BR-27 is the spine. There is small lot older commercial development on south end, to freeway interchange commercial services at I-69 and then scattered commercial establishments north at Herbison Road. |
Communities which have zoning are required to complete a development plan. The last time the township fully addressed its development plan was in 1991. |
Even though housing prices have grown significantly, the wages in many cases have remained relatively stable. |
Even though it's starting to slow down, it's still at a point where a lot folks are having a difficult time buying a house. |
I felt a voice saying, 'Hey, I was hungry and you fed me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,' ... And he probably said, 'I need a house, too.' |
It is the people who own businesses here and live here that helped develop our vision statement. |
It was such a small budget for such a large endeavor. We didn't want to set them up for failure. |
Our first priority will be forming a plan for the south central neighborhood conservation and commercial revitalization plan. We are hoping to start with this plan by 2006. |
Some have been put in contact with local church groups from contacts back home, some have family members in Arizona; it runs the gamut. |
There are a lot of features that are attractive, such as the school district and rural, small town atmosphere. We want to incorporate these features into new development. |
There is a greater level of detail (in the new plan). There is also a section centered on implementation strategy. |
They've been through some pretty traumatic experiences back home. Tucson is probably a community that most of them are pretty unfamiliar with. |
They've focused on the work; the teachers took ownership of the challenge and are meeting it, ... I'm just so blessed with this faculty and staff. |
We called it the 'prouds' and 'sorrys'. The meetings were held to get the public's thoughts about township development. We asked them what they thought about the present development and what they would want in future development. |
We understand trends change and so can changes to development. |