City council approves sale of land for waterpark

by Jay Taylor | inMaricopa

Maricopa city council Tuesday night unanimously approved the sale of three parcels of land and the lease of another to Mesa-based developers proposing a large water and surf park.

The sale of land at the southwest corner of State Route 238 and North Loma Road involved 18 acres to PRLG Holdings LLC for $1.18 million, 21 acres to Copa Surf LLC for $1.38 million and 20 acres to E Jaicks LLC for $1.30 million. City Manager Rick Horst said ownership of particular parcels was decided by the investment entities.

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A development, operating, and maintenance lease agreement with PHX Surf LLC was approved for the land where the pools would be sited. State law requires pools of a certain size must involve a government entity, Horst said. Thus, the city will retain ownership of those 12 acres.

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