Aldi grocery store planned at Power, Elliot in Mesa
City of Mesa
The grocery store will be part of a large commercial center.
City of Mesa
The Aldi grocery store is to be constructed on the south side of the 6800 to 6900 blocks of East Elliot Road and the east side of the 3600 to 3700 blocks of South Power Road in Mesa.
A 20,598-square-foot Aldi grocery store is to be constructed east of Power Road on the south side of Elliot Road in Mesa.
The planned look and landscaping for the development on 3 acres were discussed at the Sept. 12 meeting of the Mesa Design Review Board.
The grocery store will be part of a large commercial center, staff Planner Cassidy Welch said at the meeting.
“It is currently vacant, The site plan is for an approximately 20,000-square-foot store and the access will be from shared drive aisles from both Elliot and Power roads,” she said.
David Lake of Avalon Development is the applicant. Avalon Ranch LLC is the owner.
The all-volunteer Mesa Design Review Board is unique in that its composition is set by the zoning ordinance to include two architects; two from other design professions such as landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning, interior design or other design-related background; one contractor or developer; and two residents, according to the city’s website.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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