“Neighbors for More Neighbors.” Hmm. Yet another housing cost-related article popped up in my browsing of the news. This one is a little scary, with the premise that single-family housing is actually the PROBLEM when it comes to housing cost. And this is how city leaders in Minneapolis started down the path to “fixing” that […]
Before you vote to raise your taxes…
Until the last election, Scottsdale had a 100% “Republican” city council and mayor. I put “Republican” in quotes, because I always thought the party platform’s primary plank was fiscal responsibility. During the last decade, our elected officials (including Mayor Jim Lane, Virginia Korte, Suzanne Klapp, and even some who are supposedly populist politicians who are […]
Scottsdale Airport Getting Facelift: Remodeled Terminal, Business Center | KJZZ
Officials say the project is estimated to cost $25 million and will be financed through city-issued bonds. Construction is set to begin next February. Unbelievable. Which is to say, “Unbelievable anywhere but Scottsdale.” The City of Scottsdale just BORROWED $12 million to fix potholes, and now we need a new airport terminal? Now we’ll add […]
Watch Just ONE City Council Meeting
As Scottsdale City Councilman Bob Littlefield says, “If every Scottsdale voter would watch ONE City Council meeting, Scottsdale would be a much different place after the next election!” Did you know that you can view City Council Meetings via Cox Channel 11? Or online via the City’s web site? That means you can check out […]
High Hopes for the North Scottsdale Chamber
When the “North” Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce first formed due to neglect of the area by the Scottsdale “Area” Chamber of Commerce, many of us had high hopes that we’d finally see some real business promotion and advocacy for the area. We also hoped that we’d see a reduction in politicking. Sadly, it now looks […]
An Echo of Good Planning
Yesterday’s Planning Commission meeting was yet another example of the dysfunction of the city planning process; and city boards and commissions. First, efforts by the Scottsdale Airport Advisory Commission members and Airport staff to educate the Planning Commissioners appear to have fallen on deaf ears. They simply do not understand why land use decisions around […]
Airpark without an Airport?
Below you will see reproduced a column that appeared in Saturday’s Scottsdale Republic, authored by Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Rick Kidder. In his column, Mr. Kidder uses the word “airport” only once as a geographic reference. In doing so, Mr. Kidder is ignoring the obvious fact that the Airpark exists because of the […]