Posted By Takingabreak on 05/14/2008 10:23 PM
I just rec. this email.

For Immediate Release
Contact:
Jennifer Grentz
520/316-6816
480/297-9650
Marketing & Communications Office




City of Maricopa grows by 13.75 acres.



(May 14, 2008, Maricopa, Ariz.) - The City of Maricopa has grown to 56.75 square miles as the City Council passed an ordinance to annex 13.75 acres at a special meeting held on May 14, 2008.



The annexation area is located along SR 238 and borders the Maricopa County boundary on the west, Bowlin Road on the south and Ralston Road on the east.



"The residents and property owners in this area have always been an extended part of the Maricopa Community, and we are excited to officially welcome them into the City of Maricopa," stated Mayor Kelly Anderson.



This process began on April 17, 2007 when the City filed the petition for Annexation 07-01. In order to be fiscally responsible and responsive to property owners in the area, the City reduced the original size of the annexation area on December 18, 2007. A total of nine neighborhood meetings, and countless internal meetings with property owners, residents, and developers in the area, have been held to facilitate information and answer questions. To get to today's meeting, the City needed to obtain signatures from more than 50% of the total number of property owners in the annexation area and at least 50% of the total valuation of the annexation territory.



"It has been a privilege working with the property owners and meeting the members of our extended Maricopa community," stated Nicole Dailey, annexation project manager.



For more information on Annexation 07-01, visit the City's official website, www.maricopa-az.gov.


Fifteen minutes after I received this email notifcation, I received a corrected one which reads 13.75 Square miles, not 13.75 acres