San Tan Mountain Regional Park
By Sasha Hupka | Arizona Republic
The committee behind the latest effort to incorporate San Tan Valley was met with a crowd of undecided residents as they made their first pitch at a community meeting Tuesday evening.
Of the 55 people who came to discuss the idea, none said they were wholly opposed to incorporation. But many had questions and concerns about the potential boundaries of the proposed city, how it might improve services in the area and its tax base and economic projections.
Several residents told The Arizona Republic that they left the gathering the same way as they came in — on the fence.
As an unincorporated area, San Tan Valley is currently dependent on Pinal County government and services. The community has boomed as housing prices have soared in metro Phoenix, and residents and county officials have long expressed concerns that it’s outgrown its roads, services and unincorporated status.
