Scottsdale’s general plan passed voters with more than 50% of the ballots cast in its Nov. 2 special election, vanquishing attempts to reject the city’s state-required document.
Officially coined Scottsdale General Plan 2035, the document replaces the 2001 plan, which Scottsdale has been operating under for two decades.
“I think there were a couple winners and a couple losers,” said Brion Neeley-Ryder, a Scottsdale resident and political affairs consultant. “The city, now 10 years without a general plan, we finally have a general plan. It’s a bizarre concept because it’s required but there’s no penalty for not having it — it’s just a quirk of municipalities — but I think it’s much better for the city to have a general plan passed than to be flying without one.”
