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NEWS................................ 6 Suit against SUSD board member settled.
NEIGHBORS...........22 Fabled jazz singer Vince Watson returns to stage.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Council wrestles with Scottsdale parking BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
T
he City Council is considering a host of remedies to address concerns that an impending parking shortage is on the horizon in downtown Scottsdale. There is still some disagreement over how dire the situation is, however, and what the
Stadium work beats Cactus League clock
city should do to address the problem. On Feb. 11, city staff presented a variety of potential parking changes to the City Council that ranged from building new public parking to adding more time restrictions on existing parking. The Council only discussed the options at the Feb. 11 without making final decisions.
The concept of paid public parking – long the boogeyman in discussions – was broached but not seriously considered. Councilwoman Suzanne Klapp called Scottsdale’s free public parking the “lifeblood” of the area and said she did not want
No rain on this parade
see COUNCIL page 14
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
ARTS............................. 40 Pop-up show marks arts center anniversary
NEIGHBORS...........................................22 BUSINESS...............................................30 OPINION................................................. 35 SPORTS................................................... 36 ARTS.........................................................40 FOOD & DRINK................................... 42 CLASSIFIEDS.........................................47
W
ith little time left to spare before the Feb. 22 start of Spring Training, the City of Scottsdale and
More baseball inside
Cactus League’s big impact.. Page 32 Teams’ new looks....................Page 36 Where to eat............................Page 42
see CACTUS LEAGUE page 12
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The 2020 Parada del Sol delighted spectators Feb. 8 with a dazzling array of entries. For a look at some of the entries and the crowd that turned out to cheer them, see pages 28-29. (Chris Mortenson/Progress Staff Photographer)
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