Officials of Pacific Holt Corporation received approval for an extension for the final plat for subdivisions in Perkins Valley and Mesa Hills Estates, both in the Holbrook area, during the Aug. 17 Navajo County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

According to Planner Nick Coussoulis, the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors by the commission is to allow the extension, but also that a deadline be set for groundbreaking and if that deadline is not met, the final plat would expire permanently.

This is the third request made by Pacific Holt to extend the final plat requirement for groundbreaking on a project that began in 2007.

According to information provided to the commission, Pacific Holt Corporation has plans to develop 325 single-family lots on 258 acres as part of the Perkins Valley Estates project. A private water system will be installed by the company, and it will be required to test each lot before installing a septic system.

The Mesa Hills Estates project will have single-family lots that are at least one acre each, according to documents submitted to the commission. That project will also include a private water system and require testing of every lot for septic system installation.

The matter is expected to be presented to the Board of Supervisors for a final decision on Sept. 12 or 26.