Government intelligence for Maricopa County
Mesa planners back 30-unit Greenfield project — Sep 16–24
Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board is set to decide a 30-home townhouse project on 1.9± acres at 1544 N. Greenfield Road — about 2,025 feet north of Eas…
Sep 23, 2026
Phoenix moves to buy land for new District 2 fire station — Sep 16–24
Phoenix leaders are set to vote on buying vacant land for a future fire station. The parcel sits at the northwest corner of N. 25th Street and E. Gree…
Sep 23, 2026
Maricopa County planning board weighs 5,157-acre Belmont rezoning — Sep 15–24
Maricopa County's Planning and Zoning Commission will decide on Sept. 24 whether to rezone 5,157 acres near Tonopah for industry. The Belmont 4 plan w…
Sep 21, 2026Mesa takes up 428-acre Legacy Park district — Week in Review, Sep 14–19
Mesa had the biggest week in this roundup. On Sept. 14, the City Council took up a resolution forming the 428-acre Legacy Park District, a special taxing district that Arizona law lets cities over 500
Chandler secures $14.2M MAG reimbursement for Kyrene Road — Sept 14–23, 2026
Chandler is set to get $14,247,515.04 back from the Maricopa Association of Governments for its Kyrene Road project between Loop 202 and north of Chandler Boulevard, covering design, land and construc
Mesa Council reviews water supply as Colorado River cuts take shape — Sep 14–23
Mesa's water staff are set to brief the City Council on Sept. 17 on the city's water portfolio as the Colorado River keeps shrinking. In a presentation on Mesa's water supplies, the staff materials sa
Maricopa County planners weigh 40-acre police shooting range — Sep 9–22
Maricopa County planners are weighing a 40-acre police sniper training range in the Vekol Valley, southeast of Vekol Valley Road and Interstate 8. Staff recommend approval with conditions for the Shad
Mesa rezones 196.3 acres for up to 2,400 homes — Sep 8–22
Mesa rezoned 196.3 acres of industrial land at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road into a planned community, where up to 2,400 homes could join shops, offices and
Chandler Board of Adjustment weighs seven-foot limit on hedges — Sep 8–24
A Chandler board weighed whether a neighbor's hedge counts as a regulated “landscape screen” under the city's zoning code. The Board of Adjustment heard an appeal asking it to overturn a ruling that t
Mesa to vote on 196-acre Legacy Park plan — Week in Review Sep 7–13
Next week's biggest vote is set for Mesa, where the city council meets Monday to decide the future of the Legacy Park area. The council will vote on a rezone of 196.3± acres at the northeast corner of
Chandler set to approve $14.2M regional deal for Kyrene Road — Sep 8–17
Chandler is set to approve a $14.2 million regional deal for Kyrene Road work between Loop 202 and north of Chandler Boulevard. The agreement with the Maricopa Association of Governments, the region's
Phoenix advances 91st Avenue wastewater plant rehab — Sept 3–16, 2026
Phoenix is advancing the 1A rehabilitation at the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, listed under District 7 as part of the Sub-Regional Operating Group. Council members took up two contract chan
Maricopa County, Phoenix to back up each other's 9-1-1 dispatch — Sep 2–14
At Maricopa County, the week's biggest public-safety item is a 9-1-1 backup agreement that would let Phoenix police and the Sheriff's Office answer each other's calls when outages, emergencies, or sta
Phoenix weighs Meritage homes at 15th Ave & Baseline — Sep 1–10
Phoenix is set to consider the week's biggest housing move. On Sept. 9, the City Council will hold public hearings on a General Plan change and a Planned Unit Development for about 21 acres near 15th
Maricopa P&Z weighs police sniper range in Vekol Valley — Sept. 7–13
Maricopa County's Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission meets Sept. 10, and the first case is a request from Shadow Country, LLC and applicant Sara GilBride of Prefling Engineering to run a 40-acre pol
Mesa considers $18.9M widening of Elliot Road — Week in Review Aug 31–Sep 4
Mesa City Council weighed the week's biggest public-works item: an award with a total authorized amount of $18,858,111.31 for HEI Civil to widen Elliot Road from two rural lanes to a six-lane arterial
Mesa seeks $17.1M contract to widen Elliot Road to six lanes — Aug 31–Sep 9
Biggest story: Mesa is seeking council approval of a $17.1 million contract with HEI Civil to widen Elliot Road into a six-lane arterial from the Eastern Maricopa Floodway to Ellsworth Road. The work
Maricopa County advances Hopi Vista water district hearing — Aug 31–Sep 8
This week’s water agenda is dominated by Maricopa County, whose Board of Supervisors is being asked to consider petitions to form two new irrigation/water delivery districts and, if the petitions are
Maricopa County 9-1-1 backup pact and police/fire contracts on agendas — Aug 31 – Sep 8
Maricopa County's Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a Public Safety Answering Point backup agreement with Phoenix to keep 9-1-1 call routing and dispatch available during outages, staffing
Mesa advances Legacy Park: 196 acres, 2,400 homes near Gateway — Aug 25–Sep 9
Maricopa County's housing pipeline moved in both directions this week. Mesa's Planning & Zoning Board took up Legacy Park, a 196.3-acre planned community at Ellsworth and Williams Field that would all
Maricopa P&Z recommends denial of Glengall truck yard — Sep 2, 2026
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors' Sept. 2 agenda carries a full slate of Planning & Zoning Commission recommendations, headlined by a rare denial: commissioners voted 7-0 to reject a Military
Mesa P&Z backs 196-acre Legacy Park — Week in Review — Aug 24–30
Southeast Mesa was the week's center of gravity. Mesa's Planning & Zoning Board took up Legacy Park, a 196.3±-acre rezone at the northeast corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Williams Field Road,
Mesa awards $17.1M to widen Elliot Road to six lanes — Aug 24–Sep 8
Mesa City Council will consider awarding HEI Civil a $17.14 million contract to widen Elliot Road from a two-lane rural road into a six-lane arterial with sidewalks, signals, and storm drainage (Mesa