KINGMAN – Angle Homes’ housing development projects endured an avalanche of opposition during Monday’s meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors. Separate split votes by the Board saw one subdivision advance while the other is stymied for at least one year.
Protection of rural lifestyle and concerns about water supply, lacking infrastructure and other objections permeated the public hearings for both endeavors.
With exiting supervisor Hildy Angius engaged in Washington D.C., the board deadlocked in a 2-2 tie vote that blocked approval of rezoning requested for the Bull Mountain Acres subdivision beyond Fountain Hills, north of Kingman.
President Tyler Angle noted the firm had compromised proposing 150 lots while the same 200 acres had previously been approved for 570 lots. The 2-2 vote, however, prevents Angle Homes from pursuing another development option for the property for at least a year.
Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter dissented in the subsequent 3-1 Board vote approving rezoning allowing development of up to 550 dwelling units over 320 acres for an unnamed subdivision south of Southern Avenue and east of Cherokee Street. Residents of the Rancho Santa Fe and Hualapai Foothills Estates community spoke against the project.
Advocate Kathy Tackett-Hicks said opposition concerns will be addressed as the subdivision runs the gamut of oversight that will require at least 20 other approvals over the course of the subdivision development.
Dave Hawkins
