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Schenkat: Scottsdale will lose if SouthBridge 2 petition sees success

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A few weeks ago the Scottsdale Independent published my opinion related to social media menaces and Bob Littlefield who was getting into the fray regarding SouthBridge 2.

Yesterday his wife, Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield, send out a newsletter to her supporters or previous supporters asking them to sign the petition to halt SouthBridge 2.

It is my opinion that Kathy Littlefield, in her position as councilwoman, is irresponsible and unethical in supporting this petition drive. Any political leader who campaigns against their own governing body is suspect to me.

Her husband, previous council member and candidate for mayor, has a Facebook page called Keep Scottsdale Special. His intentions appear to be anything but keeping Scottsdale special. He is behind this action of a few trying to take down SouthBridge2 and he has helped fuel the fires of this anti-SouthBridge 2 PAC.

It is time that the Littlefields stop with their evil doing. These contrarian actions are being exploited and they are causing innocent people harm. This is a political strategy, I believe, by Bob Littlefield to garner support for the anti-everything campaign so he can get back into city politics.

It is bad enough that he writes his wife’s speeches when she speaks at City Council meetings but to agitate and help with the petition drive is the coup de grace.

Today I was blocked from reading the petition wording when I went to the Mustang Library. That was an illegal action on the part of the petition drive.

I walked away after hearing the pitch of fear mongering. These petition signature gathers are the lost few who love to complain about everything the government does. They are the anti-government folks who are looking for attention in whatever cause they can protest.

Last month it was the bond election now it is SouthBridge 2. Gaining a TV appearance is the ultimate reward for their negative campaigning.

Unfortunately, the media is falling prey to these hounds who are garnering the attention they think they deserve.

Some of these protestors are hysterical and acting out with unethical actions which are costing the city tax payers funding to cover their antics. False injunctions of harassment and a false 9-1-1 call too --- all for the sake of harassment.

What will this city do to stop being harassed and what will SouthBridge 2 do to overcome this unreasonable action by a few who just want to be seen and heard. This is very unfair for the Unger family who has for 25 years worked toward this major improvement of our downtown/old town area.

This revitalization of the city is necessary.

If this petition gets legs, this will only add to the price of these properties.

Who is the winner in any of this confusion and hassle that a few naysayers are causing? Is it Bob Littlefield who wants to get back into city politics? Is it the old-time landlords who have no vision but want business as usual with no forward thinking? Is it just grandstanders who want to be seen and heard?

All in all, the city will be the loser if 12,000 petition signatures are acquired by 1/3/20.

Editor’s Note: Sandy Schenkat is a Scottsdale resident and political activist.