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Queen Creek council adopts $628 million final FY26 budget; council reduces tentative total by $55 million
Summary
After a public hearing and special session on May 22, 2025, the Queen Creek Town Council adopted a final FY26 budget the council described as approximately $628 million, a reduction from the previously approved tentative budget. Council also approved consent items during the meeting.
The Queen Creek Town Council held a public hearing on May 22, 2025, and then convened a special meeting to adopt the town's fiscal year 2026 final budget. The council voted unanimously to approve the final budget in the special session.
Council staff said the tentative budget approved at an earlier meeting was $682,700,000. During the finalization of the budget the council reduced that tentative total by $55,000,000, citing the timing of two capital transactions: the town's purchase of Harquahala water assets (closed the same day) and acquisition of land for a future park (referred to in the meeting as the Bridal land purchase). After those adjustments staff described the final budget as about $628,000,000 and said the reduction represented roughly a 13% decrease from the prior tentative figure.
Deputy Town Manager/CFO Scott McCarty and Town Manager Bruce Gardner presented the budget overview and tied the…
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