By Paul Maryniak | Ahwatukee Foothill News
The six-year legal battle between two Ahwatukee Lakes homeowners and golf course owner Wilson Gee’s company leaped toward a conclusion last week as a Superior Court judge held the firm in contempt of court for doing nothing to restore the site.
In a blistering ruling made from the bench after more than five hours of testimony and argument, Superior Court Judge Theodore Campagnolo set a Sept. 1 hearing on sanctions against ALCR after finding it ignored three separate orders to return golf to the 101-acre site.
Attorney Tim Barnes told the judge he wants the company to pay $10,000 or $15,000 for each of the 202 homes abutting the golf course – a total of $2.02 million or $3.03 million.