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Janik's targeting of multifamily housing is also the wrong solution. According to Scottsdale's water department, they serve 83,000 single family homes, that make up 88% of accounts, and use 50% of Scottsdale's water. The 53,000 multifamily homes in Scottsdale make up 5% of their accounts, and use only 16% of our water. Multifamily homes use, on average half, the water of a single family home.

Scottsdale water usage actually went down in 2021, according to our water department. It was the 2nd lowest level in 6 yrs. Janik is mistaken on the facts. By restricting housing, she is also pricing families out of Scottsdale, aging Scottsdale out, making us less diverse and less welcoming as only older, wealthy homeowners can live here. She is creating sprawl and more traffic.

This is not pragmatism. Pragmatism would create only multi-family housing, if the goal was reducing water using This is fear-mongering, whether she intends it or not. Janik may not view herself as ideological, but the effect is the same - she is stopping all growth in the city. Janik's policies will lead to reduced services and increased taxes.