City clerk finds only 294 qualified signatures on Apache Junction landfill petitions

by Richard H Dyer | Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent

Apache Junction City Clerk Kathy Connelly has completed a review of the more than 3,000 signatures on petitions submitted by the Stop Mount Trashmore group to force a public vote on the Apache Junction Landfill and found they are short of the number needed, according to a press release.

Stop Mount Trashmore is opposed to the height increase and 2035 life extension for the landfill at 4050 S. Tomahawk Road as approved by the Apache Junction City Council on Dec. 6.

“On Feb. 2 the city clerk timely completed her review of the signatures and notified the Stop Mount Trashmore committee that they fell short of the required number of signatures to forward the matter on to the county recorder’s office for further processing,” City Attorney Joel Stern said in a press release. “The group needed 1,281 qualified signatures to continue the effort but, according to the city clerk, only 294 of the 3,105 submitted signatures qualified for the county’s signature verification phase.”

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