Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Marana Town Council — What to Watch

Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Council-Regular Meeting

Marana Town Council – September 1, 2026

A public hearing on rezoning 28 acres near Twin Peaks Road for a new campus development leads Tuesday's Marana Town Council meeting, which also includes a closed-door session tied to potential litigation over PFAS water contamination and a $4.2 million internal budget transfer to accelerate wastewater expansion for the town's growing population.

1. Rezoning Hearing: 28-Acre "OVCN Twin Peaks Campus" Could Reshape a Residential Corner

A4 — Public Hearing | Council Action

The council will hold a public hearing on a rezoning request that would convert roughly 28 acres at the southwest corner of West Twin Peaks Road and West Desert Falcon Lane from standard single-family residential (R-36) zoning into a "Specific Plan" — a custom zoning category that sets its own rules for density, uses, and design. The change also requires a General Plan amendment, bumping the land's designation from Low Density Residential to Master Planned Area. Residents near Twin Peaks Road who bought homes expecting a low-density neighborhood should pay close attention: this is the public hearing where community input is formally on the record before the council votes on whether to approve the project.

2. Town Eyes Lawsuit Over PFAS Contamination in Local Water

E2 — Executive Session

Behind closed doors, the council will discuss potential litigation to recover costs for cleaning up water contaminated with perfluorinated compounds (PFAS) and 1,4-dioxane — the same class of "forever chemicals" that have triggered lawsuits and enforcement actions across the country. The fact that this session is listed under Arizona's litigation-consultation statute signals Marana may be preparing to sue a responsible party, likely a manufacturer or a facility that discharged the chemicals. For Marana residents, this matters because PFAS remediation is expensive, and who ultimately pays — the town's water ratepayers or a polluter — could affect future utility bills.

3. $4.2 Million Shifted to Expand Marana's Wastewater Treatment Plant

A2 — Council Action

The council will vote to move $4.2 million already budgeted in the Water Resources Fund into a separate Wastewater Impact Fee Fund to accelerate Phase II expansion of the town's Water Reclamation Facility (project WR023). This is a direct consequence of Marana's rapid growth along the I-10 corridor: the existing plant must be enlarged to handle sewage from new subdivisions and commercial development. The money is being redirected rather than newly appropriated, but the vote locks in the town's fiscal-year priority and keeps the expansion project on schedule.

4. Proposition 207 Property-Rights Claim Could Cost Marana Taxpayers

E3 — Executive Session

Also in closed session, the council will consult with attorneys about a formal Notice of Claim filed by TMR Investors, LLC under Arizona's Proposition 207 — a state law that requires governments to compensate landowners when a regulation reduces their property's value. The claim involves the Tortolita Specific Plan area east of I-10 near the Marana Road interchange. If the town cannot resolve the dispute privately, it could face a lawsuit seeking compensation from the public treasury, making this a significant financial and land-use governance issue for residents.

5. Two State Grants Secure Safety and Infrastructure Work at Marana Regional Airport

C1 & C2 — Consent Agenda

The council will ratify two reimbursable grants from the Arizona Department of Transportation totaling $630,000 for design work at Marana Regional Airport: $495,000 for safety improvements to the Runway 30 Safety Area and $135,000 for rehabilitation of Taxiway A lighting. Both grants cover design phases, meaning construction costs will follow in future budget cycles. The airport serves general aviation traffic in the northwest Tucson metro, and the safety-area project in particular addresses federal runway protection standards.

6. Wildlife Corridor Gets an Official Name — and Official Protection

A1 — Council Action

The council will vote to formally designate a stretch of Marana's Conservation Lands System as the "William Shaw Wildlife Corridor," giving official recognition to a Critical Landscape Connection already identified in the town's conservation planning. Naming and designating the corridor locks it into Marana's land-use framework, making it harder for future development proposals to encroach on the wildlife passage. As development pressure intensifies across the northwest Tucson region, formal corridor designations carry real weight in future rezoning and subdivision reviews.

Source: Town of Marana Agendas