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Heated Council race heads to �inish line BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
NEIGHBORS............... 17
New SCC president makes students a priority.
BUSINESS .................20 Restaurateur unleashing Mr. Pickles' foray.
ARTS ................................22 Desert Stages schools young thespians.
NEIGHBORS .......................................... 17 BUSINESS ..............................................20 ARTS ........................................... 22 CLASSIFIEDS............................... 27
Sunday, July 31, 2022
W
ith just two days left before the Aug. 2 Primary Election, the seven candidates running for three Scottsdale City Council seats are wrapping up their
campaigns with a possibility that at least some will be resuming their pitch to voters in the Nov. 8 General Election campaign. Incumbents Kathy Littlefield and Solange Whitehead and challengers Daniel Ishac, Rauol Zubia, Barry Graham, Pamela Carter and Tim Stratton are all aiming to win 50% of
City’s water plan Boy’s best friend may be down the drain, mayor fears
the vote plus 1 to avoid a runoff later this year. Littlefield is running for her third term and Whitehead is running for her second term. If only one candidate gets the required majority of the vote, the four hopefuls with the
see CAMPAIGN page 9
BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
N
ew action threatened by the federal government to maintain a critical minimum level in Lake Powell and Lake Mead has blown up Scottsdale’s water conservation plans, Mayor David Ortega believes. The steady and measured progression in conservation measures spelled out in the city’s Drought Management Plan has been superseded by an “ultimatum” a U.S. Interior Department official gave Arizona and the six other Colorado River Lower Basin States, the mayor fears. That ultimatum asks the states to submit
see WATER page 4
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Linden McDaniel, 5, has found more than a best friend in Arthur, a Goldendoodle who also has become a protector for the autistic youngster – and a vital member of his family. For the story, see page12. (Enrique Garcia/Progress Contributor)
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