The Prescott City Council recently reversed the denial of the Plaza Hotel project on Whiskey Row, a decision that sparked both curiosity and amusement among observers. The phrasing “reversed the denial” sounds like a carefully crafted legalism designed to obscure the straightforward fact that the project was simply approved.
“The project was approved.”
Such bureaucratic language avoids direct responsibility, leaving decisions cloaked in polite ambiguity. It’s a subtle art of formality that keeps actions clean of clear attribution while maintaining procedural decorum.
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A city council quietly overturns a hotel ban through careful wording, masking approval behind polite bureaucracy and deliberate legal phrasing.