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> Region: 20 miles south of Phoenix
> Size: Approximately 40 square miles
> Residential Population: 37,000
> Number of Businesses: 350
> Average Household Income: $75,000
> Education: 61% hold a bachelors degree or higher
> Libraries: 1
> Golf Courses: 2
> Parks: 1
> Restaurants: 23
> Annual Events: Founder's Day, Salsa Festival, Holiday Homes on Parade, Stagecoach Days, Parent-Child Fishing Derby, Great American Barbecue |
What's Coming to Maricopa?
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City of Maricopa Resource Pages
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Maricopa is located roughly 20 miles south of Phoenix and about 20 miles northwest of Casa Grande. Maricopa is a place whose history has been one of welcoming strangers and making them friends. It is a place with a tradition of raising families that have respect, honor and pride. Father Kino's (see history below) vision was to advance the lifestyle of the people he encountered. With suburbia finding its way to Maricopa through master planned developments, history is again being written and lifestyle is advancing.
Today, Maricopa is a city experiencing hypergrowth with a population expected to exceed 100,000 by the end of 2010. As of December 31 2005, the population of the City of Maricopa was 15,934 according to the 2005 Special Census. This figure is up from 4,998 in the year 2004. Current projections predict a population of roughly 30,000 by the end of 2006 and 200,000 by 2025.
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Spring is just around the corner and plans are underway for the fourth annual Maricopa Salsa Festival to heat-up the season. The event will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2008 from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m.
This community event is free and is sponsored by 85239.com, a local media website. It will include an array of activities, including Vendor Village where over 90 businesses and organizations will provide information to the attendees.
In addition, plans include the salsa, guacamole and bean dip competition, live music, a beer and margarita garden, free tortilla chips, kids zone, junior salsa bar and salsa lessons for everyone.
"If you think you have the best salsa, guacamole or bean dip recipe, join the competition," said Marty McDonald, director of Maricopa Parks, Recreation and Library Department. "Whether its Pico de Gallo or mango salsa, we look forward to your entry. Come, participate and have lots of fun."
The competition will award $1,000 for the best overall salsa and $500 each for best mild salsa, hot salsa, and unusual salsa. In addition, $300 each will be awarded to the best guacamole and bean dip entries.
For more information, contact Maricopa's Parks, Recreation and Library Department at 520/568-9098 or visit maricopasalsafestival.com.
Sponsorship packages still available.
- Reach over 7,000 people in one day.
- Packages available from $300 to $2000
- Last year’s event had more than 6,000 attendees, and we are expecting the turnout to top 7,000 this year
- We offer a focused environment to market your company, and, we are increasing signage throughout the event so more residents will be exposed to your company
- Download the sponsorship form
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Construction begins on shopping center
Written by Adam Gaub Maricopa Tribune Staff Writer
Work is under way on what will be Maricopa's newest and biggest place to work out: Mountainside Fitness.
The anchor for the shopping center project that abuts the Fry's Marketplace along State Route 347 and Edison Road saw construction begin this week, and not just for the fitness center. The project incorporates a Peter Piper Pizza, Arizona Federal Credit Union, Ruby Tuesday's, a daycare and urgent care facility as well as additional space for future tenants.
The theme of the center, said Sperry Van Ness real estate advisor Mary Ridberg, is one aimed at building a place where young families can have a variety of their wants and needs met. That holds especially true for Mountainside - a fitness center that can hold roughly 7,000 memberships - which offers classes and a number of activities for both children and parents.
"In talking to people who live in Maricopa that's something they've really been waiting for," Ridberg said. Mountainside will begin preselling memberships from the Web site months before opening. "It's not just a place to work out but a place for families to spend time."
Ridberg said in addition to the fitness center, having the urgent care facility would serve as one of the greatest advantages for families in the city. "It keeps people from having to go to Phoenix for after-hours care."
The project, more than two years in the making, is scheduled for a late fall/early winter opening later this year for each of the businesses. Ridberg estimated the completed project would provide 60 to 70 jobs initially and the sum of tenants could eventually provide upwards of 100 jobs locally.
While the market has slowed, Ridberg said Maricopa is still a hot spot for new housing builds and real estate agents are paying attention.
"The strength from a retail perspective is (Maricopa) is a self-contained community, much like Ahwatukee, where there is one way in and one way out," she said. "People don't want to drive 20 minutes to get these things."
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Artist's rendering of Maricopa Station, on the northeast corner of Smith Enke & JW Pkwy
Economic development is moving ahead in Maricopa. The retail aspects which residents have been eagerly awaiting are moving forward.
The Upland Group, Inc., is developing three separate centers in Maricopa. The area behind CVS on the northeast corner of Smith Enke and John Wayne Parkway will be the 125,000 square foot Maricopa Station. Major tenants are being courted, according to an Upland Group representative. They expect to break ground in January of 1008 and be built out within 8-9 months. A mix of stores is expected.
Also developed by the Upland Group is the plaza south of Fry’s Marketplace that will include a Mountainside Fitness, Peter Piper Pizza, Arizona Federal Credit Union, UCR Health Centers, and Ruby Tuesday’s. Upland Group confirmed that they expect that development to break ground prior to January 1, 2008 and be completed within 8-9 months. He expects all stores to open simultaneously around December, 2008. UCR Health Center is an urgent care facility.
Another development that the Upland Group will develop on a slightly slower timeframe is a 10-15 acre location on the southwest corner of Honeycutt and White & Parker Roads. One major food retailer plus other retailers are expected. A smaller movie theater group is considering the location. |
City Designs Open for Public Input
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(December 17, 2007) - The City of Maricopa's branding process has been moving forward, and in addition to the focus groups participating in this process, the City is asking for community input. You can provide your thoughts and preferences on possible logo designs by visiting maricopamatters from December 17-21, 2007. Utilizing your input, the final brand, including the logo, will be selected at a City Council meeting in February.
