By Bob Littlefield
Dear Friends:
For years overdevelopment has taken a heavy toll on Scottsdale’s special character and high quality of life. Clogged roads, blocked views, higher taxes and overburdened infrastructure have been the legacy of the overdevelopment previous City Council majorities have approved.
But now, overdevelopment poses another threat to Scottsdale’s residents – water shortages! Arizona is suffering from a 30-year drought with no end in sight. Water levels in the reservoirs are falling as a result. And our neighboring states. which draw from the same water sources as we do (and who have also allowed too much water-guzzling development) are trying to strip away portions of our water allocations for their own use.
Given these hard, cold facts you have to ask yourself, “does it make sense to allow more giant apartment complexes to be built in Scottsdale?” especially when there are already 10K apartments in the queue waiting to be built?
The answer is obviously a resounding NO! And yet just four months ago a majority of our current City Council members approved 1200 apartments for Axon. Adding insult to injury they relieved Axon of the responsibility for providing water to these apartments, a gift (never given to any other developer) that will lower the amount of water available to all other Scottsdale residents!
What’s the solution? For starters, stop electing candidates who will approve all this overdevelopment. But the problem with that is everyone who runs for Scottsdale City Council claims to be resident-friendly, but most vote for overdevelopment after they take office.
That’s why, if you want to preserve Scottsdale’s special character and high quality of life you should support me in the upcoming city election. In the last ten years I have been involved in every major resident-driven battle to preserve Scottsdale’s special character and high quality of life. Bottom line, I am the proven commodity you can trust to stay true to my resident-friendly promises once I get in office!
If you agree with me that overdevelopment has gotten out-of-hand in Scottsdale, I need your support. The first thing I need is signatures on my nominating petition. You can conveniently sign my petition online at https://go.azsos.gov/6dmk. I also need contributions to my campaign to fight the special-interest money that will be spent to keep me off the City Council; you can contribute to my campaign here. And please spread the word about my candidacy to your friends, neighbors and family who live in Scottsdale!
Thank you for your support.
https://boblittlefield.com