New AZ permit may stoke housing boom on NW side

Work is already underway on Meritage Homes' Los Saguaros community off Dove Mountain Boulevard on the northwest side. On Tuesday, workers from Royce Masonry were building retaining walls along the edge of one of 60 lots.

New Arizona permit may stoke housing boom in Marana

Pima County won a new state permit that could help ring in a building boom on the northwest side.

Pima County OKs deal to sell sewer plant to Marana

The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved a settlement agreement with Marana over an ongoing wastewater dispute in a 4-1 vote Tuesday.

Sewer fight soon to be water under the bridge

Marana and Pima County are calling a cease-fire in the sewer-takeover conflict.

Marana voters OK sewer-plant takeover

Marana voters overwhelmingly approved letting the town run its own sewer system Tuesday by about 3 to 1.

Vote to decide ownership of sewage plant

Marana voters will help end a years-long dispute between their town and their county over sewage in an all-mail election this month and next.

Pima, city spar over siting of streetcar stop

Tucson and Pima County officials are at an impasse over disputed plans to build a streetcar stop over a major county sewer interceptor.

Marana voters will decide sewer question March 12

The on-again, off-again ballot measure to give Marana authority to own and operate a disputed sewer plant is on again.

County extends 2 offers to settle Marana dispute

Pima County and the town of Marana are working on a settlement to a years-long dispute over a sewer plant in north Marana.

Marana loses court fight over wastewater plant

Five years of court battles ended Tuesday when the Arizona Supreme Court denied a request from the town of Marana to review a case related to wastewater systems.

County forced to make payments on sewer plant Marana took over

After being forced to hand over a $27 million sewer plant to Marana, Pima County has also been forced to make a $700,000 debt payment the Legislature said the town was supposed to assume when it mandated the transfer.

Sewer plant special vote is canceled by Marana

The town of Marana has scrapped plans for a special election to try to strengthen its claim over the Marana Wastewater Reclamation Facility.

Biogas may power county cars

For years Pima County officials have struggled with what to do about smelly sewer gas.

Marana's seizure of sewage plant owned by county is ruled invalid

The Arizona Court of Appeals decided Thursday that Marana doesn't have legal authority to own or operate the Pima County sewer plant the town seized in January.

Homebuilders may see burden eased on water hookups in Pima County

Business owners can tell county officials what they think about a plan to change sewer connection fees at a public meeting this week.

Marana sets sewer rates equal to county system's

Two months after seizing control of a county wastewater facility, the town of Marana has decided to charge users the same rate they paid when they were part of the county's regional system.

Marana gets help from Senate leader in sewer-plant dispute

State lawmakers' attempts to force Pima County to turn over a sewer plant to Marana are getting more aggressive.

Marana gets first county bill for disputed treatment plant

Pima County has billed the town of Marana for a wastewater treatment plant it turned over to the town under protest last week.

Marana can run sewer plant, state says

The town of Marana does not have state permits to operate the wastewater treatment plant it took control of this week, but the state has issued an order making the operation legal.

Disputed treatment plant goes to Marana

During a Monday midnight handoff, the town of Marana took control of the disputed Marana wastewater treatment plant and sewer system from Pima County.