Drive through Buckeye, Queen Creek or Goodyear these days and it’s hard to miss the change. New neighborhoods continue to stretch into the desert, construction crews are busy building homes and roads, and schools and shopping centers are following close behind.
What were once open stretches of farmland or undeveloped desert have become master-planned communities filled with families seeking more space and newer homes.
The rapid transformation has reshaped not only the landscape but also the daily lives of residents as local governments work to keep pace with growing demands for infrastructure, public safety, parks and other services…