{"id":777,"date":"2026-05-23T05:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=777"},"modified":"2026-05-23T05:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:33:31","slug":"historic-cemetery-to-remain-intact-as-820-acre-development-begins-in-marana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=777","title":{"rendered":"Historic cemetery to remain intact as 820-acre development begins in Marana"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MARANA, Ariz. (13 News) – A century-old cemetery will remain intact as work begins on an 820-acre development northeast of Interstate 10 and Twin Peaks in Marana.<\/p>\n

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Town officials said work started in March to turn the land into a multi-use complex with commercial and residential businesses.<\/p>\n

The property, owned by Bourn Partners, will include more than 200 acres for commercial business and more than 400 acres for residential buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cascada II Specific Plan provides the Town of Marana with a diversity of housing choices and increased commercial development opportunities,\u201d said Marana interim Director for Development Services Brett Wittenberg. <\/p>\n

The small cemetery sits in the middle of the development site and holds the remains of early ranching families who settled the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s my grandfather right there,\u201d said Armando Wilson, a Marana resident whose grandfather, brothers, sons and grandsons are all buried at the site. A spot is reserved for Wilson for when he is laid to rest right next to his grandfather.<\/p>\n

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