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In the battle of her life / P. 22
Sunday, November 4, 2018
It's almost over but the counting BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
NEIGHBORS ............... 29 10,000 people expected at Pinterest confab.
SPORTS .......................... 38 Horses, dogs coming to the polo matches.
ARTS................................ 40 How a canyon inspired the Waterfront art show.
NEIGHBORS ........................ 22 LOOKING BACK .................. 33 BUSINESS .............................34 OPINION ..............................36 SPORTS ................................38 ARTS ................................... 40 FOOD & DRINK...................44 CLASSIFIEDS ....................... 45
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he long campaign to �ill three City Council seats, two school district seats and a slew of state positions is headed for a climax Tuesday. While Scottsdale’s council race is nonpartisan, the political af�iliations of the candidates are no hidden secret, and that race and others will likely be in�luenced by Scottsdale’s political makeup, which heavily favors Republican candidates. There are 70,528 Republican voters, 40,799 Democrats and 55,442 independent voters in Scottsdale, according to active voter totals from the county Recorder. Despite talk of a “blue wave” propelling Democrats to victories across the country, Phoenix-based pollster Mike Noble, who has not done any speci�ic research on Scottsdale’s electorate, said that all indications show voter turnout for this election will largely mirror historical norms statewide. “People are drinking the national Kool Aid, but here in Arizona, we are not seeing a blue wave,” Noble said.
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(Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)
The proliferation of political signs will soon become a distant memory as Campaign 2018 ends this week.
Bucks court ballots as campaigns near end BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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he battle over Proposition 420 will �inally be decided after voters weigh in at the polls on Nov. 6, but is the hotly-contested ballot proposition enough motivation to boost voter turnout numbers in Scottsdale – which are typically lower in midterm elections? If the huge sums of money thrown into
campaigns this season – both for and against Prop 420 and for various City Council candidates – are any indication, the answer is yes. Scottsdale’s voter turnout has exceeded 80 percent in the last two presidential elections – much higher than the 53.75 percent of voters that turned out in the 2014 midterm.
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Emergency bridge work underscores city’s dire straits BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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he City Council has approved funding to address much-needed emergency bridge repairs downtown at the expense of over a dozen other projects throughout the city that will either be
pared down or cancelled altogether. The Drinkwater Bridge near the Civic Center and the 68th Street Bridge just north of Indian School Road deteriorated over a long period of time from water exposure, according to Scottsdale Public Works Director Dan Worth. The city had to come up with nearly
$13 million to fund the replacement of the 68th Street Bridge and repairs to Drinkwater. The ordeal highlights the dire infrastructure situation in Scottsdale. The city’s Capital Improvement Subcommittee
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