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Flight schools accuse Mesa of faking Falcon Field crisis
3+ hour ago (1360+ words) Two flight schools in a federal lawsuit are accusing Mesa of faking a financial crisis at Falcon Field Airport to address noise complaints from residents living nearby. CAE Aviation Academy Phoenix and Thrust Flight Properties schools, which comprise over half…...
Big data center in SE Mesa passes first review
1+ week, 5+ day ago (729+ words) A 2. 3-million-square-foot data center campus with seven buildings proposed for southeast Mesa cleared its first hurdle last week. The Planning and Zoning Board voted 4-0 to recommend council approve NTT Global Data Center's request for rezoning, a council use permit and…...
Grand vision pitched for Natural History Museum in Mesa
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (1786+ words) Arizona Museum of Natural History isn't living up to its potential and could be a cultural hub that drives economic development to Mesa and put the city on the global map. City staff and consultants pitched a new building for…...
Parents want $1 M from Mesa Police for son's suicide | News | themesatribune. com
3+ week, 6+ day ago (959+ words) The parents of a 34-year-old man who died by suicide last year blame Mesa Police for not doing enough to save him and want the city to pay them $1 million. Mesa has not responded to the March 25 claim filed by…...
Developers fee helping to fund big Mesa projects
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1031+ words) Mesa Fire Station No. 223 is scheduled to begin construction in Fiscal Year 2026-27 in the Lehi area to accommodate population growth and increased call volumes. It was one of a number of projects highlighted by staff for the proposed Capital Improvement…...
Mesa Community College amping up workforce training with 2 new facilities
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (978+ words) Mesa Community College has broken ground for two new facilities representing a $39 million investment in workforce training for welding technology, sustainable horticulture, and veterinary technology. Soon rising at its Southern Avenue and Dobson Road campus will be MCC's two newest…...
Mesa mulls pilot for smaller street projects
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (989+ words) Mesa's Transportation Department is proposing a three-year pilot program that would spend $3 million annually on smaller projects like biking trails and pedestrian crossings. The department over the years has received requests from council members for projects that their constituents have…...
Data centers, including those in Mesa pose big challenges for state
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1080+ words) A new state report warns that the booming growth of data centers and other "large-load" customers in Arizona poses a challenge to grid reliability and electric rates. The Governor's Office of Resiliency's Arizona Energy Promise Taskforce calls for "a suite…...
Mesa group home runaway and other's deaths prompt series of state bills
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1796+ words) Emily Pike, 14, was dismembered and discarded in trash bags after running away from a Mesa group home. Pregnant Zariah Dodd, 16, was fatally shot in the head and 10-year-old Rebekah Baptiste died from prolonged reported abuse. All three were either under…...
Mesa Council leaves Falcon Field pilots fuming
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1758+ words) Pilots at Falcon Field Airport in northeast Mesa will start seeing higher charges such as for hangar rentals and ground leases and for the first time will pay a landing fee at the former WWII training site. Council last week…...