 In 2007, Sonoran Valley was annexed into the city of Goodyear as part of a expansion, part of an agreement with Montage Holdings, a local developer, to develop a master planned community in the area.The master-planned community, named Amaranth, envisioned as a self-sustaining community with a regional mall, employment centers and eventually home to over 50,000 people, has been placed on hold until at least 2010 due to economic slowdown.The delay, as well as the developer's inability to meet financial obligations to the city, has forced Goodyear to cut back on emergency services to the area.