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Council Corner January 2026

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A recap of what your Town Council has been up to during the month of January. 

Mayor Wheatley and Council Members Benning, Brown and Oliphant attended the Jan. 7 San Tan Valley Town Council Meeting, where Mayor Wheatley provided remarks in support of the Town. Four council members, two men and two women, sit in a row in an audience

Safeway held a grand opening for its Harvest Station location on Jan. 9, with Mayor Wheatley and Council Member McClure attending to cut the ribbon. 

Mayor and Council man stand under a balloon arch in front of a Safeway store at a grand opening.

Mayor Wheatley and Council Members Benning, Brown, McClure and Oliphant attended the East Valley Breakfast with the Governor on Jan. 13. 

Two council women and three council men stand in business attire at the bottom of a stage in front of the American flag.

Vice Mayor Martineau and Council Members McClure and Oliphant attended the Jan. 15 For our Town Meeting. Council Member McClure served as the host for this quarter's meeting. 

Two women and one man stand in front of a backdrop patterned with the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce logo

Mayor Wheatley attended the grand opening of Godfather's Pizza. Vice Mayor Martineau and Council Member Padilla also participated. 

A group of people stand in a pizza restaurant, next to a register and display case

Council Member McClure attended the Chandler Gilbert Community College Aviation Landing Zone Opening on Jan. 20. He is pictured with CGCC President Dr. CJ Wurster. 

Two men sit in airplane chairs in a lobby with travel images hanging on the walls

Mayor Wheatley and Council Member McClure attended the first session of the 2026 Citizen Leadership Institute and provided welcome remarks to participants. 

Woman stands at a podium speaking in front of a dais of chairs and a digital sign that reads "Welcome Citizen Leaders!"

Mayor Wheatley and Council Members McClure and Oliphant attended the Tri-City Economic Update in Chandler on Jan. 21. 

Three Council Members stand with the President of the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce in business dress in front of a digital sign that reads "2026 Tri-City Economic Update"

The Town opened the Gail A. Barney Public Safety Support Facility on Jan. 21. Mayor Wheatley provided remarks and the full council was in attendance to celebrate. 

Group of 20 people stand outside a building that reads "Gail A. Barney Queen Creek Public Safety Support Facility" behind a ribbon that has just been cut. A woman holds a large pair of scissors.

At the Jan. 21 Town Council Meeting, Bryan McClure was appointed to serve as the Town's new Vice Mayor for a one-year term, ending in Jan. 2027. 

A group of council members stands in front of a dais with a green digital screen behind them that reads "Town of Queen Creek."

The Town Council also issued a proclamation in honor of Human Trafficking Prevention Month at the Jan. 21 Town Council Meeting. Mayor Wheatley, Vice Mayor McClure and Council Members Benning, Brown, Martineau, Oliphant and Padilla presented the proclamation to representatives from Not in our City and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. 

Group of men and women stand in front of a dais,a woman and a man stand in front holding proclamations.

The Queen Creek Town Council held its annual Strategic Planning Session, Jan. 29 - 31. As part of the planning session, Council participated in a tour of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station near Buckeye. 

A group of a dozen people standing outside in front of a nucelar power facility

The Town Council also visited the site of the Harquahala water purchase. 

Men and women stand in the desert behind a plaque in the ground

Mayor Wheatley, Vice Mayor McClure and Council Members Benning, Brown, Martineau, Oliphant and Padilla also held meetings in the City of Buckeye as part of their strategic planning session. 

 A group of women and men stand outside at night near a light-up replica of a saguaro cactus