Nah, can’t be true! Can it? Scottsdale citizens, does any of this sound familiar? “Character area” plans were meant to reflect a community’s vision for their neighborhoods. But some…residents are saying their feedback on high density and apartments was ignored. I can’t imagine that! Not in Scottsdale! Obviously, if you’ve ever read anything on ScottsdaleTrails […]
Gentrification and Tax Breaks
A couple of interesting segments on NPR’s “Marketplace” broadcast yesterday seem to have some applicability to Scottsdale issues: The “York and Fig” story line about gentrification of an older Los Angeles neighborhood strikes a chord. In addition, the story, “Why temporary tax breaks remain temporary,” says of year-end corporate tax break renewals voted on by […]
Growth vs No-Growth is a Lie
Or at the very least it is a naive perspective on what ails Scottsdale politics. In an AZCentral article a few weeks ago after the city council primary election, Beth Duckett proposed that A Nov. 4 runoff election in Scottsdale will pit three candidates who have defended downtown as a vibrant economic driver, against three candidates […]