Glendale says VAI Resort is moving forward despite split special election

Tension caused by the election outcome could make the project vulnerable, says a W. P. Craey real estate expert.

In this story published June 9, 2025, on KJZZ:

To be able to pull a permit to construct a use, which is purely commercial, on something that is designated as parks and open space, you're incongruous.

– Mark Stapp, Fred E. Taylor Professor in Real Estate, director of the Master of Real Estate Development program, and director of the Experiential Learning Lab at the Center for Real Estate Development