Kingman Crossing
January 21st, 2007This is the article in the Miner regarding the Kingman Crossing Interchange: http://kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=18&ArticleID=11150
The people of Kingman are getting tired of having their backyard rezoned to commercial. There is an abundance of vacant commercial property available, both buildings to lease and land to purchase. Developers, however, are purchasing residential property and then getting it rezoned to commercial, makes it cheaper that way.
A group was formed to try to stop this, called RAID (Residents Against Irresponsible Development). Developers and the city of Kingman are pushing an additional interchange to the 40 freeway. This offramp will be only 1.5 miles from the Route 66 offramp and will involve a lot of commercial rezoning. This interchange and commercial property will be right in the middle of one of the most expensive areas in Kingman.
I have not heard anyone except realtors and developers against this group. The realtors say that RAID is evil and must be stopped. I think what is evil is that you cannot buy a home or lot in Kingman and not have to worry about having a check cashing store built next to you. This should certainly give pause to any purchase you would make. It certainly has made me less inclined to purchase in this city. In most cities the zoning and the “Master Plan” that was voted on by the people would have more clout than realtors and developers. That is not the case in Kingman. Time after time, since coming here 2 years ago, I have seen residents object to rezoning and be ignored by the P&Z committee. Even if everyone in the area objects, the developers win everytime. Raid was formed as an organized force against the developers and Planning & Zoning. I say more power to them.
