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State 48 Microschool Permit Vote Delayed as County Weighs What Counts as a School
County supervisors delayed a vote on the State 48 Microschool permit to Nov. 18 while the school asks the Board of Adjustment whether “school” in the zoning code already covers it. Supervisors also said the county must define a microschool…
Rosebud Energy Project Would Put Solar Panels and Batteries on Nissan-Owned Farmland Near Maricopa
Pinal County is reviewing the Rosebud Energy Project, a solar and battery storage facility planned on about 512 acres of Nissan-owned farmland south of Maricopa. Staff told commissioners the power would go to the grid, not to Nissan, and a…
Eloy Valley Energy Center III Approved: 400-Megawatt Solar and Battery Project Planned South of Eloy
NextEra’s Eloy Valley Energy Center III, a 400-megawatt solar and battery project on 1,263 acres just south of Eloy, won unanimous approval from Pinal County supervisors with no one speaking against it. The power is already under contract to serve…
Data centers proposed south of Maricopa: County reviews 956-acre land-use change for Arizona Independent Technology Campus
The full rezoning could eventually cover about 1,517 acres, though neither the Planning and Zoning Commission nor the Board of Supervisors took a vote. The commission’s chairman said he expects opposition from the City of Maricopa, whose final comments the…
San Tan Valley Annexation Review Points to September Rezoning Case
San Tan Valley’s new Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the Gantzel Road annexation on August 24, but took no vote. Commissioners pressed on traffic access, Queen Creek’s overlapping planning boundary and a commercial rezoning case expected in September.