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Former Mayor John Lewis coming home Former Gilbert Mayor John Lewis and his wife LaCinda Lewis, sitting here at the 9th century Preah Vihear Temple near the northern Khmer/Thai border in Cambodia, are preparing to return to Gilbert in July now that their missionary stint in Cambodia is winding down. (Courtesy of John and LaCinda Lewis)
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ormer Gilbert Mayor John Lewis and his wife LaCinda are coming home. As they wind up a missionary assignment in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Lewises are planning to return to Gilbert in July. As they characterized their three years in the Southeast Asian country, they reflect: “Thngai da aschar muoytiet now sthan suor” – the Romanized Cambodia Khmer words for “another great day in paradise.” Their return may be anything but boring: John Lewis is planning to explore a run for Congress, which, if he enters the Republican primary, would put him head-to-head with U.S. Rep Andy Biggs. “This current assignment is very intense and so I haven’t had a chance to expand and explore some of the future options,” John said. “We have had a group that’s interested
to see if I would be interested in running for Congress. I thought I was done with political life, and would just come back and be a grandpa and do some other fun things, but that is something we’ll take a look at when we get back.” Lewis’ name may not mean much to the thousands of people who have moved to Gilbert since he resigned in 2016 after seven years as mayor to be-
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Planners mull 300 more apartment units, hotel BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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evelopers want to put apartments near the Town’s Municipal Complex and in its Northwest Employment Area, totaling over 300 units.
The Planning Commission in last Wednesday’s study session gave input on the two projects. Applicant Iplan Consulting is seeking a minor general plan amendment and rezone on 10.97 acres near the southeast corner of Gilbert Road and Civic Center Drive for the
108-unit Avanterra complex. Continental Properties is in the process of buying the land. Avanterra proposes one-story and two-story standalone units and tri-unit
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