On June 4th, LOVE reported that Posada Life Services was abandoning the Nakoma Sky Senior Living Facility, a development project that was already underway on the east side of First Avenue near the Lambert Lane intersection. This was the development that included the contentious 5-story building.LOVE reader and frequent contributor, Diane Peters, emailed the Town to obtain more information. She shared her email and the Town’s responses with LOVE.
Ms. Peters' Questions:
She asked for clarification and specifics on the following statement that appeared in the online version of the Explorer entitled, “Nakoma Sky cancels Oro Valley development.”
“The company said the site will be stabilized and completed to town requirements…”
In addition, she asked how many of the 80 acres had already been graded and how many of the rolling hills had already been leveled.
Finally, she asked if the Town required Posada Life Services to pay a bond in advance to cover the possibility of them abandoning the project after they had already destroyed the land, and if so, how much was the bond.
The Town of Oro Valley responded:
• The site has been graded and the Nakoma Sky’s team of engineers will be meeting with Town staff to address all safety, erosion, and dust control issues.
• Just under 30 acres have been disturbed.
• All the prominent hillside features were retained per the planning effort.
• Yes, a bond was required prior to starting construction. It is about $2M and will only be used if Nakoma Sky does not meet the requirement to stabilize the site, addressing all safety, erosion, and dust control issues.
The Town also stated, “We anticipate that a new development proposal will come forward given that this is an attractive site.”
Below are pictures taken at the two entrances to the now-abandoned Nakoma Sky project.
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| North Entrance to Nakoma Sky |
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| South Entrance to Nakoma Sky |
