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.