Pinal Unlocked
Bringing issues into focus
…one voice at a time.
Development
The Incorporation Debate
Commercial
Supervisor Mike Goodman
- County Supervisor over San Tan Valley
- Says incorporation can help protect commercial zoning and local jobs.
- Believes without incorporation, retail dollars keep leaking to other counties.
- States that incorporation could guide state land sales to support mixed-use and commercial growth.
Jim Solares Tonner
- San Tan Valley resident
- Believes incorporation boosts business appeal
- Argues businesses prefer working with cities
Jean Stockton
- Laws can be changed if San Tan Valley gains political influence through incorporation
- A local government would provide a stronger voice to secure better services and proactive policing
- Incorporation would help attract businesses and incentives that unincorporated areas cannot offer
Development Rate
Michael Hedrick
- San Tan Valley resident who opposes incorporation
- Warns it will bring over-development and more government control
- Concerned about water safety and wants to protect the rural lifestyle
- Believes officials are not being transparent about the true impacts of incorporation
Rural Lifestyle
Jim Solares Tonner
- Rural residents value independence and resist more rules
- Growth makes staying rural unrealistic
- Incorporation helps manage growth and services
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