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Sunday, January 13, 2019
Outdated General Plan could be trouble for Scottsdale BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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espite multiple efforts made by the city and citizens over the past decade, Scottsdale has not updated its general plan in 17 years – a fact that could put the city in violation of state law, according to a veteran Arizona lawmaker. Following an inquiry by the Progress, Representative-elect John Kavanagh, R-23, consulted with the Legislative Council – a body that provides non-partisan legal services to
legislators concerning Arizona law governing municipalities’ general plans. Arizona state law requires most cities and towns to implement a new general plan every 10 years. Scottsdale voters have not approved a new plan since 2002, though the City Council did adopt an update in 2011 that ultimately failed at the ballot in 2012. “It’s opinion that the City of Scottsdale needs to resubmit the proposed general plan to voters or submit a new plan in order to comply with state law,” said Matthew Specht, spokesman for the House Republican Caucus.
Arizona law stipulates that a city or town’s general plan is “effective for up to ten years from the date the plan was initially adopted” and that cities with populations of 10,000 or more must then adopt a new general plan and submit it to voters for approval. If a plan fails with voters, the law states that “The governing body shall either resubmit the proposed new plan, or revise the new plan … for subsequent submission to the voters at the next regularly scheduled municipal election or
see GENERAL PLAN page 18
Big renovation plan to kick in for stadium this spring
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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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he City of Scottsdale is just months away from breaking ground on a multi-million-dollar Scottsdale Stadium renovation that will provide upgraded facilities for the San Francisco Giants and fans while also increasing the facility’s earning potential for the city. Though the project has been in the works for years, the city is now nearing the completion of the design phase and preparing to bring funding options before the City Council. Bill Murphy, Scottsdale Community Services executive director, anticipated that the project will go before the City Council for approval by February. A major component of the project is a renovation and expansion of the Giants' clubhouse to accommodate the team’s desire for upgraded facilities and space to bring more players to spring training, Murphy said.
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The first phase of renovations at Scottsdale Stadium will include an expanded clubhouse for the San Francisco Giants that will also function as rentable event space for the city.
The renovation is also about keeping up with the Joneses. “We’re at a point where there have been a lot of new (Cactus League) stadiums built (for) the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Rockies and
others and so they always have to keep up with each other,” Scottsdale Charros Executive Director Dennis Robbins said.
see STADIUM page 14
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