By Tom Scanlon | Scottsdale Progress
On May 16, Scottsdale City Council spent about an hour listening to a presentation on and mulling over a $2.5 billion budget.
And then the elected officials churned through two hours debating, nitpicking, bashing and defending the city’s “road diets.”
“To diet, or not to diet?” seems to be this city’s real billion-dollar question.
Whether or not to continue down the path of removing some motorized lanes in favor of bike lanes continues to be the most debated topic in the city.
The six council members and Mayor David Ortega swiftly agreed on the jumbo jet of a budget, unanimously saluting it for takeoff.
But the 4-3 split vote two months ago over a 68th Street road diet seems like a street crack that keeps widening.
Scottsdale broke down the broad spending categories for the fiscal year beginning July 1. (City of Scottsdale)
