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Council discusses inconsistent median landscaping, seeks clearer maintenance responsibilities
Summary
Council held a discussion on median landscaping and maintenance after councilmembers raised inconsistency and enforcement concerns. Development services staff outlined how medians are designed, who installs and maintains them, and recent improvements in code enforcement capacity.
QUEEN CREEK — Councilmembers held a procedural discussion about landscaping in arterial medians after concerns about inconsistent installation and upkeep along several roadways.
Councilmember Benning introduced the item, saying some arterials were landscaped and maintained while others were not, creating inconsistent appearances and confusion about responsibility. He asked whether the town should require median landscaping uniformly or assume maintenance responsibilities for medians it accepts.
Development services staff member Brett Burningham reviewed how median landscaping is handled in the development process: developers typically design and construct medians and associated landscaping when building half‑street improvements to town engineering and…
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