Final election results released Friday from Tuesday's Gilbert Town Council election solidified the victories of two newcomers, Jenn Daniels and John Sentz.

The results of Tuesday’s primary have left the final Gilbert Town Council seat undecided, with incumbent John Sentz and challenger Jared Taylor set for a run-off in the November election.

The results of Tuesday’s primary have left the final Gilbert Town Council seat undecided, with incumbent John Sentz and challenger Jared Taylor set for a run-off in the November election.

Gilbert Vice Mayor John Sentz has announced he will seek a second term on the Gilbert Town Council. Sentz said he will continue to promote fiscal responsibility, long-range financial planning and a responsive government.

Our View: When an election brings significant change to a local government, political observers (including newspaper opinion writers) are quick to search for some trend or consistent thread to explain it - shifting political moods or voter anger about a recent scandal or public exhaustion with the status quo. But the outcome of Gilbert's May 16 runoff doesn't easily point to such deep-thinking analysis.

Gilbert approved its finalized budget of $447,826,113 for the 2012-13 fiscal year at the special Town Council meeting Thursday.

Gilbert was abuzz in 2005 when crews were supposed to break ground on Main Street Commons, an upscale mix of retail, office and residential that would be the town’s answer to the similar Kierland Commons.

Jared Taylor appears to have secured the remaining Gilbert Town Council seat, according to early unofficial results.

Gilbert was abuzz in 2005 when crews were supposed to break ground on Main Street Commons, an upscale mix of retail, office and residential that would be the town’s answer to the similar Kierland Commons.

Gilbert was abuzz in 2005 when crews were supposed to break ground on Main Street Commons, an upscale mix of retail, office and residential that would be the town’s answer to the similar Kierland Commons.

Gilbert voters of late have been asking Town Council candidates for specifics on how they would trim the municipal budget to get it in line with reduced revenue expectations for 2009.

Challenger Jenn Daniels won an easy victory in the Gilbert Town Council race Tuesday night, and incumbent Councilwoman Joan Krueger appeared to be defeated by newcomer John Sentz .

A cancer treatment and research center will expand its presence in the East Valley by constructing a new clinic in Gilbert.

Political newcomer Jenn Daniels dominated the general election for two open seats on the Gilbert Town Council Tuesday night, but the race for the second spot was too close to call with incumbent Joan Krueger lagging just behind the man she endorsed for the second spot.

A year earlier than expected due to the change in election years, two seats on the Gilbert Town Council are up for reelection.

The Gilbert Town Council decided against the voluntary 3 percent pay cut the town's unions suggested in April to help balance the budget, instead pulling more than $8 million from savings funds.

Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy a morning of Memorial Day ceremonies at 9 a.m. Monday at Gilbert Historical Museum, 10 S. Gilbert Road.

A Gilbert firefighter who recently returned to his job after a second tour of duty in Iraq will be honored Tuesday at the town’s fourth annual Veterans Day ceremony.