Monday, June 6th, the Arizona Corporation Commission voted 3-2 to reject the request for a special meeting for a reconsideration by Salt River Project attorneys. Monday’s vote reconfirmed the earlier 4-1 vote that occurred in April.
As individuals in attendance from the town of Randolph cheered the vote, attorneys for SRP looked bewildered and defeated. Commission Chair Lea Marquez Peterson and Commissioner Justin Olsen sided with SRP on the vote.
Commissioners Anna Tovar and Jim O’Conner, along with Commissioner Sandra Kennedy, voted to reject the request.
Randolph, a predominantly Black township near Coolidge and Florence, was founded in 1925 due to fact Black people were not allowed to own property in certain areas of Phoenix and the state. Now, with a small population, the utility company wants to expand at the community’s expense.
Commissioner Kennedy had several questions for the SRP team and was obviously not satisfied with their responses.
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