SCOTTSDALE PROP 490
A $1.2 BILLION TAX SCAM
Prop 490 deceptively raises your tax rate by 10% to pay for an unprotected $1.2 billion spending program.
'Lacks transparency'
'Lacks transparency'
'Enables irresponsible spending'
'Enables irresponsible spending'
Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield
'A $1.2 billion tax increase'
'A $1.2 billion tax increase'
'May be illegal'
'May be illegal'
Vice Mayor Barry Graham
'A shell game'
'A shell game'
'Subject to City Council's whims'
'Subject to City Council's whims'
Former Councilwoman Lisa Borowsky
'Worded to mislead you'
'Worded to mislead you'
'Your household will pay $7,600.00'
'Your household will pay $7,600.00'
Former Councilman and City Treasurer David Smith
'A big tax hike, not a cut'
'A big tax hike, not a cut'
'Slush fund for City Council'
'Slush fund for City Council'
Former Councilman Bob Littlefield
'Residents betrayed'
'Residents betrayed'
'A breach of trust'
'A breach of trust'
Former Mayor Jim Lane
'Inflammatory'
'Inflammatory'
'Process was rushed'
'Process was rushed'
Councilwoman Tammy Caputi
'Fund open spaces with better budget priorities—not tax hikes'
'Fund open spaces with better budget priorities—not tax hikes'
Former State Representative Adam Kwasman
Disclaimer: Quotes above are directly from written or on-record statements.