State Land Rezoning by Howard Myers and Jim Heitel
Introduction By Howard Myers December 12, 2014 There has been a lot of confusion about the announcement that land, within the Preserve boundary, is going to be rezoned. There are two separate cases: 20-ZN-2014 which will rezone all the land that has been acquired to date, that is in the Preserve, as Conservation Open Space. This is a good thing as it will limit ANY future use of this land to conservation. Currently, most of it is...
Scenic Drive Alert: Don’t Miss N. Scottsdale Rezoning Open House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 4-7 p.m.
By Les Conklin for Friends of the Scenic Drive and the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association Mark Wednesday, Dec. 17th on Your Calendar The City of Scottsdale and the State Land Department are conducting the last of three joint open houses on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 4 to 7at p.m. at the Florence Ely Nelson Desert Park, 8950 E Pinnacle Peak Road (see below for directions). More than 250 residents attended the first open house at Legend...
GPPA Board Gives Mixed Review of Scottsdale’s 4,000-Acre State Land Rezoning Proposal
At its September 30th meeting, the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association Board of Directors discussed a City of Scottsdale rezoning proposal of 4,000 acres of state trust land in north Scottsdale. All the acreage is part of the city’s recommended study boundary for the planned preserve and is land the city hopes to eventually acquire to complete the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. If the proposal is approved, the rezoning would add...
Jane Rau and an Election Past
From A Peek at the Peak, February, 1996 Issue PESIDENT’S COLUMN By Jane Rau Spending many evenings through numerous years at the Kiva for Planning Commission or Scottsdale City Council meetings, there is one constant comment heard. That is: “They never listen to us and they represent us.” The whole zoning picture has changed dramatically as each new zoning change now becomes part of the General Plan. Previously, if...
Application to Relocate Greasewood to Land Near Preserve Withdrawn
October 17, 2014 North Scottsdale activist Howard Myers reports that the request to relocate Greasewood Flat to a parcel next to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, has been withdrawn by the applicant. The associated cases 5-GP-2014 and 11-ZN-2014 will not be heard at the October 22nd City of Scottsdale Planning Commission. The other three City of Scottsdale General Plan cases for Pinnacle Peak Patio, El Regalo, and Cavalliere Ranch, and...
2014 N. Scottsdale Voter’s Nov. Election Ballot Questions, Propositions, Judges, City Council
By Bob Cappel and Les Conklin Cave Creek Unified School District-Two Questions Question 1. Bond Repurposing More Information Question 1 asks the voters to vote “Yes” or “No” to allow the District to use Bond Funds authorized in 2000 for Specific Projects to now be used for other projects and purposes. The 2000 District School Bond was approved for $41 million to build new schools or new additions to existing...
Greasewood, Patio, El Regalo, Cavalliere Flat Planning Commission Meeting Changed to Oct. 22nd
Major General Plan Amendment Planning Commission Recommendation Hearing UPDATE At the request of the applicant, this year’s major General Plan amendment cases that were scheduled for recommendation on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 by the Planning Commission will be continued to the October 22, 2014 Regular Planning Commission meeting in the City Hall Kiva located at 3939 North Drinkwater Boulevard, beginning at 5:00 p.m. This request has...
“New Greasewood” Strongly Opposed at Sept. 10th Planning Commission Meeting
This was a special opportunity for residents to speak out, and many of them did! Arizona law requires that a public hearing be held if the proposed projects amend a city’s general plan, as these proposals do. Changes to a city’s general plan, which must be filed with the state every ten years, guide development for the city for the next decade. Following this meeting, there will be a regular planning commission meeting and...
Greasewood, Patio: Planning Commision Hearing Sep. 10, 2014 by Howard Myers
By Howard Myers The Planning Commission Remote hearing was held Wednesday, September 10th. To those of you who attended and spoke or donated your time, a big thank you. This was not a decision meeting but some very good points were made by residents. There were only 4 of the 7 Planning Commissioners there. On the Pinnacle Peak Patio case, the main complaint was heights and density, echoed by a number of residents. Not much on the...
What’s Up With Greasewood Flat?
Courtesy of Taylor Morrison Homes September 9, 2014 The long-time watering hole on Alma School has been a great location for tourists and locals for campfire conversation over the many years. That’s been no different recently as talk in North Scottsdale has turned from cowboy chats and tourist tales to what’s to become of the bar and the property on which it now sits? First, a little background. Due to the passing of family...
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