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PHOENIX
Two Arizona residents are suing the cities of Phoenix and Scottsdale over the development of the San Francisco Giants’ year-round training facility in Papago Park.
Arthur Deal and Lasse Norgaard-Larsen said in a complaint filed in federal court in December that the cities unlawfully leased the land in Papago Park to the baseball team, the Arizona Republic reported Friday.
Earlier this month, Phoenix and Scottsdale filed motions to dismiss the complaint and questioned Deal and Norgaard-Larsen’s legal standing and arguments.
City officials said they were optimistic their legal argument will win.
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“The City of Scottsdale is confident that it will prevail in this suit, and is working collaboratively with the City of Phoenix to defend it,” a Scottsdale spokesperson said in a statement to the Republic.
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As Scottsdale resident Arthur Deal walks along a perimeter construction fence cutting through Papago Park, he shows off a picture of his grandfather on horse back on the same land
Phoenix, Scottsdale sued over plans to use public land for SF Giants training facility
A Valley group has filed a lawsuit over city plans to build a private baseball facility for the San Francisco Giants at Papago Park.
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PHOENIX â Open space and public parks or a giant sports complex for private use by a major league Baseball team?
That issue is now at the center of a lawsuit filed by members of a group called Friends of Papago Park against the cities of Phoenix and Scottsdale.
The group consists of over a hundred people who are all users of Papago Park. From hikers and bikers, to runners and photographers, the group has been vocal about preserving what they consider a state treasure.