This month’s update on economic activity in Maricopa:
Since Arizona added remote sales to the list of businesses paying a transaction privilege tax (sales tax), Maricopa’s portion has added up to $821,607, according to the Department of Revenue. Those collections, on companies such as Amazon and Wayfair, started in November 2019.
American Richmond Homes continues its residential development in two areas of town. It has powered up construction trailers at 44264 W. Palo Amarillo Road in Palo Brea and 21967 N. Daniel Drive in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado.
McDavid Estates, owned by Maricopa 64 Partners LLC, is being remapped on the General Plan to allow 66 acres to be turned into medium-density residential for single-family and multi-family housing. It lies between McDavid Road and the Union-Pacific Railroad tracks.
Anglin Dairy, 494 acres at the northwest corner of State Route 238 and Green Road, is being remapped as a master planned community. Currently a working dairy, it is being developed by Land Advisors Organization.
City of Maricopa received a permit to install a $24,600 shade fabric structure over the gym equipment at Pacana Park, 19000 N. Porter Road.
La Quinta Inn installed fire sprinklers at its construction site, 44575 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., next to the dog park at Copper Sky.
Gehan Homes installed a flagpole at its model home complex at 41085 W. Agave Road in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado.
Group homes at 43298 W. Estrada St. in Senita and 21549 N. Backus Drive in Rancho El Dorado received fire inspection permits. The Backus house also received zoning for six residents.
This item appears in the November issue of InMaricopa magazine.
![An image of one of 56 elevation renderings submitted to Maricopa's planning department for the Elena Trails subdivison. The developer plans to construct 14 different floor plans, with four elevation styles per plan. [City of Maricopa]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/city-041724-elena-trails-rendering-218x150.jpg "Elena Trails releases home renderings")
![A blue square highlights the area of the proposed affordable housing development and "Restaurant Row" sitting south of city hall and the Maricopa Police Department. Preliminary architectural drawings were not yet available. [City of Maricopa]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/041724-affordable-housing-project-restaurant-row-218x150.jpg "Affordable apartments planned near ‘Restaurant Row’")
