By Patrick McNamara | Arizona Daily Star
A battle between a local developer and Pima County over the responsibility to pay for roadway improvements in a residential community has taken a new turn.
Real estate developer Joseph Cesare earlier this month filed a defamation lawsuit against county officials in U.S. District Court in Tucson, saying public comments and the actions of Pima County officials, including those of county Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, amount to defamation and have damaged his continued business interests in the development.
Cesare is the main force behind Star Valley, a contested residential development on the southwest side near West Valencia and South Wade roads. He and the county have been at an impasse over building entry roads and traffic signals to the development and widening existing streets.
