Business View Civil & Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 8

111 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 8 Steele explains. “We now also have the Estrella Gin Business Park to say, “Come Here!” We’re in discussions to bring a Maricopa Technology Park to attract even more industrial-type jobs. And we have strong partnerships with the University of Arizona, that owns land on the northeast side of the city, for other high-tech and life science-type jobs. In short, we’re ready. And we’re willing to give incentives to those who want to bring jobs to the city.” For those businesses who’ve come to depend on remote workers over the last year (or, perhaps, made a conscious pivot to a remote work culture even now that the pandemic wanes), Maricopa is primed to welcome them with a healthy broadband internet ecosystem. “These companies gauge where the market is hot, and it’s hot here, so there’s fiber-optic Internet getting put in everywhere,” says Steele. “Orbitel is a community partner that has laid a lot of our telecommunication infrastructure, and we’re grateful to have them.” While Arizona faces a limited water supply that is being further drained by climate change, Maricopa, unlike many of its sister cities, is relatively well-positioned for water access, even as the city hopes to swell to three times its current population in the coming decades. According to Global Water Resources, the utility that supplies most of Maricopa’s municipal water, the city is currently using less than 35 percent of its yearly water allotment. “What I really appreciate about Global Water is that they have a certified water supply for our city that’s already accounting for the growth we’ve been experiencing,” Steele shares. “We have their assurance that they’ll have water for us. There are a lot of people in Arizona right now that are concerned what the future holds for water, because so many rely on things like the Colorado River Basin. Global Water does not – they have other water sources. They have the certifications to prove that they’ll have water for us for the next 100 years.” www.scd-llc.com Shea Connelly Development is an Arizona based development company with a national capacity. We are a senior housing and multifamily oriented organization with the capabilities to address commercial and residential projects as well. We are excited and proud to partner with the City of Maricopa in developing “The Copper Sky Commercial District” 2055 South Cottonwood Drive Tempe,AZ 85282 (480)315-9090 Multi-Family Senior Housing MAR I COPA , AR I ZONA Courtesy of Victor Moreno