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Preposterous Claims From Slow Jammin' Mesa Mayor John Giles Earn Him 2 More Pinocchios
Strange as it may seem, this proposed project now given the new name "Eco Mesa", is the fourth downtown in-fill development proposal that uses under-utilized city-owned parking lots to qualify for both (government-owned property) GPLET tax incentives and private wealth-creation Opportunity Zone incentives.
Preposterous Claims From Slow Jammin' Mesa Mayor John Giles Earn Him 2 More Pinocchios
For a hyper-local news and entertainment source that your MesaZona blogger publishes after almost four years walking many times around the downtown blocks, the mayor makes it way-too-easy to poke some fun at, all in good faith of course.
We are indeed blessed to have so many opportunities to bear testimony and to witness a constant stream of revelations, even when he has a team of handlers and a chief-of-staff.
We are indeed blessed to have so many opportunities to bear testimony and to witness a constant stream of revelations, even when he has a team of handlers and a chief-of-staff.
Now who could have imagined one of the best public relations stunts John Giles tried to pull-off just a couple a couple of years ago in this iconic image at his second State-Of-The-City Speech that was captured by Ivan Martinez >
John Giles: The Devil's Advocate
2 years later he's still pushing to re-package a PR campaign
to trick voters into approving about $75,000,000 for one new "virtual reality" and "gaming" building to house brick-and-mortar ASU programs for transient students in the Ozone...
John Giles: The Devil's Advocate
2 years later he's still pushing to re-package a PR campaign
to trick voters into approving about $75,000,000 for one new "virtual reality" and "gaming" building to house brick-and-mortar ASU programs for transient students in the Ozone...
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Here again - and just on Thursday of last week - U.S. Conference of Mayors leaders say they're eager for capital to start flowing under the new economic development program.
"Nobody's waiting," said Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona, who also attended the meeting. "I think the regs will come at about the right time for people to say 'I'm going to write a check now.'"
Apparently John Giles is more eager for that Ozone wealth-creation here in Mesa:
"Nobody's waiting," said Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona, who also attended the meeting. "I think the regs will come at about the right time for people to say 'I'm going to write a check now.'"
Blogger Note:
Giles likes that phrase
"'I'm going to write a check now."
QUESTION: To Who?????
Earlier Giles stated he's been meeting in his office inside City Hall with private real estate developers who want to know how much he wants . . .
SEE THIS:
Campaign Finance Reports
John Giles for Mayor 2020
Statement of Organization - 06/29/2017
Statement of Organization AMENDED - 04/19/2018
Statement of Organization - 01/07/2020
Statement of Organization AMENDED - 04/19/2018
Statement of Organization - 01/07/2020
| 4th Quarter Report | ||
| Reporting Period | Tuesday, October 01, 2019 thru Tuesday, December 31, 2019 | Download |
| Filing Deadline | Wednesday, January 01, 2020 thru Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | |
| 1st Quarter Report | ||
| Reporting Period | Wednesday, January 01, 2020 thru Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Download |
| Filing Deadline | Wednesday, April 01, 2020 thru Wednesday, April 15, 2020 | |
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WASHINGTON — A group of mayors let Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin know during a meeting here on Thursday that they're itching to see forthcoming guidance for the Opportunity Zones program and offered suggestions about what they'd like it to include.
One point the mayors emphasized is that they would like to see the guidelines allow other federal and state tax incentive and economic development programs to be used in conjunction with the Opportunity Zones initiative, which offers tax breaks meant to attract private investment to low-income communities. . .
One point the mayors emphasized is that they would like to see the guidelines allow other federal and state tax incentive and economic development programs to be used in conjunction with the Opportunity Zones initiative, which offers tax breaks meant to attract private investment to low-income communities. . .
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FLASH-FORWARD >
09 July 2020
STREAMING VIDEO UPLOADS: Mesa City Council Wed 07.08.2020
HABITAT METRO'S "Eco Mesa"
Sure looks likes STUDENT HOUSING
Strange as it may seem, this proposed project now given the new name "Eco Mesa", is the fourth downtown in-fill development proposal that uses under-utilized city-owned parking lots to qualify for both (government-owned property) GPLET tax incentives and private wealth-creation Opportunity Zone incentives.
It's a complicated item - with a long history - compounded by being put on the agenda for a City Council Session with only a 24-hour notice to give a presentation with the added pressure for
Major Points To Be Negotiated or Resolved - with the deadline of September 15,2020.
What do we know about "the local and trusted" developer Habitat Metro?
Major Points To Be Negotiated or Resolved - with the deadline of September 15,2020.
What do we know about "the local and trusted" developer Habitat Metro?
