Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Why The Oro Valley General Plan Matters To You

Resident Bill Adler spoke in defense of the general plan during this hearing on the Vistoso Highlands general plan amendment.  He noted specific language in the general plan that visioned neighborhood commercial. The reason is so that residents could get some of their basic needs served without driving distances.

"I realize that I place more value on the general plan than anybody in this room... I think that anything that is ratified by the public needs to be taken seriously."   Market demand should not be the sole criteria for making a change in this instance.

We would add that the fact that some close-in neighbors approve of it does not invalidate the wishes of the thousands who approved the plan. Adler's remarks are worthy of your consideration.

We ask you: If the 2005 general plan is so lightly regarded by the majority-4 of council, how long will it be before the 2015 general plan is also so lightly regarded? How many years will it take to decide that "conditions have changed such that the plan is no longer valid?" Is it one year? Two?
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2 comments:

Richard Furash, MBA said...

What the constitution is to the Tea Partiers, the General Plan is to the LOVErs...

Richard Furash, MBA said...

The AZ state government is a Confederacy of Dunces, but I doubt the Tea Party has much to do with it. They are nothing but a product of the AZ education system.