By Darren DaRonco
Arizona Daily Star
The legal tussle that has engulfed the Rio Nuevo District and city of Tucson the past two years may be coming to an end.
On a 5-1 vote, the Rio Nuevo board approved its most recent offer to the city to resolve all litigation, property disputes and other issues between the two entities.
The board first publicly released what it thought was a final offer back in October. But the city rejected it the next day.
Rio Nuevo Chairman Fletcher McCusker said he believed the new terms would be enough to get City Council backing.
“I am hopeful the city will agree to this,” McCusker said. “So this board can get back to work” on developing downtown Tucson.
Some of the provisions in the offer include: