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Tempe resident urges Queen Creek to improve police disability training, firefighter pay and housing options during public comment

5909857 · October 2, 2025
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Summary

A resident, Noah James Markham, told the council he had negative encounters with Queen Creek police and urged better training on disabilities, more female officers and paid leave for women officers; he also asked for higher firefighter pay, more Section 8 housing and improvements to sewer odors.

Noah James Markham, who identified himself as a Tempe resident, used the meetings public-comment period to tell the Town Council he had "a few altercations" with Queen Creek police and that, as a person with a disability, he should feel protected when officers interact with him.

Markham asked the town to provide more training to officers on interactions with people with disabilities, to hire…

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