A MUCH-ANTICIPATED MEETING OF THE PRESCOTT PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOOK PLACE THIS MORNING. THE MEETING INCLUDED VOTES ON TWO ITEMS, THE FIRST A REQUEST FOR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS AT 162 N. MONTEZUMA, CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE GALLOPING GOOSE RETAIL STORE. THE REQUEST, BY NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE COMMISSION.

THE SECOND VOTING ITEM WAS THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AT 136, 138 AND 140 SOUTH MONTEZUMA ON WHISKEY ROW TO CONSTRUCT THE PRESCOTT PLAZA HOTEL, A 55-ROOM, 5-STORY BOTIQUE HOTEL.

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF PRESCOTT, KAYLEE NUNEZ, PRESENTED THE DETAILS OF THE REQUEST FOR THE NEW HOTEL ON WHISKEY ROW, THEN GAVE HER RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE REQUEST.

AFTER A PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT, JIM GRISSETT, AND AN EXTENDED PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION, COMMISSION VICE CHAIR, MIKE KING, GAVE HIS SUMMATION OF HIS VOTE.

COMMISSION CHAIR MICHAEL MIRCO THEN CALLED FOR A MOTION ON THE ITEM. A MOTION TO DENY WAS THEN GIVEN BY COMMISSION MEMBER DIANE TRAVIS AND SECONDED BY MARY ANN SUTTLES.

THE COMMISSION THEN ACTED NUNEZ’S RECOMMENDATION TO DENY AND VOTED DOWN THE REQUEST FOR THE PRESCOTT PLAZA HOTEL UNANIMOUSLY.