Board of Supervisors passes proposed rezoning project
Many locals in attendance at the meeting were upset but some are looking forward to the changes
UPDATE 4 P.M. - A proposed rezoning project in the Foothills passed Monday in a three-to-one vote.
Numerous Foothills residents gathered at Yuma City Hall in hopes of convincing the Board of Supervisors to vote 'no' on the rezoning project.
“It’s not that we’re opposed to them building you know, everyone has the right to build I just think that the rezoning going from one house per ten acres to five houses per one acre that’s excessive," explained Jana Martin, a Foothills resident.
Local Jana Martin shared some of the concerns now that it passed.
“I feel really passionate that Yuma needs to fit the infrastructure, the roads, the schools, the water, our water pressure goes up and down and I have to make a decision when I take a shower whether or not to use creme rise because sometimes there is not enough water pressure," stated Martin.
On the other hand, one local is in favor of the project.
“It will obviously it will bring a lot of growth, we love growth as long as it is responsible and I think this developer has assured us that he wants to develop in a responsible way," expressed Nicole Baggerly, a Foothills resident.
Yuma County Supervisor Darren Simmons also speaking out.
“I don’t think anybody anticipated the growth that the Foothills was going to see, or seeing," stated Darren Simmons, Yuma County Board of Supervisors District 3.
YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma County Board of Supervisors will hold a vote Monday morning that will either approve or reject a proposed rezoning project in the Foothills.
Yuma County announced the meeting will now take place at Yuma City Hall to accommodate the expected high turnout.
Board members will discuss a rezoning project that has been opposed by many Foothills residents.
If approved, hundreds of acres would be rezoned from one house per 10 acres to five houses per one acre.
There is an ongoing petition about the proposed project and are asking the community to vote 'no.'
To read more about the petition, click HERE.
