By Paul Maryniak | Ahwatukee Foothills News
A Center Court widow who challenged her exclusion from the Ahwatukee Board of Management’s annual elections earlier this year has won a settlement that eliminates its candidate-screening process for the 2018 board election.
The board also agreed to formally apologize to Karin E. Gray, a private investigator and mother of two, on the ABM website, and reimburse her for the $500 she spent on filing fees for her complaint.
In a formal complaint to the state Land Department earlier this year, Gray said the screening panel was created to eliminate her candidacy because she opposed The True Life Companies’ plan to replace the defunct Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Course with about 270 single-family homes and duplexes as well as a farm, private school and other amenities.
