Improved fire flows and sewer service should enhance the ability for owners to develop vacant or underutilized property, and also increase land values. Systems improvements may result in lower home insurance costs for residents. The City of Maricopa Fire/Medical Department will also have full knowledge of the new system’s capabilities so it can provide effective service. The main reason for the city getting involved is fire suppression for the area, to be sure the flows are sufficient.” “Upgrading the system – and this is not to say it needs improving now – they (the city) could do some things to improve it. “If we do this, it will bring up the value of the properties in Seven Ranches,” Chapa told InMaricopa in April. With the signing of the agreement, the city would move to adopt an annual budget for the district, including setting a tax rate, selling assets with a value of more than $25,000, making expenditures in excess of $50,000 and raising rates beyond the customary historical increases. The agreement still must be ratified by the Maricopa City Council and the Seven Ranches district board of Thomas Chapa and Raul Valenzuela.

Property owners in the Seven Ranches would see other benefits, including the installation of sewers to replace existing septic systems. To ensure public health and safety, the city will assess and likely upgrade fire flow and suppression systems. Postal Service annex.Ĭity Manager Rick Horst said in April that if a deal was reached, the city would evaluate district infrastructure and operations and recommend necessary improvements to be made at city expense. It includes the Circle K store, Sequoia Pathway Academy, the Arizona Storage Co., and the U.S. The district is composed of about 275 acres south of Honeycutt Road between Porter and White and Parker roads. It would contract with Global Water to operate and maintain the system. The agreement, in the works for months, calls for the city to take over the district. The City of Maricopa and Seven Ranches Domestic Water District are reviewing the details of a draft agreement that would have the city assume control of the district. The takeover by the city would improve service and safety and enhance property values.

The Seven Ranches Domestic Water Improvement District would be taken over by the city if a draft Intergovernmental Agreement is finalized.

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