Francisco Grande plans major expansion project

by Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Casa Grande Dispatch

Proposed zones fro Fransisco Grande development and expansion project./City of Casa Grande

The Francisco Grande resort has big plans to expand in the next few years.

The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a 5 to 2 vote of a plan by Francisco Grande to develop a mix of residential, commercial, hospitality, open space, office space and recreational campus space on its 663-acre property near Montgomery Road and Gila Bend Highway.

Commissioners David Snider and Dennis Dugan voted against the plan, citing concerns about several exceptions Francisco Grande was requesting and past flooding on the property.

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