By james art Sam Campana | Scottsdale
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What is not a scam is Proposition 490 to protect and preserve our city parks. Scottsdale has perhaps the highest quality of life of any city in America. High paying jobs, easy/affordable access to healthcare, low taxes, top rated public schools, efficient transportation, clean warm air, well managed water and good governance. It’s not a scam.
So why would 30 years of public policy makers, elected officials, staff, boards, commissions and many energized nonprofits support the creation of the McDowell Sonora Reservation? Citizens vote for him five times! Because we all benefit!
They created a conservative, careful extension of this preservation effort by assessing the real needs of all our parks, the impact of citizens and visitors using these amenities, on our fire/police services, the wear and tear on these assets over the next 30+ years. Vision. Planning. Inclusive listening. Hallmarks of Scottsdale. Actually reducing the tax to meet the real needs.
Fraud? Thousands of our neighbors—stewards, volunteers, ambassadors, your fellow citizens—provided input, oversight, and hands-on involvement for Prop 490. None of them are interested in unnecessarily taxing and spending our hard-earned dollars. Your city is not deceiving you.
Shame on those few activists with adverse agendas for political power putting up bright yellow “fraud” signs next to Prop 490 signs.
Ask yourself, is the city I’ve chosen to live, work, play, cheat me? Ever? You may choose not to vote for a similar but lower tax that you’ve been paying for 30 years out of genuine concern for your personal budget, but that’s not cheating. concerns.
You are being deliberately mocked politically – undermining our core belief in local government. That’s the trick. Don’t fall for it. Vote Proposition 490. Vote Scottsdale. It’s not a scam.
Sam Campana is a former mayor of Scottsdale. Reader reactions, pro or con, are welcome at [email protected].