Two prominent Scottsdale insiders are helping to launch a group that will provide support and a forum for south Scottsdale residents and business owners.
Citizen Advocates for Southern Scottsdale, which is being led by former Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce president Virginia Korte and former City Councilwoman and political consultant Susan Bitter Smith, will host its first community forum Tuesday at the Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road.
CASS has a website, a Wordpress blog really, here. It hasn't been updated since September, but based on the Trib article, the information it contains still appears to be accurate.
With Virginia Korte and Susan Bitter Smith running the group, expect it to take at least part of its mission statement seriously:
Support the major business corridors of Southern Scottsdale.
What that means for the actual residents of Scottsdale remains to be seen. This isn't a criticism - both Mrs. Korte and former Scottsdale City Council member (and current CAWCD board member and professional lobbyist) Bitter Smith have a long record of involvement in south Scottsdale (and Scottsdale as a whole, for that matter.) I'm just reserving judgment until it becomes clear if the group is focused on all of south Scottsdale, or just the members of the Chamber of Commerce.
I won't be able to attend tomorrow night's forum due to the LD17 Democrats' meeting, but I'll email the group for more info.
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