A 660-home subdivision near Twin Arrows, Ariz., east of Flagstaff, was approved by the Cococino County Planning and Zoning Commission this week, according to the Arizona Daily Sun. The county board will get the final say whether this project proceeds.
Twin Arrows is a Route 66 settlement that has an abandoned gas station and two giant arrows stuck into the ground nearby. The arrows have fallen into disrepair. The story doesn’t make it clear whether the development would force the razing of the arrows or building.
There may be some hesitation on whether the county will allow this. There are anti-sprawl ordinances on the books, and it’s hazy on whether the development violates them. There is local opposition as well.
I’ll dig around to see whether I can find other details about this proposal.
UPDATE: I’ve been informed that the proposed development is north of the Twin Arrows site and Interstate 40 and thus would not affect it. However, my source told me it’s always possible that the Twin Arrows land south of I-40 could be commercially developed at some future date.