The city of Peoria will have to pay about $356,000 in attorney and associated fees as a result of the Arizona Supreme Court’s judgment on a case stating the city violated the gift clause in giving Huntington University and its landlord incentives to locate in the P83 Entertainment District.
This unanimous ruling reversed two previous cases filed by the Goldwater Institute, a conservative and libertarian public policy think tank.
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Peoria violated the state constitution by giving incentives to the private college and its landlord, with no benefit to the public, Arizona’s constitution includes a clause that prohibits state and local governments from giving financial gifts to private entities.
