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Mormon temple opponents in Phoenix raise funds, hire attorney
by Betty Reid - Nov. 19, 2009 02:14 PM
The Arizona Republic
Critics of the proposed Mormon temple in Phoenix hired an attorney to
represent them, saying Phoenix and church officials are ignoring their
concerns.
The Little Deer Valley Homeowners hired zoning-and-land-use attorney
Stephen Anderson. The homeowners oppose plans of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, which wants to add 10 feet of height to a
40-foot temple at 51st Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road.
The land's residential zoning allows 30 feet.
The temple's neighbors also launched a fundraising campaign to pay for
its legal counsel, said neighborhood organizer Scott Anderson.
"We are truly in a battle of 'David vs. Goliath' where the
neighborhood cannot begin to match the resources of the LDS Church,"
Scott Anderson said.
The Phoenix City Council is scheduled to consider the issue at 5 p.m.
Dec. 2 at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St.
The Phoenix Planning Commission and the Deer Valley Village Planning
Committee recommended approval. Anderson said both panels ignored a
portion of the church's traffic study, which counted only the amount
of local traffic. The study failed to provide an exact number of
national and international visitors who would visit the Phoenix Temple
and as a result, the traffic would impact the neighborhood, Anderson
said.
Dwight Amery, a member of the planning commission, said last week the
group voted only on the 10 feet of height the church wants. Paul
Gilbert, the church's zoning attorney, said the Phoenix Temple should
receive fewer visitors because, unlike the LDS temple in Mesa, it
won't have a visitors' center.
The neighbors are asking checks be made payable to:
by Betty Reid - Nov. 19, 2009 02:14 PM
The Arizona Republic
Critics of the proposed Mormon temple in Phoenix hired an attorney to
represent them, saying Phoenix and church officials are ignoring their
concerns.
The Little Deer Valley Homeowners hired zoning-and-land-use attorney
Stephen Anderson. The homeowners oppose plans of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, which wants to add 10 feet of height to a
40-foot temple at 51st Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road.
The land's residential zoning allows 30 feet.
The temple's neighbors also launched a fundraising campaign to pay for
its legal counsel, said neighborhood organizer Scott Anderson.
"We are truly in a battle of 'David vs. Goliath' where the
neighborhood cannot begin to match the resources of the LDS Church,"
Scott Anderson said.
The Phoenix City Council is scheduled to consider the issue at 5 p.m.
Dec. 2 at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St.
The Phoenix Planning Commission and the Deer Valley Village Planning
Committee recommended approval. Anderson said both panels ignored a
portion of the church's traffic study, which counted only the amount
of local traffic. The study failed to provide an exact number of
national and international visitors who would visit the Phoenix Temple
and as a result, the traffic would impact the neighborhood, Anderson
said.
Dwight Amery, a member of the planning commission, said last week the
group voted only on the 10 feet of height the church wants. Paul
Gilbert, the church's zoning attorney, said the Phoenix Temple should
receive fewer visitors because, unlike the LDS temple in Mesa, it
won't have a visitors' center.
The neighbors are asking checks be made payable to:
• "Saddleback Homeowners," and mailed to Saddleback Homeowners-Legal
Defense Fund, 5029 W. Whispering Wind Drive, Glendale, AZ 85310.
• The homeowners are also taking pledges at saddle...@cox.net.
• More information is available at www.members.cox.net/saddlebackhoa/.
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