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568 apartments slated for long-fallow farmland BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
NEWS ............................3 Town Council officially rebooted with three new members and an incumbent in her first full term.
BUSINESS................. 22 Egg prices likely to rise more as new cage rules take effect.
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or over a decade a 25.15-acre plot of farmland in the Cooley Station master-planned development sat vacant in anticipation of multifamily housing. That wait is now over as a developer is moving forward with a proposal to erect 10 buildings with over 500 apartments south of Williams Fields Road, west of Recker Road and east of the
The acclaimed Barrett-Jackson Auction is back bigger than ever. COMMUNITY............................. 19 BUSINESS .................................. 22 OPINION ....................................26 SPORTS ......................................29 GETOUT .....................................30 CLASSIFIEDS ............................ 37
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Union Pacific railroad tracks. “There’re lots of good things happening here,” said land-use attorney Reese Anderson. “It’s a multifamily site, 568 units, about 48% open space. Sometimes we joke this site looks like home plate on a baseball field.” Anderson presented the Trax at Cooley Station project at a virtual neighborhood meeting Jan. 5. Although notifications were sent, no surrounding
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Pollution curbs threaten Valley economic growth BY PAUL MARYNIAK GSN Executive Editor
GETOUT ................... 30
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he Phoenix Metro region could lose more than $100 million in economic growth if it fails to meet upgraded federal air quality standards for ozone levels by August 2024, a Valley environmental official warned earlier this month. And those losses would steadily increase over the next 20 years to as much as $848 million if the Valley’s ozone levels are not brought under control, Tim
Franquist, environmental policy director for the Maricopa Association of Governments told Phoenix City Council Jan. 4. Though he was addressing a Phoenix City Council subcommittee, Franquist’s assessment naturally applies to the entire Valley. And it wasn’t very encouraging. He said the controls necessary to meet more stringent federal air quality controls will carry a substantial cost to taxpayers. “That’s going to be a big issue for this
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Highland High senior Noah Peterson is quickly becoming a standout in the Hawks basketball program after a long battle with Valley fever that sidelined him all junior year. For the story on his comeback, see page 29. (David Minton/GSN Staff Photographer)
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