Hi all, I wanted to make you aware of an issue in our community. Developers in Laveen, a few of whom are on Phoenix's city council, decided in December to build a 500 unit apartment complex 500 feet north of 27th Avenue and Baseline. The entire surrounding community disagreed with the decision - stating that it is not a good fit for an area that is largely single family residences and acre horse properties, with 27th Ave also not being a major arterial road. Additionally, the decision violated the General Development Plan for Laveen Village, which was adopted in 1998 (these plans typically have a 20 year life). The council ignored this feedback, and went ahead and amended the General Plan and rezoned the land. Michael Nowakowski, our recently elected councilman, was the only person to vote against this.
Volunteers Jen and Randy Jones in Laveen have put together a petition drive. The requirement is to gather 12000 signatures from City of Phoenix residents, and with that we have a solid chance of blocking this building project from occurring. We need the signatures by the end of January 2008.
If you are interested in signing or in becoming a petition circulator, please contact me, Wade Eagar at wadebyron@gmail.com or my cell, 602-358-4616
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