Annexation Will Double Goodyear's Size

The Arizona Republic reports that Goodyear is working out the details with Scottsdale-based Montage Holdings to pay for vital city services and infrastructure in the proposed 95 square-mile annexation area referred to as the Sonoran Village Planning Area near Mobile, south of Goodyear.

Montage holds more than 10,000 acres in the area and plans on developing a self-sustaining community that would be considered a village of Goodyear. Plans call for an employment corridor, a town square, a regional mall and more than 30,000 homes. Montage would pay upfront for police and fire services, solid waste and sanitation services, fire and ambulance service, a building for city offices and a road connecting Rainbow Valley Road to Arizona 238.

"It's Goodyear's policy to require that growth pays for growth," said Harvey Krauss, Goodyear's community development director. Once the population in the area fills in and new residents start generating tax revenue, it is likely that Montage would be reimbursed for a large amount of the upfront costs.

Developers hope to have the annexation completed by May. More...