More Transparency From The LDS Church & The City of Mesa?

20 May 2018

More Transparency From The LDS Church & The City of Mesa?

Thanks to a series of media reports about a "Massive Mormon Temple Make-Over that could transform downtown", the public is finding out more about the For-Profit real estate acquisition and expansion enterprises of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints here in Mesa and the entire Phx East Valley.
Shall we call it "Preaching The Gospel of Prosperity" ?
More than likely it's bigger than an information-iceberg to show the overlapping intersections of business and religion, finance, insurance, real estate and related industries.

The Shroud of Secrecy on this contentious subject is slowly getting pulled-back by lifting the Zion Curtain with the revelation of some of the names holding ownership titles to real estate here in downtown Mesa and the entire Phx East Valley.
Your MesaZona blogger is pleased to see that some of the go-to mainstream media writers are slacking off less regurgitating Spoon-Fed news by getting-down to some of the real Nitty-Gritty.

It takes guts to break out-of-the-mold as being the 'mouth-pieces' for the Mormon Political Machine that's monopolized Mesa for far too long.
Here's some recent reporting with excerpts:
. . . “We’re talking about tens of millions of dollars in private investment down there,’’ Barney said. “I think this will be a catalyst for future investment.’ . . Although a formal plan has not been submitted, Property Reserve Inc., the LDS church’s property wing, submitted requests to demolish nine houses to the west of the temple on two streets named after Mormon pioneers – Udall and Lesueur.

Now, the still unannounced plan and the controversy over that request have some Mesa residents demanding a more complete overview and more transparency from both the church and the city .
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Blogger Note: A good example of the public demanding more transparency is the image above from a Mesa City Council meeting where two local politicos, members of the LDS Church, came out in public to pitch their schemes for personal gains by private investors.
Mesa Mega-Millionaire and AZ State Senator Bob Worsley gambling what he says $20M on real estate speculation downtown on Main Street
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Barney and his late father, T. Dennis Barney, a well-respected Gilbert developer, have quietly played a pivotal role in setting the stage for the redevelopment by acting in concert with the LDS church and acquiring numerous properties west of the Temple and turning them over to the church.
. . . his father started buying the properties at the LDS churches’ request in 2000 and that the purchases probably included 40-50 houses and other buildings.

Luxury Living here in Mesa?

He said several similar mixed-use developments have been proposed downtown to take full advantage of light rail, but the LDS planned development may be the first actually built. . . “It will set the stage for future development in downtown Mesa, . . the church also plans a mixed-use development along Main Street, across from the Mesa Drive light rail station.... . . An LDS architect also met with Mesa and helped redesign zoning for light rail.
Barney described the acquisitions as “a legacy project,’’ motivated by his family’s love for the Temple rather than profit. [ Say What ????? ]- Jim Walsh East Valley Tribune May 6, 2018

". . . Land Equity Investors LLC, the investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, owns the properties, which are located mostly on Udall Street near the temple on Main Street in downtown Mesa. . .
". . . City Creek Reserve, the LDS Church's development arm, . . "
- Lily Altavena on AZ Central.com May 14, 2018

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20 May 2018

More Transparency From The LDS Church & The City of Mesa?

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