Scottsdale’s Old Town is known locally and nationally for its collection of restaurants, stores and art galleries.
A coalition of businesses there are working with the mayor to develop proposals that could shape the area's development in the years to come.
The Downtown Scottsdale Task Force was formed to provide a more cohesive voice to represent the different districts of Old Town before the City Council. It held its inaugural meeting on Tuesday.
Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky said the group was formed out of marketing concerns for the area, and the contentious debate over a new parking garage.
“It was hotly debated. There was a tremendous amount of opposition to it. There was some longtime business owners in Old Town that thought it was critical," Borwosky said.
Borowsky voted against the garage.
The group will deliver policy recommendations to the City Council focusing on issues such as aesthetics, other parking and marketing in the fall.
"We hear from a lot of business owners that their numbers are down, and they really want to know what the city is doing to increase traffic in Old Town," Borowsky said.
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Runway 3/21 will be closed for six nights starting Oct. 18 and will be fully closed starting Oct. 24, before reopening at noon on Oct. 31. Crews will seal the pavement and scrap-off built up rubber from tires in the landing zones. -
Desert Design kicks off this week with a variety of speaking events, exhibits, and gatherings. This year, its theme is "Collected in Dialog." -
The Scottsdale Unified School District’s governing board voted 3-2 to close two more schools Tuesday night. The district’s enrollment has declined by 26% since 2010. -
Scottsdale currently has 85 license plate readers, data is kept for about six months and the program costs about $280,000 a year. -
Scottsdale has 85 license plate readers, the city keeps data for about six months and the program costs about $280,000 a year.
