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Scottsdale's new general plan is a lock BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
NEWS................................. 4 TGen discovers COVID human-to-pet transfer.
BUSINESS................... 32 Airpark pain specialist goes global.
FOOD..................... ..........41 Meal planner adds brickand-mortar service.
NEIGHBORS.......................................... 24 BUSINESS............................................... 32 OPINION................................................. 35 ARTS..........................................................37 FOOD.........................................................41 CLASSIFIEDS........................................ 42
Sunday, November 7, 2021
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or the first time in more than 10 years. Scottsdale will soon have an updated general plan. Unofficial results in Tuesday’s election showed General Plan 2035 winning by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent with virtually
Scottsdale panel addressing local veterans’ concerns
all ballots counted by day's end Nov. 4. Proponents hailed the victory. “It will mean higher development standards, more open space, more community participation, and taking our first steps toward sustainability for the future of Scottsdale,” Scottsdale City Councilman Tom Durham. City Council must canvass the vote at either its Nov. 16 or Nov. 22 meeting and the plan
will go into effect immediately after that, said Scottsdale Principal Planner Adam Yaron. With only a quarter of the city’s registered voters apparently even bothering to cast ballots in the all-mail election, the vote puts the city back into compliance with a state law requiring cities to update their general plans
see ELECTION page 18
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BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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espite their sacrifices in service to their country, many veterans encounter hardships when transitioning from military to civilian life. This was the main reason the Scottsdale Veterans Advisory Commission felt the need to speak up. The commission, started by former council member Guy Phillips and officially formed in October 2019, has spent the last two years working to supply resources for veterans on the city website and inform City Council of the issues plaguing local veterans.
see VETERANS page 12
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Robotics and visual arts students at Saguaro High School worked for months on some of the augmented reality displays at Canal Convergence, which began Friday. Here, Kate Dalton, Brody Kladis, Nina-Pearl Hamel and Nikhil Sethi carefully roll one of the pieces of art towards the Sabercat Robotics workshop to work on wiring. For a look at this amazing collaboration, see page 37. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
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