While the Surprise Planning & Zoning Commission recommended against an amendment that would place apartments just north of Willow Canyon High School by a 5-1 margin May 19, the team involved with the project decided to push on to the city council.
Scott Phillips, vice president of land owner Carefree Partners, said he and the other parties involved with the project believed in the proposed decrease from 8 acres of commercial to 3.9 acres. And they believed in the Trammell Crow multifamily proposal.
“I think the idea was go back to fundamentals and describe why this was the right project for this area,” Phillips said during a June 23 interview. “We can address the concerns in a better way with a more detailed presentation.”
