The Chandler Industrial Development Authority is set to approve financing for the Haven on Hamilton Apartments, a 250-unit rental project on city-owned land near downtown. An Illinois affordable housing developer is building the project with bonds that require below-market rent restrictions.

Goodyear is creating its first dedicated zoning standards for data centers and utility-scale battery storage, seeking to regulate development types that consume large amounts of land, power, and infrastructure before major proposals arrive.

The Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission will review the annual update to Glendale’s 10-Year Transportation Program, which directs roughly $485 million in voter-approved sales tax revenue over the next decade. The draft is expected to shift priorities on street reconstruction, transit, and b

Water systems, roads, parks, transit, and public safety facilities are all slated for upgrades under Tempe's proposed $1.85 billion five-year capital plan. Council members will also consider a property tax levy increase and adopt the city's final budget for the coming fiscal year.

A defunct golf course in Laveen that neighbors fought to preserve is being redeveloped with a 20-hole course, 415 homes, and commercial uses. The City Council votes on corner retail parcels June 3.

Ross Babcock told Chandler planners in April he does not plan to build homes on the lots he wants rezoned at Arizona Avenue and Guadalupe Road. A decade-long Tremaine Park resident is fighting the speculative rezoning.

The Phoenix City Council will vote June 3 on a $12.86 billion five-year Capital Improvement Program and give tentative approval to the 2026-27 annual budget. Water, aviation, and street improvements lead the spending plan.

The Queen Creek Town Council will consider $2.2M in police surveillance technology — Axon equipment, a Brinc drone system, and a Flock Safety ALPR subscription — as other Arizona cities cancel similar contracts over privacy concerns.

93% of drivers on El Mirage Road exceed the 25 mph speed limit. One vehicle was clocked at 84 mph. The El Mirage City Council voted 4-3 to install speed cushions.

Buckeye property owners can comment on the city's proposed property tax levy at a Truth-in-Taxation hearing June 2 — required whenever total collections exceed the prior year, even if the tax rate stays flat. The council also adopts the final $765.4 million budget.

Buckeye will carry $263.2 million in unfinished projects into FY2027 while creating a separate fund for marijuana tax revenue. The carryover represents roughly a third of the city's $765.4 million tentative budget.

A zoning code update before the City Council would reduce the number of parking spaces developers must build within walking distance of Tempe's light rail stations — lowering one of the biggest costs in new housing and commercial construction.

The Phoenix City Council on June 3 will vote on more than $75 million in annual water contracts — including $62 million for Colorado River water — two weeks after a federal plan threatened to cut Arizona's supply by up to 40 percent.

Privacy activists are celebrating Dane County’s decision to end the use of Flock cameras while also calling for protections that can stop the “revolving door of surveillance companies.”

Buckeye property owners can comment on the city's proposed property tax levy at a Truth-in-Taxation hearing June 2. The council also adopts the final $765.4 million budget.

Phoenix approved Phase 2 of bike and pedestrian improvements on 56th Street from Thomas Road to Indian School Road, adding sidewalks, bike lanes, and safer crossings along a corridor identified as a priority in the city's Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.

Phoenix approved a $75,000 contract with Merge Architectural Group LLC to complete construction administration and inspection for the Public Transit Department and Police Transit Unit space at the new Greg Stanton Central Station, which anchors the recently opened South Central light rail extension.

Glendale renewed its agreement with Valley Metro for the 14th time, funding regional bus and paratransit service for a city that has no light rail and relies on buses to connect residents to jobs and medical care across Maricopa County.

Chandler renewed its automated license plate reader contract with Flock Group on May 21 at a cost of ,400. Arizona lacks a statewide data retention law, leaving cities to set their own policies on how long plate data is stored.

The Phoenix City Council on May 20 approved corridor safety projects under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program, funding improvements to high-injury roadways identified in the city's Road Safety Action Plan.

Mesa authorized the purchase of 12 new fire apparatuses — nine pumpers, two heavy rescue vehicles, and one aerial platform — funded by public safety bonds to replace aging emergency response equipment.

The Scottsdale City Council will hold an executive session June 9 to discuss the city's position on purchasing water and related contracts in the Harquahala Valley, a sparsely populated area 80 miles west of Phoenix with significant groundwater reserves.

The Phoenix City Council on May 20 approved amendments to emergency shelter and heat-related respite contracts, increasing capacity and funding for homeless services and cooling centers as temperatures rise toward the summer months.