By Darren DaRonco | Arizona Daily Star
Rio Nuevo took steps this week to help move along a potential downtown hotel and exhibition center.
The board voted unanimously Tuesday to have its attorney draft a plan where Rio Nuevo kicks in up to $855,000 to mitigate longstanding drainage issues at Allan Norville’s property near the Tucson Convention Center. The drainage project would also solve flooding issues on Rio Nuevo’s adjacent property.
Last summer, Rio Nuevo approved entering into joint development talks with Norville’s company, Nor-Generations LLC.