By Emily Bregel | Arizona Daily Star
Ten months after getting preliminary approval, developers of a 28,000-home subdivision in Benson are still hammering out a final master plan to send to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
Two versions of the community master plan for Villages at Vigneto have been reviewed by Benson and Cochise County staffers and three outside consultants since Phoenix-based developer El Dorado Holdings Inc. introduced the project in April 2015. The reviews highlighted vague descriptions, unrealistic timetables and the inclusion of invasive, non-native plants in El Dorado’s plans.