GREER COALITION, INC.

Article 6 Amendment Campaign - Fundraising Drive

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It’s been six months since a developer exploited zoning loopholes to win approval from Apache County to build a high-density condo project on Main Street.

 

Since then, the Greer Coalition has been doing research, talking with county officials and working with legal counsel to draft an amendment to Article 6 of the Greer Zoning Ordinance to close those loopholes and preserve the intent of current zoning law. With the guidance of our attorneys, Whitney Cunningham and Darius Mahmoudi, of Aspey, Watkins and Diesel in Flagstaff, we proposed our amendment language. Nelson Davis, our representative on the county’s Board of Supervisors, and Matt Fish, community development director for the county have been supportive of this process. Some 150 residents of Greer have signed a petition in support of the amendment to eliminate residential condominiums in Greer Commercial Resort zones.

 

The GCI proposed amendment was intended to clarify language to state that the Greer Commercial Resort Zone is not intended to provide for residential condominiums, multifamily dwellings, or timeshares. Unfortunately, the current amendment changes proposed by County officials (different from the proposed changes supported by GCI) would allow condominium development in the Greer Commercial Resort (GCR) zones but require that they be only built where legitimate resort businesses are operated. Should it be adopted in its current form, we believe loopholes remain in the County’s proposal to allow condominium development that, rented as overnight rentals through Airbnb/VRBO, are judged to be ‘Resorts’.

 

We believe that the Greer community does not want widespread privately owned condominiums masquerading as ‘Resort’ development. We continue to work with County officials to avoid this outcome and need your help to cover additional costs for professional and legal expertise as we deal with obstacles and challenges raised by opponents. County officials will place the Article 6 amendment on the agenda of the Planning and Zoning Commission on December 4, 2025. After that, it goes before the Board of Supervisors for a vote.

 

To finish the job and get the results we all want, we need your financial support.

 

If we can’t get an amendment passed to limit proliferation of condos, dwelling units and short term rentals in Greer, it will be open season on land throughout Greer and a threat to the quality of life there.

 

GCI Board member Karen Steinbronn has pledged to match every dollar in donations up to $5,000. In addition, two other board members have each pledged up to $1,000 in matching contributions as part of this fundraising effort. With your help, we can reach our target of $15,000 to help protect our quality of life in Greer and ensure that property owners have a voice in such critical issues as planning and zoning, and growth and development.

 

Please make your gift as soon as possible to have your donation matched and your impact doubled so that a gift of $100 becomes $200, and a gift of $500 becomes $1,000. The legal bills must be paid on time.
 

The Greer Coalition has a strong track record when it comes to effectively using your donations to protect the interests of Greer property owners.

 

      Among our recent successes:

 

      * In early 2025, in the wake of multiple homeowner insurance policy cancellations, the GCI spearheaded a Greer Fire Prevention/Homeowner Insurance Working Group to explore the multiple factors impacting insurance availability in Greer. This has resulted in a robust effort to become FireWise compliant, identifying a number of insurance brokerages that are already helping Greer property owners, and coordinating efforts  with Arizona Forestry and the US Forest Service to maximize wildfire protection.

 

      * In Winter/Spring 2025, the GCI led an effort to address the issues surrounding a proposed 21-unit condo development on Main Street. We successfully informed the community of this plan and coordinated an effort to allow adjacent neighbors and the broader Greer community meaningful input to the processes within Apache County government.

Other current projects include:       

 

     * Advocating for the community regarding short-term rental issues and enforcement of Article 24 requiring owners to obtain a permit to operate such rentals in residential zones.

 

     * Seeking solutions to help residents dealing with high levels of noise from weddings and other events at venues whose managements have turned a deaf ear to complaints.

 

You can make your donation by clicking the Donate link at the bottom of this page.

Or you can mail a check to: Greer Coalition, PO Box 265, Greer, AZ 85927.

Questions? E-mail us at admin@greercoalition.org

 

GCI is a 501©(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.