I Hate To Say I Told You So But…

Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 7/11/08 @ 2:46 pm - Filed Under 2008 Local Elections, Featured

A few weeks ago I said that I doubted the Canyon Cliffs developers would sell their land to ACRES even for market value. Here was my rationale at the time:

This project isn’t about Canyon Cliffs - it’s about all the future development that will inevitably follow. The developer knows this and they know it will be difficult to get the next big payday project if a compromise is reached with ACRES

Here’s the outcome of the negotiations between the developer and ACRES as reported in today’s JG:

Oakmont Development did offer nearly eight acres along Cedar Creek to ACRES Land Trust as a gift, but the group could not accept because of the developer’s conditions, ACRES President David Van Gilder said. ACRES, which owns nature preserves adjoining the subdivision site, would have had to agree not to challenge the subdivision proposal, among other conditions.

See they won’t sell to ACRES; they are however willing to give them a little payola to go away. Kudos to ACRES for staying stong. Mike Thomas and his band of developers don’t care about the land up there - they see money, period. And if they sell that land to ACRES then how will they ever get to pillage the rest of the area?

Unfortunately the plan commission deck is stacked with developers and their sympathizers so I wouldn’t expect a favorable outcome…

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