At their June 7 meeting, members of the Queen Creek Town Council in a split vote approved a budget of $213.1 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year which begins on July 1.

Voting in favor of the budget were Mayor Gail Barney, Vice Mayor Jeff Brown and council members Robin Benning, Dawn Oliphant and Julia Wheatley.

Voting against the budget were council members Jake Hoffman and Emilena Turley.

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