Quotes by Rick Kidder

“If you are talking about downtown, regular people wont be able to live there. For a city that already imports half its workforce, thats a problem. What we have is a growing affordability gap.”

“This is not a change that is going to come easy for Scottsdale. But doing nothing is not an option.”

“Philosophically, what you dont ever want government to do is to put legally operating businesses out of business. Thats not the proper role of government.”

“Weve learned that change will not be easy, and doing nothing will not work.”

“Scottsdale as a city is no longer an island, and we have to address some of these transportation concerns.”

“The quality of life for our citizens and the quality of life for our businesses is entwined.”

“I assume well start getting checks by Monday.”

“There are reasons that businesses move here, to a place where there are higher-priced buildings and higher-priced land. And thats because of the quality of life.”