Golden Valley residents are making their concerns known about a sneaky change in the proposed County ten year General Plan for land use.
Last year, concerned Valley residents showed up in force to participate in the General Plan process, which literally states “the 2025 General Plan is a public tool for the citizens of Mohave County to guide the growth they wish to see to the year 2035.” Hundreds signed a petition with a ten point objective stating, among other things, that they wanted to keep 1 acre RA (rural agricultural) zoning as the smallest lot size and have no new housing subdivisions. But this community desire is in direct opposition to a large development that Angle Homes wants to build off Agua Fria and Teddy Roosevelt commonly referred to by its previous name “Dorado”, for which a rezone was already denied by the Board of Supervisors last year. Angle Homes/High Desert Land Holdings can re-apply after 12 months.
After a draft was presented to the Board which reverted the “Dorado” land use designation back to RA many residents breathed a sigh of relief, but not for long. Angle submitted a slightly modified proposal and the draft General Plan was quietly changed with no public notice. But that doesn’t mean that nobody noticed.
The new Plan was submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board for approval and many showed up in protest. P&Z postponed their vote until next month, and staff is making some changes, but it was not stated what staff would do about the “Dorado” land use designation. So if you don’t want another 3-4 thousand houses in GV which would double the population of the Valley, then sign up to speak at the July 9th Planning and Zoning meeting, before they vote.