The People’s Republic of Scottsdale
Upon reading my article yesterday in part about the Scottsdale Cultural Council, a friend and former Cultural Council insider wrote this, which I reprint with permission: Even if they put the Cultural Council on a no-taxpayer-money diet over the next five years, reducing City support on a defined schedule while challenging SCC to demonstrate that […]
Spend and Tax
A Saturday article in the Scottsdale Republic cites city councilwoman (and Wells Fargo executive) Linda Milhaven as proposing an increase in the Scottsdale’s city sales tax to, “…help bankroll future arts and culture projects that currently lack funding.” This is on top of a proposed quarter-BILLION dollar bond package (and associated property tax […]
Let Them Eat…Nothing
The official announcement is out: Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane’s annual “State of the City” address has been outsourced to the W Hotel. When this was first mentioned in an obscure part of the Scottsdale Republic, eyebrows were raised. In years past (as long as I can remember) the State of the City Address was held […]