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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
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What Happened To This? The New Mesa City Center
Not just this one, there were four of these proposals funded by taking $75,000 out of Parks & Recreation GO bond financing guaranteed by hitting-up sales tax increases for every TPT transaction made by residents. More financing from other interests never got beyond 30%.
Last year the powers-that-be inside City Hall [and private interests] sought to capitalize on another Pie-In-The-Sky proposal to transform downtown Mesa into a satellite campus for ASU that's devoured downtown Tempe - voters got smart and rejected another bogus plan that was unanimously approved by the entire Mesa City Council, schemed up the mayor and his friends with a $500,000+ privately-financed PR fiasco that turned into a major screw-up.
Is the 8-story concrete and copper-clad 'seat of government' City Hall, now occupying a non-descript former bank building that went bust and bottomed-out, the "highest-and-best use" for this prime parcel of real estate in the New Urban DTMesa???? . . . let's get government off Main Street - it's NOT the center of public life . . . mebbe sell it for conversion to above market-rate condos for those deep-pocketed cohorts with aspirations for luxury housing????
The next Pie-In-The-Sky
Last year the powers-that-be inside City Hall [and private interests] sought to capitalize on another Pie-In-The-Sky proposal to transform downtown Mesa into a satellite campus for ASU that's devoured downtown Tempe - voters got smart and rejected another bogus plan that was unanimously approved by the entire Mesa City Council, schemed up the mayor and his friends with a $500,000+ privately-financed PR fiasco that turned into a major screw-up.
Is the 8-story concrete and copper-clad 'seat of government' City Hall, now occupying a non-descript former bank building that went bust and bottomed-out, the "highest-and-best use" for this prime parcel of real estate in the New Urban DTMesa???? . . . let's get government off Main Street - it's NOT the center of public life . . . mebbe sell it for conversion to above market-rate condos for those deep-pocketed cohorts with aspirations for luxury housing????
The next Pie-In-The-Sky
Published on Sep 3, 2014
Views: 1,680
Designed by Woods Bagot and Surface Design, Mesa Central is an engaging and dynamic urban park designed to catalyze the city’s downtown Main Street district and establish greater connectivity with surrounding neighborhoods. Inspired by nature and shaped by culture, it is a contemporary park that blends civic qualities appropriate for its role as the seat of city government with a variety of experiences and amenities for all ages, all year round. Through a mix of landscape features, new structures, strategic renovations to existing buildings, and parking options, Mesa Central’s plan offers the flexibility of phased implementation to achieve this vision for an active downtown destination within the City's project budget.
5 Cool Drones You Can Buy Now On Amazon in 2017
More eyes in the sky
Published on Jul 18, 2017
Views: 328
5 Cool Drones You Can Buy Now On Amazon in 2017
Now, let’s talk about drones.
A drone, by definition, is an “unmanned aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control and can possibly be guided remotely.”
Simply put, the drone is the wave of the future.
You see all those cool camera angles you see in movies? Those awesome aerial shots that give you bird’s eye views of beautiful, lush landscapes of snowy mountains and other cool surroundings?
How did you think they achieved those shots? By strapping a cameraman to a hang glider and hoping for the best?
No, no, getting that Oscar nod for Best Cinematography is not worth that type of risk!
Traditionally, camera people would ride in helicopters and use cranes to get those types of shots… but in using those methods, there are boundaries involved.
With drones… the possibilities are nearly endless.
Now, let’s talk about drones.
A drone, by definition, is an “unmanned aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control and can possibly be guided remotely.”
Simply put, the drone is the wave of the future.
You see all those cool camera angles you see in movies? Those awesome aerial shots that give you bird’s eye views of beautiful, lush landscapes of snowy mountains and other cool surroundings?
How did you think they achieved those shots? By strapping a cameraman to a hang glider and hoping for the best?
No, no, getting that Oscar nod for Best Cinematography is not worth that type of risk!
Traditionally, camera people would ride in helicopters and use cranes to get those types of shots… but in using those methods, there are boundaries involved.
