By BEX Staff for AZBEX
The developers of a rejected hospitality project in Sedona have filed a lawsuit against the City, several officials and leaders of local opposition groups.
Oak Creek Heritage Lodge had been planned as a 70-room resort on 11.58 acres. The Sedona Planning and Zoning Commission approved a development review request for the project in April.
Afterward, two local opposition groups appealed the approval to the City Council, alleging it did not conform to Sedona’s development guidelines, was not in keeping with local character and posed a potential environmental threat.
Council sided with the opponents and reversed the approval in June on a 4-3 vote.
Now, a local news outlet is reporting project owners Olson Real Estate Group Inc. and its subsidiary 115 Schnebly LLC have filed litigation in Yavapai County Superior Court against the City and 14 other defendants, including Mayor Scott Jablow, Vice Mayor Holli Ploog, and Councilmembers Melissa Dunn, Brian Fultz, Pete Furman, Kathy Kinsella and Jessica Williamson.
Also listed are resident opponents who filed the appeals: Carol Breen, Nancy Friedman, Sean Smith, Mark TenBroek, Ann Kelley, Lauren Thomas and Christine Wagner.
The Court has issued summonses for the defendants. No deadlines for follow-up actions were available at press time.