Plaza Vieja residents urged to attend Plaza Vieja Neighborhood Specific Plan public hearing on Oct. 20 at the Flagstaff City Council

FLAGSTAFF — Plaza Vieja residents are urged to attend the Plaza Vieja Neighborhood Specific Plan public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 20 at the Flagstaff city council.

Click here for the Oct. 20 Flagstaff City Council draft agenda.

Several city commissions have offered feedback on the La Plaza Vieja Neighborhood Plan, which has been incorporated into a final public hearing draft, the city reported in a media release.

Staff anticipates a decision on the plan at the city council meeting.

“La Plaza Vieja plan is going in front of the city council for approval. We need people to show up and support the approval of the plan,” said Jesse Dominguez of the Plaza Vieja Neighborhood Association.

Dominguez is seeking help to get the word out to residents of the Arrowhead Village Mobile Home Park so they can have a say so in protecting themselves from future development.

Plaza Vieja has been the center of controversy in recent years due to proposed development of a student housing project in the historic neighborhood.

Hundreds of neighborhood residents packed city council chambers in 2014 in opposition to a proposed multi-story, 500-student housing project that would have displaced residents from the mobile home park.

The proposed project was put on hold by the city council following two days of public comment.

 

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From AmigosNAZ:

• Commentary: La Plaza Vieja begins to define itself
• Student housing project at Arrowhead Village put on hold, for now
• Student housing project at Arrowhead Village fails to pass Zoning Commission. Issue heads to City Council on July 1, 2
• Discussion continues on ‘The Standard’ student housing. Next meeting on June 25

From Arizona Daily Sun:

• Plaza Vieja plan makes debut at Planning and Zoning meeting
• New Standard outside La Plaza Vieja plan boundary