Mesa weighs $61.3M Power Road deal — Week in Review, Sep 28–Oct 3

Mesa City Council — September 28, 2026

• Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Town of Gilbert and Maricopa County for the improvements to Power Road from State Route 202 (Santan Freeway) to the East Maricopa Floodway. The estimated project costs are $61,315,900 with the City of Mesa's portion at $22,386,364 (36.51%), Town of Gilbert at $21,190,441 (34.56%), and Maricopa County at $17,739,095 (28.93%). Under the current funding schedule, Maricopa County's initial construction payment will not be available before July 1, 2031, construction is therefore currently not anticipated until Fiscal Year 2032. (District 6): Mesa took up a three-way agreement with Gilbert and Maricopa County to widen Power Road from the Santan Freeway to the East Maricopa Floodway. The job is estimated at $61,315,900, with Mesa paying $22,386,364 (36.51%), Gilbert $21,190,441 (34.56%) and the county $17,739,095 (28.93%); because the county's first construction payment is not available before July 1, 2031, building is not expected until fiscal 2032. View item
• ZON24-00708 "Park North" 5± acres located approximately 270± feet east of the northeast corner of South Power Road and East Guadalupe Road. Rezone from Limited Commercial with Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Multiple Residence-3 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-3-PAD) and Site Plan Review. This request will allow for a 78-lot attached single residence development. EXDEV PARK NORTH LLC, Owner; Brennan Ray, Ray Law Firm applicant. (District 6) Ordinance No. 6033 Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions P&Z Board Recommendation: Approval with conditions (Vote: 7-0): The council took up a rezoning of about 5 acres roughly 270 feet east of the northeast corner of South Power Road and East Guadalupe Road for Park North, a 78-lot attached single-residence project in District 6. City staff recommended approval with conditions and the Planning and Zoning Board voted 7-0 the same way; the owner is EXDEV Park North, LLC. View item

Board of Supervisors — September 30, 2026

• PETITIONS HEARING FOR THE FORMATION OF THE HOPI VISTA IRRIGATION WATER DELIVERY DISTRICT: Supervisors took up a public hearing on forming the Hopi Vista Irrigation Water Delivery District in District 3. Landowners could object; with no valid protest filed, the board would create the district and name three trustees — Brett Kalkbrenner, Christopher E. Reed and Marilyn Kafka. View item
• AMENDMENT TO IGA WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES: The county took up $1,445,832 from the Arizona Department of Economic Security for housing support services in the year that began July 1, 2026. The money, amendment No. 9 to an existing agreement, pays for helping people and families who are homeless get stable housing, emergency shelter and case management. View item
• AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH NEWTOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: The board took up an extension of its deal with Newtown Community Development Corporation through September 30, 2027 so the group can finish the last seven homes in its community land trust program. The county has put in $5,070,081.51 so far — $3,290,081.51 in federal HOME money, $780,000 in American Rescue Plan funds and $1,000,000 in rescue funds from El Mirage — with $485,024.30 unspent; the change adds $3,032.59 for a new total of $5,073,114.10. View item
• CASITAS BONITAS SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HEARING: Supervisors set an October 21, 2026 hearing on raising sewer rates in the Casitas Bonitas Sanitary Sewer Improvement District in District 4. The district would pass along a rate the Arizona Corporation Commission approved for Liberty Utilities on August 31, 2026 — $65.91 per home, up from $42.43 set in 2012 — with the total per-lot fee at $74.71. View item
• HEARING FOR 2026 FIVE-YEAR FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLAN: The board took up a hearing on Resolution 2026R002, the 2026 Five-Year Floodplain Management Plan, which would take effect September 30, 2026 and covers all five supervisorial districts. The plan guides flood control work, public outreach and loss-reduction efforts for unincorporated Maricopa County; the Flood Control Advisory Board endorsed it on April 23, 2026. View item

Flagstaff City Council — September 28, 2026

• Consideration and Acceptance: Resignation of Councilmember Anthony Garcia effective September 25, 2026.: The Flagstaff council took up acceptance of Councilmember Anthony Garcia's resignation, effective September 25, 2026. View item

Litchfield Park Design Review Board — October 01, 2026

• The Boulevard (PZ-26-0054) Discussion and possible action to recommend approval to the Zoning Administrator for a new three-story freestanding commercial building located at "170 W. Wigwam Boulevard": The Design Review Board took up The Boulevard, a new three-story 6,952-square-foot commercial building at 170 W. Wigwam Boulevard, inside the Tierra Verde Shopping Center parking lot. Staff recommended approval with two stipulations, including that staff approval cannot happen until the land is rezoned to City Center (CTR). View item

