“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.

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