Tortolita And Casas Adobes Have A Lot Of Similarities And Differences.
By Emil Franzi
ARIZONA S TWO latest incorporated communities, Casas
Adobes and Tortolita, have a lot in common. Both: Were incorporated under the 1997 state law eliminating the
need to apply for permission from other cities within six miles; Exist under a cloud while the question of the constitutionality
of that law and the 1961 law setting up those disenfranchisement
zones wind through the courts; Are hobbled by an inability to raise cash while the lawsuits
continue; Face an immediate problem concerning the funding of a special
census needed to secure full revenue sharing, and;