Milhaven “Misrepresentations”
This “Community Voices” column by Scottsdale City Councilwoman Linda Milhaven appeared in today’s Scottsdale Republic. In the course of beating the bond election dead horse, Milhaven doubles down on the pro-bond strategy of attacking her critics. Unfortunately for Milhaven, her mouth is in gear but her brain appears to be in neutral. She says, among […]
Bond Despondent 4: Misrepresentation, Hyperbole, and Fearmongering
I thought the bond election was over until I saw the Republic dredged it up again today. Some notable quotes from today’s article: Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane said, “The efforts to discredit the process and discredit the city in its effort to fund capital projects is one [reason for election defeat of the bonds] for […]
Scottsdale Bond Election Biggest Losers
A letter-to-the-editor: The dust has settled and the rhetorical hyperbole has become silent…or has it? Obviously, the winners are Scottsdale Councilmembers Littlefield and Phillips who warned the majority on the council they were placing too many projects in the bond package and stated the voting public would reject the bond. The biggest winners are the […]