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Speak Up: Gilbert Ethics complaints, Tax repeal on rentals, Tempe General Plan

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FIFTH ETHICS COMPLAINT OF JULY GOES AGAINST ENTIRE GILBERT COUNCIL

“Extending one’s 15 minutes of fame is never a good idea. Does he expect the voters to believe that the ENTIRE time he was on council everything was perfect? Where was your voice when you had that voice on council? Because it doesn’t exist now or then. JUST politics. This town is too small for such politics.” — David Agliano via story comment

BILL REPEALING TAX ON HOME, APARTMENT RENTALS SENT TO HOBBS

“Wait... now the people in Phoenix have to pay tax on RENTALS? Y’all rich people getting reaaaalllly greedy now!” — Helyn(oftroy) via story comment

RESIDENTS CHIME IN ON TEMPE’S LATEST GENERAL PLAN

“Well, if citizens of Tempe had voted for the sports complex, there was going to be a whole bunch of apartments, but y’all did not want the traffic.” — T. Jensen via story comment

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Did the Diamondbacks make enough moves at the trade deadline to make them playoff contenders? Send your comments to azopinions@iniusa.org.