First Residents of Anthem at Merrill Ranch Will Move In This Summer...

Florence seeing nearby rapid home construction, from the East Valley Tribune, reports that the first residents of Anthem at Merrill Ranch will move in this summer, and that sales and construction are brisk. The 9,100 home community is expected to sell out by 2012, with more than 20,000 people. Florence officials are excited about the new housing and its effect on the demand for new retail, medical and employment areas. Projections show Florence reaching a population of 100,000 within 15 years. Del Webb Pulte spokeswoman Jacque Petroulakis said "people who are buying at Merrill Ranch consider themselves pioneers. One of the main reasons we targeted the East Valley was we had many people saying 'We want to live in a large-scale Del Webb community, but we want to live in the East Valley'". The article notes that increased traffic and lack of roads as some of the problems facing the new residents in this area.



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