By Jodie Newell | Casa Grande Dispatch
With many cities and towns in Arizona struggling to meet demand for housing, Casa Grande has not been immune from the shortage of affordable dwellings.
In trying to stem that shortage, the city has been proactive at a planning level to encourage new housing developments. In the past 12 months the Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission has been a hive of activity with developers seeking approval for many projects.
At Thursday’s commission meeting, Planning and Development Director Paul Tice reported on the city’s recent building permit activity and advised commissioners that “your agendas are going to continue to be lengthy for the foreseeable future.” He cited 224 single-family home permits, 295 build-to-rent homes and 700 apartment unit permits issued already during the current calendar year
