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Council releases petition for proposed annexation at Hawes and McDowell; neighbors raise density and traffic concerns

3153622 · April 30, 2025
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Summary

Mesa approved release of a petition on Dec. 9 that would allow a property owner to pursue annexation of about 30 acres at the southeast corner of North Hawes Road and East McDowell Road, a step that starts the city’s annexation and rezoning review process.

The Mesa City Council on Dec. 9 authorized release of a petition for signatures that would allow a property owner to pursue annexation of about 30 acres at the southeast corner of North Hawes Road and East McDowell Road into the City of Mesa.

Release of the petition is an initial procedural step; the applicant — identified in meeting materials as a single property owner — must collect the signatures required under the process and then return the petition for the council to consider annexation. City staff told residents that, per city practice, an annexed property typically arrives with an initial City of Mesa zoning designation of…

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