Henry Brean A House committee chaired by Rep. Raúl Grijalva wants the Justice Department to investigate “potentially criminal conduct” by the Trump administration over a proposed master-planned community near Benson.
But in 2017, the agency abruptly changed its position, effectively clearing the way for the Army Corps of Engineers to issue a Clean Water Act permit that would allow the housing development to go forward. His interview with the Star prompted the Natural Resources Committee to launch an investigation in 2019.
A short time later, Bernhardt apparently directed an Interior Department attorney to tell Spangle to reverse the wildlife service’s stance on Vigneto. The 37-page referral to the Justice Department was signed by Grijalva and fellow Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, chairwoman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
The plans for the development include homes, a golf course, a resort and retail and commercial space on 12,324 acres along both sides of Arizona highway 90, two miles south of Interstate 10 west of Benson.
LOL ... 'potential criminal conduct' with Trump administration campaign finance? Try again. This time leave off the word 'potential.' Villages at Vigneto AZ was a SCAM to build in a protected ecosystem area, with very limited seasonal water supplies.
Amen. That development is appalling.