Ahwatukee TEA Party

Hot off the press: New budget numbers* show actual pay raises and bonuses proposed for Phoenix government employees totaling $106.6 million, or an average of $7,300 per person for 14,500 employees over two years.   Question: What did you get? Did you get a $7,300 pay raise? Is it fair for government employees to award [...]

In the past few years, we have been told that City of Phoenix had no money.   City of Phoenix made significant cuts to libraries, after-school programs and senior services, while rising taxes (2% food tax) and fees (water/sewer fees).  Hidden from the public, City of Phoenix has now agreed to more than $100 million in [...]

The Washington Post By George F. Will, Published:  March 14 PHOENIX   Sal DiCiccio says he’s sorry. It is, he says, no excuse that the complex labor contracts that he, as a member of the city council, voted to ratify for city employees were presented to the council less than a week before the vote. [...]

by LD20GOP on January 28, 2012 This Monday, Phoenix Councilman Sal DiCiccio found out about a quiet plan to cut Ahwatukee police squad sizes from six or seven down to five, transferring up to a dozen officers from Ahwatukee to the other side of South Mountain. The plan was scheduled to take effect on February 6, [...]

Over the last few years we have all seen our neighbors out of work, losing homes and struggling to get by.  The private sector have seen cuts between 15 and 25 percent during the last few years, while city government unions have seen 23% in increased payout Here is a short list with some of [...]

City of Phoenix is taking money from the poor and gives it to its employees.  How can this be you might ask.  People need two things to stay alive; food and water.  City of Phoenix implemented a 2% tax on food to make up for lost revenue due to the recession, or so we were [...]

During the last public budget hearing (spring 2011) for City of Phoenix, the City was proudly stating that the Light Rail was and is an economical success. REALLY…let’s take a look at the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department 2011-12 Operating Budget   City of Phoenix Public Transit Department 2011-12 Operating Budget (in thousands) Operating [...]

Question – How does City of Phoenix rank in the valley with respect to coast of living? On February 17, 2011 City of Tempe published a Comparative Cost of Services report.  The following is from this report.   COMPARATIVE COST OF SERVICES (Excludes Sales Tax) As of January 2011     City Property Taxes1 Solid [...]

In its monthly newsletter (January/February 2012) City of Phoenix proudly claim that the city is one of the best rune cities in the US.  They base this on the fact that number of city employees per 1,000 residents  is at its smallest it has been in nearly 40 years  (current it is 10.4 employees per [...]

The following was published by Sal DiCiccio (Phoenix City Councilman) on 1/10/2012   What you are about to read will create a significant stir at city hall, and I need you to pass this information to others.   Phoenix is about to enter another round of union negotiations, and I am insisting the public see all [...]