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ust months after the controversial City Gate apartment development fell apart in Gilbert due to resident backlash, the Town Council will consider approving another contested apartment project. This time around, however, the residents opposed to the project live in neighboring Chandler. The 356-unit complex, called Liv at Gilbert Crossroads, is planned for 19.6 acres of a 47-acre site at Germann Road and Mustang Drive in northeast Gilbert. An associated 300,000-square-foot light industrial development featuring four buildings is planned for the remainder of the land
to the north of the apartment complex facing Germann road. The land owner, global developer Rockefeller Group, is seeking to rezone the land to accommodate the industrial and apartment uses. The parcel is currently zoned business park, which typically allows for of�ice campuses featuring high technology, research and development, of�ice, service and light industrial uses, according to town documents. Both Gilbert Town Planning staff and the Planning Commission issued recommendations for approval of the rezoning applications. The developer’s rezoning applications will go before the Town Council at its next regular meeting on Aug. 2. Liv at Gilbert Crossroads differs from the
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failed City Gate project because the landowner is seeking to rezone the area for apartment or multifamily use. In the Crossroads case, the developer sought a conditional use permit in a commercial district. The cases also differ because the residents opposed to the Liv project live outside Gilbert. Gilbert Senior Planner Nathan Williams said that town staff considers all complaints equally regardless of a person’s city or town of residence. “If they were Gilbert residents, we would have made the same recommendation,” he said. At the Gilbert Planning Commission’s June
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he arrest two weeks ago of an Ahwatukee club baseball coach on charges he molested young players about nine years ago has raised questions about the scrutiny that club sports organizations give adults involved in their activities. And it has prompted police and experts (Chandler Police) on sexual predators to remind parents Richard Gallegos that they must take an active role in protecting their children. “Organizations that sponsor any kind of youth activity have a responsibility to protect children,’’ said Becky Ruffner, executive ��� MOLEST ���� 4
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