Two minutes later, one of them trotted a note down to Heckman.
"I've just received a response from Mr. Unger," Heckman said. "He says he did buy the property, but he has not deeded it to the city, and has no intention of doing so, and that you should be ashamed of yourself. So shame!"
But Espinosa apparently has little shame when it comes to preserving her idea of Scottsdale.
"The Western experience of this city would be ruined forever, and I'm [going to] do everything I can to stop it," she says. "You may see me spread-eagled on a bulldozer before this thing's done."
Contact David Holthouse at his online address: dholthouse@newtimes.com
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