Queen Creek officials intend to make newcomers, rather than existing water customers, pay for the costs of future growth under a rate proposal discussed at the Oct. 7 Town Council meeting.
“We are drawing a line in the sand,” said Scott McCarty, deputy town manager and chief financial officer. “Existing customers will pay their fair share while newcomers will pay their fair share.”
Queen Creek’s water future is an underlying current in town decisions as a lack of an assured 100-year water supply was a deciding factor in a split decision against rezoning for a proposed 150-unit rental development…