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Glitzy E. Mesa project still in the wings
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emember Gallery Park? While far from ready as originally planned, it apparently follows the “I’m not dead yet!” cry from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” While it remains to be seen if the massive restaurant-and-entertainment center becomes part of the southeast Mesa landscape,
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Playing games is common at Mesa lounge.
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the far less-�lashy Power 202 Business Park is well under way across the Loop 202 from Gallery Park. The two projects and under-construction Cannon Beach are changing the landscape of former farmland on the east side of Power, just north of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. If all the plans come to fruition, Power Road will be transformed from a just-passingthrough artery to a major destination. The future Cannon Beach is the site of a �lur-
ry of activity, with frames of buildings going up on a 37-acre development, highlighted by a “surf lagoon.” Cole Cannon, who lives in nearby Gilbert, plans to have the Mesa beach and entertainment complex open next summer. A few hundred feet south, construction crews have been �lattening the area, in preparation for building – though the only thing
$23M in 35 Fire it up! minutes starts Council’s vacay
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wo meetings. Fifty-two items. Thirty-�ive minutes. Twenty-three million dollars. Before taking its summer break, the Mesa City Council pushed through dozens of projects in two speedy meetings. After a month-long break, Council returns with a study session Aug. 19 and a meeting Aug. 23. According to city spokesman Kevin Christopher, “They should be open to the public. Details are still being worked out for that.” Since the pandemic, the public has not been permitted to attend meetings, which can be
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The Mesa Fire Department helped Kay LeBrun celebrate her 75th anniversary. She recently lost her husband, who was born on the same day in the same hospital as she was. In her younger years, Kay used to enjoy “peeking” at firemen doing training across the street from her home. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer) For Story see page 14.
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