Apache Junction Development Service Director Rudy Esquivias
By Your Valley
Rudy Esquivias, who has worked at the city of Apache Junction for more than three decades in various roles within the development services department, has been named department director.
Esquivias, who will mark 33 years with the city this summer, has been the interim director since February, when director Larry Kirch retired from the city after seven years at the helm, according to a release.
“No one is better prepared to lead us into this next chapter than Rudy Esquivias,” Apache Junction City Manager Bryant Powell said in the release. “Rudy has seen the city grow from its roots to the thriving area of today. On top of that, he has been instrumental in the process of getting the state land development poised for housing construction.”
As planning manager since 2019, Esquivias has been involved in every step as the Arizona State Land Department set in motion putting 4 square miles of land up for auction, having the city annex that land and working with the developers to set up the first two master planned communities.
