Good morning, Queen Creek. A high near 108 today and a low near 85 tonight, so anything outdoors wants to happen before 8 AM.
- 📷 Council weighs new limits on plate-reading cameras. The police department's license plate readers are up for tighter town rules.
- 🏠 159 new listings came on the Queen Creek market last month.
- 🏘️ The town is taking input on the 2028 General Plan. That document sets land use and growth policy for the next decade.
- 🚚 Feastival food trucks Friday at 5:30 PM. The weekly Friday night lineup.
- 🐎 Last Beat the Heat ride Saturday. Open riding 6 AM to noon, the final date on the summer list.
- 🎸 Around the Valley: ZAYN, the Cubs, and a Bonham. Three picks in Phoenix this week.
Council weighs new limits on the plate-reading cameras
Queen Creek is weighing more controls on the license plate reader cameras its police department uses.
Key facts:
- What they are. Fixed cameras that photograph passing plates and run them against police databases.
- Who runs them. The Queen Creek Police Department. Flock and Axon are the vendors in the mix.
- What is being weighed. Additional town controls on how the cameras and the data they collect get used.
- Who decides. The town council.
For scale: Queen Creek counted 26,361 residents at the 2010 census and roughly 83,700 today. Rules written for a smaller town tend to get revisited at that size, and a camera network is one of the places it shows.
Watch for the item on an upcoming council agenda. The Tribune has the specifics on what the council is considering. Details.
The week
- ❤️ Wednesday: Healthy Heart at Queen Creek Library, 9:30 AM. Adult class, part of a series, registration required. Details.
- 📖 Friday: Books and Badges storytime, 9:30 AM. Toddlers and preschoolers at the library, registration required. Details.
- 🚚 Friday: Queen Creek Feastival, 5:30 PM. Food trucks, every Friday night. Details.
- 🎨 Saturday: adult letter painting, 10 AM. At the library, registration required. Details.
- 🐎 Saturday: the last Beat the Heat ride, 6 AM to noon. Open riding at the Chapman Automotive Group Arena, waiver required. Details.
Saturday is the last date on that summer riding list, and the 6 AM end of the window is the real one.
Two at the Olive Mill worth putting on the calendar now: Grill at the Mill on Labor Day, September 7, with live music, lawn games in the olive grove, and all-day Olive Oil 101 tours (details), and Pizza Date Night on September 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at $95 per ticket (details). Both are at 25062 S Meridian Road.
Around Queen Creek
- 💇 A blowout salon is coming to Queen Creek. Divine Blow Drys is preparing to take its first clients here. Details.
- 🏘️ The 2028 General Plan update is open for resident input. The plan guides land use, housing, and growth areas over the next decade. Details.
- 🏠 159 new listings came on the Queen Creek market last month.
- 🍺 Trivia night at BrüCo Taproom, Thursday, September 3. Details.
Around the Valley
Three picks worth the drive into Phoenix this week.
- ⚾ Cubs at the Diamondbacks, Monday night, Chase Field. Cheap air conditioning with a ballgame attached. Tickets.
- 🎤 ZAYN, Monday night, Mortgage Matchup Center. One night on the Konnakol Tour. Tickets.
- 🥁 Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, Tuesday, Celebrity Theatre. The catalog, played by a Bonham. Tickets.