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The History of Historic

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:45:02 +0000

Historic preservation “Grande Dame” G.G. George was highlighted in this spanning piece in Phoenix Magazine about the history of historic preservation in Phoenix.

Y’know, I like to think I have a good grasp on historic preservation. But comprehensive articles like this one really punctuate what a long struggle it has been to preserve our most unique [...]

Annual Solstice Eve in Support of Roosevelt Row

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:05:17 +0000

Join your host committee for the annual Solstice Eve to support our friends on Roosevelt Row in Downtown Phoenix.

Friday, May 21, 2010 5:00-5:30pm – Hosts’ Reception 5:30pm til it’s over – Solstice Party!! PTE Offices at 1017 N. Central Ave Light Rail stop at Roosevelt

Tickets for this special event are $50 each and include food from Athenian Express, [...]

Don’t Abandon Historic Neighborhoods

kenclarkforaz — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:48:40 +0000

This from the Historic Neighborhoods Coalition…

Will Phoenix Abandon Its Historic Neighborhoods?

Sources at City Hall indicate that the movement progresses to make the Historic Preservation Department a part of a larger department. An appropriate department combination would be Historic Preservation with Community and Economic Development. As a nationally recognized asset to Phoenix, our historic neighborhoods [...]

Energy Efficiency Tax Credit

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:11:58 +0000

My friend Tazmine who owns Blooming Rock Development has a post that I like listing the tax credits you can get for energy efficient improvements to your home.

The tax credits are for things like new energy efficient windows, upgraded air conditioning, new roofs, etc.

When I was the director of the state Energy Office, we were [...]

More on Threat to Historic Preservation

kenclarkforaz — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:51:27 +0000

SB1166 Fact Sheet

Courtesy of Arizona Preservation Foundation ~ http://www.azpreservation.org

WHEN & WHERE THE SB1166 HEARING WILL BE HELD

IN PERSON: The issue is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, starting at 1:30 p.m., Senate Hearing Room 3, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix.

BY E-MAIL/PHONE: If you cannot attend, you can [...]

Historic Preservation Tax Rate Under Attack

kenclarkforaz — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:32:13 +0000

This, from fellow CenPho and Historic Preservation advocate, Jim McPherson:

On Wednesday, State Senator Linda Gray (Republican) introduced SB 1166 that would eliminate the State Property Tax Reclassification program. This is the “tax break” for residential historic properties in Arizona: approximately 6,000 total statewide of which approximately 2,900 are in Phoenix and 2,000 in Tucson. It [...]

Action Alert Against Payday Lenders

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:11:53 +0000

ACTION ALERT: HB 2161 Hearing on Monday!

It’s official.

On Monday (January 25th) the House Banking and Insurance Committee will hear HB 2161, Rep. Tobin’s bill that would overturn the will of the voters and authorize 400% interest payday loans forever!

We need you to act now!

The payday lenders are making the rounds, trying to woo [...]

The World According to GARP

kenclarkforaz — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:14:03 +0000

Last month I wrote about the possibilities of commuter and passenger rail in Phoenix and Arizona. While deciding which tracks to use for these trains would be complicated, it was really the up-front costs that keep Arizona from moving toward the future in this regard.

But one man is trying his best to move the train [...]

Will We Save Money Like Grandma Did?

kenclarkforaz — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:56 +0000

Regular contributor of topic ideas of my blog, John Bennett, sent me this Newsweek article that explores how the generation raised in this recession might live differently.

Unlike in previous recessions, a more frugal life outlook might hold this time because the economics of the world, in general, will force Americans to save more, spend less [...]

Kimber Lanning is My Hero

kenclarkforaz — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:43:23 +0000

Kimber Lanning is one of the most interesting people in the state right now, and her organization Local First AZ is one of the most promising groups for our future.

Kimber advocates for making a simple choice: try to spend your dollars on locally-owned businesses before you spend elsewhere.

Now, I am a free trade kinda guy, [...]