Preserve Our Paradise, a Town of Paradise Valley concerned citizens group, will present and discuss the facts surrounding the Five Star Development project being presented as a Ritz-Carlton Resort Special Use Permit. We will be privileged to hear Nan Nesvig, Scottsdale City Council candidate, and Tom Giller, both key players in the recent successful Hanover referendum in Scottsdale. They will talk about how to conduct a successful referendum. The discussion will start at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 8th at the Town of Paradise Valley Police Station Auditorium, 6433 East Lincoln Drive in the Town Complex at the southeast corner of Lincoln and Invergordon.The Paradise Valley Town Council is scheduled to hear Citizens input once again at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, at the Town Hall, 6400 East Lincoln Drive. It is expected that the Council will vote affirmatively to approve the Five Star project as submitted. The high-density housing component of this project will result in the construction of 100 high-density housing units at 8 units per acre, will generate traffic and noise pollution, strain the water resources of the Arizona American Water Company, detract from mountain views and, overall, have a negative impact on the Town of Paradise Valley. It has yet to be demonstrated how these high-density housing units will benefit the Town in any way. It is important that concerned residents express their views to their Town Council members. Paradise Valley has always prided itself on having a representative government. Let us keep it that way.
