By YourValley
Worries that established neighborhoods would be overrun with high-density housing, that developers would take advantage of leases and even that witches could move in led a deeply divided Arizona house on Thursday to reject a measure giving churches the right to put homes on their land.
The measure that would have allowed established churches across the state to lease out portions of their property to developers to build single-family homes failed even though it was greatly watered down to try to win over opponents.
In a rare move, the House also voted to deny backers the routine ability to bring House Bill 2191 back for another vote. Although not fatal, since lawmakers have other options to revive the bill, it makes it much more difficult.
