JoseGarcia
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Mayor Kilvinger commented, “The news story on ABC15 about the July 6th Town Council meeting has caused quite a stir. The way in which my interview was edited by ABC15 has caused people to think that I called the people of San Tan Valley bad people or bad neighbors. This is not the case. We have requested that ABC15 post the entire interview on their website so that people can understand what was being said. Make no mistake about it, I do not think that the people of San Tan Valley are bad people or bad neighbors. I was simply making the point that it was a difficult decision to make because I don’t want 80,000 people mad at me or the other council members for making the decision that we made. We were placed in a very difficult position.”
“I would like to extend a hand in friendship to our neighbors in the San Tan Valley area. I propose that the committee, cities and towns, county, and other interested parties sit at the table and find the middle ground”, said Mayor Kilvinger. I don’t know what the solution is, but if we can band together, we should have little problem carving a path that would allow the area to vote yes or no on the incorporation question. Given the economic climate and the way the state laws read, it just wasn’t prudent for the Town of Florence to approve the resolution at this time. However, I have no doubt that a compromise is attainable if we work together”.
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