Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Prop 110: Giving Arizona the ability to exchange land in addition to selling it.

I'm 100% supportive, I encourage a YES vote.

What it does
o Could sell or lease without auction or announcement to be able to guarantee compatible uses.
o Gives the State the power to trade land in the land trust.
o Arizona Supreme Court said this is necessary to do so.
o Two independent appraisals of value, two appraisals of income impact, public comment period, and a statewide vote required to make the deal.
o Legislature referred to the ballot.

For
o Necessary because the AZ Supreme Court said that land exchanges long practiced weren’t Constitutionally permitted.
o This just officially permits what the State always had done.
o No one is against it.
o We need to control our land to insure preservation of military uses in the future, since that’s such a great source of income to the state.
o Bipartisan support, and transparency in the process which satisfy prior opponents of land-swap empowerment.
o Supporters
--Arizona Education Association,
--Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter,
--Gov. Jan Brewer,
--Arizona Farm Bureau and the
-- League of Arizona Cities and Towns.

Against
There isn’t much state land near Luke anyhow.

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