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Tempe residents oppose Shalimar Golf Course rezoning, raise broader concerns that developer renderings differ from finished buildings
Summary
Three residents told the Tempe City Council they oppose rezoning the Shalimar Golf Course for high‑density rental development and asked officials to address discrepancies between project renderings and what was actually built on other sites.
Several Tempe residents urged the City Council on Tuesday to reject rezoning plans for the Shalimar Golf Course and asked the council and staff to ensure that developer renderings shown at approval time match completed projects.
The comments came during the public‑appearance portion of the Tempe City Council meeting. Residents said a proposed change to allow dense, rental housing on the former Shalimar Golf Course would increase traffic and disturb wildlife, and one speaker pressed council members for direct feedback about apparent differences between council‑level renderings and built projects elsewhere in the city.
Shawna Mathias, a Tempe resident, said she opposes “the rezoning of the Shalimar Golf Course, specifically for the high density and…
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