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Princess resort’s benefit to city questioned NEWS................................ 13 Flight paths over Scottsdale faces scrutiny.
ARTS.................................. 33 Vintage shopping at WestWorld.
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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erial photos of the land around Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and Scottsdale Road from 1979 show a barren desert landscape with little development. Fast forward to today and the bustling area is packed with residential, commercial and industrial sites with only a few pockets of empty state land remaining. Scottsdale officials helped jump-start that development in the 1980s when it sought a developer to build a first-class resort on city-owned land in the area to support what would become the nearby TPC Scottsdale Golf Club.
see PRINCESS page 16
FOOD............................... 35 He's ratcheting up Nirvana.
NEIGHBORS......................... 23 BUSINESS..............................30
OPINION............................... 32
ARTS ..................................... 33 FOOD & DRINK.................... 35 CLASSIFIEDS........................38
Scottsdale residents have questioned whether the 99-year land lease for the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort still benefits residents. (Kimberly Carillo/Progress Staff Photographer)
Council trims bond request, calls for vote BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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fter months of outreach and deliberation by the city, the future of a bond in Scottsdale is officially in the hands of voters. At its April 15 meeting, the Scottsdale City Council called for a $319-million bond special election Nov. 5 to seek funding for dozens of infrastructure, public safety,
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recreation and other projects throughout the city. The Council presented a unified front at the meeting, voting 7-0 to call the election. That unity stood in stark contrast to last year’s bond deliberations – which ultimately went nowhere due to disagreements among the Council and uncertainty over public support. Some disagreements lingered as recently as a March study session when the Coun-
cil appeared split on some key issues, such as what projects to include and whether to have one or several questions. Ultimately, the Council voted to break up the 58 projects and $319 million over three questions covering Parks, Recreation and Senior Services; Community Spaces and Infrastructure; and Public Safety and Technology.
see BOND page 8
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