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Sunday, January 17, 2021
41-unit Gilbert rental project stirs angry opposition BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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bitter battle is raging between residents of Ashland Ranch and a developer over plans for a 41-unit rental community on the last undeveloped piece of land owned by the ancestors of one of Gilbert’s earliest settlers. The land was part of the pioneer Riggs Family homestead, founded more than 80 years ago. The developer, New Village Homes, is owned by Gilbert residents Reed Porter and his wife, who say their Lamb Lane develop-
ment at Ray Road and Val Vista Drive would feature units that look like single-family homes with their own backyards and garages and would offer another housing choice for Gilbert. Residents, however, say putting 41 units on a 5-acre infill lot adjacent to their community is too dense, would bring in more traffic and ruin the area’s small-town feel. The battle came to a head two weeks ago before the Gilbert Planning Commission and prompted the New Villages Homes attorney Taylor Earl to ask for a
Massive 400-acre project unfolding at Gateway Airport BY JIM WALSH GSN Staff Writer
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Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport’s conversion into an economic powerhouse as a major regional airport is coming into sharper focus. The latest huge piece, a 400acre office-retail development that ultimately will include a new terminal – was unveiled last week to Mesa City Council and at a promotional meeting as officials began fleshing out plans for Gateway’s now vacant east side. Although more details will emerge after a master developer
is chosen near the end of 2021, conceptual plans for the sprawling Gateway East project include a combination of first-class office development, upscale “corporate retail’’ shopping and restaurants and industrial facilities. A video released to promote the project shows Gateway East forming a semi-circle around a new terminal. Together, they will re-orientate the airport to facing east toward the new State Route 24 freeway that is slowly being built. While Gateway East will provide
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two-month continuance so that his clients can meet with residents and address their concerns. The commission is now scheduled March 5 to vote on a recommendation to Council on New Village Homes’ request for a minor general plan amendment and rezone for Lamb Lane. The developer’s request calls for 8.2 dwelling units per acre – up from the cur-