“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
Email us at TAAAZEPAC@Gmail.com. 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.
Group Opposing Massive Apartment Complex Thanks Scottsdale City Council For Joining The Fight Against Axon’s Special Interest Legislation
Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions, or TAAAZE, is praising the Scottsdale City Council’s decision to join its fight against a billion dollar company and its CEO who lobbied lawmakers...
Axon bill may face challenges after clearing Arizona Legislature
The Arizona Senate has given a big victory to the maker of Taser stun guns and police body cameras, but it may not be the quick win Axon Enterprises was...
Bill could fuel Scottsdale apartment boom
Bad news for those who hate big apartment buildings: Arizona legislators are hell-bent on providing more multifamily homes – even if it means stripping zoning power from Scottsdale and other...
From A Scottsdale Referendum To A Statewide One: Statewide Political Action Committee Formed To Take On Axon’s Special Interest Legislation That Would Take Away Voting Rights
Opponents Are Also Readying A Landslide Of Litigation Challenges: Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions (TAAAZE) Is Preparing For A Statewide Battle In response to Arizona State Representative Tony Rivero’s...
Like Dracula rising from the dead, the Axon bill is back
The plan to do an end run on Scottsdale voters, stripping them of their right to decide whether Axon can build the state’s largest apartment complex, is back at the...
Axon’s Special Interest Legislation To Prevent 2026 Election On Massive Apartment Plan In Scottsdale Appears Dead
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen Assures Leaders The Bill Will Not Go Forward: Senate Bill 1352 has been stopped in its tracks at the Arizona State Senate. The bill could...
The Parque cruises as Axon stumbles
It’s easy to imagine George Kurtz sympathetically nodding at Axon’s Rick Smith, perhaps even mumbling “there but for the grace of God …” Indeed, Scottsdale’s duo of tech giants –...
Axon Attempts an End-Run Around Scottsdale Voters
Axon, a prominent technology company, was founded by Rick Smith in 1993 in Scottsdale as Taser International and subsequently became Axon Enterprises, Inc. They produce equipment for Law Enforcement, Corrections,...
My View: Poll shows Scottsdale residents oppose Axon HQ proposal
In this guest column, the president of a Scottsdale polling firm weighs in on the controversy surrounding the plans by Taser maker Axon to build a multi-use office and residential...
Scottsdale residents fighting back against development project
Scottsdale residents are fighting back against a development project that was passed, which would bring nearly 2,000 apartment and condo units to the city.
Scottsdale group gathering signatures to bring Axon’s proposed rezoning to public vote
A group in Scottsdale is circulating a petition to bring the rezoning for Axon’s proposed headquarters complex to a public vote. The Axon complex will include four apartment buildings and...
Axon plan doesn’t fit North Scottsdale
The Axon project proposal for North Scottsdale should be able to stand on its own merits. For example, is a dense, multiuse development with 2,000 apartments needed? Does the project...