Supreme Court Denies Appeal in APEX Lawsuit

By Kevin Reagan for Maricopa Monitor The developers of a private motor park in Maricopa and the city won back-to-back victories in court last week. The Arizona Supreme Court denied a request to review a petition filed by plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Private Motorsports Group and the City of Maricopa. A political action committee, […]

Judge Rules APEX Subject to Referendum

By Kevin Reagan for Casa Grande Dispatch A Pinal County judge has ruled that a permit granted to the APEX Motor Club project in Maricopa is subject to a referendum, thus putting it on hold. On Wednesday, Judge Robert Carter Olson issued an order in favor of the plaintiffs who petitioned the city to place […]

Group Sues Maricopa Over Ballot Refusal

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The sniping between a political action committee calling itself Maricopa Citizens Protecting Taxpayers and Maricopa city officials over plans to build the APEX Motor Club turned into a full-on legal war over the past two weeks. After city officials declined to forward a ballot proposition by the group […]

Battle Revving Up Over Motor Developments

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange In recent months Pinal County has become a planning hotbed for all things motorsports, but it seems one group wants to throw a wrench into the works, and the allegations of shady dealings are starting to rev up. In April, Apex Motor Club won approval for a conditional […]