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ASU Kyl Center for Water Policy Publishes Report by Grady Gammage, Jr.
The ASU Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute has published a report by G&B Founder Grady Gammage, Jr.
Return to Watering the Sun Corridor is a follow-up to his 2011 report Watering the Sun Corridor which aimed to answer the same question: “Does Arizona have enough water for future growth?” Over the past decade, the conversation about water rights and usage in Arizona has become more complex. See a preview below, and read the entirety of Return to Watering the Sun Corridor here!
Legal Alert: Grady Gammage, Jr. and Cameron Artigue on Schires v. Carlat for the Arizona Republic
Grady Gammage, Jr. and Cameron Artigue co-authored an opinion piece on the recent Arizona Supreme Court decision in Schires v. Carlat, related to development incentive agreements, which was published in the Arizona Republic on Monday, February 15. Read the full article here!
Gammage & Burnham Partner Manjula Vaz Serves as ULI Arizona’s Trends Day Chair
Gammage & Burnham Partner Manjula Vaz is serving as the Chair for ULI Arizona’s Trends Day Conference! See a message from Manjula regarding the conference below, as shared in the ULI Arizona Monthly Newsletter.
You can learn more about Trends Day and register for the conference here!
The 16th Annual ULI Arizona Trends Day is fast approaching! This year Trends Day will be Trends Week with three mornings of future-focused real estate content, served up virtually. By going virtual, we’re able to showcase even more amazing national and local speakers, sharing timely discussions about development from both the private and public sectors and compelling issues that overarch all industry segments.
Phoenix City Council Runoff Update
It’s Election Time! We know what you’re thinking – wait, didn’t we just have an election in November (…and December, and January)? We did, but we didn’t quite finish the job, at least not in Phoenix City Council Districts 3 and 7. In Districts 3 and 7 there are runoffs, and today the Phoenix City Clerk is mailing out early ballots to voters in those two Districts. The official Election Day is March 9. Please remember that Phoenix City Council races are non-partisan, just like our law firm. The outcome of these two races will heavily influence the dynamics of the Phoenix City Council going forward.
New Arizona Supreme Court Decision: Schires v. Carlat & The Gift Clause
On February 8 the Arizona Supreme Court issued a major new gift clause decision, linked here.
To encourage a private university to open a campus in Peoria, the City of Peoria provided various incentives totaling $2.6 million. These were challenged as a violation of the gift clause. The trial court and the Court of Appeals upheld the validity of the City’s expenditures.
In its February 8 Opinion in Schires v. Carlat, the Supreme Court held that the City’s payments violated the gift clause.
