A look at key Chandler facts and figures:
Population: 240,101
City of Chandler: 55 N. Arizona Place, Chandler; (480) 782-2000, www.chandleraz.gov
Mayor: Jay Tibshraeny
Council: Vice Mayor Trinity Donovan, Kevin Hartke, Rick Heumann, Matt Orlando, Jack Sellers, Jeff Weninger
City manager: Rich Dlugas
City Council meetings: Second and fourth Thursdays
City clerk: Marla Paddock
Fire Department: 151 E. Boston St., (480) 782-2120
Fire chief: Jeff Clark (also assistant city manager)
Police department: 250 E. Chicago St., (480) 782-4100
Police chief: Sherry Kiyler
Major city events: Ostrich Festival; Cinco de Mayo Festival & Chihuahua Races, Chandler’s Day of Play Celebration (October), Tumbleweed Tree Lighting Ceremony
Attractions: Arizona Railway Museum, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler Fashion Center, Firebird International Raceway, Historic Downtown Chandler, Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse, Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
An active-adult community that is governed mostly by Maricopa County. A small part of it – Ironwood Country Club – falls into Chandler boundaries.
Population: 14,924 (2007)
Key phone numbers: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, (480) 895-8751, www.sunlakesposse.org; Sun Lakes Fire Department, (480) 895-9343, www.slfd.org
asufan88 posted at 10:46 am on Sat, Dec 10, 2011.
Chandler is also awesome :)