The city of Phoenix is honoring Martin "Marty" Shultz with a ceremonial street sign in downtown Phoenix.
Shultz had a hand in many different parts of public service. He worked for 32 years for Pinnacle West Capital Corp., the parent company of Arizona Public Service, including as the vice president of government affairs.
In the 1970s, Shultz served as chief of staff to three consecutive Phoenix mayors: John Driggs, Tim Barrow and Margaret T. Hance. Shultz was a founding member of Phoenix Community Alliance, a nonprofit promoting downtown Phoenix, and served as chair of its board in 2008. In 2009, Shultz was named Man of the Year by the nonprofit Valley Leadership.
The ceremonial street signs for "Martin L. Shultz Way" will soon be installed at the corner of Fourth and McKinley streets in downtown Phoenix.
“It’s exciting to be able to say thank you to him in this way,” Mayor Gallego said about the signs in Shultz’s honor.
A mock-up shows where the street sign will be for the ceremonial "Martin L. Shultz Way at Fourth and McKinley streets in downtown Phoenix.
(Courtesy city of Phoenix)
Kate Gallego highlighted Shultz work helping a wide range of populations, including people with autism and people experiencing homelessness. Shultz was a driving force behind establishing the Human Services Campus bringing together more than two dozen partner organizations to a downtown campus with a mission to end homelessness.
The ceremonial signs will be nearby two other places Shultz helped bring about — the mixed-use Arizona Center and the Phoenix Bioscience Core.
“(Shultz is) someone whose work has had a lasting and meaningful impact on our city,” said Vice Mayor Kesha Hodge Washington. “His contributions to our community… have helped shaped the fabric of our city in ways that continue to be felt today.”
Councilmember Ann O’Brien recognized Gallego’s efforts to recognize people who have been influential in the community and to do so while they are still alive.
“If you spent any time in the last 20 or 30 years attending a concert or convention downtown, working in the urban core or riding light rail, you’re experiencing the results of decisions that Martin Shultz helped move forward,” O’Brien said.
Councilmember Laura Pastor said Shultz mentored many Phoenix residents in government today as well as in the private development industry.
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