Tempe Mayor Corey Woods testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on infrastructure strategies, including affordable housing and public transit.
There will be a slight reduction in property-tax rate, to $1.1126 per $100,000 of assessed valuation from $1.1201, due to increased property valuation in Chandler.
Chandler’s rapidly increasing population – now estimated at 260,000 – has brought with it a need for more bonding authority to cover capital improvements, the city says.
Tempe Diablo Stadium, where the Tempe Diablos raise significant revenue to fund their charitable endeavors, is receiving nearly $51 million in upgrades.
Chandler Police Chief Sean Duggan says his department needs more people because the model it uses to keep the city among the safest for its population size is not sustainable.
Teaming with Albertsons pharmacies and Maricopa County Department of Public Health, TUHSD will host Pfizer vaccine dispensing at Desert Vista High and Tempe High starting June 22.
