Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 12th of September.
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🏘️ Community
Mesa's Eden Village tiny home community is constructing 21 donation-funded homes for disabled people experiencing homelessness, with a ribbon cutting scheduled for February.
The project will begin accepting applications in December.
The Eastmark Farmers Market runs each Saturday from 7-11 a.m. at Eastmark Great Park (5100 S.
Eastmark Parkway) and features local growers, bakers and makers.
💼 Business
Vestar presented its $3 billion Legacy Park project proposal to Mesa City Council on Sept.
10, with plans to build the largest mixed-use hospitality development in Mesa and Arizona. If approved, the project will break ground on public infrastructure in January 2028 — vertical construction will start in June 2028 and phase one will open in Oct. 2029.
🏛️ Government
The Arizona Department of Economic Security dropped over 3 million SNAP eligibility calls (with a 23-minute wait) between Oct.
2024 and Mar. 2026, causing nearly 500,000 former food stamp recipients to lose benefits. Officials cite call center capacity issues in handling the phone interviews.
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