The editorial page today in the Tribune made me wonder, "Is there is a Palace for Alice in that wonderful place called Wonderland?"
Not in today’s Mesa! In the real world, Mesa has moved way beyond the farm land mentality of 1945. Most residents in Mesa were not here in 1945, neither was the council or writers with opinions. I was close by and there was nothing much to manage but a few square miles in downtown Mesa.
Perhaps it is that mind set that holds the city back. One must blame others if you find yourself dead set against change, improvement, growth, education that lends itself to expanding minds to keep up with technology, efficiency, quality, assurance of a lifestyle deserving of any resident in a city that cares.
Larger, more suitable managed cities? Let me think. Looking at 50 similar cities across the U.S., I believe there were two that were run at a lower cost using revenue from their population, not needing the extra revenue for obvious reasons: Las Vegas using their gambling enterprise, a city in Texas that sits on oil. Otherwise, it was Mesa, the best economically managed city. Mesa is a city with numerous awards for many accomplishments earned by the Mayor and City Manager. All the other cities in that list have a primary property tax and still could not out-do Mesa