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12/5/2005
We had a home built in Prescott Valley/Mingus West in March, 2004. We sold it primarily because we could not find medical care nearly as good as Kaiser for my wife. She was diagnosed with breast cancer, June 2003. The local doctors were very reluctant to take her on with existing breast cancer and if so the cost to us could have been unreasonible.
A very obvious probalem is the lack of water. Almot every day the local paper has hints on how to save water and this is very good. But the real problem is in the lack of water. There was a continual battle over the acquisition of lands for water, many very large and very coslty properties were being considered just for their water. Be very aware that neither Prescott nor Prescott Valley have access to large bodies of water. They are in a very tight situation for water and because of that I would rate these two towns much lower than one may see on the surface.
One should be aware of the expansive soils homes can be constructed on in this area, especially Prescott Valley/Mingus West. The problems that may be expected can easily cost many thousands of dollars and they may never be repaired correctly.
We retired and thought Prescott Valley/Mingus was our place. The good shopping, plenty of stores and resteraunts, markets, theaters, etc. Plenty of competition that allowed for very competitive costs especially for seniors
Terry | Auburn Lake Trails, CA