By a 17-9 vote the Az State Senate approved bill SB-1450 approving a 144 acre theme park west of I-10 in Eloy. The bill now goes to the Governor Napolitano for approval.
We would echo the comment of Sen. Ron Gould, R-Lake Havasu City, who said the state should not be involved in what should be developed and financed strictly by the private sector.
Tom Jenney, Arizona Federation of Taxpayers had this to say:
The
Eloy theme park bill, SB1450, passed in the Senate today with 17 Yes votes. Thanks to Senators Carolyn Allen, Ken Cheuvront, Jorge Luis Garcia, Pamela Gorman, Jack Harper, Barbara Leff, Deb McCune Davis, Jay Tibshraeny, and Jim Waring, for voting against granting special tax-free bonding privileges to the theme park.
And extra thanks to Senator Ron Gould of Lake Havasu City, for his efforts to engage in a “silent filibuster” against the Eloy theme park bill during the Senate vote today. During the roll call, Sen. Gould tied up the proceedings by refusing to cast his vote. Eventually, the Senate President asked the Senate to “excuse” Gould in order to finish the roll-call vote, which is why his vote appears as an “E” instead of an “N” in the vote tally.
See the voting here.
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1450.sfinal.1.asp
Read the Az Star article here.
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/245418
6 comments:
Can anyone furnish information as to if there is any connection between the town of Eloy and Rock 'n Roll? As it stands, in my mind, this appears to be one of the stupidest ventures I have EVER heard of. A boring, dusty town, no infrastructure, out in the middle of nowhere and sticking the taxpayer out on the limb for a non 'projection' of how many millions and millions of visitors? Where's the beef?
All you ever wanted to know about Eloy---
Population (year 2000): 10,375. Estimated population in July 2006: 10,746 (+3.6% change)
Males: 5,999 (57.8%)
Females: 4,376 (42.2%)
Pinal County
Median resident age: 27.5 years
Arizona median age: 34.2 years
Zip codes: 85231.
Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,400 (it was $26,518 in 2000)
Eloy $30,400
Arizona: $44,282
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,800 (it was $51,500 in 2000)
Eloy $71,800
Arizona: $185,400
Races in Eloy:
* Hispanic (74.4%)
* Other race (31.5%)
* White Non-Hispanic (15.8%)
* American Indian (5.6%)
* Black (5.3%)
* Two or more races (4.7%)
One more thing. Eloy is known as "Skydive Arizona." It's the largest skydiving resort in the world…
Therefore, you never know who may be "dropping in."
Can't wait to move there!
If a project like this was such a good idea, wouldn't the private sector develop it without public sector support?
Point is: It is not a good idea.
I'm surprised the www.azleg.gov site doesn't list the political leanings, of these legislators. Shouldn't they have an R or a D after their name??
How about just an 'I' for 'insane'!
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