By Jay Taylor | InMaricopa
News flash — Maricopa is growing. Fast.
But if you think you have a grasp of how big Maricopa might be down the road, you’d better think again, because City Manager Rick Horst has some numbers that will blow your mind.
“We envision our city alone — and people get nervous when I say this, because it will be decades from now — we’ll be a million people one day,” Horst said. “Just because of our growth and our size, the area we have. So, think of three Chandlers, and that’s going to be us someday.”
The city is off and running toward those numbers. Today, there currently are nearly 6,000 acres of land in one stage of development or another, from the pre-application process to finishing lots and preparing for construction. That amount of land will yield 20,618 combined dwelling units — both single-family homes and apartments, although the vast majority are single-family homes.
