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The owners of Liquidate AZ have purchased this property in Seven Ranches to relocate their auction company. Photo by Bob McGovern
The City of Maricopa is in discussions to take over operation of the Seven Ranches Domestic Water Improvement District, a move that could provide tax relief and enhanced service to its customers.
The district is composed of about 275 acres south of Honeycutt Road between Porter and White and Parker roads. It includes the Circle K store, Sequoia Pathway Academy, the Arizona Storage Co. and the U.S. Postal Service annex.
According to Maricopa City Manager Rick Horst, if an acquisition is negotiated, the city would assume management and operational control of the district and its infrastructure. He stressed that the district and city are being transparent about the potential acquisition, and he is cautiously optimistic about the deal moving forward.
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For the second straight session, state Rep. Bret Roberts introduced
legislation, House Bill 2068, in January seeking $35 million
toward construction of an overpass on SR347 at Riggs
Road, the most dangerous intersection on the 13-mile
stretch between I-10 and the Maricopa city limits. Photo by Merenzi Young / Eye of Odin Studios
Roberts works to speed SR347 improvements
Bret Roberts drives the dangerous highway a dozen times a week for most of the year.
The Maricopa resident has seen serious accidents on State Route 347, sat in its traffic and witnessed people driving recklessly on the four-lane highway with three high-speed intersections, daring to become another statistic.
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Bartle said his father Jeff was part of the team that developed what was then called Southern Dunes Golf Club.
“That’s how I got introduced to the town of Maricopa,” Bartle said. “They had incredible projections for growth.”
In 2000 he started his own business, Outside the Box Marketing, “so I was looking for an opportunity to take advantage of the growth.”
There were two monthly newspapers in the small town of Maricopa, then just over 4,000 people. “They didn’t serve the community like I thought they could have. I knew we could compete in that arena. I had a background in advertising and sponsorship, and I liked to write. I felt like I could do it, so we started an online newspaper,” Bartle said.