Apache Trail redevelopment: Opinions sought on continuing revitalization efforts
by Richard H Dyer | Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent
The Apache Trail Redevelopment Area as designated in September 2012. (Graphic courtesy of the city of Apache junction)
The city of Apache Junction is holding a public hearing Tuesday to discuss the reaffirmation of the Apache Trail Redevelopment Area, which was originally designated in September 2012.
While the Apache Trail from Meridian Drive to San Marcos Road is included in the area, it also includes portions stretching as far south as 16th Avenue and as far north as Superstition Boulevard.
“In order to be eligible for some funding specifically through the Arizona Department of Housing for some of our CDBG programs is that we need to reaffirm a redevelopment area every five years,” Heather Patel, grants administrator for the city of Apache Junction, said at a city council work session July 17, of Community Development Block Grants. “So the time is coming up for this. What we need to do is we need to evaluate the boundaries – the area; we need to do an inventory of infrastructure as well as the buildings; we need to notify the people who own property within the designated area, send them a letter and notify them of our public hearing.”
