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Town taking deep look at Heritage District’s next …

9/11/2023
As Gilbert reaches the halfway point on its 10-year redevelopment plan for the Heritage District, town officials are busy preparing how the next five years should unfold — and what might lie beyond that.  

Gilbert council member cautioned but found not to have …

9/1/2023
Gilbert Town Council Member Jim Torgeson did not violate the town’s code of ethics, an independent investigator found, but the first-term official also was cautioned about his conduct.  

Ethics investigator recommends clearing Gilbert …

8/30/2023
An independent investigator has recommended an ethics complaint against Gilbert Town Council Member Bobbi Buchli be dismissed.   The complaint was the first of at least eight filed against …

Gilbert adopts short-term rental fees 

8/16/2023
Gilbert Town Council adopted short-term rental fees for the town, a second step in the town regulating the hotel alternatives that sometimes are a point of contention for neighbors.   …

Gilbert council chooses mediation over no-confidence …

8/2/2023
The Gilbert Town Council directed top staff members at an Aug. 1 special meeting to find a mediator and set a meeting for members to work out their grievances with one another.   The move …

Gilbert council subcommittee will look at conflict of …

8/2/2023
A Gilbert Town Council subcommittee on ethics will look at more closely specifying what constitutes a conflict of interest for council members.   The subcommittee’s chair, Council …

Rookie council members call for vote of no confidence …

8/1/2023
Gilbert’s three rookie council members have requested a special meeting for Tuesday to discuss a vote of no confidence in Mayor Brigette Peterson, an act the mayor called “political …

Fifth ethics complaint of July goes against entire …

7/31/2023
The flurry of ethics complaints filed against Gilbert Town Council members in July continued last week with the latest being one against the entire council.   Former Council Member Bill …

Embattled Gilbert council member pledges to refocus on …

7/28/2023
A Gilbert Town Council member named in two ethics complaints and as having threatened a landowner’s project that was before council said he will put “principles over personality” …

Landowner accuses Gilbert council members of threats …

7/27/2023
A prominent Gilbert landowner contacted the mayor and a town council member in April with concerns that council members were making threats against a project coming before council.  

Two more ethics complaints filed in Gilbert

7/22/2023
Two more ethics complaints were filed July 13 against a Gilbert Town Council member, bringing to four such complaints lodged against three different members.   Maricopa County island …

Accused Gilbert council member defends actions, …

7/18/2023
Gilbert Town Council Member Jim Torgeson, facing two ethics complaints from the past week, denied any wrongdoing and said Mayor Brigette Peterson was retaliating against him for disagreeing with her …