(Town of Gilbert)
By Cecilia Chan | Gilbert Sun News
After months of looking for a compromise that will satisfy residents, town officials are back to their original plan to take land from 46 property owners for the widening of Ocotillo Road from 148th Street to Greenfield Road.
But they’ll have a fight on their hands.
Gilbert staff sat down last week with the affected homeowners to explain why it needed 130 feet of right-of-way – 65 feet on each side of Ocotillo Road from its center. This will allow the town to upgrade the two-lane roadway into four travel lanes and a center-turn lane.
“The Town of Gilbert is following all the rules and we’re doing it by the books,” said Town Engineer David Fabiano. “We’re not here to hurt or harm anybody.”
Nine of the properties are in Gilbert’s jurisdiction and 37 are in Maricopa County.
