San Tan Valley News

EōS Fitness is holding a grand opening party Thursday, Oct. 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. at its new gym on Hunt Highway, about three weeks after the gym opened. The gym at 1404 W. Hunt Hwy, in Skyline Ranch Marketplace, is EōS's first in the San Tan Valley area and its 47th in Arizona. EōS says the 40,000-square-foot gym is open 24 hours a day, seven days ...

The Town of San Tan Valley Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 on Sept. 28 to recommend that the Town Council deny commercial zoning for 3.3 acres at the southwest corner of Gantzel Road and Lone Star Lane, where the owners want to build a small shopping center. The commission only recommends, and the Town Council makes the final decision. Tha...

Combs Center for Success is celebrating five new high school graduates, and its students completed 361 classes in the first quarter of this school year, according to the school. The campus is the J.O. Combs Unified School District's alternative school, built around smaller classes and flexible schedules, and its website says it serves more than 200...

A large warehouse-style store with a gas station is one step closer to being built on nearly 28 vacant acres along Hunt Highway, on the north edge of the Solera neighborhood at Johnson Ranch. The Town of San Tan Valley Planning and Zoning Commission voted Sept. 28 to recommend that the Town Council rezone the land for regional commercial use, with ...

Pinal County will stop handling building plan review, permits and inspections for properties in the Town of San Tan Valley on Nov. 1, the county's Development Services department announced Oct. 1. New applications will go to the Town instead. The county's change covers the whole building process, from plan review and permitting through inspections ...

Homes and businesses inside Town of San Tan Valley limits can now be covered by flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program, the federal program run by FEMA. FEMA approved the town to take part in the program, effective July 31, 2026. Town Manager Brent Billingsley shared the news at the Sept. 16 Town Council meeting, reading from ...

The Town of San Tan Valley approved a three-year contract Oct. 7 that requires American Medical Response, known as AMR, to reach 90 percent of lights-and-siren ambulance calls inside town limits within 10 minutes, according to the town's recording of the meeting. AMR already provides 911 ambulance service in the San Tan Valley area under a certific...

The Town of San Tan Valley adopted development impact fees Oct. 7, and for single-family homes, apartments, stores, offices and hotels the amount owed works out to zero. An impact fee is a one-time charge on new construction that helps pay for the streets and parks that growth makes necessary. The council adopted the ordinance Oct. 7, following a p...

The single-story rental neighborhood proposed for Schnepf Road in 2021 is open in the San Tan Valley area, with 172 homes and about half of them already occupied. EVR Bella Vista covers 17 acres at 32063 N. Schnepf Road, north of Bella Vista Road. It is a build-to-rent neighborhood, meaning every home was built as a rental and one company manages a...

Pinal County's new flood study for the San Tan Valley area points to 12 places where new culverts, channels and retention basins could move stormwater away from roads and homes. None of that work has a price tag or a construction date yet. Engineers presented the San Tan Valley Area Drainage Master Plan on Sept. 9 to the Pinal County Flood Control ...

The 16-year-old boy found with life-threatening injuries in the road on Murray Grey Drive late Thursday night has died, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office said Friday night. Deputies were called to Murray Grey Drive, near Empire Boulevard and Gary Road, at about 11:30 p.m. Oct. 1 for a welfare check and found the boy in the road. He was flown to a V...

UPDATE, Oct. 2, 2026: The boy has died, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office said Friday night. Read the latest. A 16-year-old boy was flown to a Valley hospital with life-threatening injuries after Pinal County Sheriff's Office deputies found him in the road on Murray Grey Drive late Thursday night, and detectives are asking anyone who knows what hap...

PetSmart opened its new store at Skyline Ranch Marketplace on Saturday, Sept. 12, bringing a grooming salon, pet training and a veterinary hospital to the northeast corner of Hunt Highway and Gary Road, according to the company. The Sept. 12 opening included a grand opening celebration for local pet owners and their pets. The store at 1412 W. Hunt ...

The Queen Creek Town Council voted unanimously on Sept. 16 to begin creating a new water resource fee, along with five other utility rate changes. No rate was set that night. The Council approved six notices of intention, each one setting a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Community Chambers, 20727 E. Civic Parkway in Queen C...

Starting Oct. 1, a citation for breaking a Town of San Tan Valley rule, such as the town's noise limits, fireworks windows, yard sale limits or business license requirement, is set to go before the Florence Municipal Court. The Town Council approved the agreement with the Town of Florence on Sept. 16 as part of its consent agenda, the group of rout...