tusayan

For many locals, Tusayan development debate revolves around housing

Shelley Smithson — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:21:33 +0000

Sheryl Strobeck is the office manager of an RV campground in the tiny town of Tusayan. Since moving here eight years ago, she’s worked at most of the businesses in town.

But every time her job changes, her home address changes too.

That’s because all of the housing in Tusayan is owned by companies who rent it to their employees.

“You can’t live here unless you work here," she says. "There’s nothing to rent here unless you are employed. Nothing.”

Developer sues to halt voting on land-use plan near Grand Canyon

Shelley Smithson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:21 +0000

The Italian real estate developer planning a major resort near the Grand Canyon is suing the town of Tusayan to block a vote on the development.

Stilo Development Group USA filed suit this week against the tiny town of Tusayan, located at the southern entrance to the Grand Canyon.

The suit came as a surprise to town leaders.

They had voted last fall in favor of rezoning and annexation agreements for the firm’s commercial and housing developments.

Development Plans Raise Water Concerns at Grand Canyon

Claudine Lomonaco — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:03:36 +0000

Larry Stevens is an evolutionary biologist. For the last 41 years, he’s dedicated much of his life to the study and salvation of springs, little spots where water bubbles out of the earth.

Stevens stands in huge alcove carved out of a sandstone cliff on a remoter trail in Grand Canyon National Park. He holds a measuring cup under a stream of water that drips from a cluster of bright green ferns.

“Dripping Springs is a fairly small spring,” Stevens says. “We’re looking at half a gallon a minute of flow.”