Buckeye begins moving into Town Hall

Town staff moved into the new city hall on Monday. The 65,000 square foot building will house most all of the town departments. This will increase the efficiency of town government.

Buckeye begins moving into Town Hall

Charlie Leight/The Arizona Republic
Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck tests his computer under the watchful eye of IT specialist Greg Platacz at the new Town Hall.

I-10 Freeway Construction Update

I-10 Freeway construction-The stretch between Sarival and Verrado Way is scheduled to begin in September. ADOT is scheduled to sign the contract Monday July 27. Will add one lane each direction.

Buckeye Armed Forces Readiness Center

I was honored to welcome the Buckeye Armed Forces Readiness Center to our community on Thursday July 23rd. The 1,400 acre facility will house the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. They will be great partners with the Town.

See AZ Central article here:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/swvalley/articles/2009/07/24/20090724swv-buckeyearmy0724.html

Jack Kurtz/The Arizona Republic

Sun City Festival recognized as one of the best master planned communities.

Congrats to Buckeye's Sun City Festival...one of "America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities."

Magazine: Sun City Festival one of the best communities

Quest for Solar Panel Manufacturing Firm

Mayor Meck attended a meeting of Sempra Energy’s Mesquite Power Plant proposal in Tonopah last night. They are planning a solar panel facility on 2500 plus acres south of the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant. The facility will be on land owned by Sempra. It will provide an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 jobs over a span of three to five years. Not only jobs but purchases of supplies and materials.

The Mayor's quest is to bring a solar panel manufacturing firm to Town of Buckeye.

Sempra is currently working with Maricopa County to obtain permits to construct in 2010.