Buckeye finds 2 million reasons to plan for future

From the Arizona Republic: 6-07-2006

Buckeye, with 600-plus square miles of planning area, could possibly eclipsePhoenix in size at build-out. Two million people may be living in Buckeyein the near future, according to town officials. Buckeye is creating a newGeneral Plan and Development Code to deal with the coming growth and to moldthe town into the vision that town officials want. "We're not just buildinga community, we're building the next great city in the country," said PeggyFiandaca, president of Partners for Strategic Action, Inc., a consultinggroup hired by Buckeye to help them plan the growth. "Luckily, some of thebest developers in the Valley, as well as the Southwest, have found theirway to Buckeye, which is a good thing," Fiandaca said. "When you approvedevelopments, you're looking at the development in relationship to the nextdevelopment, to the next development, and so on. Hopefully, what this planwill do is to help them understand the connection. How do we weave all thesethings together? How do we provide quality services to support that intothe future?"

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