Since the moment the four (4) Open Space Agreements were signed almost ten years ago, town officials have claimed that there are 4,000± acres under those Agreements that Creekers can purchase as open space. A plan for this purchase is expected to be announced by the Mayor and Vice Mayor very shortly. However, upon examination, it was found that 1,232 acres of these 4,000± acres have not been identified as open space in the “Open Space Element” section of the proposed General Plan.
Why is it important that these missing 1,232 acres be identified as open space and included on Table 4 in the “Open Space Element” section of the proposed General Plan? For this reason: the “Open Space Element” section states: “As of the ratification date of the General Plan, the open space is depicted in Table 4 and on the Open Space Map – Appendix C-4.”
Missing and not depicted on Table 4 are eight (8) acres of open space under the Willow Springs Agreement, 100 acres under the Rogers Wash Agreement, and 1,124 acres under the Core Site Agreement. The omission of 108 acres under the first two Agreements is hard to accept as being a typo as the specific number of open space acres is listed in the two Agreements. More troubling to accept is the entire omission of the fourth Agreement, the Core Site Agreement, from Table 4, as this Agreement consists of 1,124 acres of the 4,000± acres of open space zoned land.
Without identification on Table 4 of the Core Site Agreement’s 1,124 acres of open space, where is the basis to the claim by town officials of there being 4,000± acres of open space under the four Agreements? The Planning Commission, the Mayor, and all members of town council have reviewed and approved the proposed General Plan with the missing 108 and 1,124 acres of open space-zoned land.
Why were 1,232 acres of open space zoned land not identified on Table 4 in the proposed General Plan?
Will Cave Creek voters approve a General Plan with 1,232 acres of open space missing?
What is the effect of the Open Space Agreements on your property values? What is the effect of the Open Space Agreements on your property rights? This information is contained in an article titled “Cave Creek’s Open Space Apocalypse” which will be posted on this site next week.
All things considered, the bigger issue facing Creekers is not the missing 1,232 acres in the proposed General Plan, it’s whether or not the four (4) Open Space Agreements are “Cave Creek’s Open Space Apocalypse.”
Janelle Smith-Haff
3/19/2016
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Why is it important that these missing 1,232 acres be identified as open space and included on Table 4 in the “Open Space Element” section of the proposed General Plan? For this reason: the “Open Space Element” section states: “As of the ratification date of the General Plan, the open space is depicted in Table 4 and on the Open Space Map – Appendix C-4.”
Missing and not depicted on Table 4 are eight (8) acres of open space under the Willow Springs Agreement, 100 acres under the Rogers Wash Agreement, and 1,124 acres under the Core Site Agreement. The omission of 108 acres under the first two Agreements is hard to accept as being a typo as the specific number of open space acres is listed in the two Agreements. More troubling to accept is the entire omission of the fourth Agreement, the Core Site Agreement, from Table 4, as this Agreement consists of 1,124 acres of the 4,000± acres of open space zoned land.
Without identification on Table 4 of the Core Site Agreement’s 1,124 acres of open space, where is the basis to the claim by town officials of there being 4,000± acres of open space under the four Agreements? The Planning Commission, the Mayor, and all members of town council have reviewed and approved the proposed General Plan with the missing 108 and 1,124 acres of open space-zoned land.
Why were 1,232 acres of open space zoned land not identified on Table 4 in the proposed General Plan?
Will Cave Creek voters approve a General Plan with 1,232 acres of open space missing?
What is the effect of the Open Space Agreements on your property values? What is the effect of the Open Space Agreements on your property rights? This information is contained in an article titled “Cave Creek’s Open Space Apocalypse” which will be posted on this site next week.
All things considered, the bigger issue facing Creekers is not the missing 1,232 acres in the proposed General Plan, it’s whether or not the four (4) Open Space Agreements are “Cave Creek’s Open Space Apocalypse.”
Janelle Smith-Haff
3/19/2016
Post your comments, thoughts and opinions. Please remember: be nice, be honest, or be deleted. Not all social media platforms are active on this site.
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