By Scottsdale Progress
Though it may prove a nonlethal blow, Taser-maker Axon’s plans for a live-work “campus” in North Scottsdale received a hard slap to the face Jan. 17.
Hopes the billion-dollar giant had for a quick approval were reversed by the Airport Advisory Commission’s seven volunteers – who unanimously rejected Axon’s rezoning request.
Several commissioners made the case that Axon’s plan to build nearly 2,000 apartments and a hotel would not just be an intrusive nuisance to the neighbors who are protesting it – but an existential threat to the Scottsdale Airport.
Though the giant’s plans were hardly killed, the “Davids” who live near Axon celebrated what they feel was a stinging stone slung by the commission.
