Developers Amstar and Transwestern Development Co. are also seeking a controversial tax break for the roughly $36 million Derby Roosevelt Row project, which would save them about $8 million over 25 years, according to the city. A proposed 19-story housing project in the Roosevelt Row arts district may get a huge taxpayer subsidy in the […]
Sign Pollution
I just got an email from a Scottsdale voter about campaign sign pollution in the city. He asked: Do you think there is anything our city can do about the campaign signs strewn all over town? I realize the state recently passed a bill limiting each cities ability to limit the time and location of […]
Planning for Mediocrity
In a recent article on AZCentral, it was announced that the final phase of the Scottsdale Waterfront development south of Camelback and east of Drinkwater was approved by the Planning Commission and will go on up to the Development Review Board and City Council for final approval in the coming weeks. I note several interesting […]
Questions from a Citizen
A concerned citizen emailed me yesterday with specific questions on three topics. I always appreciate the opportunity to answer questions, especially in lieu of having folks eblast nonsense to the world without doing even a minimum level of fact checking. Even though I’ve been working on these issues for ten years and my positions are […]