Any reasonable person might ask if all this is the outcome of smart growth strategies or is it a mis-allocation year-after-year-after-year of resources by the powers-that-be inside City Hall where the City's Chief Executive Officer has managed by hook-or-by-trick to grow the public debt from $36 Million in 2006 to over $750 Million in 2018 - on the back of taxpayers.
The time is up - way overdue.
The old days of NO OVERISGHT by taxpayers who don't know they've been saddled with a huge debt burden to finance massive debt obligations have turned into being less stupid and more informed when they pay attention to demand a more open and transparent government that represents their input, not the 'special-interests' that have ruled this city for far too long.
They self-segregate in secluded enclaves in million-dollar mansions or in sprawling Master-Planned gated communities clustered in suburban boombergs disguised as 'community facilities districts' where they feel entitled to dip into and profit from million$$$$$$ in Bond Obligation Debt-service foisted on taxpayers with the promises of public benefits/good jobs.
Here's an image your MesaZona blogger has gotten a lotta mileage out of from an unforgettable performance by Mayor John Giles and ASU Devils mascot Sparky at the 2016 State-of-the-City Speech to hoodwink Mesa taxpayers to approve $200,000,000 in a ballot referendum that got REJECTED.
This year, when crime is down, they're doing a different spin using the PR trick issue on Public Safety.
LET'S DRAW A RED LINE HERE - Just Vote No!
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| Jivin' John Giles & The Six-Pack |
You can expect mainstream media to fall-in-step with the program promoting a public relations gambit.
The game goes on with all kinds of pitches that you can watch in real time or read about later, second-hand.
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Here's an upload from YouTube of yesterday's two-hour City Council Meeting opened by Mayor John Giles who's looking a little beat or under the influence of who knows what.
Read the caption to see what it's all about. Once again it's not City Manager Chris Brady in the hotseat - it's Candace Cannistraro again tp present some "Potential Revenues" - SEE HOW SHE DOES THAT:
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"Mesa voters could face a laundry list of pocketbook issues this November as the city looks to beef up public safety and the school district eyes teacher pay.
The city made the first formal ask this week, voting to place a 0.25 percent sales-tax increase on the ballot to hire more police officers and firefighters. The Mesa City Council continues to weigh bond requests for capital projects related to public safety, parks and a youth sports complex. . .
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PLEASE NOTE: Image insert from your MesaZona blogger to emphasize the bogus nature of the proceedings in front of the Mesa City Council - take the time to watch
Public-safety funding crisis deepens
Even the city's most conservative council members voted to place the sales-tax increase on the ballot. Kevin Thompson, whose district includes Eastmark, one of the fastest-growing communities in Mesa, said his district in particular is "underserved" by public-safety agencies. . . Still, total crime is going down . . "
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Mesa Mega-Millionaire Politician Bob Worsley who says he's gambling betting $20-Million bucks on downtown real estate speculation to build his private fortunes, and
Matt Salmon, hired on by ASU after his retirement from Congress as Vice-President of Government Affairs
