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Scottsdale planning commission to review waterfront mixed-use development. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Spring Creek Development.) PBJ updates on SouthBridge 2.0, the $700 million “legacy project” from the late Fred Unger being carried on by son Carter and which will “include hotels, office space, residential and retail and restaurants.” http://bit.ly/2zsDOGY
Court: Johnson family can argue to get Pinal utility back. “Arizona Supreme Court [has] agreed to review a lower court ruling which concluded the [ACC] was within its power when it handed the day-to-day operations last year over to EPCOR.” A CMS/Howard Fischer report in PinalCentral. http://bit.ly/2ZscmIX
New apartments, redevelopment of Scottsdale retail property go before planners. Tonight, city planners will consider a project from Wood Partners to be located on Raintree Tree near Northsight Blvd. Reporter Mike Sunnucks delivers a quick-hitting preview in RLGR. http://bit.ly/2Ui7yQn
Papago Plaza ‘pueblo’ days are numbered. As demolition looms for the “dilapidated, yet memorable pueblo-style buildings that make up the old Papago Plaza,” Scottsdale Progress checks in with Pivot Development President Lee Mashburn on the “legacy project” that will replace them. http://bit.ly/32bjlTj
Gilbert to vote on Blandford Homes plans for 222 new homes. Another news nugget from Sunnucks, this time on action Gilbert council is expected to take next week concerning the Blandford development. RLGR. http://bit.ly/2PmumzA
Brophy shares about Aztec Land and Cattle Company’s Arizona presence.At a recent Rotary Club luncheon, keynote speaker Steven Brophy, CEO of Aztec Land and Cattle Company, traced the history of the company’s vast land holdings in Arizona. Scottsdale Independent. http://bit.ly/2ZAtAiv
Is that fixer-upper really a good deal? Porch surveyed more than 1,000 homeowners to find out if fixer-uppers, after renos, really are a better bargain than turnkey homes. (via REALTORMag). http://bit.ly/2LjDoYU
Veteran who lost home over a few hundred dollars in back taxes sues Maricopa County. “A month after county officials promised a disabled military veteran he could keep the home they mistakenly sold, Jim Boerner remains in limbo. Now he’s suing to keep his home.” AZCentral (Subscriber Content). http://bit.ly/2ZyJuh7
This metro Phoenix suburb will get an 86-acre recreation campus. The suburb is Goodyear, which will break ground in October on its “first-ever recreation campus.” Amenities “include a 48,000-square-foot indoor recreation center, an aquatics facility and a 30-acre outdoor park.” Check out the full list of features in AZCentral. (Subscriber Content). http://bit.ly/32bi1zR
BLM initiates next steps in recreational shooting project. The agency “has released the draft environmental assessment” for the project, “which proposes the development of five designated sites throughout Maricopa and Pinal counties,” WVV reports. http://bit.ly/2LjDKPv
[GUEST COLUMN] Scottsdale voters have opportunity to invest in Paiute Neighborhood Center and its crucial services for kids and families. And that’s why Lynn Whitman, Board President of Partners for Paiute, is endorsing bond Questions 1, 2 and 3 — and encouraging voters to support them as well. RLGR. http://bit.ly/2ZwkLGb
Cox Business consumer survey shows Americans want smart cities. And “they want them NOW!” said Cox marketing director Rod Lewis — but not with such over-the-top emphasis, which is ours. What else do folks say they want from their tech? Find out NOW! in Chamber Business News. http://bit.ly/30KAMtx
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AZ Supreme Court to review decision over use of frozen embryos when couples split; Rose Law Group family lawyer Audra Petrolle weighs in.Commenting to RLGR on the difficult issues the court will face, Audra Petrolle asks: “Can we really set a bright line where we effectively force someone who does not want to be a parent to become a parent? Is it really fair to deprive a prospective parent who wants to bring life into this world of doing so, after having taken every step other than actual transfer of the embryo into the womb?” Much more from Audra, plus Howard Fischer’s report on the matter, here: http://bit.ly/2PjP8jj
Law to ban cities from mandating employee benefits dead. An Arizona Supreme Court ruling “paves the way for local governments to consider what kinds of requirements they want to put on private employers, above and beyond what already is mandated.” A Cap Media Services/Howard Fischer report in AZ Cap Times. http://bit.ly/2zsztDx
Hospital group to challenge proposed ballot measure for pay hike. It looks like a California-funded arm-twisting initiative to force Arizona’s hospital industry to give employees “a 20 percent pay hike over four years,” will be facing some stiff resistance — from Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association. Howard Fischer has the news in AZ Cap Times. http://bit.ly/32cuJhJ
[OPINION] Raising Phoenix: Hand-to-mouth lawmaking. “Considering a run for the Arizona Legislature? Prepare to be paid like a lifeguard.” Or: Why “I felt so dumb.” A column by Amy Silverman, in PHOENIXmagazine. http://bit.ly/2NKsWg9
Denette Dunn voted in as newest Peoria City Council member. After cruising to victory Tuesday, Denette Dunn called it a “yes” from Pine District residents to “big issues like transportation and economic development.”KTAR. http://bit.ly/30JHNuO
Obituaries help keep local newspapers afloat.Axios looks at how obits “are one of the last remaining consistent revenue streams” keeping local newspapers alive. (RELATED: The final ripoff: Paid obituaries by Phil Riske, Rose Law Group senior reporter/writer.) http://bit.ly/2MK3Spw
