Attesa development going through complicated planning process

by Heather Smathers | Casa Grande Dispatch

A farm near Casa Grande has the potential to mean a huge economic boon for Pinal County, so long as all of the planning gets sorted out.

Attesa motor sports park, the brainchild of Patrick Johnson and Daniel Erickson, collectively known as DanRick Builders, is to have two racetracks, onsite housing, a resort and even an air strip at build-out. But all of those components make it difficult for city and county planners.

Joe Horn, a planner with the city of Casa Grande, said the large mix of uses on the site make it necessary to change the land use category on the parcel, a process the city plans to begin next week.

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