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Local Suburb Preps for Major Development Push

PHOENIX-Mesa is mulling over the possibility of annexing some 1,571 acres for commercial development.

By D.J. Burrough | Updated on October 04, 2000

PHOENIX-A suburb of Phoenix that hopes to lure new businesses is considering annexing more than 1,500 acres of open land that the city would open up for commercial development.Mesa, a suburb just east of Phoenix, is considering annexing 1,571 acres north of Williams Gateway Airport. Because of its close proximity to the airport, the land would be zoned for commercial use.

“It’s for job growth in Mesa,” says Mesa Mayor Keno Hawker. “It’s huge.”Although Mesa has some of the largest employers in the Valley in Motorola Inc. and Boeing Co., much of the new job growth has gone to surrounding cities with available land for commercial development.

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