$35M Requested for Riggs Road Improvements

Source: inMaricopa.com A state lawmaker from Maricopa is taking a direct route to fund an overpass on State Route 347 across Riggs Road. Rep. Bret Roberts is the primary sponsor of House Bill 2802. The brief text of the bill asks for the allocation of $35M for the construction. If passed, the money would be […]

Maricopa Picks Tempe’s CPI to Develop Copper Sky

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Last week the City of Maricopa took a major step forward in the long-sought-after development of its Copper Sky Commercial Site and entered into an agreement with Tempe-based Commercial Properties, Inc. to bring the project to fruition. Maricopa released an RFP in February “to transform the Copper Sky Commercial […]

Maricopa Looking to Develop Copper Sky

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange  The City of Maricopa is looking for a developer “to transform the Copper Sky Commercial Site into a high quality mixed-use destination.”   It issued “RFP18-ED01242018 Copper Sky Commercial Site Development” outlining its desires for the project. Proposals are due March 22.  The property to be developed is approximately 18 acres on two parcels […]

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, […]

New Lawsuit Filed Over APEX

By Kevin Reagan for Casa Grande Dispatch A second civil lawsuit has been filed against the City of Maricopa for approving the construction of a racetrack. The complaint was filed by Bonita Burks last week in Pinal County Superior Court, a couple of weeks after a separate lawsuit was filed by a committee named Maricopa […]

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 […]