A complaint has been filed in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging the legality of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Axon and the City of Scottsdale that claims to allow Axon to build a 1,200-unit housing project near Hayden and the 101 in Scottsdale. The complaint was filed January 26th by TAAAZE (Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions), Bob Littlefield, … Read More
Guest Editorial: Axon Lawsuit Updates.
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: Happy New Year! I want to start off 2026 by insuring everyone is up to speed on the status of our effort to stop Axon from building one of the largest apartment complexes in Scottsdale history against the express wishes of the vast majority of Scottsdale residents. To recap; at the November 17th City Council … Read More
Guest Editorial: Leadership in Action: Bob Littlefield Steps Up to Stop the Axon Faction’s Sellout of Scottsdale
By Scottsdale Voter Just in time for Christmas, three-term Councilor and TAAAZE founder Bob Littlefield, delivers a gift to residents: a second lawsuit against the City’s shameful backroom MOU with Axon. This latest suit goes straight at the outrageous November 17 “compromise” that the Axon Faction, led by unpopular Democrat Solange Whitehead and embattled Mayor Lisa Borowsky, rammed through on a … Read More
Profiles in Courage: When Mayors Choose Constituents Over Corporate Pressure
By Alexander Lomax Sometimes the measure of leadership isn’t found in what you approve, but in what you have the courage to oppose. The contrast between Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke’s decisive rejection of an unpopular AI data center and Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky’s handling of the unpopular Axon development reveals two fundamentally different approaches to serving constituents when corporate interests … Read More
Is Mayor Borowsky’s Axon Vote a Major Misstep, or Part of a Deeper Problem?
By Ronald Sampson Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky is facing a sudden and unusually sharp backlash after sources say she was booed at a meeting of the Palo Verde Republican Women; a group that once represented a reliable pocket of support. The reaction followed her vote in favor of a “compromise” agreement with Axon, clearing the way for a sprawling apartment … Read More
Guest Editorial: Mayor Borowsky’s ‘Resident-First’ Mask Slips Off
By ScottsdaleVoter For months Mayor Lisa Borowsky has flooded our mailboxes and social media with the same sermon: “I listen to residents,” “I’m protecting our water and our neighborhoods,” “your voice matters most.” Then, on November 17, she showed us what she really thinks of resident voices. In the middle of a packed special council meeting, Axon president Josh Isner … Read More
Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky Channels Pinocchio
By Alexander Lomax Facing an onslaught of negativity for crafting a capitulation rather than a compromise with Axon over its massive apartment plan on Monday night, Mayor Lisa Borowsky sent out the press release below. After getting booed yesterday at the Palo Verde Republican Women’s meeting I get the attempt at spin. Unfortunately, our reliable sources are able to debunk … Read More
Dubauskas: Final Axon Update
By Councilwoman Jan Dubauskas You elect us to make tough votes. You elect us to protect Scottsdale and keep Scottsdale special. You elect us to fight for your constitutional rights. You did not elect us to make excuses or to bow to corporate interests. Over the past year, you have sent us thousands of emails, asking, begging, pleading with Council to side with … Read More
Guest Editorial: Welcome to Axonville!
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: At last night’s Scottsdale City Council meeting the pro-Axon majority – Mayor Borowsky and Councilmembers Kwasman, Whitehead and McAllen – totally sold out to Axon at the expense of Scottsdale residents. They gave Axon everything they wanted, and more! Here are the highlights (I should say lowlights) of last night’s votes: Axon was gifted 600 and … Read More
Official Statement from Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky regarding this afternoon’s City Council agenda items specific to both Axon Enterprise and TAAAZE
“The controversy engulfing the proposed Axon headquarters zoning has split our city and damaged our business-friendly reputation. I do not support building 1,900 apartments in North Scottsdale, but I believe it is in the best interest of our community to find middle ground with Axon to keep them headquartered in Scottsdale. Axon’s apartment project’s future is uncertain, and my hope … Read More