The Goodyear City Council has given final approval to a plan for about 160 new homes in an area where residents worry there aren’t enough fire stations to serve new developments.
Six of seven council members were at the meeting Monday. They agreed the developer has stuck with their original plan, and there’s no legal reason to hold the project back.
Vice Mayor Sheri Lauritano said the Great Recession forced the city to play catch-up on building services. But she said a spirit of cooperation with the project’s developers, combined with a city-wide study on where to build new fire stations, gave her confidence that officials would soon find a solution to the problem.
The study is expected to be done in October. The results will take the emotion out of deciding where to build the next fire station, said Mayor Georgia Lord.
Buidling a new fire station costs between roughly $7- and $8.5-million, and would take 2 to 3 years to complete.
Roads, water and sewer lines need to be built before new home construction can start, according to city officials.