Mesa City Council — October 05, 2026

• Adoption of Notice of Intention to adjust utility rates.: Mesa takes the first formal step toward higher utility rates with a notice of intention and a public hearing set for December 8, 2026 at 5:45 p.m. Staff recommend a 3.5% water service-charge increase for all customers, a 7.5% residential wastewater increase and a 23% water usage increase for large commercial and industrial customers, with new rates starting February 1, 2027. View item

Apache Junction City Council — October 06, 2026

• Parks and Recreation Fee Study - Resolution 26-34: The council takes up Resolution 26-34, which declares the city's updated 2026 parks and recreation fee schedule a public record; the companion Ordinance No. 1577 adopts the changes by reference. Examples: a multi-purpose room rental goes from $60 to $72 an hour, daytime sports field use from $10 to $12 an hour, and new Rodeo Event Center charges include $30 a day for RV hookups; the new fees take effect January 1, 2027. View item

Flagstaff City Council — October 06, 2026

• Consideration and Approval of Contract: Loan Documents with Lone Tree Ranch, LP related to a $1,650,000 loan for development of affordable housing units: Flagstaff council members take up approval of loan documents for a $1,650,000 loan to Lone Tree Ranch, LP for development of affordable housing units. View item
• Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-23: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, amending the Flagstaff Zoning Map to rezone approximately 23.89 acres located at 2661 N El Paso Flagstaff Road, APN 113-37-010 from the Highway Commercial (HC) zone with the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO) to Heavy Industrial – Open (HI-O) zone with the RPO. The applicant is requesting a rezone for the purpose of allowing Construction Storage/Supply Yard and Heavy Manufacturing/Processing uses on site, providing for severability, authority for clerical corrections, and establishing an effective date.: The council takes up Ordinance No. 2026-23, which would rezone 23.89 acres at 2661 N El Paso Flagstaff Road from Highway Commercial with a Resource Protection Overlay to Heavy Industrial – Open with the same overlay. The applicant wants to run a construction storage and supply yard and heavy manufacturing on the site. View item

Phoenix City Council — October 07, 2026

• Request Retroactive Authorization to Apply for, Accept and Enter into an Agreement for Fiscal Year 2027 State Housing Trust Fund Housing Solutions Grant Funds (Ordinance S-53246) - Citywide: Phoenix leaders take up a retroactive request to apply for, accept and sign an agreement for fiscal 2027 State Housing Trust Fund housing grant money. The request is citywide and tied to Ordinance S-53246. View item

Planning & Zoning Commission — October 08, 2026

• Love's Travel Stop Owners: Tonopah I-10 and 411 Ave 160, LLC / The Standard Group, LLC north of I-10, in the Tonopah area: County planners hear Case Z250008, a rezoning of about 25 acres at the northwest corner of 411th Avenue and the Campbell Avenue alignment, roughly 600 feet north of Interstate 10 in the Tonopah area. The plan is a Love's Travel Stop with an 8,000-square-foot convenience store, 16 auto fueling positions, eight truck fueling stations, 75 automobile parking spaces, 94 semi-truck spaces, four RV spaces and a dog park; county staff recommend approval with conditions. View item

Fountain Hills Planning & Zoning Commission — October 12, 2026

• PUBLIC HEARING, with CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Regarding the REZONE of approximately 3.22 acres generally located at the northwest corner of N. Saguaro Boulevard and E. Paul Nordin Parkway (12800 N. Saguaro Blvd; APN 176-25-560) from C-2 – Intermediate Commercial Zoning District to TCCD – Town Center Commercial Zoning District with the intent to convert a portion of the hotel rooms to residential units.: Fountain Hills planners hold a public hearing on a request to rezone about 3.22 acres at the northwest corner of N. Saguaro Boulevard and E. Paul Nordin Parkway (12800 N. Saguaro Blvd) from Intermediate Commercial (C-2) to Town Center Commercial (TCCD). The owner of the Fountain Park Hotel wants to convert 46 top-floor rooms into apartments — 37 studios and 9 one-bedrooms — while keeping hotel rooms on the first two floors; in May 2023 the commission voted 5-1 to recommend denial of an earlier, larger version that would have converted all 90 rooms. View item