With drones… the possibilities are nearly endless.
Marble Helped Scholars Whitewash Ancient History
Polychrome over-painting has created a fiction we keep telling ourselves when "skin tones' from different people didn't meet the not-color-blind standards in the 18th & 19th centuries . . . controversy was created by research of an academic
Published on Jul 18, 2017
Views: 727
Polychromy in ancient statues and the whiteness of marble without paint has made both the Roman and Greek antiquity seem like they were all white.
This was done on purpose by scholars in the 18th and 19th century who purposefully whitewashed those periods and pointed to the whiteness of the marble as proof that those worlds, which had people from all "races" (the term wasn't really relevant back then) were also white. VICE News walks through the Art Institute with polychromy expert Sarah Bond.Predicted Big Quakes, After-Shocks + Volcanic Eruptions Arrive
7.7 Earth Quake. Tsunami Advisory!
Published on Jul 17, 2017
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ASPRS Lawsuits Update Webinar 13 June 2017
Record-breaking 300 online to find out about this issue about refunds of contributions with an interest rate of 5%.
Judgment has not entered at this point-time although there's been a decision by the judge.
A status report is scheduled some time for mid-July that will affect 16,000 people and have a big budget impact on the finances of many cities here in Arizona
Published on Jun 27, 2017
Views: 14
Duration: 2 hours
Judgment has not entered at this point-time although there's been a decision by the judge.
A status report is scheduled some time for mid-July that will affect 16,000 people and have a big budget impact on the finances of many cities here in Arizona
Published on Jun 27, 2017
Views: 14
Duration: 2 hours
Monday, July 17, 2017
NOW OUT ONLINE > City of Mesa "Economic Reporter Newsletter"
3rd Quarter 2017 Economic Reporter Newsletter
Post Date: 07/17/2017 10:15 AM
Just 10 [ten] working-days after the close of the fiscal year and the end of the second quarter in the calendar year, the newsletter from Mesa Office of Economic has been put online in an email notice retrieved from the inbox today just 37 minutes ago at the time of the drafting for this post.
Here's the link > http://www.mesaaz.gov/business/economic-development/news-room/economic-reporter-newsletter/third-quarter-2017
Starting off with hindsight in the rearview mirror, the "Quick Jab' headline from head honcho Bill Jabjiniak reads like this:
Recent economic development successes inspire future planning efforts
"As of June 30, 2017, another fiscal year has come to an end. Looking back on the previous 12 months, Mesa’s Office of Economic Development (OED) is celebrating positive results from staff efforts assisting companies, expanding businesses, and creating high quality jobs. . . "
Perhaps there's a flaw in the data or claims made - or shall we call it "news" that reported in the newsletter - judging by this disclaimer in the second paragraph: "While we measure 15 key activity areas year over year, there are four primary categories that are considered industry standards to track success:
- number of jobs created and retained by the companies OED assists
- the average annual wage of those jobs created or retained
- total capital investment
- the total square footage of commercial space.
Here's the Kicker: The results recorded for these measures are based on the project or company announcements.
Then perhaps Mr. Jabjiniak might be up for a 5-year performance review so in the next paragraph he goes back four years, making sure to state unequivocally and clearly that "These results are tracked on a fiscal year basis (July 1 through June 30) and represent announcements from companies during the past four years . . . "
Looking ahead here's a metric for this FY2018 to achieve, and hopefully surpass, the following goals during the next 12 months: with this added note
Thank you for your support. Please contact me with questions or comments. I look forward to hearing from you at William.jabjiniak@mesaaz.gov.
For additional information, visit our website at www.mesaaz.gov/economic.
| City of Mesa OED Performance Measures: FY 2017-FY 2018 | |
| TARGET | |
| Number of Jobs Created/Retained | 1,700 |
| Annual Wage of Jobs Created - Announced | $44,096* |
| Total Capital Investment | $325,000,000 |
| Total Square Footage Constructed/Absorbed | 500,000 |
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