By Elias Weiss | InMaricopa
Maricopa tightened the screws Tuesday on the long-anticipated Sonoran Desert Parkway, effectively cutting off access to the Ak-Chin Indian Community — casino complex and all. Accusations of trampling tribal sovereignty and flouting federal orders left municipal workers on the brink of facing off with Ak-Chin police.
But in an interview with InMaricopa this morning, Ak-Chin Chairman Robert Miguel said he’s now dealing the cards for a way forward — doing “anything possible” to reach a resolution.
“I want to move forward,” Miguel said. “We are willing to sit down and go over what we need to do to get this moving right to the casino.”
The project will move forward with or without Ak-Chin — the city made that clear Tuesday, as it holds permits from the Arizona Department of Transportation and Pinal County to conduct roadwork at the intersection facing Ak-Chin’s entertainment multiplex.
