Developer earmarks ’96 for Dacono mall’s launch

An Arizona developer says the tax-increment-financed 100,000-square-foot, $20 million first phase of the Dacono Factory Stores should be open byNov. 15, 1996.
Factory-store developer Ted Decker celebrated the deal with a $13,000 check to the city.
“The $13,000 was just a token of upcoming things,” Decker said. “We originally planned to do that at breaking ground, but since it was such a longtime getting approvals and getting plans together … I decided it was inappropriate to wait about a gift. It is just a way of saying ‘Gosh, we’re glad to be here, and we’re looking forward to being…