A Phoenix committee is keeping hope alive of a waterfront commercial hub in southwest Phoenix, one akin to Tempe Town Lake.
The 86-acre property, northeast of 67th Avenue and Roeser Road, is just north of the dry Salt River riverbed, but ambitious, long-term project spearheaded by Sen. John McCain shortly before his death in 2018 aims to bring back water to a 45-mile stretch of the Salt River that has been dry for more than a century.
Estrella Village Planning Committee Member Lisa Perez said she lives walking distance from the property and participated in “Rio Reimagined” community meetings years ago to envision a future for the large city-owned property.
