By Christina Sampson
InMaricopa.com
In a 4-3 vote Tuesday, after a lengthy and heated discussion, members of the Maricopa City Council approved joining the Maricopa Association of Governments, a municipal planning organization that serves the greater Phoenix area.
Mayor Christian Price, Councilmembers Julia Gusse, Peggy Chapados and Bridger Kimball voted to join.
Vice Mayor Ed Farrell and Councilmembers Leon Potter and Marvin Brown voted against joining MAG, wanting instead to join a Casa Grande group known as the Sun Corridor group.
The debate lasted nearly an hour.