Dear Friends:
For years overdevelopment has taken a heavy toll on Scottsdale’s special character and high quality of life. Clogged roads, blocked views, higher taxes and overburdened infrastructure have been the legacy of the overdevelopment previous City Council majorities have approved.
But now, overdevelopment poses another threat to Scottsdale’s residents – water shortages! Arizona is suffering from a 30-year drought with no end in sight. Water levels in the reservoirs are falling as a result. And our neighboring states. which draw from the same water sources as we do (and who have also allowed too much water-guzzling development) are trying to strip away portions of our water allocations for their own use…