Queen Creek's economic development staff will brief the Planning and Zoning Commission tonight on a draft strategy built around one idea: more residents should be able to work in town instead of commuting out.
Economic Development Director Doreen Cott is scheduled to present an Economic Development Strategic Plan update during the commission's work study session, which follows its 6 p.m. regular meeting at the Community Chambers, 20727 E. Civic Parkway.
Work study items are for discussion only, so the commission will take no action, and the agenda notes that public comment generally is not taken during that part of the meeting.
Where the town says it stands
The slides in the meeting packet describe a town entering its "next stage." They say LG Energy Solution's battery plant has raised Queen Creek's profile with advanced manufacturing and supply chain companies, and that industrial growth is reaching beyond that one project.
They also note that continued home building is adding demand on roads, infrastructure and water, and that land use and site readiness choices made now will shape whether that growth turns into lasting tax strength.
Growth has mostly come from homes and stores, with most residents working elsewhere in the East Valley or the Phoenix area, the packet says.
