PHOENIX – The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has approved plans to build 1,000 homes east of Fountain Hills.
Overlooking complaints from the nearby Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, the supervisors voted 5-0 Wednesday to approve a master-plan amendment for the Preserve at Goldfield Ranch.
The project would cover more than 2,000 acres in western Goldfield Ranch, a desert community of 90 homes about 5 miles east of Fountain Hills, along Arizona 87, the Beeline Highway.
Echoing Fort McDowell's concerns about the Preserve's lack of fire protection, the board required developer Steve Ellman to establish fire coverage before seeking later to rezone the property.
Fort McDowell, which provides fire services to the Goldfield Ranch Fire District, has refused to serve the Preserve, a member of the district.
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The burden of fire protection will be borne by the developer, said Don Kile, president of Goldfield Preserve Development for Ellman.
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