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Chandler Council agendas: Land purchase, crime lab and more
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A $500,000 purchase of land near the northeast corner of Alma School and Ray roads is one of the many items on Chandler City Council meeting agendas this week. Monday, a 4 p.m. work session will be followed by a 6 p.m. study session and regular meeting, with a Thursday 6 p.m. regular meeting set as well at City Hall, 88 E. Chicago St., Downtown Chandler.
A land purchase, discussion of constructing an expensive crime lab and much more will be on the agendas this week for Chandler City Council meetings.
Staff proposes council agree to buy less than an acre of undeveloped land at near the northeast corner of Alma School and Ray roads for $500,000.
That’s an item on the agenda for a study session, set for Monday evening at 6 p.m., combined with a regular council meeting.
The regular meeting and study session will follow a 4 p.m. work session devoted to discussing a potential $60 million crime lab construction and partnership with the Town of Gilbert.
There will also be a regular council meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. All these meetings are set to be held at City Hall, 88 E. Chicago St., Downtown Chandler.
At Alma School and Ray roads, the city bought land on the northeast corner about 15 years ago for a road widening project at the intersection, according to a staff report.
“Following the project, about 1.09 acres remained as surplus property,” the staff report states. “The land is presently vacant and undeveloped. Immediately east of the city’s property are two vacant parcels, 946 W. Ray Road and 972 W. Ray Road, both owned by HRM CSOK, LLC (dba “Hawkins Companies”). Combined, the two parcels comprise approximately 0.88 acres — with mixed zoning.”
Also on Monday’s study session agenda is a contract with Hunter Contracting Co. for the $1.78 million construction of pickleball and tennis courts at Tumbleweed Park.
There’s also a $1.3 million contract with Caliente Construction, Inc. to build outside plant fiber telecommunications remote buildings next to the Desert Breeze police substation.
A $789,000 contract with the Regional Public Transportation Authority is for bus service for the fiscal year ahead.
A $305,000 contract with Combs Construction Company, Inc. is for Chandler Municipal Airport runway pavement maintenance.
Jason W. Brooks is a News editor for the Daily Independent and the Chandler Independent.
He covers the Chandler area for both yourvalley.net and the monthly print edition while writing for and assisting in the production of the Daily Independent.
Brooks is a well-traveled journalist who has documented life in small American communities in nearly all U.S. time zones.
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised there and in suburban Los Angeles, he has covered community news in California, New Mexico, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska and northern Arizona.
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