By Kelly Corsette, Scottsdale Communications and Public Affairs Director
The Scottsdale City Council took a step toward strengthening the city’s ability to serve its most vulnerable residents when it approved two separate projects at the Paiute Neighborhood Center campus, 6535 E. Osborn Road. With distinct and separate funding sources, efforts are being focused simultaneously toward improving aging facilities at Paiute while also addressing the growing need for affordable housing in Scottsdale.
Some residents expressed concern about using voter-approved bonds for an affordable housing project which was not part of the 2019 bond package – this is not happening. Bonds will only be used for their stated purpose: improving the Paiute Neighborhood Center.
Separately, a combination of federal housing money administered by Maricopa County and Scottsdale General Fund dollars will be used to build up to 28 affordable housing units at Paiute – no bond financing is part of this project. Details on both projects are provided below.
