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City shows expanded public GIS maps, permit and capital-project tools
Summary
The city demonstrated new and updated geographic information system (GIS) tools — public maps, a capital-improvement-projects map and an internally updated permits map — aimed at transparency and staff planning.
JC Kleiner, the city's GIS administrator, gave the council a demonstration of several mapping tools available to the public and to staff, and explained how the maps are updated and used in planning and permitting.
"GIS stands for geographic information systems. It's a multidisciplinary technology... and then analyzes that information, displays it on a map to hopefully help kind of guide better decision making," JC Kleiner said, describing the public maps and internal applications.
Kleiner showed the public development-projects map, which links to attached documents when departments provide them; a capital improvement projects (CIP) map for fiscal year 2025 that displays project status, estimated budgets and funding sources; and an internal permit map that automatically updates biweekly from the city’s MyGov permit system on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Kleiner said the CIP map is color-coded by department and allows users to search by project name or number and view graphs of budget usage and project status.
Council members praised the transparency benefits for residents at neighborhood meetings and for customer service. City staff said the public maps are accessible from the Apache Junction homepage under Communities > Maps and GIS and that some internal applications require staff Windows credentials.
Why it matters: The tools aim to give residents and staff timely, searchable information about development, permits and capital projects, supporting accountability and planning. City staff encouraged residents to use the public maps to track projects in their neighborhoods.
