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ew playgrounds, higher water and trash rates and the opening of a new interchange are coming to Gilbert in the new year. Beyond town boundaries, Gilbert commuters need to brace themselves and find alternative routes if they work in downtown Phoenix as the Arizona Department of Transportation ramps up its three-year overhaul
of the I-10 from Ray Road to the Broadway Curve. After an off-year in which voters dealt mostly with municipal and school bonds, Gilbert is buckling up for an election that will fill offices ranging from a U.S. Senate seat to lowly constables. Seats currently held by Council members Aimee Yentes, Laurin Hendrix, Scott September and Yung Koprowksi are up for re-election.
Courts toss challenge to Rolling bliss Gilbert bond election BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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So far, people who have submitted to the Town Clerk a statement of interest for the office were Hendrix, Koprowski, September, Michael Clark, Bus Obayomi, Bill Spence, Jim Torgeson, Mario Chicas and Larry Melton. Additionally, Higley Governing Board seats held by Amy Kaylor and Jill Wilson are up for election. Five people already have filed statements of interest, though petitions won’t be
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Gilbert man’s attempt to overturn the town’s voter-approved $515-million bond was tossed out of court. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jay Adleman granted Gilbert’s motion to permanently dismiss Jim Torgeson’s lawsuit, which claimed that the town’s removal of his anti-bond signs before early voting began unduly affected the Nov. 2 election’s outcome. The transportation and infrastructure bond passed by 164 votes. The judge in his seven-page ruling agreed with the Town’s assertions that Torgeson’s lawsuit is “time barred” and that he lacked a legal basis for his suit – a main point in the Town’s request to toss it. The Arizona Court of Appeals agreed and turned thumbs down on even hearing an appeal. “The Arizona Supreme Court has made clear a plaintiff has to
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With gazelle-like grace, Hannah Barboza does a board flip coming up out of the bowl at Freestone Skate Park. The park has been a mecca for skateboarders and their community comprises “boarders” who support one another. For a look at them, see page 15. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
