By Jessica Boehm | The Arizona Republic
Today, the land southwest of Queen Creek and Higley roads is nothing more than a dirt lot that runs along the Roosevelt Canal, scattered with patches of overgrown weeds.
After spending just $10, Gilbert potentially is on its way to developing that land into a regional park of the caliber of Kiwanis Park in Tempe or the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt in Scottsdale.
The 225-acre plot is owned by Flood Control District of Maricopa County, which is currently building a basin on the land that will capture water from the Queen Creek Wash and Sonoqui Wash during storms.
