Incorporation Hopes for 100,000+ Residents Shattered by Shea Homes
SanTanValley.com
The Vote San Tan Valley (VSTV) Steering Committee today announced that hopes to allow residents to vote on whether or not to make San Tan Valley a municipality were derailed by a surprise announcement from Shea Homes stating that, as a declarant, they would not give permission to the effort, in effect terminating the democratic process.
At issue was whether over 100,000 people would be represented by one and part of another county supervisor or a self-elected seven member town council that mirrored the community. The ability of residents to self-determine their form of local government was ended by non-resident landowners of planned area developments. Shea Homes Regional Project Manager Rob Izer and General Manager Levi Shill previously expressed the desire to explore annexation into the Town of Queen Creek.
“Izer and Shill initially told their Encanterra homeowners they were going to file a Declaration of Exclusion with Pinal County to give homeowners time to explore their options,” explains Rey Torres, a VSTV Steering Committee member. “Then two days later these two people decided to deny San Tan Valley residents the right to decide on their future by sending out a letter to different stakeholders stating they would not consent to incorporation.”
