayor Brigette Peterson, an act the mayor called “political …

Fifth ethics complaint of July goes against entire …

7/31/2023
The flurry of ethics complaints filed against Gilbert Town Council members in July continued last week with the latest being one against the entire council.   Former Council Member Bill …

Landowner accuses Gilbert council members of threats …

7/27/2023
A prominent Gilbert landowner contacted the mayor and a town council member in April with concerns that council members were making threats against a project coming before council.  

Compromise plan for ‘The Ranch’ project in Gilbert …

6/21/2023
The Ranch, a 300-plus acre industrial development project in east Gilbert that stirred neighbors’ anger with town council in the fall, won calm approval June 20 after developers presented their …

Gilbert Town Council changes course, cuts property tax …

6/7/2023
Gilbert Town Council reversed course from its preliminary adoption last month of the budget and property tax levy, cutting the secondary property tax rate by a penny and passing the budget on a …

Gilbert council gets first look at communications …

5/25/2023
The Gilbert Town Council got a first look on a series of recommendations for improving communications with the community May 23 after the town’s leadership concluded a two-day strategic …

Gilbert council kills light rail, tables commuter rail …

3/8/2023
Light rail is doubly dead in Gilbert. While Valley Metro had no proposal for a line in Gilbert and town officials long had said they were opposed to it for town, the Gilbert Town Council took the …

Rail ordinances to compete with Gilbert mayor’s …

3/7/2023
A showdown on rail in town looms at the March 7 Gilbert Town Council meeting.  Gilbert Town Council members Jim Torgeson, Chuck Bongiovanni and Bobbi Buchli requested two more rail ordinance …

Gilbert mayor bringing rail ordinance back to council

3/3/2023
Less than two weeks after an anti-rail ordinance failed at Gilbert Town Council, Mayor Brigette Peterson has placed a new proposed ordinance on the March 7 council agenda.  The proposed …

Door still open for Gilbert anti-rail ordinance after …

2/23/2023
Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson left the door open for an ordinance that may limit rail in town, though Town Council rejected a strict prohibition against the use of town resources on the …

Gilbert apologizes for rating residents’ 'vocal …

2/23/2023
The town of Gilbert apologized Wednesday for a document that rated residents living along a proposed Ocotillo Road widening project for their “vocal level” in opposing the …

Gilbert Town Council approves utility rate increases

2/22/2023
Gilbert Town Council voted unanimously Feb. 21 to raise customers’ utility bills $10.53 to shore up lagging fund balances and prepare for critical wastewater and stormwater infrastructure …

Gilbert Town Council takes on hot topics of rail, …

2/22/2023
Gilbert Town Council took up two heated issues from last fall, but the status quo did not change at council’s Feb. 21 meeting. 

Gilbert Town Council asks for residents' input on …

2/21/2023
The Gilbert Town Council is asking for residents’ input on improving communication with the community.  Council is asking residents to participate in a short survey by 11:59 p.m. March …

Higley USD board scrutinizing routine items

2/9/2023
Consent agenda, where routine items go to get passed quickly and without discussion by governing bodies, is getting more scrutiny from the newly formed Higley USD Governing Board. 

Proposed Santan Adventure Park in Gilbert dies a quiet …

2/8/2023
Plans for Santan Adventure Park, a proposed family entertainment center at Crossroads District Park that was to include a go-kart track and miniature golf, will not come to …

Election winners sworn into Gilbert Town Council seats

1/10/2023
Four newly elected members were sworn into office for Gilbert Town Council on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in an inaugural ceremony at the newly renovated Gilbert Town Hall.  Chuck Bongiovanni, Bobbi …

New Gilbert Town Council members to be sworn in

1/9/2023
Gilbert’s newly-elected councilmembers will take office Tuesday, Jan. 10.   Yung Koprowski, Jim Torgeson, Chuck Bongiovanni and Bobbi Buchli will be sworn in at an inauguration …