LAST EDITED ON Jan-26-04 AT 00:33AM (MST)[p]we can see the helicopters flying close to the mountain sides almost daily now, i was'nt sure why until i would hear shots- then i knew. i wrote an article in the future of hunting forum a while back about the pinal county board- it is the same freaking people. they are allowing this because of MONEY. cash talks guys- this anus knows who and what to buy- and who and what to pay off !!!!! he gets away with it because he is paying off people, read about how he got the water rights for his "johnson" city crap- he "loaned" the homeowners association guy 150k, and then he bought the wells for 30k- they were later estimated to be worth 500k minium !!!!! he spent 180k instead of 500k- to him its a bargain. these are the same people that are going to build a "master" city/resort in willow springs ranch- just north of oracle arizona, and catalina arizona- there is already rancho vistoso 15,000 homes, and saddlebrooke 24,000 homes- both major developments right there- so they figure whats one more ? hell 19,000 acres of homes, police depts, fire depts, schools, malls- why not. because the pinal board gave the guy the willow springs land and the keys to build whatever he wants- this guy johnson saw his chance at another "la osa" land grab from pinal county- he is getting it. hey- no sheep- no worries right ????? bulldoze the land flat- no worries- oh wait, a fine- heck the developers will pay that for him- no worries, the az nat guard wants to fly helicopters over this land- no worries- for now. until the government shuts the base down over traffic/noise complaints- then all the guard pilots/employees will be transferred away and no one will be left to live in his homes. the thing that pisses me off the absolute most is this- the state of arizona owned alot of "state trust" here in marana/pinal county- the state of arizona gave this freak grazing rights on "state trust" land. for you all who do not know this- "state trust" land is the land only licensed hunters can use or permitted people can use- it is state land set aside for residents or non residents who have either a hunting license or a state permit to be there- says so right on the big white "state trust" signs posted everywhere "NO TRESSPASSING WITHOUT VALID HUNTING LICENSE". so the state let this guy on our land- our land with bighorn sheep on it, our bighorn sheep that are now dying as a DIRECT result of what this guy has done !!!!! oh yeah i forgot- willow springs ranch is also made up of mostly "state trust" land- and it is also being turned upside down by a developer who got permission from the pinal county board of supervisors, so much for the animals huh. the pinal county board of supervisors can be directly linked to 2 massively planned developments that are going to ruin southern arizona, and the people who live in them will never know they are drinking poopy water, they will never know what animals USED to live there- and how badly those same animals were killed off, they will overrun our roads, our schools, and our rural way of life- for what ? so this guy can make a buck- no !!!!! this guy could'nt carry the jockstrap of a just and legal government- we do not have a just and/or legal government- so guys like him will keep on doing it until they end up under one of thier developments. kinda makes you wonder ?
MICHAEL WAITE, MARANA, AZ.