Be Prepared. A Developer May Be Pouring Cement At 2:00 AM

At the May 7 Council meeting, the following ordinance was passed by a 7-0 vote.

ORDINANCE NO. (O)08 - 09 AMENDING THE ORO VALLEY TOWN CODE CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 6-6 BY ADDING 6-6-2 EXTENDED CONSTRUCTION HOUR WORK PERMIT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (Continued from April 2, 2008)

I can understand the rationale of passing this ordinance but question that part of the motion consisting of "declaring an emergency" in allowing a developer to start work in the middle of the night or late into the evening.

I would ask this: Inasmuch as the neighbors are to get a 48 hour advance notice of "off hours" work, by either a mailing or a "door hanger," by what means are residents to be notified when cement trucks are working a site at 2:00 AM if granted an "emergency?"

Listening in on the audio stream of the meeting, I could not determine the answer to this question. Might it have been an oversight in the motion?

Rock -n- Roll Theme Park Sought For Eloy In Pinal County

One of our astute bloggers forwarded this web page to us. We thought we'd share it with our readers. The web page is about a theme park called: "Decades". Click here to visit its web site.

Click here to read a recent article on this theme park from the "Arizona Republic". We thought our bloggers may also be interested in the multitude of comments the article generated. (Many believe this park will be a bust.) You'll note that the park will be financed with an $800 million bond and also subsidized with a 10% sales tax on park entrance and amenities. Also, a proposed property tax for the local residents. Sounds like a big price to pay.