Government intelligence for Maricopa County
Week in Review — Nov 2–8: Mesa backs $17.8M Pecos flood project
Mesa put a $17.8 million flood-control partnership on its Nov. 2 agenda: a project to build basins and storm drains along Pecos Road with the Flood Co…
Nov 07, 2026
Phoenix lowers speed limits at 10 locations across the city — Nov 2–10, 2026
Phoenix is set to slow traffic at 10 street segments across the city. Council members will vote on an ordinance that drops the posted limit from 30 to…
Nov 06, 2026
Mesa weighs new limits for large water users — Oct 29–Nov 10
Mesa has the week’s biggest water story: city leaders will review a proposed update to rules for large water users that would lower the standard deman…
Nov 05, 2026Mesa moves to strip apartment zoning from 21.6 acres — Oct 27–Nov 10
Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board meets Wednesday on a request to delete apartment zoning from 21.6 acres at the southwest corner of Ellsworth Road and Starfire Avenue, along with a companion change to
Maricopa County IDA to take up administrative fees — Nov 2–8, 2026
The Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority will meet in special session on Nov. 4 to take up its administrative fees; the posted agenda does not list proposed amounts. Board members will als
Mesa backs $8.9M Pecos Road flood fix — Week in Review, Oct 26–Nov 1
Mesa set the week's biggest number. On Oct 26 the City Council approved a cost-share agreement for a $17.8 million flood-control project with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, capping the
Mesa weighs $8M MAG share for Country Club Drive rebuild — Oct 26–Nov 4
Mesa is set to lock in a regional reimbursement worth nearly $8 million for rebuilding Country Club Drive between U.S. 60 and Southern Avenue. The $11,408,112 project gets 70% back from the Maricopa A
Mesa weighs lower water-use cap for large users — Oct 26–Nov 4, 2026
Mesa is weighing a lower water-use cap for its biggest customers. Council members will hear a plan that drops the standard demand ceiling from 330 to 224 acre-feet (an acre-foot is about 326,000 gallo
Phoenix updates public safety transparency initiative — Oct 21–28
Phoenix leaders will get an update on the city's public safety improvements and community transparency initiative at a policy session on Oct. 27. An attached summary of council action items describes
Buckeye weighs 130,000-home Teravalis plan — Oct 20–Nov 4
Buckeye's Planning and Zoning Commission takes up the Teravalis plan, a 33,939-acre rezone — about 53 square miles — that would allow up to 130,000 homes north and west of Sun Valley Parkway along wit
Maricopa County planning board to review Buckeye battery storage — Oct 20–26
Maricopa County's planning board will review a proposed 18.4-acre battery storage facility near Broadway and Tuthill roads in the Buckeye area. County staff recommend approving a zoning change from Ru
Phoenix adopts Rio Salado plan for 4,364 acres — Week in Review, Oct 18–24
Phoenix set the rules for a huge stretch of land along the Salt River this week. The City Council adopted the Rio Salado District Policy Plan, a guide for 4,364 acres in Districts 7 and 8, bounded by
Mesa eyes $8M regional reimbursement to rebuild Country Club Drive — Oct 19–27
Mesa is set to lock in regional money to rebuild a stretch of Country Club Drive. The council would sign a deal with the Maricopa Association of Governments to get back 70% of the cost of rebuilding C
Chandler advances new water and wastewater rates — Oct 15–27
Chandler is weighing a new set of water and wastewater prices. Its Oct. 15 agenda takes up the introduction and tentative adoption of Ordinance No. 5181, which would adjust water, wastewater and recla
Maricopa County to vote on 30-year police sniper range — Oct 15–26
Maricopa County supervisors vote Oct. 21 on a 30-year permit for a private police sniper and shooting range in the Vekol Valley, sought by Sara GilBride of Prefling Engineering for Shadow Country, LLC
Phoenix weighs Rio Salado plan designating 127 acres for housing — Oct 13–27
Phoenix takes up a new land-use plan for about 4,364 acres of south Phoenix at its Oct. 21 formal meeting. The Rio Salado District Policy Plan covers an area bounded by Interstate 17, 32nd Street, Bro
Maricopa planners back 18.4-acre Buckeye battery site — Oct 13–22
Maricopa County planners back an 18.4-acre battery storage site near Buckeye, recommending approval with conditions for land about 640 feet east of Broadway Road and Tuthill Road. The city of Buckeye'
Phoenix ends 2025-26 budget $7.2M over forecast — Week in Review, Oct 12–18
Phoenix closed the books on its 2025-26 budget year with more money than expected, and that result sets the table for everything else the city decides over the next year. The year-end report put resou
Tempe approves $15.6M for bus service, renews rail deal — Oct 12–27
Tempe's Oct. 15 council agenda centered on regional transit. It included an amendment to the city's agreement with the Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) to buy bus service for fiscal yea
Scottsdale weighs joining PFAS drinking-water settlements — Oct 8–20, 2026
Scottsdale is set to join class-action settlements over PFAS contamination of drinking water. PFAS are the long-lasting "forever chemicals" tied to firefighting foam, and the proposed settlements with
Phoenix Fire adds recruits to fill 2,059 sworn posts — Oct 7–20
Phoenix's fire and police leaders brought staffing numbers to the city's Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee. The Fire Department says it has 2,059 authorized sworn positions and is running faster
Mesa staff backs 44-acre State Land rezone for homes — Oct 6–20
Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board meets Oct. 14 on a plan to rezone 44 acres of State Land at the northwest corner of the South Hawes Road alignment and East Warner Road, in a case called Hawes Crossin
Maricopa County P&Z takes up 25-acre Love's Travel Stop near Tonopah — Oct 6–12
Maricopa County's Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for Oct. 8 included a case that would rezone about 25 acres in the Tonopah area for a Love's Travel Stop, a truck stop that would run 24 hours a
