Outsiders have been eyeing South Tucson, and buying property there, raising fears of gentrification and stirring action against it. But bigger developments there seem unlikely.
Tim Steller When Ivo Ortiz moved out of the Spanish Trail Suites early this month, he left behind a contested property, one that symbolizes the struggle over South Tucson's future.
People are also reading… As to the complex,"They ought to raze it and bill him," Ortiz said of the owner, Brian Bowers. Three of the seven council members won election last year on a platform of resisting feared gentrification and displacement of long-time residents by newcomers and developers. But they are a minority bloc, with most council decisions favoring the other four.
The idea they're trying to implement, both at Casa Maria and on the City Council, is to grow the town from the bottom up, by taking care of its residents' housing needs first. "Those concepts are not for us," he told me, seated in a booth at Micha's Restaurant, a South Fourth Avenue landmark."Our lives depend on sales tax in South Tucson."
"The thing I can tell you is there are a lot of ideas we’ve pored over. At this point, our main focus is to get the main building operational," managing partner Sofonias Astatke said."Our biggest goal is to get it operational, then work through how we can make it useful and a solid space." "You’re not seeing a lot of developers or capital wanting to go to that city," he said."It’s really challenging working with that mayor and council, and then the services are lacking."
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