An Arizona lawmaker has revived a bill that would block Scottsdale voters from deciding if the company Axon can build about 1,900 apartments on a new corporate campus.
The bill was revived by Rep. Tony Rivero (R-Peoria).
If it fails to block the Scottsdale referendum, there’s more time for other attempts at the Capitol. City residents won’t have their say until November 2026.
Bob Littlefield is chairman of a new state PAC that organized in response to Rivero, and he said he’ll fight like Winston Churchill against overdevelopment because Scottsdale has chosen to be a low-scale community.
“I have a view of the mountains and you build a big-a** apartment development right next to me. Guess what? I don’t have that anymore,” Littlefield said.
Arizona-based Axon has threatened to leave Scottsdale over the referendum on its plan to build the apartments.
The maker of police Tasers and body cameras did not comment on the PAC.
“But if we don’t (defeat the bill), then we’ll take them to court, or we’ll start a statewide referendum. We’re not giving up on this thing,” Littlefield said.
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