Article about this linked here.
A couple of highlights...
So far the rough times Rhodes is having in Mohave County have not slowed his work in master planning 7,700 acres of critically situated state land near Baseline Avenue and Ironwood Drive in Apache Junction, which he bought rights to in December.
But with all the turmoil surrounding the controversial developer, officials in both Apache Junction and the state Land Department say they are making sure they are getting iron-clad protections to ensure the problems Rhodes is having in other parts of the state do not surface here.
(Emphasis mine, you bet)
Uh huh, right. It will be easy for the officials in Apache Junction to do this since the State of Arizona won't be meddling in the business of the developer like they have in rural Arizona for the last two years. I've said it all along... Mr. Rhodes will see plenty of red carpet with that project as compared to the treatment he is getting in Mohave County.
The work on the Apache Junction property has largely been technical, focusing on such things as assessments of drainage and geographic features that will eventually dictate what can be built where, Steinke said.
As the planning process advances, Rhodes will have to gain approvals from both the land department and the city for developments he ultimately proposes.
How hard is this going to be, really?? Is it good for their local economy?? Most likely.
But while things are going smoothly for Rhodes in Apache Junction, August has been a bad month for Rhodes in Mohave County, where his plans to build more than 130,000 homes are at a standstill.
Good for Phoenix. Good for Phoenix. Good for Phoenix. And really... that's all that matters. (tongue firmly planted in cheek for those that don't get it).
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