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Vermaland La Osa — Pinal County

A proposed hub on about 3,300 acres near Eloy. Planning records describe a plan of up to 59 buildings with on-site gas generation; later reporting describes a reduced 11-building campus. The two figures conflict and are both shown.

At a glance

Developer / applicant
Vermaland LLC (attorney: Rose Law Group, per reporting)
Jurisdiction
Pinal County, near Eloy, Arizona
Land
About 3,300 acres along Baumgartner and Sasco roads and the Greene Canal (reporting)
Scope
Reduced from 59 buildings to 11 after May 2026 opposition; 3,300 acres (ABC15, July 20, 2026)
Status
County plan amendment approved Nov. 2025; rezoning recommended by the P&Z committee, April 2026; final rezoning not confirmed

What the sources establish

  • The Pinal County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a major amendment to its land-use plan to allow employment uses on the undeveloped site, reported in November 2025. [1]
  • The P&Z committee voted 7-2 on April 16, 2026 to recommend rezoning; the narrative described up to 59 data-center buildings, two gas-fired power plants and battery storage. [2]
  • The applicant's attorney said the project would include a commitment to build a new fire station for the Avra Valley Fire District and a regional hiking trail. [2]
  • After a last-minute wave of community opposition in May 2026, reporting says Vermaland significantly reduced the project to an 11-building campus on the same 3,300 acres. [3]
  • Reporting says a state budget passed a new pause on tax incentives for data-center developers. [3]

Conflicts. The building count is 59 in the 2026 planning narrative and 11 in later reporting. Earlier reporting also gave a capacity of up to three gigawatts, which has not been matched to the reduced plan. The P&Z date is given as October for the first recommendation in one article and as April 16, 2026 for the rezoning vote in another; both are shown as reported.

Timeline

  1. Oct. 2025 — Pinal P&Z first hears the plan amendment and recommends approval (reported).
  2. Nov. 2025 — Board of Supervisors approves the land-use plan amendment unanimously (reported).
  3. Apr. 16, 2026 — P&Z committee votes 7-2 to recommend rezoning (reported).
  4. May 2026 — Community opposition; applicant reduces the plan to 11 buildings (reported; exact date not in the excerpt).

What this page does not establish

  • Final rezoning decision by the Board of Supervisors.
  • Power capacity, water demand and gas-plant status in the reduced plan.
  • Whether the state tax-incentive pause changes the project's timing.

What to check next

  1. Pinal County Board of Supervisors agendas for the rezoning case.
  2. The revised narrative and building count from the applicant.
  3. Power and water filings for the gas plants and the campus.