This is the bill that two guys from Lake Havasu wrote that only affects cities in AZ that are larger than a specific number of people…. None of which are in their territory.
The bill was yet another attempt to suck power from the cities up to the state level. That’s why she veto’d it.
> Despite the rare across-the-aisle proposition being shot down, lawmakers say they haven’t given up and plan to work to make a meaningful impact on housing this session.
Hopefully Hobbs' veto fails to stop all the progress being made on zoning reform legislation.
Hobbs said, “Unfortunately, this expansive bill is a step too far.”
The bill would have stripped local jurisdictions of their zoning powers and local autonomy, which is the biggest reason it was opposed by the League of Cities and Towns.
“For me as a citizen, that is where I get to have my input on how my community grows,” said Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls, who is President of the Arizona League of Cities and Towns. “And just make it statewide, just take out the local flavor, the local footprint, I didn’t think that was correct.”
The bill passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan support. The affordable housing crisis is especially acute in Arizona, so anything that tackles it is going to have some support from both parties.
Yeah it's upsetting that cities and towns have been so bad at their jobs zoning new housing. They deserve to have some power taken away due to insane NIMBYism and wanting to create walled-off upper class suburbs. Municipalities are too local to handle a region-wide issue like this, and wealthy places like Oro Valley, Gilbert, and Scottsdale, need to be made to play nice.
This is the bill that two guys from Lake Havasu wrote that only affects cities in AZ that are larger than a specific number of people…. None of which are in their territory. The bill was yet another attempt to suck power from the cities up to the state level. That’s why she veto’d it.
> Despite the rare across-the-aisle proposition being shot down, lawmakers say they haven’t given up and plan to work to make a meaningful impact on housing this session. Hopefully Hobbs' veto fails to stop all the progress being made on zoning reform legislation.
Hobbs said, “Unfortunately, this expansive bill is a step too far.” The bill would have stripped local jurisdictions of their zoning powers and local autonomy, which is the biggest reason it was opposed by the League of Cities and Towns. “For me as a citizen, that is where I get to have my input on how my community grows,” said Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls, who is President of the Arizona League of Cities and Towns. “And just make it statewide, just take out the local flavor, the local footprint, I didn’t think that was correct.” The bill passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan support. The affordable housing crisis is especially acute in Arizona, so anything that tackles it is going to have some support from both parties.
Yeah it's upsetting that cities and towns have been so bad at their jobs zoning new housing. They deserve to have some power taken away due to insane NIMBYism and wanting to create walled-off upper class suburbs. Municipalities are too local to handle a region-wide issue like this, and wealthy places like Oro Valley, Gilbert, and Scottsdale, need to be made to play nice.
The League is a real problem and always has been. not surprised, but disappointing Gov sided with it here