David Roderique, Buckeye Assistance City Manager addressed Rotary last week about economic development in Buckeye.  Roderique explained that Buckeye has more developable land than any other city in the Valley, so additional development should be expected for many years.  The population of Buckeye is now over 110,000, up from about 5,000 in 2010.  Many new large employers are finding Buckeye an attractive location to build a new location or relocate their headquarters.  Growth has occurred along the Verrado, Watson and Miller Road corridors and now is expected to move further east to the new industrial corridor south of Interstate 10 along SR 85.  This corridor now has approximately 40 million square feet of new commercial development either underway or in planning.  Residential building is also continuing its earlier momentum and multi family properties have now been added to the mix.  The Douglas Ranch development (north and west of Verrado) is expected the break ground soon and over a 30 years build out will become the home of some 300,000 people.  Approximately the size of Scottsdale today.  Buckeye is now the largest city in terms of land in Maricopa County and is expected to be home to some 1.5 million people over the next several decades.  Remarking about the current economic lull, Roderique says the City receives inquiries daily from Southern California businesses looking to relocate and he does not expect that to slow down anytime soon, although City Management is conscience of economic conditions and will make adjustments as changing circumstances dictate.