To those who wish to see the Benedictine Monastery repurposed for low-income elderly housing or any other socially-sensitive use, you forget we live in a capitalist society. The Benedictine Order needed to sell its property for the most money possible. It was an asset to provide money to see its aging population through their declining years in Clyde, Mo.
The developer paid $5.9 million for six acres of land. The five acres of it which neighbors consider beautiful grounds, he considered "vacant land." City of Tucson land use code encourages infill development to increase tax rolls; open space is not valued.
Unless there is a philanthropist to purchase the property, the best we who live in the area can hope for is that the developer retains Poster Frost Mirto as his architectural firm. The community can be assured that it will respect the integrity of the historic site as it too makes money on the project.
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Ruth Beeker
Midtown
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
