5 p.m. Wednesday 5 August is the deadline for “arguments” to be included in the election information pamphlet that will be mailed to the households of all registered voters prior to the start of early voting. This is a very effective way for you to influence our elections and taxes. Each argument cannot exceed 300 […]
Bond Update
Several people have asked me recently for my opinion on the proposed $100 million bond (borrowing) effort by the City of Scottsdale. Here’s an answer that was published recently in the Scottsdale Independent: Scottsdale resident John Washington says the current proposal is too big and contains too much unnecessary spending. “It makes sense to borrow […]
Blue Sky for Sale
The Merriam-Webster dictionary says the term “blue sky” means: 1: having little or no value <blue–sky stock>, or, 2: not grounded in the realities of the present : visionary <blue–sky thinking> I think there are a lot of things in Scottsdale lately that could fit either definition, though the term “visionary” is a bit of […]