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Council delays vote on 2025 General Plan update after public concerns; item moved to May 27
Summary
The City Council discussed edits to the proposed 2025 General Plan and received extensive public comment; amid objections about content and scope, council voted to table the adoption and ballot language to the May 27 meeting, which will shift any ballot placement to the November election.
The City of Prescott City Council on March 25 discussed updates to the city’s 2025 General Plan and chose to delay a final vote and the related ballot language until a May 27 meeting after extensive council debate and public comment.
Tammy DeWitt, the city’s community planner, walked the council through edits made since the last packet and advised that, under state law, adoption of the general plan required a two-thirds vote of the council. She described wording changes, map references and additions to the document.
Several council members and members of the public raised objections to proposed volunteer elements and language they said went beyond core land‑use policy. Councilman Gamboji said including items such as youth programs, museums, and references to harassment and discrimination made the plan “confusing” and stated, “I will not vote for this. So you will not get the 5 votes that you need.”
Multiple members of the public spoke during the allowed public-comment portion; comments ranged from objections over environmental and climate language to strong support for protecting open space and for including non‑discrimination language. Tammy DeWitt and staff acknowledged typographical corrections and proposed clarifications, including clarifying that some strategy language (e.g., on water allocation priorities for workforce housing) could be applied on a case-by-case basis and could remain administrative in nature.
After discussion the council voted to table the item to the May 27 council meeting; staff noted that moving the vote to May would also shift any ballot timing to the November general election rather than the August primary. The motion to table passed on the record.
Ending: The council deferred the item for further edits and additional deliberation; the project remains on the council’s schedule with a new target meeting date of May 27.
