LOVE preface
The following is a guest view from landowner Ron Cohn. Cohn owns the land adjacent to and west of Securaplane. This land abuts Tangerine Road. It's legal title: "Block 6, Innovation Corporate Center." According to Cohn, the lot is a permitted use for a senior living facility. That permitted use was granted by council in 2008 (Source: Ordinance 08-02, Exhibit A). "Assisted living/ skilled nursing/continuum of car facilities shall be permitted on parcels...within the Innovation Corporate Center."
Winfield, Vella and several Council members kiss up to Venture West and Ventana Medical—the largest, richest landowners in Innovation Park. These landowners do not pay their share of property taxes. For many years they have avoided paying $277,000 per year on 116 acres vacant land worth millions of dollars. Guess who picks up their share: hardworking Oro Valley taxpayers and retirees!! Councilmembers Solomon and Rodman take a lot of money from these same landowners.
Vella issues them building permits whenever they ask (All Seasons). Nakoma Sky gets favorable treatment from Vella (5 story building height). Vella has never developed anything and he is making key development decisions in Oro Valley. Vella is paid over $110,000 per year—for what?
Vella and Winfield say “no more Senior living.” This Senior project would bring in 200 high quality residents and create 30± good on-site jobs and pump over $1,000,000 per year purchasing goods and services in Oro Valley over and above their residential expenses. The Mayor and Council are very willing to give a one-time shot of one million dollars taxpayer money to failing businesses but for some ignorant reason they refuse to allow a project which can increase income for these same businesses for many years at no cost to taxpayers.
This project is located in a commercial area, not near any residential area and a short walk from the hospital. Need support from residents of Oro Valley. Please call Mayor and Council and Vella and give them your opinion.
Ron Cohn
520-270-7118
Cohn believes that this clause requires the town to issue a permit for construction of his planned independent living facility. He has been refused such by the town and has embarked on an effort to inform the council and the public of this injustice.
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Guest View
Guest View
Bayer Vella and J.J. Johnston in concert with Joe Winfield have been blocking the issuance of a building permit for a beautiful 136-unit Senior Resort Style project on 8 acres. Johnston recently quit—guess he couldn’t take the heat in the kitchen after accomplishing nothing for 3 years. Winfield and Vella have created no jobs (net loss) or economic opportunity for Oro Valley. They have no plan. They dream of creating another Silicon Valley—God forbid—in the quiet bedroom community of Oro Valley.
Vella issues them building permits whenever they ask (All Seasons). Nakoma Sky gets favorable treatment from Vella (5 story building height). Vella has never developed anything and he is making key development decisions in Oro Valley. Vella is paid over $110,000 per year—for what?
Vella and Winfield say “no more Senior living.” This Senior project would bring in 200 high quality residents and create 30± good on-site jobs and pump over $1,000,000 per year purchasing goods and services in Oro Valley over and above their residential expenses. The Mayor and Council are very willing to give a one-time shot of one million dollars taxpayer money to failing businesses but for some ignorant reason they refuse to allow a project which can increase income for these same businesses for many years at no cost to taxpayers.
This project is located in a commercial area, not near any residential area and a short walk from the hospital. Need support from residents of Oro Valley. Please call Mayor and Council and Vella and give them your opinion.
Ron Cohn
Landowner
Block 6
Innovation Park
