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Sunday, September 11, 2022
Morrison Ranch readies industrial site fight BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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orrison Ranch residents are gearing up to block light industrial buildings on 311 agricultural acres at the northwest corner of Power and Warner roads near their homes. IndiCap is seeking a major General Plan amendment and rezone on land classified Light Industrial on 50.5 acres, general office on 179.8 acres and general commercial on 24.7 acres. The site is adjacent to the
eastern edge of the master-planned community. “They are looking to remove about 179 acres of business park zoning and then transition that to light industrial and general commercial,” said planner Ashlee MacDonald at the Sept. 7 Planning Commission study session, where the public is not allowed to speak. MacDonald introduced the commissioners to the proposal for The Ranch, which is scheduled for public hearings on Oct. 5 and Oct. 10 and residents on social media urged
Compromise rail measure is returned to sender
people to show up in force. The first meeting will be informational and the second is when the commission will consider a recommendation to council, according to staff. Town Council is expected to vote before the end of the year. The study session came on the heels of the developer’s second virtual neighborhood meeting Sept. 1 when about 130 people voiced opposition to the proposal, citing concerns with building heights, po-
see RANCH page 6
Helping war victims
BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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revision of a proposed ordinance banning Gilbert from participating in - and spending taxpayer dollars on – passenger rail is going back to the drawing board after two Council members said it was watered down too much for their liking. Vice Mayor Aimee Yentes and Council members Kathy Tilque and Laurin Hendrix will now work on a compromise measure to bring back to Council on Nov. 1 for consideration. The trio originally put the item on the Aug. 23 study session agenda for discussion. “This agenda item has changed quite a bit from what it was when it was discussed two weeks ago,” Hendrix said at the Sept. 6 public hearing. “Pretty much everything that was in it was taken out.
see ORDINANCE page 11
Gilbert resident and businessman Harrison Becker displays one of the drones he is building to send to the Ukraine for use in delivering humanitarian supplies to people in the war-torn country. You can read about his undertaking on page 20. (Ashlyn Robinette/GSN Contributor)
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