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Jim Fickess

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 27, 2026
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Jul 26, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Jim Fickess, Tribune Contributor

    Queen Creek road projects active – except a big one (opens the original)

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    If driving around Queen Creek seems a little less frenetic, it could be due to some relatively minor road improvements. The town’s new Transportation Department has targeted 20 projects throughout Queen Creek designed to make traffic flow better on the town’s increasingly busy roads. But one of the biggest road projects on the town’s list – improving the Sossaman-Germann intersection – is stalled by a battle between the town and Union Pacific Railroad. Dubbed “high-impact projects,â€

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Jim Fickess, Tribune Contributor

    Town poised for next step toward water fee (opens the original)

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    Queen Creek will be one step closer Sept. 16 to signing the dotted line on the payment plan for a 100-year water supply. Town Council is expected at its Wednesday night meeting to issue a Notice of Intent for a water resource fee that will be paid by water users. If the notice is approved, a public hearing with possible adoption of the fee will be conducted Nov. 18 with Jan. 27 being the earliest effective date. Council’s approval this Wednesday is as close as anything can come to a sure bet bec

  3. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Jim Fickess, Tribune Contributor

    New Latter-day Saints temple another part of Queen Creek’s growth (opens the original)

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    The planned Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) temple in Queen Creek is, in many respects, another chapter in the town’s explosive growth saga. On Aug. 31, LDS officials announced the Queen Creek Arizona Temple will be located at the southeast corner of Ryan Road and Euell Drive, between Meridian Road to the west and Ironwood Road to the east, in the northeast part of town. The 82,000-square-foot temple will be built on a 15.5-acre site, which will also include a meetinghouse an

  4. Article · Aug 9, 2026 · Jim Fickess, Tribune Contributor

    Queen Creek not fretting over Colorado River cuts (opens the original)

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    While other Valley municipalities are anxious to over impending cuts in their Colorado River water allocations, Queen Creek officials are reacting much differently. “We aren’t on pins-and-needles waiting for the feds to decide,” Mayor Julia Wheatley said when asked about the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s July 31 recommendation of significant cuts in Colorado River water allocations to Arizona, Nevada and California. Only about 10% of Queen Creek’s water will be coming from the Colorado River – th

  5. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Jim Fickess, Tribune Contributor

    Town of Queen Creek seeks more smoke detector volunteers (opens the original)

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    You can avoid the dreaded annual replacing of smoke detector batteries. That’s right, no more climbing (and staying on) the ladder, taking the covers off your home’s smoke detectors, replacing the nine-volt batteries and hoping you don’t trigger some loud, mysterious beeping. If you live in Queen Creek or a county island serviced by the Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department (QCFMD), free help can be on the way. The QCFMD offers three free community assistance programs: smoke detector maintenan

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