Extinguishing the Roundup Street alignment from Idaho Road west for future development of undeveloped parcels inside a townhome project will be considered during the March 19 meeting of the Apache Junction City Council.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the council chambers, 57 E. First St.
Six members of the council were present for a March 5 discussion on the proposed extinguishment of the federal patent easement with no decision made. Councilmember Bambi Johnson was absent.
This section of Roundup Street is inside the Apache Junction Townhome Development. Only 16 feet of the 66-foot alignment will be extinguished, Project Engineer Raquel Schatz said during the council’s March 5 meeting.
“This one is a unique case in which the actual alignment is inside of an already developed subdivision,” she said. “They own the adjacent three parcels... The purpose for this (easement extinguishment) is because the owner wants to develop those three parcels but currently right now they don’t have a means of getting to those other two parcels to the west.”
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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