What should the priorities of government be? What are the priorities of Scottsdale city government? Last Tuesday night 30 April so-called Republican Mayor Jim Lane and the so-called Republican Scottsdale City Council voted to authorize a taxpayer subsidy to the Super Bowl “host committee” totaling almost $650,000. Scottsdale citizen Mark Stuart did a nice job […]
200 Scottsdale Golf Courses Do NOT Receive Subsidies
Parker Leavitt reported via AZCentral this morning about the Goldwater Institute’s demand letter to the Town of Gilbert regarding a town-owned recreational facility that competes against for-profit private recreational facilities. Naturally, this could have huge impact on Scottsdale, which is widely praised for our taxpayer-owned recreational facilities and programs. I also read a statistic this morning […]
The Gift of Golf
KPHO CBS Channel 5 just did the first real story on Scottsdale’s $15 million (or $20 million depending on who you ask) gift of forgiven lease obligations for the TPC Scottsdale Golf Course. Now the taxpayers are going to pick up the bill for course maintenance and a brand new clubhouse for a facility where they can’t […]