11 November 2020

Are The Cows Already "Outta-The-Barn" In Pinal County? > Pinal County will intervene in sale of Johnson Utilities

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There's definitely "Something-In-The-Water" - in the murky history and double back-handed dirty money deals running through the pipelines of politics in Pinal County. Some people crossing county lines in Mesa and Queen Creek don't exactly have 'clean hands' to show for all their efforts.

The final hearing before the Arizona Corporate Commission is set for Nov. 18 - a week ahead of today for the proposed sale to EPCOR. If that's not all ready too complicated as an un-settled compromise, there's more:

To learn the purchase price, the county will need to approve a non-disclosure agreement, . .Johnson Utilities customer John Dantico strongly urged the board to intervene, as the county is the closest government entity for more than 100,000 people whose quality of life will be affected for decades to come, he said.

“Everyone is in favor of EPCOR acquiring Johnson Utilities but there are important issues that need to be reviewed in the hearing like how EPCOR intends to provide service to areas that are still subject to a moratorium and how much this acquisition will impact ratepayers with future rate increases.

Comment by Deal--Maker Court Rich, Rose Law Group Co-Founder

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.)

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(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area)

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