NAZ Today » Canyon Forest Village http://www.naztoday.com Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:22:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Supporters Pour Cash Into Tusayan Cityhood Effort http://www.naztoday.com/news/local-news/2010/03/supporters-pour-cash-into-tusayan-cityhood-effort/ http://www.naztoday.com/news/local-news/2010/03/supporters-pour-cash-into-tusayan-cityhood-effort/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:42:21 +0000 Ryan Gahris http://www.naztoday.com/?p=10125 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Supporters of a cityhood effort for the tiny town at the gateway to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim are pouring thousands of dollars per voter into the effort.

Tusayan (TU’-say-ohn) has only 244 registered voters, yet Coconino County records show a group supporting the cityhood vote on March 9 has spent nearly $350,000 on the election. That’s more than $1,400 per voter.

A group opposing cityhood has spent about $26,000, which works out to $107 per voter.

The group supporting cityhood is called Grand Canyon Exchange. Arizona Secretary of State records show the entity is a general partner of Canyon Forest Village II Corp.

Canyon Forest Village was the name for a large housing and retail complex previously approved by Coconino County supervisors but rejected by Coconino County voters.

The opposition group is called Red Feather Lodge, the name of a local hotel.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.

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