12/11/2024 — Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approves continuance for the Comprehensive Plan Amendment into 2025 to align with future hearings on the rezoning application
November 2024
11/7/2024 — Maricopa County Planning & Zoning unanimously recommends approval for Comprehensive Plan Amendment
September 2024
9/4/2024 — BNSF holds Community Open-House meeting to share project details with neighbors
May 2024
5/31/2024 — Rezoning and Comprehensive Plan Amendment applications for the BNSF property filed with Maricopa County
March 2023
3/7/2023 — City of Surprise City Council unanimously approves Major General Plan Amendment
February 2023
2/2/2023 — 1st Planning Commission Hearing – City of Surprise General Plan Amendment
2/12/2023 — 2nd Planning Commission Hearing – City of Surprise General Plan Amendment
October 2022
10/5/2022 — BNSF holds virtual community meeting for City of Surprise major general plan amendment
10/19/2022 — BNSF holds In-person community meeting for City of Surprise major general plan amendment
May 2022
5/19/2022 — Application filed for City of Surprise major general plan amendment to designate BNSF’s 4,327 acres as Employment to align with the Maricopa County Comprehensive Plan, which also designated most of the property as Mixed Use Employment
March 2022
3/30/2022 — BNSF completes acquisition of 3,607 acres, through private and state land auction purchases, adjacent to 720 acres BNSF purchased in 2004/2005 bringing total ownership to 4,327 acres