The July 29 Az Republic has an article by Phoenix City Manager Frank Fairbanks that extols the virtues of the CityNorth subsidy.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2009/07/29/20090729wedlets292.html
On July 31, reporter Bob Robb writes,"A sales-tax rebate to reimburse a private developer for a parking garage that will serve primarily the private patrons of the developer's private tenants is a clear violation of the constitutional provision."
"This state Supreme Court actually has an easy choice. It can affirm that, as the Court of Appeals unanimously did. Or it can pretend that the state Constitution says something it doesn't say."
http://localsearch.azcentral.com/sp?catId=&aff=1100&searchkeyword=&searchca
The case will be heard in Phoenix on Sept. 30 @ 9:30AM.
Hopefully, the Supreme Court will do the right thing and uphold the Az Constitution, agreeing with The Goldwater Institute that brought the case to this point.
