Good afternoon,
In a discussion last Friday with the Marana Town attorney I was told that two issues will go before the Marana Town Council on February 03. The Town of Marana intends on asserting it rights to abandon both the Thornydale Road right of way; north of the tunnel, AND, the recorded public easement in order for the Council Members to vote to protect the Saguaro Ranch Development to be all that the developer intended it to. (I.e., private and exclusive)
It is crucial that we prevent this "give away" from happening. Public access to the Tortolita Mountain County Park and it's open spaces must be REPRESENTED and PROTECTED! The public owes no debt to this development!
Our lawyer said it is important that upwards of 500 letters be sent to all of the Marana Council members AND for there to be that many people present at that meeting. (Marana Council Members email addresses are listed below) Feel free to send a copy of any letter or correspondence you send to this email address as well, and we will make sure all opinions will be received.
Please write your letter in the next a few days. And, please, also have every adult member of your household do the same. Additionally, by each person sharing this information with 2 friends and asking them to do the same, we should be able to let Marana know we do not want them to give a failing development and it's developer our established rights.
Items to
consider:
-
Elected officials have the responsibility to
represent the public not individual developers
-
Records show that Saguaro Ranch purchased the
land with the recorded public easements clearly marked on the documents, but
claimed in their advertisements that the area was "exclusive" with only one
entrance into the area.
-
Saguaro Ranch has placed boulders, vehicles,
and machinery in the recorded public easement to prevent people from using
it
-
Saguaro Ranch employees have told members of
the public they were trespassing when on the recorded public easement, and in
some cases called the police to arrest individuals for walking on that
roadway.
-
Saguaro Ranch sells 5 acre lots for over a
million dollars, and paid Marana one million for the development fee. Now
Saguaro Ranch wants the +10 acre recorded public easement and right of
way given to them.
-
Two court cases are currently underway to
address the public use of these roads
-
The right of way and recorded public
easements have been used by residents and visitors of the county for access to
the Tortolita mountains long before and throughout the time that Marana or
Saguaro Ranch have been in existence
-
The natural beauty of the area should be
shared by many, not a select few who don't even plan to make their primary
residence there - that was the purpose of dedicating the easement to the public
in the first place
-
This right of way and recorded public
easement are part of the "Loop" (Thornydale to
-
Constructing buildings, water tanks, and
sewer systems within a recorded public easement are against code; abandoning the
easement does not do justice for inappropriate actions. These violations
have occurred within Saguaro Ranch on the recorded public
easement
-
Saguaro Ranch has deposited debris from the
construction of their tunnel in the Right of Way as well as used the area for
cacti that were transplanted. Who else gets the privileged uses of a right
of way?
-
Saguaro Ranch has acted dishonestly and in
bad faith to the community, Town of
***Please share this information with any group/club of which you
belong.***
Mayor Ed
Honea:ehonea@marana.com
Vice Mayor, Herb
Kai: HERB@KAIFARMS.COM
Council
Members:
Roxanne Ziegler: rziegler@marana.com
Russell Clanagan: clanagan@marana.com
Patti Comerford: pcomerford@marana.com
John Post: jpost@marana.com
Carol McGorray: cmcgorray@marana.com