Paradise Valley Town Council Thursday, May 28 held its first public review of what town leaders call a Statement of Direction (SOD). Paradise Valley Town Council is expected to approve an SOD based on the Five Star Development proposal for the Paradise Valley Planning Commission at a June 4 public hearing. The Five Star plan, if approved, would allow construction of a Paradise Valley Ritz-Carlton resort, along with a residential community, on 82 acres of a 105-acre swath of land at about Scottsdale and Lincoln roads. Read full story here.