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18 miles of city streets being resurfaced Over the next few months, 18 miles of Chandler streets will be resurfaced as part of an annual street repaving program. The repairs will occur along 87 sections of residential streets and be performed by M.R. Tanner Construction Inc. of Gilbert. The $4 million repaving project will continue through early summer and involve removing the top inch-and-a-half of old asphalt and replacing it with new pavement. This type of repair, called Mill and Inlay, becomes necessary when the existing pavement is in a condition that
can no longer be maintained with slurry seal or microseal applications. The work is taking place on neighborhood streets in various parts of the city, including areas north of Ray Road between Alma School Road and Arizona Avenue, west of Hartford Street between Chandler Boulevard and Ray Road, west of Bullmoose Drive between Knox and Warner roads, and north of Chandler Boulevard between Country Club Way and the Price Freeway frontage road. Maps showing specific locations
can be found by clicking on the Road Construction and Street Closures link on the Transportation page of the City’s website at www.chandleraz.gov/ transportation. Notices to homeowners and businesses fronting the streets will be provided in advance. Access will be maintained to residences and businesses during the construction. For more information, contact the Chandler Street Division at (480) 782-3500.
Environmental Education Center hosts annual Earth Day Celebration The City of Chandler Environmental Education Center (EEC) at Veterans Oasis Park is looking for vendors and exhibitors to share their environmentally friendly products and services with guests during the annual Earth Day Celebration and Arbor Day Commemoration from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 25. This free, family friendly event—which is also a celebration of the EEC’s sixyear anniversary—will include hands-on activities, live animal presentations, food and beverage vendors, and information booths featuring a variety of organizations and businesses promoting “green” products, conservation and ways to live a more ecofriendly, sustainable lifestyle.
For more information about the event or to request a vendor application, contact eec@chandleraz.gov or (480) 782-2894. The EEC is located at 4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd., just east of Lindsay Road, and is open six days a week: from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The EEC is closed on Sundays and on City of Chandler holidays. More information is available online at www.chandleraz.gov/ veterans-oasis or at (480) 782-2890.
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Survey shows Chandler provides favorable quality of life More than 700 individuals submitted their responses to the Citizen Budget Survey focusing on issues relating to the city budget as well as municipal government performance and community quality of life. The survey showed that a large majority believe city leaders are managing the City’s operations well, and that the City Council’s financial decisions are in line with citizen priorities and expectations. A total of 747 people submitted survey responses which will help Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny and the City Council develop budgetary priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. Chandler residents are invited to attend the budget briefing to the City Council Friday, May 2, in the Council Chambers, 88 E. Chicago St., in downtown Chandler. Comments and questions will be welcome at several subsequent council meetings prior to the adoption of the budget on June 12. Public input is always available by contacting councilmembers or staff directly. Complete survey results and additional information are available at www.chandleraz.gov/budget.