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If "Retaining Scottsdale Staff Is A Top Priority", why did that just happen? Where was this "Top Priority" focus when the 2023 Budget was being drafted? Why is Whitehead proposing to reallocate funds to solve this problem? Why did she not listen to Fire and Police leaders when the 2023 Budget was being drafted? Phoenix leaders figured it out. Not Scottsdale's. Our City Council was too busy jousting with windmills.

Like fighting the evil boogeyman who's building 10,000 new apartments (when in fact it takes nearly ten years to build 10,000 apartments). Like fighting for moratoriums on construction when we are deep in the middle of a serious housing crisis. Like campaigns to build more parks when we haven't come close to finishing the parks already started. And like ignoring the critical need for family-friendly housing as our population ages out and families leave for other cities.

It's tough to lead when you're constantly looking in the rear view mirror to see what you screwed up.