Gilbert Police are continuing investigation into a marijuana growing operation that was discovered last week in an Agritopia house.

No arrests have been made, police said Tuesday.

Neighbors say they don't know and never saw the person who owns the home where police found 800 marijuana plants with an estimated $2 million street value if fully grown.

Gilbert Police and Fire were responding to a call of a gas leak Aug. 12 when they discovered the operation in Agritopia, near Higley and Ray roads.

Police were responding to a call of a gas leak Tuesday night when they discovered the operation.

Neighbors say the house in the 3000 block of East Agritopia Loop North appeared to be normal. There were no signs that a marijuana-growing operation was inside of the house tucked away in Agritopia, a community touted for its neighborly feel.

It concerns resident Michele Davis that the operation went unnoticed for so long, but she still feels safe.

"People make bad decisions," Davis said.

Other residents say they never thought something of this nature would be found in Agritopia.

They describe it as a neighborhood where neighbors talk over white fences. Davis knows pretty much everyone on her block.

"People are becoming more savvy," resident Carol Miller said. "They feel since (Agritopia) is a nice neighborhood it won't be noticed. They think they're shielded."

She doesn't think Agritopia's reputation will be hurt. Residents say it's something that could happen anywhere in the country.

"The fact it was rooted out was a plus," Miller said.

Joe Johnston, whose family owns the farm on which Agritopia was built, agreed.

"I was kinda surprised," he said.

"It's not the kind of home-based business we kind of encourage here. . . . not the urban planting we encourage either," he added, jokingly.

Johnston said this incident, coupled with last week's arrest of a resident suspected of being a key player in a large prostitution ring, will not tarnish the neighborhood's good reputation.

Last week, Phoenix police arrested Agritopia resident Peter Shifman, who is suspected of being an accountant for one of the largest prostitution rings in Arizona.

But Johnston said the two incidents are isolated and have not caused much grief to residents.

He said he hasn't heard of any complaints from residents or of any community meetings or discussions.

"I think it's a really great neighborhood and I think the people who live here really like it," he said. "There's always gonna be unusual things that happen."

Bob Bajema, administrator for Surrey Garden Christian School, said a large percentage of the school's students live in Agritopia.

"We are very glad that the police department and other authorities are taking aggressive action to prosecute anyone involved in drugs, and we appreciated the fact that it was removed from the immediate neighborhood and proximity to the school," Bajema said.