Eco-friendly tourism a boon / P. 16
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BUSINESS................... 23 Scottsdale bank in the national spotlight.
ARTS................................ 24 Cabaret proves wildly successful here.
FOOD...............................25 Where to treat mom on her day.
NEIGHBORS...........................................19 BUSINESS............................................... 23 ARTS......................................................... 24 FOOD.........................................................25 CLASSIFIEDS.........................................27
City budget takes shape / P. 6
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Parking controversy in City Council’s lap BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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fforts to overhaul the downtown Scottsdale parking code hit another roadblock last month after the city’s Planning Commission recommended City Council pause most of the proposed changes. The commission’s vote is a non-binding recommen-
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Stunning tribute
dation only, so Council will have the final say when it considers the parking code changes on Tuesday, May 4. The code has been under review for nearly two years after Council first directed staff to examine the issue at the behest of local merchants and property owners. They contend that new devel-
see PARKING page 8
Affordable housing vanishing in Scottsdale BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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he booming market for Scottsdale homes and apartments is compounding an existing housing affordability crisis in the city. Over the past two years,
the median sales price for a Scottsdale home jumped 27 percent to $745,000. Even historicallyaffordable 85257 in southern Scottsdale saw prices jump 32 percent to over $454,000 during that time. Meanwhile the apartment rent-
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Scottsdale Fire Chief Tom Shannon is headed home after trekking to basecamp at Mt. Everest. He called the journey Peck’s Trek, in honor of his nephew Austin Peck. For the story on his journey, see page 19. (Courtesy of Tom Shannon)
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