Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher has bowed to Councilman Sal DiCiccio’s demand that the state Attorney General’s office be asked to review a bargain-priced land deal involving 10 city-owned lots.
DiCiccio last week called on constituents to request the state Attorney General’s determination of whether the city violated the state’s prohibition of government gifts when it sold for $50,000 10 lots with a total appraised value of at least $700,000.
“Arizona has a constitution that says these types of gifts to developers are illegal. It is called the gift clause,” DiCiccio posted on Facebook. “I would implore everybody to help on this that is concerned by asking the attorney general to look into the violation of the gift clause on this case.”
