ACC Sides with Johnson Utilities Customers over Developers
SanTanValley.com
An open meeting at the Arizona Corporation Commission was held Tuesday, June 12th and Johnson Utilities was item #20. While most of San Tan Valley has been watching the dockets concerning water and air quality issues, billing, water pressure, etc, this docket (WS-02987A-06-6667) was seeking an extension of a conditional Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CC&N) for Johnson Utilities.
Mr John Kaites, the Vice President of the Board for the McRae Group of Companies was the first to speak. “This decision will affect roughly 1200 acres in a “dramatic way,” said Kaites. “There is no one else who can provide us with water or sewer.”
“Developers aren’t going to be able to put houses up on these lots until such time as there is confidence that there is a service provider in this area” continued Kaites. “Queen Creek and Florence are not in a position to service us right now. They are miles and miles away from our location.”