East Mesa Pulse for May 25, 2026: Sewer expansion near Falcon Field heads to council June 1, plus markets

Good morning, East Mesa. It's Memorial Day, and a little rain even showed up over the weekend, rare for late May.

📋 Sewer expansion heads to council June 1. A new lift station and line for the Longbow district near Falcon Field. Details.

🏛️ Mesa's five-year capital plan gets a public hearing. June 1 at 5:45 PM. Details.

🧺 Two East Mesa markets return Saturday. Eastmark Farmers Market and the Berry Sweet Market at Vertuccio Farms. Details.

🦟 Mosquito fogging in Mesa early Wednesday. Trucks spray overnight between midnight and 5 AM, weather permitting. Details.

⛳ Golf and brunch out east. Women's Golf Day at Augusta Ranch on Tuesday, Sunday brunch at Las Sendas. Details.

A sewer expansion near Falcon Field, up for a vote June 1

Mesa's June 1 council agenda includes the construction contract for a new sewer line and lift station serving the Longbow district in northeast Mesa, near Falcon Field.

Key facts:

What: the North Higley Lift Station and Thomas Road Sewer project, covering a roughly 350-acre service area.
Who it serves: American Leadership Academy, the Amazon facility, Longbow Golf Club, Longbow Marketplace, Home 2 Suites, the Ascend at Longbow Highpoint apartments, Sunshine Acres, plus nearby industrial sites and undeveloped land.
Why: to add capacity, replace aging pipes, and reach areas the current system underserves.
When: the City Council votes on the construction contract Monday, June 1.

This is the unglamorous plumbing that decides whether the Falcon Field employment corridor keeps filling in. The service area is a mix of jobs, housing, a golf course, and open ground waiting on development, and the sewer is what lets that open ground get built. The contract comes in as a guaranteed maximum price (a construction deal with a hard price cap, so cost overruns land on the builder, not the city). It is listed as agenda ready, so a vote is expected that night.

Around East Mesa

The city's capital plan goes to a public hearing

Mesa holds a public hearing on its five-year capital program (the long-range plan for big-ticket spending on roads, water, public safety, and parks) on June 1 at 5:45 PM. It's the formal window for residents to weigh in before the council adopts it. Details.

Mosquito trucks roll early Wednesday

Maricopa County has Mesa on the schedule for overnight mosquito fogging early Wednesday, May 27, between midnight and 5 AM, weather permitting. Gilbert and Phoenix are in the same window. If the trucks miss the night, the county reschedules. Details.

The week

Tuesday

⛳ Women's Golf Day. At Augusta Ranch Golf Club, off Lansing in central East Mesa. Details.
🦐 Seafood Savvy. A hands-on cooking class at Chef Leo's Food Lab on East Main. Details.

Thursday

🧒 Character breakfasts at What's Crackin Cafe. Including a Meet and Eat with Princess Belle on McDowell. Details.
🤝 Spring Networking. A mixer at Padel Pals in the Eastmark area. Details.

Saturday

🧺 Eastmark Farmers Market. At the Great Park on Eastmark Parkway. Details.
🍓 The Berry Sweet Market. At Vertuccio Farms on Power Road. Details.

Sunday

🎶 Sunday Brunch with Rachelle Romeo. Live music and brunch on the patio at Las Sendas. Details.

What East Mesa was talking about

The Las Sendas garage debate. A prospective renter flagged the neighborhood's HOA rule that garages have to hold cars before anything else, which set off a long thread on how little storage Las Sendas homes tend to have. The rules out east can be specific. See the thread.

Mesa's recurring food questions. The week's busiest threads were the usual cravings: the best BLT, orange chicken, and New York style pizza around town. One example.

One note for the holiday: East Mesa's military history runs through Falcon Field, which opened in 1941 to train British RAF pilots, 23 of whom are buried at Mesa City Cemetery. Worth a thought today.