Arizona Republic, March 3, 2007
Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross reached out to a range of constituents this week, giving a State of the City address that promised to block light rail from downtown and to build unfunded projects with bonds…
“Let there be no question about it, that while I support improved transit opportunities on our signature road, I do not support light rail on Scottsdale Road going through the heart of downtown,” she said…
“The preemptive strike against light rail on Scottsdale Road is ignorant and premature,” said Bill Crawford, a 2006 write-in candidate for a City Council seat who has talked of opposing Manross in 2008. “She is pandering to the vocal minority who is organizing against it…”
