[CVL Consultants/City of Maricopa]
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the South Maricopa Fire Association.)
By Jay Taylor | InMaricopa
The City Council on Tuesday approved a series of pre-annexation agreements with owners of 15 parcels totaling 5,741.9 acres south and east of the city in order to provide fire protection to landowners and potential future residents.
The land lies in unincorporated Pinal County, much of it in the Thunderbird Farms and Hidden Valley areas.
The properties range from the city’s northern boundary to well south of the existing city limit. All lie west of Ak-Chin Indian Community and stretch as far south as the Jennifer Road alignment, between West Century and West Korsten roads.
Maricopa has a land area of about 30,400 acres, meaning the additional acreage would add 18.9% to the city.
Robin Davis of Thunderbird Farms objected to the pre-annexation, saying it threatened the rural lifestyle for which she and her neighbors moved to the area.
