SW Arizona News

The request for the City of Yuma General Plan affecting State Trust land to be amended has been withdrawn by the City of Yuma, according to a press release from the city. 

The request was for land east of Fortuna Road, according to the press release. 

"The beneficiary of the State Trust Land in Arizona is the public school system. The Arizona State Land Department acts as trustee for the State Land Trust and administers more than 9 million acres of land throughout the state of Arizona. As State Trust lands are sold, the proceeds from the sale are dispersed to the trust beneficiary to provide foundational support to build and improve public schools," the city said in the press release. 

During the amending process, stakeholders voiced concerns about the proposal, which weren't known of. When city officials were made aware of the concerns, they wanted to address them. 

“As we saw, the public input process did exactly what it is designed to do, which is provide everyone an opportunity to be heard, and give staff a chance to work to resolve those issues raised from our valued businesses,” City Administrator Philip Rodriguez said in the press release. “With each conversation, we realized that more time was needed to address the concerns of our businesses, for the benefit of state land, our business partners and the Yuma community.”