Keep in mind, when you are commenting on these designs, that you should not only consider the concepts as a whole, but also the style, colors, and tag lines as individual elements. The impressions, or feelings, each design conveys to you is also important to the process - so please note this in your remarks.
Pat Davis Design Group has been working with City of Maricopa staff and local community members since June to develop a brand that is reflective of the needs and desires of the community; they also had to recognize that this brand will identify Maricopa to future residents and business owners outside the City.
In order to gain an understanding of the feelings, desires and general makeup of the local population, Pat Davis Design Group administered a City-wide survey that received an overwhelming response rate of 26%. Then, they conducted a series of advisory groups in which they interviewed community stakeholders one-on-one to find out more about their impressions of Maricopa and desires for its future. This information gave way to the creative process, which included the drafting and designing of brand concepts that were refined based on focus group comments. |
Population Growth of Pinal County
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Population estimated by the Central Arizona Association of Governments, July 1
Pinal CG Coolidge Eloy Florence Maricopa Uninc.
2000 183,423 25,387 7,808 10,375 19,803 -- 71,665
2001 187,373 27,152 7,984 10,424 19,860 -- 72,756
2002 196,168 28,971 8,129 10,600 17,174 -- 81,170
2003 206,571 31,394 8,201 10,759 19,822 -- 85,004
2004 226,736 33,815 8,322 10,944 19,938 7,396 94,407
2005 258,483 36,179 8,799 11,347 22,760 13,991 113,040
2006 296,531 38,502 10,217 11,456 23,507 26,299 133,440
2007 325,925 41,869 11,590 13,945 24,476 33,923 147,048 |
El Dorado Holdings donates $5.4 million park
By KATHY L. HALL, Editor
Maricopa Monitor
August 23, 2007
New 33-acre park will take a couple of years to build
The donation of a 33-acre park about a mile east of White & Parker and Farrell roads was accepted by the City Council at Tuesday's regular meeting.
The park, tentatively named Desert Wind Park, will include a skate park, dog park, hockey rink, a two-acre lake and a splash pad. There will be lighted fields for soccer, baseball and softball. Covered playgrounds - two large and two small - will be placed throughout the park as well as 12 ramadas for picnicking.
El Dorado Holdings agreed to donate the 33 acres at an estimated value of $3,465,000, pay about $500,000 for the construction of the lake, donate a $1.5 million "Field of Dreams" ballpark and bring utilities to the site. The total estimated savings to taxpayers is $5,465,000.
Other plans for the park include lighted pathways, a remote control car course and 402 parking spaces.
Marty McDonald, director of Parks, Recreation and Libraries, presented the offer to the Council, which they voted unanimously to accept.
McDonald was asked for a time frame for having the park available, but stated it would be unreasonable to project a date at this point. McDonald has experience bringing parks to fruition and quoted time frames of five to seven years for some large parks. He brought the 18-acre Pacana Park to opening within 30 months; however, he felt this much larger park would take two to four years to build.
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2007 Maricopa Community Profile
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High Community Input Response Rate will Assist in Branding and Economic
The City of Maricopa recently conducted a resident questionnaire as the first data-collection phase of its branding initiative. The response rate of the questionnaire was outstandingly high at over 25% compared to the national average of only 3-5%. This high level of participation will ensure that the new City of Maricopa brand will truly represent the community's needs and desires as a whole, and properly guide future City planning and decision making.
It has also provided valuable data for businesses exploring the idea of moving to Maricopa. Demographic information such as household composition, income, education and occupation as well as recreational and technology preferences are included and can be viewed in the full report on the City Web site.
The second phase of the data-collection process is underway in the form of Advisory Committee sessions. Following these sessions, a final report incorporating all data and recommendations will be developed and released. It is this report that will guide the development of Maricopa's ultimate brand statement. Over the course of the next few months, representatives from Pat Davis Design Group will be returning to present results and options for Maricopa's brand statement and logo designs for more community feedback as part of this process. The final brand is expected to roll out near the end of the year.
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First Major Power Retail Center comes to
The Maricopa City Council approved on April 3 a development agreement with
Shea Properties for the first phase of the Maricopa Wells retail power center. The
center will include nearly 744,000 square feet of commercial space, including “big
box” stores, and will be located at the intersection of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway
This agreement provides for Shea Properties to proceed with more than $10 million
in road improvements that are the responsibility of the City, including the widening
of the Maricopa Casa Grande Highway, construction of Porter Road, and installation
of necessary traffic signals. In exchange for making this investment up front in
public infrastructure, Shea Properties will be reimbursed through development fee
credits, construction and retail sales tax reimbursements. This development agreement
will speed the delivery of large scale retail stores to the local area, a response
to the 60% of surveyed residents who indicated a desire to have these types of
amenities and developments in Maricopa.
Residents will be able to make large purchases locally, saving commute times and
costs while ensuring that their tax dollars are supporting the community they live in.
Economic impact studies show that by the year 2021, the development is conservatively
estimated to generate more than $82 million in total revenues for the City of
Shea Properties is the child of the J.F. Shea Companies, one of the largest and
oldest privately held companies in the country, founded in 1880. Shea Properties
was made a separate division in 1972 as a developer and asset manager of residential
and commercial properties. Rather than developing and selling, Shea Properties
will be the owner/operator of The Wells, and therefore has a long-term interest
in the quality and success of the project.
Designed in unique southwestern Bungalow style, the first phase of The Wells will
include large and small anchor stores as well as small shops, free-standing retail,
restaurants, banks, and day care uses. Pedestrian connections with trail systems
and enhanced landscaping throughout will increase the usability and amenities of
For further information, call City Hall at 520-568-9098
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