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Marana’s Luckett rezoning survives referendum appeal

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New research published October 8, 2026 · historical milestones dated in profile · Sources reviewed: 2026-10-08

Published 2026-10-08. Historical events retain their source dates; this publication does not imply a new project milestone.

January rezoning survives September 29 appellate referendum decision; construction and power delivery unverified.

Investor implications · Our analysis

Beale projects significant tax receipts and private road/water/power improvements; those forecasts are not current income or financing close. Our analysis: surviving rezoning removes one documented entitlement challenge, but the large planned demand still requires utility infrastructure and cost allocation. No project lease revenue, incurred capex or utility earnings contribution is established.

What to watch next

Final plans, regulated service agreements, financing and independently documented construction

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Sources and verification

6 accessible source documents including project-specific government evidence and independent reporting. Syndications count once; stakeholder-affiliated reporting is separately labeled. New research, not a new status event.

  1. Town of Marana · Publication date not established

    Official project page confirms October 2025 applications, December 10 recommendation and January 6, 2026 adopted rezoning. Two adjacent roughly 300-acre parcels form one coordinated campus. Lists landowners and office-only potable-water restriction. Estimates 550–750 MW each parcel; these are proposed electrical demand, not committed service or IT capacity.

  2. Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two · 2026-09-29

    Opinion 2 CA-CV 2026-0174, superior case C20261567, affirms judgment rejecting incomplete referendum petitions and attempted committee withdrawal. Identifies Ordinances 2026-002 / 2026-003 adopted January 6, 2026 and Fremont Peak Properties LLC’s purchase contracts. Does not establish construction, service agreements or financing.

  3. Beale Infrastructure · Publication date not established

    Issuer identifies Luckett Road phased campus, TEP/Trico electricity pathways and planned private infrastructure funding. Construction Q1/Q2 2027 and initial occupancy late 2028/early 2029 are forecasts. Service agreements remain subject to ACC approval; customer and final building count not disclosed.

  4. AZPM · 2026-01-08

    Original council reporting establishes January 6 rezoning and identifies Fremont Peak Properties as Beale subsidiary. Former internal Jaguar West name is same Luckett campus. Caption year typo does not override actual 2026 meeting date.

  5. AZPM · 2026-05-04

    Original reporting describes superior-court rejection of petitions and withdrawal request. September appellate opinion provides the later controlling documented milestone.

  6. Chamber Business News · 2026-10-01

    Reports appellate affirmation. Arizona Chamber participated as amicus; this is stakeholder-affiliated business coverage and is not used as independent corroboration. Primary court opinion supports the outcome.

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