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6th graders learn all about college.
REAL ESTATE .............. 22
Valley housing market shaken by new listings.
June 26, 2022
Chandler can survive drought, city of�icials say BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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f�icials are �inding sunken boats and even old corpses as the water level at Lake Mead is now at the lowest level it has ever been, and federal of�icials told Congress two weeks ago the severe drought is a warning to all desert dwellers that there is a limit on the water they use. Chandler, however, is in a solid position to survive the drought, which is now in its 23rd year, City Council was told June 20. “You know, we have been preparing for this shortage for a long, long time,” said Gregg Capps, the city’s water resources manager. Chandler gets its water supply from three
primary sources, surface water, groundwater and treated wastewater. The surface water comes from three rivers, the Salt, Verde and Colorado. Big cities that rely on Colorado River water – particularly those in southern Nevada that have virtually no other source – were stunned by testimony June 14 by Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, who said Lake Mead water levels are falling far faster than expected even earlier this year. She told the Senate Committee Lake Mead’s water level dropped to an unprecedented low, threatening cities that rely heavily on Colorado River ��� DROUGHT ���� 2 water. (Special to the Arizonan)
Early voting begins soon for key Chandler posts
Life on a string
BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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Fibber McGees as Irish as wearing green. REAL ESTATE ................................. 22 COMMUNITY ............................. 24 BUSINESS ...................................... 27 OPINION ....................................... 32 SPORTS ......................................... 36 GET OUT ....................................... 40 CLASSIFIEDS ................................ 44
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he number of women serving on Chandler’s City Council is likely to double or more after this year’s election. Mail-in ballots will begin showing up in residents’ mail boxes soon as early voting begins July 6 for the Aug. 2 Primary Election. In addition to state and county races, Chandler residents will be selecting a mayor and three council members for the next four years. Candidates must get 51 % of the primary vote to win outright or some on the August ballot will have to face off again in the Nov. 8 General Election. There are two candidates for mayor, and �ive for three Council seats. Three of those Council candidates are women, so at least one is likely to be elected. They would join current Councilwoman Christine Ellis, who is not up for election this year. There’s also a woman running for mayor, so the Chandler Council
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Hans Van Dan Elzen is no ordinary practitioner of the art of yo-yoinh. He owns the Chandler-based YoYo Factory, the largest seller of yo-yos in the world. For a look at his operation and how he prepared for national yo-yo championship that concludes today, June 26, in Mesa , see page 27. (Ken Sain/Arizonan Staff)
