Could it be to prevent the axon from voting? – Scottsdale.org

After a certified signature pursuit allowing AKson City Council to be resolved by voters, Tauser Rick Smith’s magnet has repeated threats to leave Scottsdale to take hundreds of high-paid jobs with him.

But Smith was heard on February 5 with the addition of a language to the Arizona Senate’s Bill 1352: “The approval by the legislative authority of an application for redirection under this section is an administrative act and is not subject to a petition to a referendum through a person or organization. “

This seems to replace the efforts of former Bob Littlefield’s taxpayers’ taxpayers against the horrible group for exceptions to apartments, which had his signing to put the new Axon headquarters surrounded by 1800 apartments/apartments and a hotel of 2026.

Approved outside the committee with 5-2 votes, the SB 1352 still has a long way to become a law-concluded signature by the government Katie Hobbs, who often owned the pen against the Republican bills.

However, Smith applauded Senator David Gowan (R-Sierra Vista) to add a language to Bill Smith that “it will protect responsible economic development and protect from special interest groups that arm the referendum process.”

The leader of the axon said the bill was aimed at “preventing opponents from using” death through a referendum “to pull out projects to create jobs.”

The amendment made the bill back by June 30, 2024 – which would erase the boost of the Taaaze referendum.

A summary Littlefield called the new language “grossly non -constitutional” and “a complete attack on citizens’ right to hold their municipal governments responsible.

In fact, if the bill becomes a law, Littlefield said he would challenge him in court -and Smith said that if he was delayed in the liveliness of his campus live, he has many suitors and will take the axon and his high -paying In jobs elsewhere.

In many cities, the potential departure of a large and growing employer would be a reason for widespread.

This is a different story here, with almost a quarter of the population of or over retirement age. And compared to those residents working in Scottsdale, they work twice as much out of town.

And the last unemployment rate for Scottsdale was 2.7% – well below the country average of 4.1%.

On top of that, technology companies and other newcomers plan to hire thousands in Scotsdale over the next few years.

Advisor Barry Graham, who, with the council’s wife, Katie Littlefield, voted against the request for resonance of AKson in November, stressed that he was not anti -hexone.

“Nobody wants Akson to leave,” Graham said.

“But if they decide, our labor market will remain strong.”

Soviet Solange Whitehead, who with the majority three months ago voted in favor of Akson’s plan, again disagreed with Graham.

“I think the axon’s jobs would be difficult to replace,” she said.

“This is a great company.”

While Smith’s late threat to leave his hometown can certainly harm his ranking, Scottsdale is slowing in the brilliance of the labor market # 1.

WalLETHUB – which, can be argued, has never met a study topic she didn’t like – she recently posted her list “Best Cities for Jobs (2025)”.

At the forefront of the list, just before Pittsburgh: The western city in the West.

“Scotsdale is the best city city in 2025,” according to Wallethub, “to a large extent, because it is proud of one of the most levels of unemployment in the country, which shows that most residents have no problems finding work. ”

The survey compared 180 cities in the United States “in 31 key indicators of the power market.”

The factors ranged from job seeking jobs to employment growth to the monthly average starting salary.

While Chandler was not far behind Scottsdale under No. 7, and Tempe also pierced the top 10, Phoenix was far on the list of No. 68.

ACSON No. 6 HERE

Axon’s founder/CEO Smith told City Council that his plans to expand Taser manufacturer would help to make Scottsdale “The Next Austin”.

Austin was ranked in 10 places under Scottsdale on the Wallethub list, signing up No. 11.

With 1752 workers in Scottsdale, according to urban data, Axon is certainly a great employer.

However, he is a dwarf of Honorhealth, who, according to the city, works 7,459 in Scottsdale.

Scottsdale’s second leading employer is Vanguard, with 3133 employees here.

The city of Scottsdale has 2719 employees, just behind the Scottsdale school neighborhood, who has 2 753 workers.

The long -time Scottsdale Staple General Dynamics operates 2.565.

Trailing Axon in the job list in Scottsdale: Mayo Clinic, 1,559; FAIRMONT Scottsdale Princess Resort, 1,510; CVS Health, 1345; and national insurance, 1,284.

If Akson makes his threat to leaving Scottsdale, the hole can be partially filled with ASM.

According to a news message, the Dutch semiconductor provider “invests $ 300 million in its new facility in Scottsdale and plans to add 500 new high -paying jobs.”

These new jobs will add to 800 people who are currently working in Arizona, which means that the company will have 1300 workers in Scottsdale.

As WhiteHead published in September after an approved development deal with the company was approved, the “beautiful” green campus will hire 500+ engineers and other technology -related professionals. ”

Axone impact

On November 19, before the Scottsdale Municipal Council approved Axon’s request for resonance, to allow about 1800 residential units and a hotel, as well as a new headquarters, Economic Development Director Terry Kilgor gave a presentation.

Kilgore has made an investment of $ 1.3 billion from Axon on the corporate campus.

The axon’s plan emphasized, fits in exactly the goal of the city to “attract and maintain high quality jobs”.

Slide emphasized the terrain, Kilgor said he approved of Akson’s request:

“The world leading technology company will remain and continue to grow, attracting the best technological talents and will serve as a leading facility.”

Kilgore noted that Axon plans to almost double his workforce.

More jobs come

Meanwhile, another employment center hits northern Scottsdale.

Exalt Health in One Scottsdale Medical-accurately through the 101 cycle of Axon and ASM, a new rehabilitation center after the acute care.

The company “will bring approximately 200 jobs to this place with 48 beds,” according to a publicist.

The facility will provide physical, professional and logopian services.

“This new facility will allow us to expand our high quality patient -oriented care for more people in

The need for rehabilitation services, helping them to restore and regain independence, “says Jeff Crawford, CEO of Exalt Health.

One Scotsdale is 120 acres with mixed use that plans-in addition to 2000 residential units and 400 hotel rooms-close to 3 million square meters of office space, which can mean results, if not hundreds of more jobs.

Parque is another potential home for highly qualified job seekers.

Although its design is still approved, Parque is an Axon-plated corporate campus live work. The founder of the billionaire Crowdstrike George Kurtz purchased the place of the former Crackerjax amusement park and successfully set his plan to the Scottsdale Municipal Council in October 2023.

With 1200 apartments/apartments and an approved hotel, Parque is certainly in the “Mega Development” category – but unlike Smith, Kurtz did not face Vision.