For The Best Scottsdale
The Arabian Horse Association of Arizona and Waste Management join the diverse coalition backing Questions 1, 2 and 3.
(SCOTTSDALE) — Positive momentum and broad-based support continues to grow for the Scottsdale infrastructure investments on this November’s ballot.
The For The Best Scottsdale Campaign in favor of Questions 1, 2 and 3 continues to welcome new supporters and Steering Committee Members.
Taryl O’Shea, executive director of the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona and Tom Thompson, a longstanding Scottsdale leader who serves on the Troon North HOA’s board of directors, have joined For The Best Scottsdale’s Steering Committee.
The Arabian Horse Association of Arizona has also endorsed Questions 1, 2 and 3 and made a generous contribution towards their passage. The equestrian group joins a diverse coalition of neighborhood advocates, arts leaders, youth sports groups and a unanimous Scottsdale City Council backing the infrastructure repairs and investments before voters.
“We understand how important Questions 1, 2 and 3 are for Scottsdale’s current quality of life and future prosperity. They will make investments necessary so we can keep attracting equestrian and other special events that drive tourism as well as create jobs and tax revenue. Scottsdale is a special place lets invest in our future to keep it that way,” O’Shea said.
Waste Management, one of the top private employers in the state, is also backing the three bond questions before Scottsdale voters and has donated $10,000 to the campaign to expand senior centers, build new parks and fire stations and make important and overdue infrastructure repairs.
“Scottsdale is a vibrant city with a great quality of life. Waste Management loves being part of the Scottsdale community. The three questions before voters make critical investments in public safety, parks and recreation and economic vitality,” said Scott Hutchings, Director of Government Affairs for Waste Management.
Scottsdale voters have not approved a major bond package since 2000. That 19-year gap has left some of Scottsdale’s infrastructure crumbling, literally. That includes Civic Center Plaza where Drinkwater Boulevard is still closed for emergency repairs and Vista del Camino Park where the dam and flood control systems at the south end of Indian Bend Wash need repaired.
Questions 1, 2 and 3 will fix both of those as well as make repairs and upgrades at WestWorld of Scottsdale, the Paiute Neighborhood Center and McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park.
The 2019 Scottsdale program is also supported by the Scottsdale Fire Fighters Association, Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce, Barrett-Jackson, the Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS, the Scottsdale Charros, The Thunderbirds, the Police Officers of Scottsdale Association, Coalition of Greater Scottsdale, Arizona Quarter Horse Association and a geographically and politically diverse roster of community and arts leaders.