“The people have the power to redeem the work of fools. Upon the meek the graces shower. It’s decreed the people rule.”
—From the Patti Smith song The People Have the Power. We couldn’t have said it better.
People vs. The Powerful
Big Business vs. Local Neighborhoods
Which side are you on?
“This is one of the worst, most outrageous development plans I have ever seen in over two decades of public service to Scottsdale.”
—Former Scottsdale City Councilmember Bob Littlefield, Chairman of the effort to put the project to a public vote
“If you change the zoning for Axon, what’s going to happen when the next developer comes in. They’re going to want to change the zoning. And then the next developer comes in and says you did it for Axon why can’t you do it for us? Then what’s the point of zoning? Why even have zoning?”
—Alan Kotler – Stonebrook resident as quoted in a November 13, 2024 meeting of the Scottsdale Planning Commission
Sign Our Scottsdale Petition Today To…
- Slow Down Yet More Apartment Projects in Scottsdale
- Stop What Appears to be the largest apartment complex proposal in city with history with nearly 1,900 units!
- Stop Axon, a multi-billion dollar corporation, from shortchanging Arizona public schoolsby not appropriately compensating the State of Arizona from whom they bought the land but WITHOUT the apartment zoning they now seek. Their “bait and switch” could cost schools around $150 million.
- Send a message that bullying Scottsdale officials as they apparently did when reportedly threatened one Planning Commissioner who opposed their plans.
- Stand with Scottsdale’s Airport Advisory Commission who unanimously voted to Axon’s plans due to perceived damage the project would cause the Scottsdale Airport.
- Prevent a wonderful Scottsdale neighborhood — Stonebrook — from being smothered by this massive plan.
- Stop city financial subsidies for a multi-billion dollar corporation.
- Give citizens the right to vote on Axon’s mammoth proposal in a city-wide election.
Email us at TAAAZEPAC@Gmail.com if you want to carry a petition to stop this monstrosity from happening. We have approximately 30 days to collect the necessary signatures to stop this project for two years and put it to a city-wide vote in 2026.
Please protect our Scottsdale. We are Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions or T.A.A.A.Z.E.
These news stories tell an outrageous story of bullying, profiteering, and a disregarding the will of Scottsdale residents.
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