TUCSON, AZ (March 6, 2026) — The Tucson City Council approved the next step toward a site-specific sales tax development agreement with Costco Wholesale for a new retail warehouse and fuel station planned at 9748 E. Old Vail Road on Tucson’s southeast side, while a separate big-box project — a proposed Sam’s Club near Swan Road and East 29th Street — continues moving through the early development pipeline.
Costco: five-year reimbursement tied to “unrestricted” city sales tax
City materials describe the Costco project as a 158,000-square-foot warehouse with an associated fuel facility on a roughly 22-acre vacant site near the Rita Ranch area. The project is tied to an incentive structure that reimburses Costco for eligible costs associated with public infrastructure and related improvements needed to develop the site…