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Cochise supervisors press for coordinated plan around James Ranch Road, port expansion
Summary
Supervisors directed staff to develop a coordinated economic-development and land-use work session focusing on the James Ranch Road/Highway 191 corridor, ADOT construction timelines and a possible reconstituted port authority for Douglas and the region.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 11 discussed planning and funding for infrastructure and economic development around the James Ranch Road/Highway 191 port-of-entry area, and asked staff to prepare a focused work session on land use, zoning and port governance.
Board members said they want a strategic approach to rezoning, roadway design and port governance as private interest and federal activity around the port accelerate. Supervisors asked staff to map existing zoning and show where commercial, industrial and residential designations currently sit along the 191 corridor and near the proposed port entry so the board can consider coordinated rezoning and an economic-development plan.
County staff described an ongoing ADOT design process for the James Ranch Road…
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