Chandler Pulse for August 17, 2026: Water and trash bills go up about 9% in January, plus heat to 112 all week

• 💧 Utility rates go up again in January. Water, wastewater, and solid waste rise about 9% on Chandler bills.
• 🏠 Median sale price is $520,000. Down 5% from a year ago, with homes taking 49 days to sell.
• 📚 Free job help at the Downtown Library. Drop in between 10 a.m. and noon on Mondays for resume and job search assistance.
• 🏭 Transportation Commission meets Wednesday. Plus two arts boards Tuesday and four nights of downtown programming.
• 🏈 Hamilton scrimmages Higley tonight. Six p.m. at Hamilton High School. Perry's fall booster meeting starts an hour earlier, at 5 p.m.
• 🎸 Benson Boone plays Phoenix tonight. One of three Valley picks worth the drive this week.

Key facts:

• What goes up: water, wastewater, and solid waste, the three services that share a single city utility bill.
• How much: about 9%.
• When: January.
• Who it hits: every address inside city limits, since Chandler bills all three services together.

What to watch: the new rate shows up on the first January statement, not on any bill before then. Details.

• 💼 Job Center, 10 a.m. to noon. Free resume and job search help in the Citrus Room at the Downtown Library. Some Mondays include a session with the city's Workforce Development Officer. Details.
• 🀄 Mahjong Club, 5:30 p.m. Copper North on the second floor of the Downtown Library. Open to people who have never touched a tile. Details.
• 🐈 Hats for Cats, 6 p.m. The Makery on the second floor of the Downtown Library, making cat hats ahead of Happy Cat Month in September. Plush cats count. Details.
• 👻 Jr. Ghost Hunting League, 6 p.m. Sunset Library, for ages 8 to 14, on the history and science behind ghost stories. Details.
• 📖 Mystery Round Table, 6:45 p.m. Sunset Library Learning Lab. This month's book is The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni. Details.

• 🎸 Chad Wilson Bailey at Cork & Craft. A multi-instrumentalist working a catalog that spans six decades. Details.

• 🎤 Powerful Voices Open Mic. Music, comedy, and poetry on the same bill. Details.

• 🎶 Last free summer concert of the season. The series at the Chandler Community Center started August 7 and closes out Friday night. Free. Details.
• 🥁 Foovana at SanTan Gardens. A Nirvana and Foo Fighters tribute with food trucks on site. Details.

• 🏠 The housing market cooled through spring. Chandler's median sale price is $520,000, down 5% from a year ago, in the data period ending May 31. That stretch saw 303 homes sold, 293 new listings, and a median of 49 days on market. Details.
• ✈️ New hangars at Chandler Municipal Airport. The airport project leads this week's city briefs column, alongside notes on homeless pets, Omaha Steaks, and the Cultural Foundation board. Details.

• Transportation Commission, Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 5:30 p.m. At 215 E. Buffalo St. The commission is where street, transit, and corridor items surface before they reach the council agenda. Details.
• Two arts boards, Tuesday, Aug. 18. The Cultural Foundation Executive Subcommittee meets at 4 p.m. at 175 S. Arizona Ave., and the Arts Commission follows at 5 p.m. Details.
• C-Town Suitcase Club: Making Cents, Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. At 300 S. Chandler Village Drive, the city's museum campus. Details.
• Run Club, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Meets at QuartHaus and runs an hour. Late start, which in an August like this one is the whole point. Details.
• Coloring and Cocktails, Thursday, Aug. 20 from 5 to 9 p.m. At BlackSheep Wine Bar & Merchant. Details.
• Live music Friday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22. Stilicho plays at 7 p.m. Friday, and Music + Mocktails runs 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Lifeline Barbershop. Details.

• 🏈 Hamilton hosts a varsity football scrimmage against Higley tonight, Monday, Aug. 17. Six p.m. at Hamilton High School. Details.
• 📣 Perry's fall booster meeting is tonight at 5 p.m. In the auditorium, ahead of the fall sports calendar. Details.
• 🎓 Washington and Lee visits ACP Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 9:15 a.m. In the College and Career Center inside the library. Details.

• Phoenix Rising FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks, Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising FC Stadium. The closest pro soccer to Chandler, and a weeknight kickoff late enough to beat the worst of the heat. Tickets.
• Benson Boone, tonight, Monday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on the Wanted Man Tour. An arena show on a Monday is unusual. Tickets.
• The Guess Who, tonight at 7:30 p.m. Arizona Financial Theatre, on the Takin' It Back Tour. One night only. Tickets.