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Town government decisions, new development approvals, infrastructure updates, and community news that affects what it's like to live — and buy property — in San Tan Valley.
Pinal County Planners Recommend Terrible's Gas Station at Schnepf and Ocotillo Roads
The commission voted 9-0 on the rezoning and land use change; the Board of Supervisors makes the final call.
Read more →Things to Do in San Tan Valley This October: Fall Festival, Trunk-or-Treat, and Park Walks
A neighbor's guide to the month — the Central Arizona College fall festival, the San Tan Feastival food-truck night, trunk-or-treating at Geno's, ranger-led walks at San Tan Mountain Regional Park, and the regular library and civic calendar.
Read more →Rack Room Shoes Opened Saturday at Skyline Ranch Marketplace
The 8,000-square-foot store joins a fast-filling retail corner at Hunt Highway and Gary Road.
Read more →San Tan Valley Owns Zero Parks for 100,000 Residents — Council Tells Staff to Start Making Deals
A Sept. 2 budget presentation laid out the real cost of building parks from scratch, and the town is pursuing partnerships rather than land purchases.
Read more →Gantzel Road Annexation Moves to Signature-Gathering Phase, Queen Creek Fire Question Surfaces
Follow-up: the town's first-ever annexation request is now collecting petition signatures, with a Council decision possible in September or October.
Read more →County Approves Rezoning for Hunt Highway Event Venue
A vacant 4.87-acre parcel clears the way for two event buildings and 165 parking spaces, with noise, screening, and traffic conditions attached.
Read more →Gantzel Road Commercial Parcel Moves Toward a Zoning Vote
Follow-up: the 3.3-acre site at the center of the town's first-ever annexation hearing now has annexation pending and a zoning vote expected this month.
Read more →Dutch Bros and Busy Bees Head to Hunt Highway as Town Weighs a Taller Sign
A new six-tenant retail center in San Tan Heights has its first two confirmed businesses — the last open question is how tall its monument sign can be.
Read more →Things to Do in San Tan Valley This September: Markets, Ranger Hikes, and Community Events
A neighbor's guide to the month — the San Tan Feastival food-truck night, ranger-led hikes at San Tan Mountain Regional Park, a Johnson Ranch blood drive, and the regular library and civic calendar.
Read more →Four San Tan Valley Schools Named in FUSD's School Closure Recommendations
Florence Unified School District's Budgetary Steering Committee is weighing two closure options; four of the five schools on each list serve San Tan Valley students. No decision is expected before December.
Read more →Pinal County Planning Commissioners Say They Can't Yet Recommend Approving Data Centers
An Aug. 12 briefing to the Board of Supervisors produced no vote, but the clearest public accounting yet of what county officials say they still don't know about water, power and rules for the buildings.
Read more →San Tan Valley Council Sets Future Mayor and Council Pay, Adopts Impact Fee Study Framework
New salaries take effect after the November 2026 election; the town lays legal groundwork for development impact fees, most of which currently start at zero.
Read more →Ironwood and Ranch Mixed-Use Project Brings Retail, Restaurants and a Medical Building to San Tan Valley
Diversified Partners advances a 23.88-acre development anchored by an OrthoArizona medical building; permits expected within three months.
Read more →18-Acre Site Along Arizona Farms Road Sells for $2.7 Million in San Tan Valley
Buyer plans multifamily housing, industrial space and retail pads on the unincorporated parcel near Hunt Highway.
Read more →Neighbors Push Back at San Tan Valley's First-Ever Annexation Hearing
Town takes no vote on a 3.3-acre Gantzel Road commercial parcel as neighbors raise private-road and deed-restriction concerns.
Read more →San Tan Valley Sets Future Council Pay, Moves Forward on Impact Fee Study
July 15 meeting also covered a fast start for the town's new road contractor and six months of fire department response data.
Read more →San Tan Valley Charts Its Path as Arizona's Newest Town
Newly incorporated San Tan Valley is working with Pinal County on economic development while it stands up its own local government and departments.
Read more →Central Arizona College Expanding Nursing Program at San Tan Valley Campus
New dedicated classrooms and an August ribbon-cutting mark growth for the college's local nursing offerings — with a Ribbon Cutting and Open House on August 13.
Read more →San Tan Valley Incorporates: Arizona's Newest Town Approves $91M First Budget — and a New State Law Could Lower Your New Home Cost
After years as an unincorporated community, San Tan Valley is now an official town. Here's what the $91M budget funds, what local control means for residents, and how a new Arizona law passed the same month could affect new home prices in the area.
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