Town of Paradise Valley Revenue and Competitors

In the late 1950's, Phoenix and Scottsdale were looking to expand their respective boundaries. Residents who lived in the Paradise Valley area feared that they would lose the rural lifestyle they had become accustomed to and would soon be swallowed up by Phoenix or Scottsdale, and eventually subdivisions, shopping centers, new zoning laws and property taxes . These concerned residents formed a Citizens Committee for the Incorporation of The Town of Paradise Valley, Arizona. The residents' main goals were to keep zoning to a one house per acre minimum; to keep the area entirely residential; and to keep government regulation to a minimum. In April 1961, the Citizens Committee for Incorporation presented their petition to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. On May 24, 1961, incorporation was granted and the Town of Paradise Valley was established. More than 50 years later, the Town remains true to its founding principles. It is a Town of low density residential lots and resorts with no commercial businesses and no local property tax. Our mission is to provide high quality public services to a community which values limited government.