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New street signs have been installed all over Gila Bend, replacing the green signs with gila monster. The above intersection was formerly Indian Road and Gila Boulevard. Linda & Cornie's Way was named for Linda Davis and Corine Turner, local women who wre killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Construction contines on the new east entrance to Gila Bend. Above, ADOT is starting on the new bridge over the railroad, next to the present overpass. This is to help with the anticipated future traffic on Butterfield Trail.
Two Gila Bend Solar Plants are now online: the Paloma Solar Plant and the Cotton Center Solar Plant, both on Old Highway 80. The Paloma Solar Plant is 17 megawatts by APS and First Solar. The 18 MW AC Cotton Center Solar Plant was engineered, designed and constructed by SOLON corporation for the customer- APS.
The 9/11 Artifact given to the Town of Gila Bend was on display at the 9th annual Desert Shrimp Fest. The Town is working to create a Memorial Park to permanently display the artifact.
Memorial Services
Theresa Enos, 49
(7/28/62-12/19/11)
Funeral Service, Tuesday, December 27, 6 pm, St. Lucy Church. Burial: Pioneer Cemetery December 28,
8 am.
Kenneth Conrad, 73
(10/23/38-11/12/11)
Memorial Service at Pioneer Cemetery, Thursday, December 29,
1 pm
