Who thinks apartments less than a runway-length away from the Scottsdale Airport is a good idea? Apparently Jim Lane does. Last night the City Council in their infinite wisdom once again chose to ignore both common sense and the advice of aviation experts. They refused to send the developer of the proposed Scottsdale Airpark Community […]
How does Redistricting Affect Scottsdale?
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is performing its once-a-decade duty by redrawing legislative district boundaries. Frankly, I’ve been curious but a little too busy lately to follow the process. If you read Saturday’s AZ Republic, you know what I mean. However, Councilman Bob Littlefield chose this topic for the first of our city council-produced CityCable […]
Bounty + Apathy = Low Voter Turnout
Sam West, one of my occasional political allies, regularly sends famous historical quotes to his subscriber list. This morning he sent one that reminded me of a conversation I had with another friend recently. In it, my friend asked my opinion on why I feel our Scottsdale City Government is so dysfunctional. The quote Sam provided today would have […]