Below is what an Oro Valley neighbor has to say about the potential demise of the DRB.
We already posted Mayor Hiremath's position:
Mayor Satish Hiremath hopes the council axes the review board.
Now, if you want to have your input heard, all you need to do is call Mary Davis at Oro Valley and make an appointment to attend one of the July daytime meetings.
One might think it might be easier to make a doctor's appointment.
Art
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Oro Valley May AX Development Panel
The town of Oro Valley may do away with the citizen's panel that reviews development in our town. Just like the new town council eliminated the money to help the elderly and poor children who use the food bank and the historic preservation money which may jeopardize a matching federal grant, they want to remove this useful group of 7 citizens. This panel checks zoning, architecture standards, and makes sure new developments meet the expectations of it's citizens. The out-of-town developers want to turn our beautiful town into "Any Town, USA" and Oracle Road into "Speedway." Don't believe this is to streamline business in Oro Valley. This is developer pushed. Most towns and cities have these types of Review Boards. The town has set three meetings to discuss the elimination of the Developmental Review panel.
The meetings were set during July when most OV citizens leave town for the summer. You even have to call to make a reservation to attend. Please call Mary Davis at 229-4712 and tell her you plan to attend one of the following meetings.
Where: All meetings will be held at the Town Hall 11000 N. La Canada Drive
Dates/Times: Monday, July 19th 10:00 AM
Thursday, July 22 1:30 PM
Friday, July 23 1:00 PM
Please try to attend one of the these important meetings and let your voice be heard. Tell them we want to keep the review panel. We want our review panel to have some clout, not just a provider of information that can be ignored by the council and/or developers.
