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Scottsdale City Council weighs fate of park tax

Should Scottsdale residents and visitors be taxed to maintain the McDowell Sonoran Preserve and other  parks? Is it worth it?

Scottsdale City Council members are continuing to decide whether to continue using taxpayer money to maintain and repair areas like the McDowell Sonoran Preserve and the city’s 44 other parks.

Council members are figuring if continuing the 0.2% sales tax should be called a new tax or simply a “continuation” of the city’s current sales tax rate.

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