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An edition of the East Valley Tribune
Sunday, October 30, 2022
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Mesa board OKs 3 projects opposed by neighbors
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BY SCOTT SHUMAKER Tribune Staff Writer
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n a marathon meeting that ran over five hours on the evening of Oct. 26, the Mesa Planning and Zoning Board gave the greenlight to two multifamily housing projects and a controversial warehouse complex over stiff opposition from neighbors. Several dozen residents who live near the developments and presented board Chair Jeffrey Crocket with a “fistfull” of comment
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cards requesting to speak. Three other projects were pulled off the consent agenda and discussed, but the residential projects attracted the lengthiest public comment. The board also approved the warehouse project near A.T. Still University. Neighbors of the residential projects pleaded with board members to deny the zoning change requests and aired grievances with the developers’ outreach efforts, complaining the developments threatened their quality of life.
A common sentiment among the commenters was that if housing must go in on the vacant parcels, it should be singlefamily to match the surrounding neighborhoods. In the end, most board members felt that the developers had made adequate accommodations to address the residents’ concerns over density. Residents will have another opportunity to make their case when the proposed
see PROJECTS page 6
Mesa ghost hunters on spirited chases
NEWS..................... 6 City ponders curbing people who video cops.
BY JOSH ORTEGA Tribune Staff Writer
SPORTS................ 27 Skyline kickers give the boot to pressure. COMMUNITY .............................. 20 BUSINESS ................................... 22 OPINION ..................................... 24 SPORTS ...................................... 27 GET OUT ...................................... 28 CLASSIFIED ............................... 29 ZONE 2
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f you hear or see something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? East Valley Paranormal! Paranormal investigators Michelle Vincent and Heather Rhyneer founded East Valley Paranormal after a chance meeting at a local events committee. Despite a lifetime of occurrences with the occult, the ladies said even they don’t believe some of the menacing moments they’ve experienced.
see GHOST HUNTER page 10
THERE’S MORE TO BE SCARED OF THAN YOUR HEAT PUMP BREAKING DOWN.
Heather Rhyneer, left, and Michelle Vincent formed East Valley Paranormal not long after meeting at an event at Mesa Artspace Lofts in downtown Mesa, where they eventually investigated some ghostly occurrences. (David Minton/Tribune Staff Photographer)
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