Public Statement – Boundaries, Self-Governance, and Respect in Rancho del Oro, Cave Creek 85331
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We live in Cave Creek, off Rancho del Oro 85331 — a community where self-governance is not optional. Our unincorporated status depends on each resident respecting property lines, minding their own land, and practicing civility.

I live on the south side of Rancho del Oro. Directly north of me are two households sharing a split 2.5-acre parcel. Since they moved in, there has been a pattern of disregard for boundaries and a false belief that their opinions or assumptions override established property lines and law.

One early example was the blue trash can placement conflict. These neighbors are part of the Friday trash pickup service for their north-side addresses. We do not use that service. We have our own curbside dumpster located on the south side of our 2.5-acre parcel, serviced on Tuesdays.

When they first moved in, both households placed their blue Friday-pickup trash cans on the south side of Rancho del Oro — directly on my property — without permission. This caused the trash truck to drive past their houses, turn around, and come back to collect their cans from a location that had nothing to do with their scheduled service.

This was not resolved quietly — it became a conflict, and at one point the sheriff was called on me by the neighbor, claiming I was moving their trash cans to a spot where they wouldn’t get picked up. In reality, their cans had no business being there in the first place. Their proper Friday pickup location is on their north side, where their addresses are located.

The trash can incident is only one part of a larger pattern of violations, including:

  • Unauthorized entry onto my property to trim vegetation and alter access points.
  • Raking and dumping landscaping debris into the road and onto my land.
  • Destruction of protected Arizona vegetation, in violation of A.R.S. Title 3, Chapter 9, Article 1.

Trespass is unlawful. Harassment is unlawful. The removal of protected vegetation without a permit is unlawful. Despite clear evidence, my neighbors have chosen retaliation over accountability, going so far as to file a lawsuit against us for actions they themselves committed.

Under God’s law — Thou shalt not steal and Thou shalt not covet — and under civil law, what belongs to one is not to be taken, altered, or destroyed by another. In Rancho del Oro, we are each responsible for governing ourselves and respecting the property and peace of our neighbors. That standard must be upheld.