The City of Prescott received a letter from the Goldwater Institute on behalf of the developer of the proposed Prescott Plaza Hotel, requesting that the City Council overturn the denial of the current iteration of the project or provide clear and unambiguous reasoning for the denial. This letter has come following a series of public meetings with the Prescott Preservation Commission, and the Prescott City Council, where the application was denied.
Prescott Mayor Phil Goode said that he and the City Council have directed the City Attorney to provide the clear response of why the application was denied and challenge any possible action that may come forward. “This project went through several reviews and public meetings, and at every meeting, the project was denied. Council stands by its decision,” said Prescott Mayor Phil Goode. “The City will continue to work with the developer to determine if and how the proposed project can comply with the adopted Courthouse Plaza Historic Preservation District Design Guidelines.”
Council denied the final appeal of the developer of the Prescott Plaza Hotel at their meeting on March 26, where he was seeking to overturn a previous denial by the Prescott Preservation Commission. The applicant, Mr. Jim Griset, presented his original request to the Preservation Commission on 7/14/23 for a study session and 08/11/23 for formal action, when the Preservation Commission denied the application, because the proposed scale and massing was not in conformance with historic district guidelines set forth in the City’s adopted Master Plan.
