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This Week
NEIGHBORS ...........20 Some of the world's top four-legged athletes coming here.
BUSINESS.................22 Original Pancake House to mark 35 flippin' years.
ARTS .............................. 23 Performers ready to raise the roof at W. Scottsdale.
NEIGHBORS .........................................20 BUSINESS ............................................... 21 ARTS ........................................................ 23
CLASSIFIEDS ........................................25
Sunday, NOVEMBER 27, 2022
1,545 apartments heading to Scottsdale BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
C
ity Council last week cleared the way for two projects that will bring 1,545 new multifamily units to Scottsdale. Council on Nov. 21 approved by a 4-3 vote the rezoning for the Optima McDowell Mountain Village near the intersection of Mayo Boulevard and Scottsdale Road.
Old Town glitters as Scottsdazzle returns
That project calls for 1,330 apartments and condominiums and 36,000 square feet of commercial space in six eight-story buildings. Council also voted 5-2 to approve Chapparal Commons near the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Gold Dust Avenue, which will add 215 apartments and 11,370 square feet of commercial space to the city’s inventory of developed space.
Kiva reborn
The mammoth Optima project was opposed by council members Kathy Littlefield, Betty Janik and Solange Whitehead. “I am concerned about a couple of things with this,” Littlefield said. “We’ve been going around telling our neighbors and telling our citizens, ‘Cut back on water, cut back on water, don’t water your lawn, don’t do this,
see APARTMENTS page 16
BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
O
ld Town is again aglow with holiday lights and a festive atmosphere as Scottsdazzle returns for its seventh
year. Developed by the City of Scottsdale to bring the community together in a fun and magical way, this year’s calendar of holiday events is chockfull of 30 events – some of which are free and some also new. “We wanted to showcase Old Town Scottsdale as the place to do your holiday shop-
see SCOTTSDAZZLE page 8
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Kiva Elementary Principal Matt Gromek addressed a huge crowd on parents and students who celebrated the ribbon cutting and open house for the newly rebuilt campus on Nov. 18. For the story, turn to page 18. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
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