La Paz County reviews Salome entertainment park permit again

Salome’s proposed off-road and live-music entertainment park stayed in county review again as La Paz County planners kept CUP2026-02 on the agenda without a final vote. The conditional use permit for APN 303-14-029B, a parcel listed with a situs address to be determined on 55th St. in Salome, had already been continued from March, April and May, signaling that the project is still working through the county’s land-use process.

Federico Espinoza is the property owner on the application, with Alejandra Lara listed as agent. The proposal calls for a large-scale family-friendly entertainment area that would combine off-roading, live music and food vendors on the site identified as Section 11, Township 13N, Range 11W of the Gila and Salt River Meridians. Because the request bundles recreation, events and food sales into one rural parcel, the county’s review is likely to center on the practical issues that usually decide these cases: parking, dust, hours of operation, emergency access, event management and whether the use fits the surrounding land pattern in Salome.

The June 4 meeting was a gatekeeping step, not the final call. Under the county’s process, the Planning and Zoning Commission would make a recommendation to the La Paz County Board of Supervisors if it approved the permit. A recommended item would then move to a public hearing before the board on July 6, 2026. For nearby residents and property owners, that means the commission’s decision could determine whether the project advances toward a countywide hearing or remains stalled in review.

The project’s long run on the agenda also shows how slowly major rural land-use changes can move through La Paz County. The proposal appeared on a county agenda as early as January 8, 2026, and the March 5 public notice cycle was published in The Parker Pioneer on January 28, 2026. By the time the June 4 agenda came up in Parker, the permit had already spent months under the county’s microscope.

The same June 4 agenda also put other District 3 land-use questions in front of planners, including Oscar Perez’s request to rezone 54001 Highway 60 in Salome from Rural Agricultural to Regional Commercial for a future tow and storage yard. Resolution No. 2026-11 on new and modified permit fees and Ordinance No. 2026-01 on building codes were also on the docket, underscoring that the county is weighing not just one project, but a broader set of rules that will shape what kinds of development can take hold in Salome and the surrounding rural corridor.