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Dylan Lindsey VERRADO
Probably not, if I’m being honest. I don’t think Verrado is quite big enough yet. Maybe in the future.
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HOW COULD VERRADO BREAK AWAY?
For Verrado to break away from Buckeye and incorporate as its own city, residents — not the city or county — would have to initiate the process through one of two methods under Arizona law: either by collecting signatures from two- thirds of registered voters in the area to automatically form a municipality once verified by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, or by gathering signatures from at least 10% of voters to trigger an election in which a simple majority would decide whether to incorporate. In either case, the board’s role is limited to confirming that the petitions meet population and legal requirements before officially declaring incorporation. State law requires at least 3,000 residents to form a city (or 1,500 for a town), and if the area lies within 10 miles of an existing incorporated city or town with 5,000 or more residents, that municipality must grant written consent before the new city can form — mean- ing Buckeye would have to approve Verrado’s separation.
▲ Tara Esling HIGHLANDS
I don’t even know. Let me ask ChatGPT. (She asks the AI.) It says Verrado already feels like its own town, and I think that’s true. People here never say they live in Buckeye. But ChatGPT also says staying part of Buckeye allows residents to benefit from shared resources. I think that’s true, too. Buckeye’s one of the fastest-growing cities, and that could really help Verrado. So, I don’t know. Feeling like its own town might be good enough. We can still benefit from being part of Buckeye.
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