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Riggs Gateway staying industrial?
P&Z meeting reset to November
by Laurie Fagen of the rezoning case. It’s now expected to be before
A new sign at Arizona Avenue and Riggs Road has a the Planning & Zoning Commission on Nov. 5 and
new for sale or lease sign listing the property as “I-2,” City Council Nov. 20.
or zoned for industrial use. Sibley says it’s not the fi rst time Diversifi ed has
Kirk Sibley, head of the Riggs Residents for Retail issued what he considers a “threat.”
Diversity group, says Diversifi ed Partners’s website for “In 2004, they threatened us with a soap
this project has also changed. manufacturing facility or pig processing plant,” he
“The project plan online has been completely recalls. “If you look at the credentials of their staff,
changed on their website, basically showing all the none of them are versed in industrial development. It’s
great industrial uses of the land,” Sibley says. “I almost like they’re saying ‘kowtow to our commercial
am wondering if these people are now doing this center or get this bombshell of an industrial center.’”
to threaten the neighborhood in placing something Sibley says he’ll do no such thing.
hideous there.” “Personally I don’t appreciate these kinds of threats.
The 30 acres of land is currently zoned general
STSN photo by Gordon Murray
If they thought they had a hailstorm of opposition
industrial, but Diversifi ed had previously applied for before, they’ve only encouraged me to double my
ZONING QUESTIONS: This sign just went up on the Riggs Gateway
a rezoning to commercial, which would allow for
development at Riggs and Arizona Avenue, to promote industrial
efforts by doing this. The story has taken an even
what Liz Gaston, the company’s project manager,
land for lease or sale.
stranger twist, but neither myself nor my community
calls a “neighborhood shopping center.” In the Sept. pads and numerous small shops. Local residents are will sit still and let these people threaten us in this
6 issue of the SanTan Sun News, Gaston said once the concerned there may be plans for a big box Wal-Mart, manner.”
new zoning was approved, the company would begin although Diversifi ed spokespeople say no. For the updated Diversifi ed web page, visit
marketing the location to retailers and working to fi ll a However, an email from attorney David Cisiewski
www.dpcre.com/developmentprops/view/28.
total of 250,000 square feet of major and minor tenants, to Sibley states his client has requested a continuance
Chandler Chamber makes endorsements
Post-primary endorsements for area State Stump (R) for Arizona Corporation Commission. At the local level, the Chandler Chamber has
Legislative Districts, Congressional Districts and According to a news release, the Chandler Chamber already endorsed incumbent Mayor Boyd Dunn, who
Arizona Corporation Commission from the Chandler believes these candidates to be “pro-business leaders is running unopposed, for the offi ce of Mayor. The
Chamber of Commerce include John Huppenthal who will serve our communities through public group also endorsed the following candidates for City
(R) and Ted Maish (D) for State Senate in District 20; policy that most closely aligns with the Chamber’s Council: incumbent Council Member Matt Orlando,
Jeff Dial (R) and John McComish (R) for State House, stated policy agenda and the interests of the local Jack Sellers and Rick Heumann.
District 20; Jay Tibshraeny (R), State Senate, District business community.” Candidate endorsements are For additional information on the Chamber’s Public
21; Steve Yarbrough (R) and Warde Nichols (R), State orchestrated by the Chamber’s Good Government Policy efforts, contact Chamber President and CEO
House, District 21; David Schweikert (R) for Congress Committee, chaired by Eileen Anderson, and under Jerry Bustamante or Public Policy Director Stacie
in District 5 and no endorsement for Congress, District the leadership of Public Policy Division Chair Teresa Harrison at 480-963-4571.
6. The Chamber recommends Barry Wong (R) and Bob Ornelas.
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