HomeMy WebLinkAboutPackets - Council Packets (1749)Stine, Michelle
From: Sirois, Andrea
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2022 4:28 PM
To: Stine, Michelle; Standish, Michael
Subject: FW: Oro Valley Marketplace
FYI
Sincerely,
Andrea Sirois
Executive Assistant
Town Manager, Mayor and Council
Town of Oro Valley
Direct Line: 520-229-4714
From: Linda Stratton
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2022 4:11 PM
To: Town Council <council@orovalleyaz.gov>
Subject: Oro Valley Marketplace
Hello I am an Oro Valley resident. Im writing to ask that you consider approving the marketplace conceptual plan. I
don't see a good plan B on this. Stores will not be coming in and the movie theater will close. i hate to see the theater
close.
Thankyou.
Linda Stratton
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Stine, Michelle
From: Standish, Michael
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2022 2:54 PM
To: Stine, Michelle
Subject: FW: Oro Valley Marketplace
From: Steve Snyde,
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2022 12:01 PM
To: Standish, Michael <mstandish@orovalleyaz.gov>
Subject: Oro Valley Marketplace
Dear Mayor and Council,
With regards to the to the Oro Valley Marketplace plans that will be discussed and voted on at tonight's Town Council
session, we would like to express our support for the overall project. Our family has worked and lived in Oro Valley since
2008, and during that time we have witnessed the birth of the Marketplace, as well as the unfulfilled promises that it
would turn into a vibrant regional destination. For over a decade now, we have looked at dirt lots and empty storefronts
in that shopping center. The original design has not worked out, and it's time to try something new that will bring
economic vitality to that development.
Our original concerns with the proposed plans for the Marketplace were the number of hotels and apartment buildings
they wanted to build, and the height of the buildings they want to build. You, the Council, fulfilled your duties and got
those building heights and setbacks adjusted to fall closely in line with the zoning requirements. Bravo!
But now, it is time to start working with the developers to get this project started. Comments have been made
regarding several details of Town West's proposal to the effect that "we were fooled once by Vestar, and now Town
West is trying to pull the bait and switch." This isn't true. First, Town West is a Tucson -based company with many
successful shopping centers here, not an out of town conglomerate trying to make a buck. Second, they have already
invested in the Marketplace, including putting $100k down to get the rights to a hotel that they weren't even sure they
would be allowed to build. That's commitment. It's time for the Oro Valley Town Council to commit to getting this
project approved. As Councilmember Greene accurately commented last week, let's not practice architecture without a
license. As long as they meet the requirements, let the developer decide the best place for putting the buildings.
Thank you,
Steve & Elizabeth Snyder