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Changes large and small are coming to Maricopa’s zoning codes. Planning Manager Rick Williams highlighted a handful of proposed city code changes during Monday’s Planning...

The Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss three development review permit requests during a meeting tomorrow.  Most notably, the zoning board will consider an...

With more growth comes more plans for apartment homes in Maricopa. Phoenix developer Sanks & Associates submitted pre-application paperwork to construct a gated apartment community...

Developers are working to build more multi-family housing in Maricopa. A Scottsdale developer submitted pre-application paperwork last month to construct Santi Village, a proposed gated...

Another day, another empty lot that could become houses. Homebuilder DR Horton submitted pre-application paperwork last month to convert a former school site into more...

Maricopa discounted city facility rental rates for residents, slashing them 35% last week. The city expects the reduced rates to be well-received by some Maricopa...

Maricopa Police Chief Mark Goodman was all smiles during a peek inside his new HQ this week. Goodman led a tour of the city’s new...

Editor's note: Responses are presented in the order they were received. Vincent Manfredi Maricopan since: 2010 Community: Maricopa Meadows Favorite place in town: My home, when I have...

On the bustling crossroads of Honeycutt and Porter Roads, and once more at the juncture of Honeycutt and Plainview, Maricopa’s residents are met with...

In a battle of life’s certainties — death and taxes — Maricopa’s main highway may dodge the latter by confronting a looming taxman. City Manager...

After more than a decade of work and a recent dramatic saga that sought to delay, the Sonoran Desert Parkway is slated to open...

Maricopa’s Parks and Recreation Committee got the first look at a “Restaurant Row” concept that could feature as part of a new park complex...

More apartments in Maricopa? That’s the plan for one Valley developer. Scottsdale developer Geston Duffy Company proposed building a mixed-use residential community near Edison Road...

Maricopa Express Transit began operating its new route and schedule Sept. 18 following a request to the Transit Advisory Committee last month. The request, made...

A few dozen Hidden Valley residents filled the Thunderbird Farms Fire Station yesterday for a town hall with state lawmakers from either chamber who...

The Arizona Department of Transportation yesterday upped the speed limit on slower stretches of State Route 347.  Drivers will now enjoy a smooth 65-mile-per-hour cruise...

Someone new will soon start influencing development in Maricopa. The city’s planning and zoning commission is seeking a seventh member after Commissioner Rachel Leffall stepped...

The city’s planning and zoning commission heard a round of topics during a meeting yesterday at its new Maricopa Library digs. Chief among these were...

A new neighborhood with hundreds of homes could be in store for Maricopa. Maricopa’s Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss the early stages of a...

Is it time to #FreeTheRocks? It’s a common phrase we at InMaricopa hear about gabions — the decorative rock cages installed along medians at John...

Maricopa tightened the screws Tuesday on the long-anticipated Sonoran Desert Parkway, effectively cutting off access to the Ak-Chin Indian Community — casino complex and...

In response to the ongoing battle for control over a crucial Sonoran Desert Parkway intersection between Maricopa and the Ak-Chin Indian Community, the city...

The Ak-Chin Indian Community cried trespassing on Thursday, halting Maricopa's construction crew just as they were about to forge the link between John Wayne...

The Ak-Chin Indian Community today accused Maricopa of violating its tribal sovereignty and a federal order to cease and desist construction of the Sonoran...

Editor's note: Mayor Nancy Smith declined to respond to questions about City Manager Rick Horst stepping down and the city's search for his replacement,...

Maricopa residents are prepared to assist in an emergency.  Maricopa added a few more trained volunteers to its Community Emergency Response Team during a graduation...

Multifamily housing makes up less than 2% of housing options in Maricopa, according to U.S. census data. But that could change in the coming...

Activists said city government in Maricopa lacked diversity during an Aug. 15 city council meeting, reprimanding it for employing just “three Blacks.” It turns out...

Pinal County Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh can never seem to stay out of the news cycle for long. The embattled politician told InMaricopa this morning he...

Editor's note: In response to InMaricopa's Aug. 11 story about a wounded police officer's efforts to fundraise for food and other necessities, the city of...