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Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to consider $46.1M Microsoft enterprise agreement
The agreement, which was on the June 24 Board of Supervisors agenda, covers Microsoft products including Windows, Office, Exchange, and Office 365 for…
Jul 01, 2026
Tempe advances motel-to-apartments conversion at Tempe OASIS with PAD overlay
The Tempe City Council held a final public hearing June 25 on a Planned Area Development Overlay to allow the adaptive reuse of a motel at Tempe OASIS…
Jul 01, 2026
Scottsdale Mayor pushes water user ordinance and data center zoning to council work session
Mayor Borowsky asks the City Council to schedule a Work Study Session on a possible large water user ordinance and zoning rules for data centers, adva…
Jul 01, 2026Scottsdale Mayor asks council to study large water user ordinance and data center zoning rules
Mayor Lisa Borowsky wants the city to explore creating a large water user ordinance and tightening data center zoning, two policies that could reshape how Scottsdale manages water demand from commerci
Scottsdale considers $12.46M parking structure expansion, approves Old Town marketing plan
The Scottsdale City Council on July 1 considered a $12.46 million contract with Chasse Building Team to expand the Brown Avenue Parking Structure and approved the FY2026/27 Old Town Marketing Plan fun
Goodyear zoning code, untouched since 1999, gets comprehensive rewrite with missing-middle housing and modernized rules
The Goodyear City Council will hear an update Monday on a zoning code rewrite that has been in development since January 2025 — the first full rewrite in 27 years. The new code proposes allowing duple
MAG committee to explore 'smart surfaces' as a tool to make sidewalks and bike lanes survivable in extreme heat
The MAG Active Transportation Committee will hear about reflective pavements, shade strategies, and cool surfaces as it considers how extreme heat affects bike and pedestrian infrastructure across Mar
Goodyear says it cannot guarantee water for all future development, proposes allocation system
Goodyear is formally acknowledging it does not have enough water to serve every future parcel in its planning area. A proposed ordinance would create a formal water allocation system, require large pr
Surprise Planning Commission to consider two rezones adding capacity for up to 2,360 homes near White Tank Mountains
Two rezoning applications covering 582 acres near Deer Valley Road and 231st Avenue would reshape the northwest Surprise planning area, adding medium-density housing and industrial zoning near the Whi
Mesa affordable housing project with reduced parking heads to Maricopa County for $16M bond approval
The Recker Gardens Apartments would add 132 low-income units on Main Street — with 62 fewer parking spaces than city standards normally require, a disparity that sparked debate at the Mesa Planning an
Chandler seeks to renew elderly housing designation for Kingston Arms Apartments
Chandler's Public Housing Authority is asking HUD to renew the elderly and near-elderly housing designation for Kingston Arms Apartments, a 303-unit complex that has served low-income seniors since th
Fulton Homes drops alley-loaded lots for larger home sites, cuts 113 lots at Ballpark Village
The builder seeks to eliminate a housing product that sold only four units in 12 months at a similar community, reducing density from 796 to 683 lots while expanding park amenities by 68%.
Scottsdale Council considers One Scottsdale plan adding 350 homes, reducing commercial space
Nearly 25 years after the One Scottsdale master plan was first approved, the city council will vote on a shift that adds housing and cuts commercial development by roughly half.
Goodyear preparing zoning rules for data centers and battery storage as West Valley development accelerates
Goodyear is creating its first dedicated zoning standards for data centers and utility-scale battery storage, seeking to regulate development types that consume large amounts of land, power, and infra
Tempe now requires drink-spiking prevention measures at bars and restaurants after city-created subcommittee produced ordinance
An ordinance passed in February requires Tempe bars, restaurants, and other alcohol licensees to take steps to prevent drink spiking. The measure was drafted by a city subcommittee that continues to m
Chandler IDA moving forward with $57.5M bond for 250-unit apartment project on city-owned land
The Chandler Industrial Development Authority is set to approve financing for the Haven on Hamilton Apartments, a 250-unit rental project on city-owned land near downtown. An Illinois affordable housi
Tempe Council approves high-density Legend City rezoning, advances TOD parking cuts; Marshall on Spence mixed-use fails
The Tempe City Council on June 4 approved a high-density rezoning of the former Legend City site allowing up to 65 units per acre, advanced first hearing on parking minimum reductions near light rail,
Chandler Study Session preview: e-bike regulations, 22-acre annexation, budget, and fire equipment
The Chandler City Council on Monday will take up a 40-item study session that includes final adoption of an electric bicycle ordinance, a 22-acre annexation, a .5 million bond authorization, a transit
Tempe proposes $1.85 billion five-year capital plan, property tax increase
Water systems, roads, parks, transit, and public safety facilities are all slated for upgrades under Tempe's proposed $1.85 billion five-year capital plan. Council members will also consider a propert
Glendale transportation panel reviews draft 10-year plan guiding $485 million in sales tax spending
The Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission will review the annual update to Glendale’s 10-Year Transportation Program, which directs roughly $485 million in voter-approved sales tax revenue over
Developer seeks Chandler rezoning but says he has no intention to build, sparking neighborhood opposition
Ross Babcock told Chandler planners in April he does not plan to build homes on the lots he wants rezoned at Arizona Avenue and Guadalupe Road. A decade-long Tremaine Park resident is fighting the spe
Two South Phoenix golf course parcels slated for retail, gas station conversions
A defunct golf course in Laveen that neighbors fought to preserve is being redeveloped with a 20-hole course, 415 homes, and commercial uses. The City Council votes on corner retail parcels June 3.
El Mirage approves speed cushions on road where 93% of drivers exceed the limit, 4-3 vote
93% of drivers on El Mirage Road exceed the 25 mph speed limit. One vehicle was clocked at 84 mph. The El Mirage City Council voted 4-3 on June 2 to install speed cushions on the residential street, p
