Good morning, Queen Creek. It's Memorial Day, and most of the town has the day off.
🚲 New e-bike rules are coming to Queen Creek. The town council is taking up emergency regulations. Details.
🎖️ A Memorial Day service at San Tan Memorial Gardens. American Legion Post 129 marks the day. Details.
🛟 Family Swim is back at the Queen Creek Aquatic Center. Slides, a lazy river, and zero-depth entry. Details.
🌽 Queen Creek Feastival Friday, Pecan Lake market Saturday. Food trucks and local growers. Details.
New e-bike rules are coming to Queen Creek
Queen Creek is moving to rein in e-bikes. The town council has taken up emergency regulations on a vehicle that has quietly become a default ride for a lot of the town's kids.
Key facts:
- 🚲 The town council is pursuing emergency regulations (a fast-track rule that takes effect right away, without the usual waiting period) aimed at e-bikes.
- In a town full of young families, e-bikes have become a common way for kids to get to school, parks, and Queen Creek Marketplace.
- What is restricted, and how it gets enforced, is laid out in the Queen Creek Tribune's report.
What to watch: how and when enforcement begins, and what the new limits actually say. The Tribune has the details.
Around the corner
Today is Memorial Day. American Legion Duane Ellsworth Post 129 is marking it with a service at San Tan Memorial Gardens. Details.
- 💡 More SRP customers can now get help with electric bills. The state's Power AZ program, launched in March, opened eligibility to households up to Arizona's median income. Details.
- 👮 Queen Creek police are taking applications for the summer Youth Academy. A free two-week program for teens covering patrol, investigations, and K9. Details.
- 🌯 Burros and Fries is opening in Queen Creek. The chamber is hosting a ribbon cutting for the new spot. Details.
- 🗺️ The town's General Plan workshop is Wednesday, May 27. A hands-on session for residents to weigh in on Queen Creek's long-range growth and zoning map. Details.
The week
- 🛟 Family Swim is open at the Queen Creek Aquatic Center. Slides, a lazy river, and zero-depth entry. Town residents, day pass or membership required. Details.
- 🏮 Teen craft time at Queen Creek Library, Tuesday 2 PM. Decoupage mini lanterns for ages 13 to 17, registration required. Details.
- 📚 Romance book club at the library, Tuesday 6:30 PM. Adults 18 and up. Details.
- 🎈 Arizona Rick the Balloon Cowboy at the library, Wednesday 1:30 PM. All ages, drop in. Details.
- 🚚 Queen Creek Feastival, Friday 5:30 PM. Food trucks for a Friday-night dinner out. Details.
- 🌽 Pecan Lake Farmers Market, Saturday at the Queen Creek Botanical Gardens. Local growers and makers beside Pecan Lake. Details.
- 👶 Library story time and a movie matinee, Monday, June 1. Babies, Books, and Bubbles at 9:30 AM, a family movie at 3 PM. Details.
- ☕ Adult mug painting at the library, Tuesday, June 2, 10 AM. Details.
Around the valley
A few picks worth leaving Queen Creek for this week:
- 🎤 Yungblud at Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix. Monday night, May 25. A holiday-Monday headliner downtown. Tickets.
- 🎸 Yot Club at Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix. Monday night, May 25. One of the smaller downtown rooms, which suits the band. Tickets.
- 🎪 Garden Bros Nuclear Circus in Glendale. Monday afternoon at Tanger Outlets. An option if you have kids and a holiday to fill. Tickets.
One more thing. A family moving in from Orange County next month posted on r/QueenCreek asking what they should know, and 31 neighbors turned up to answer. That is the town right now: the fastest-growing in Arizona, with a comment section full of people who got here first. Read the thread.
The Weekend edition lands Thursday.