A Coconino County Superior Court judge Friday allowed the referendum on zoning approval for the new campus of Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) to proceed.
A community health agency known as Northern Arizona Health Care last week petitioned to have the referendum removed from the November ballot, accusing voters of being misinformed on a petition.
Flagstaff Community First (FCF) had been circulating the petition throughout June after the city council approved the zoning change at its June 6 meeting. The group needed at least 2,607 signatures to put the item on the November special election ballot, but in July a city review determined that the petition had 4,754 signatures. .
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In its response to Friday’s ruling by Justice Brent Harris, the NAH plans to appeal “because voters deserve to understand that the issue at hand is building a hospital, not building a retail or commercial business.” said it was.
“If NAH does not build a hospital and associated medical facilities on the site, nothing will be built on the site because NAH is strictly prohibited by the zoning ordinance from building a retail or commercial development on the site. Because there are,” he added.
In a statement on Friday, the FCF said it was “satisfied” with the decision, saying “the court has made clear that the referendum petition clearly and accurately describes the zoning ordinance.”
“This is a win for democracy and Flagstaff voters,” said FCF member Todd Matthews. “More than 5,000 Flagstaff voters have signed our petition to have the zoning decision put on the ballot. I think the NAH should respect the clarity of the court’s ruling.”
Aside from appeals, the referendum is all eligible to be on the November ballot.
A great blue heron took off Tuesday evening at the Pumphouse County Natural Area in Kachina village. After his week of monsoon activity in northern Arizona, sunny skies and warmer temperatures are expected over the weekend and into next week. For more photos from the week, see A8 page.
Rain clouds are starting to gather over the San Francisco summit Tuesday afternoon. View from Kachina Wetlands Reserve.
Ezra Forist (right) and friend Sylvan took advantage of the cool monsoon weather Tuesday night to take turns down a spiral slide in Raymond County Park to play outside.
On Wednesday afternoon, Jill Gay and Dave Mandrella gleefully jump into puddles as they cross San Francisco Avenue.
Skyla Stamp (left) and Conor Dedera walk under umbrellas down San Francisco Avenue on Wednesday afternoon as the seasonal monsoon storm hits Flagstaff.
A group of people cross Aspen Avenue in the rain on a Wednesday afternoon, despite Flagstaff’s seasonal downpours.
Three women walk past Heritage Square on a Wednesday afternoon, defying the torrential rains of the season.
Heavy cloud cover over Buffalo Park Wednesday afternoon and a monsoon storm intensifying over Flagstaff with rain, thunder and hail expected.
A family walks and rides bikes in Buffalo Park on Wednesday afternoon despite the rain.
Jake Paulson cleaned up his mountain bike after a run on the wet Schultz Creek Trail last Friday afternoon. Originally from Albuquerque, Paulson enjoys coming to Flagstaff to refresh in the cool weather.
A group of runners heading to Buffalo Park for a run despite the rain.
An SUV driver and passengers stick their hands out the window to savor the pouring rain in Flagstaff last Friday afternoon.
A great blue heron took off Tuesday evening at the Pumphouse County Natural Area in Kachina village. After his week of monsoon activity in northern Arizona, sunny skies and warmer temperatures are expected over the weekend and into next week. For more photos from the week, see A8 page.
Rain clouds are starting to gather over the San Francisco summit Tuesday afternoon. View from Kachina Wetlands Reserve.
Ezra Forist (right) and friend Sylvan took advantage of the cool monsoon weather Tuesday night to take turns down a spiral slide in Raymond County Park to play outside.
On Wednesday afternoon, Jill Gay and Dave Mandrella gleefully jump into puddles as they cross San Francisco Avenue.
Skyla Stamp (left) and Conor Dedera walk under umbrellas down San Francisco Avenue on Wednesday afternoon as the seasonal monsoon storm hits Flagstaff.
A group of people cross Aspen Avenue in the rain on a Wednesday afternoon, despite Flagstaff’s seasonal downpours.
Three women walk past Heritage Square on a Wednesday afternoon, defying the torrential rains of the season.
Heavy cloud cover over Buffalo Park Wednesday afternoon and a monsoon storm intensifying over Flagstaff with rain, thunder and hail expected.
A family walks and rides bikes in Buffalo Park on Wednesday afternoon despite the rain.
Jake Paulson cleaned up his mountain bike after a run on the wet Schultz Creek Trail last Friday afternoon. Originally from Albuquerque, Paulson enjoys coming to Flagstaff to refresh in the cool weather.
A group of runners heading to Buffalo Park for a run despite the rain.
An SUV driver and passengers stick their hands out the window to savor the pouring rain in Flagstaff last Friday afternoon.
