Why some oppose affordable housing project near Chandler [Video]

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — The fate of a controversial affordable housing development in the southeast Valley will be decided at the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday.

A rezoning request by Dominium Inc., the developer for the proposed Sonoran Landings, is on the agenda to change the land from RU-43 (Rural) to IND-2 with IUPD overlay (Light industrial). The land sits on a county island.

“There is no argument against this proposal that outweighs the desperate need for affordable housing in this community,” said Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan with Valley Interfaith Project.

Sonoran Landings would provide 272 low-income housing units for seniors and veterans near Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo Road in south Chandler, part of the 23.4 acre site that would also be earmarked for industrial development.

“The fact that there are other sites does not make this site unsuitable,” said Chandler resident Mark Engle.

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