A long-standing cemetery owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe will remain protected as a large new mixed-use development takes shape in Marana, according to town officials.
The cemetery, located west of Interstate 10 and north of Twin Peaks Road, contains about two dozen graves and for years sat surrounded by undeveloped desert. That landscape is expected to change as plans move forward for a roughly 750-acre development that will include residential and commercial construction.
“Which will include residential and commercial development, approximately 750 acres under this current specific plan,” said Brett Wittenberg, interim director of development services for the Town of Marana…