Update to this story: this is the original parcel of land targeted by the Mesa City Council to get developed for the ASU Downtown Mesa campus that's now under consideration right now for approval in a different location next to City Hall.
If the back-handed land deal had gone according to plans, the residents of the trailer park would have gotten kicked out of their homes and the property cleared and bulldozed by now [six months later] to make way for the 2500-student ASU satellite campus.
It didn't work out that way - find out why tonight at 5 o'clock' and who "the insiders inside City Hall politics" are.
Accompanying the image shown in the left of Mesa Royale residents attending a Mesa City Council Meeting back in June of last year Maria Polletta's article begins with "Mobile Home Park Mesa Royale is turning out to be "a not-so royal mess" for the City of Mesa, after ignoring a point in a decade-old 2004 Housing Master Plan. . . "
An even more detailed story by Salvador Reza appeared a month later
Update on Mesa Families Victory Fighting Gentrification
8/25/2015
“Lucha, Lucha, Lucha, No dejes de luchar” resounded through the light rails along the valley at the same time confetti catapulted into the air celebrating the ribbon cutting ceremony for the expansion of the light rail into downtown Mesa. On the other side of the tracks Mesa Royale residents were jubilant when they were informed that the City of Mesa would postpone hearings before the City of Mesa Board of Adjustment which were convoked by residents to expose the reasons 125 families were being forcibly relocated by the City of Mesa with no compensation . . . Image from Trulia |
After the conversation with the City inspector, the City realized that the residents were irate and wanted answers. The City's knee jerk reaction was to go to their go to friends, insiders within city politics, to try to calm down the uproar . . ."
Your MesaZona blogger received this announcement earlier today and attended the press conference starting just after 11:00. Two other media representatives were also there:
ccolmenero@univision.net
602.232.3573
http://www.univision.com/arizona/ktvw
José [Polo] Castillo, News Editor KTAZ TV Phoenix/KHTT TV Tucson
Phoenix Telemundo station KTAZ says its 10:00 p.m. show, Noticiero Telemundo Arizona was the most watched local news in the market in April for the first time in 25 years.
José.castillo1@nbcuni.com
602.648.3951
They are in the process of editing what was filmed and recorded on-location this morning.
Broadcast is scheduled to start at 5 o'clock.
Barrio Defense Committees
Mesa Royale
400 W. Main Street
Mesa, Arizona 85201
Comites del Barrio Press Release
Contact: Sylvia Herrera 602 575-8829
Yolanda Triana 480 835-1067
Mesa Royale
400 W. Main Street
Mesa, Arizona 85201
Comites del Barrio Press Release
Contact: Sylvia Herrera 602 575-8829
Yolanda Triana 480 835-1067
Press Conference
Date: Monday May 23, 2016Time: 11:00 a.m.Location: Mesa Royale Trailer Park Space #1
Re: Mesa City Council Candidates' Pledge to eradicate residents from Mesa Royale
In a City Council Candidate Q & A forum, a great deal of time was spent knocking down Mesa Royale Trailer Homes in order to bring in “safety” and “development.”
Candidates like Jerry Lewis, former state senator who defeated Russell Pearce, justified the eventual eradication of Mesa Royale run by his former friend Gene Ham because it was unsafe. He failed to say he was the Trustee that worked out the deal that got Gene Ham $1.2 million dollars and left 0 dollars for the relocation of the residents that were lied to and swindled out of their money.
One of the Candidates for District #1, Courtney Guinn, openly said the City made a mistake extending the time for the closure because they could have ASU moving into Mesa or student housing to attract more desirable development now that the Light Rail could bring in more business to Downtown.
Yolanda Triana, representative of Mesa Royale countered that, “despite the antagonistic attitude by the candidates and the City, residents will double down and will fight until the City compensates them for their negligence and nepotism toward Gene Ham and Jerry Lewis.”
Residents will announce future actions to hold the City of Mesa accountable for not providing adequate solutions to festering problems that they allowed to continue.
Residents will announce future actions to hold the City of Mesa accountable for not providing adequate solutions to festering problems that they allowed to continue.
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