At Brother Johns Beer, Bourbon, and Barbecue in Midtown, neighbors against the STAR Village project chanted in unison.

Stop STAR Village, they said together.

The meeting was called by the Tucson Crime Free Coalition. Jessica Allen, one of their members who lives around the project, said the City of Tucson did not let her know about it.

We werent notified even though they said we were notified, she said.

At the news conference, speakers said the City didnt include businesses and neighbors in conversations.

The City only contacted us after they had announced the decision and thats not the right order of things, Kevin Daily, the co-founder of the Tucson Crime Free Coalition said.

Conversations about STAR Village, the City of Tucson said, have been ongoing through newsletters, news confe

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