Your MesaZona blogger encourages you to read a front page report that appeared in the pulp hardcopy of the Sunday East Valley Tribune that happens to feature a side-by-side image of District 4 Mesa City Council member Jeremy Whittaker (l) and Mike 'EVP Hutch' who used to be the City Manager here in Mesa prior to 2006. Jim Walsh notes that some people staged what resembled a rally 'the Mesa Plays project appeared to launch on-cue as speaker after speaker touted the sprawling project' . . .
What's missing in the online version is the breakdown of Where the money would go and how the $196 million bond issue up for voters' action Nov 6 would be allocated, according to a city presentation.
Clearly, EVT writer Jim Walsh recognizes that Whittaker has been consistent questioning the city's spending using more bond debt financed on the backs and out-of-the-pockets of taxpayers, a heavy reliance by the Enterprise Fund generated with hikes in fees/charges for utilities, and the need for taxpayers to pay up later. . . he's quoted as stating "If we want to save our money and build Mesa Plays, that's an honest conversation." Earlier he made a convincing argument questioning the city's budget presentations for the next fiscal year based on principles on his website www.jeremywhittaker.com
Whittaker questions and criticizes vocally a number of issues (Please use the Search Box at the upper left-hand top to find a few posts on this blog about those subjects that include links to streaming videos of Mesa City Council Study Sessions and Regular Meetings)
What's missing in the online version is the breakdown of Where the money would go and how the $196 million bond issue up for voters' action Nov 6 would be allocated, according to a city presentation.
East Valley Tribune-13 hours ago
A Mesa City Council meeting resembled a rally for the proposed Mesa Plays soccer ... Rick Kelsey, president of the Arizona Youth Soccer Association, estimated ...
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Your MesaZona blogger's take on the story went on from there> it's uploaded here
O Yeah Mesa Plays . . . Mesa Plays Taxpayers For Fools
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Mike Hutchinson, former Mesa
City Manager praises Mesa Plays
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Two years ago voters here in Mesa got informed and smart enough when they REJECTED taking on more debt by defeating the bogus Yes1Mesa ballot proposition in the 2016 November General Election. City Manager Chris Brady and other officials inside and outside of City Hall have now re-packaged a $196-Million Spending Spree as 'a grab-bag of goodies for everybody'. Jim Walsh, Tribune Staff writer, got the story right in today's Sunday East Valley Tribune when he wrote "A Mesa City Council meeting resembled a rally for the proposed Mesa Plays soccer complex, . . the campaign appeared to launch almost on cue as speaker after speaker touted the sprawling project . . . "
Once again the stage to influence voters is getting set. . .
Once again the stage to influence voters is getting set. . .
Clearly, EVT writer Jim Walsh recognizes that Whittaker has been consistent questioning the city's spending using more bond debt financed on the backs and out-of-the-pockets of taxpayers, a heavy reliance by the Enterprise Fund generated with hikes in fees/charges for utilities, and the need for taxpayers to pay up later. . . he's quoted as stating "If we want to save our money and build Mesa Plays, that's an honest conversation." Earlier he made a convincing argument questioning the city's budget presentations for the next fiscal year based on principles on his website www.jeremywhittaker.com 
Whittaker questions and criticizes vocally a number of issues (Please use the Search Box at the upper left-hand top to find a few posts on this blog about those subjects that include links to streaming videos of Mesa City Council Study Sessions and Regular Meetings)
At the General Election, the qualified electors of the City shall vote on the following measures:
Question 1 Alternative Expenditure Limitation (Home Rule)
Question 2 City Transaction Privilege (“Sales”) Tax Increase - Public Safety
Question 3 General Obligation Bonds - Public Safety
Question 4 General Obligation Bonds - Parks & Cultural
Question 5 Charter Section 613 - Construction of a Sports and Events Complex
Question 6 Bed Tax Increase
Question 1 Alternative Expenditure Limitation (Home Rule)
Question 2 City Transaction Privilege (“Sales”) Tax Increase - Public Safety
Question 3 General Obligation Bonds - Public Safety
Question 4 General Obligation Bonds - Parks & Cultural
Question 5 Charter Section 613 - Construction of a Sports and Events Complex
Question 6 Bed Tax Increase
