Promised park turns to dust in South Phoenix

[@NickDrinksWater]

Im surprised theres any empty land still knowing how insane the endless construction is. It's getting WAY too crowded

[@van6278]

The city of Phoenix won't build a park because it doesn't have the money to maintain it, but they have $651,000 to buy an electric school bus?

[@HighCrimesMisdemeanors]

Got to toe that lefty green garbage line!

[@leechjim8023]

The city does not operate school buses. School districts do.

[@van6278]

@@leechjim8023 Point being the Gov. had the chance to replace a school bus with a diesel that cost only $48,000 but chose to waist tax money on a EV. They could have over $600,000 to build a park if they would have used their heads.

[@chadhaire1711]

The city had $900 million for that light rail scam

[@franciswyvern]

$70 mil per mil too

[@John-pz6nm]

I had lived in Phoenix for over 40 years. They allow the developers to build Then the city provides libraries and parks 20-25 years later

[@vincenzolee6576]

The city will most likely sell the land and the new owners will build high density homes or apartments. Very sad!

[@andyroo9381]

These people are better off with a 7 acres of empty land. I would prefer that over the city selling it to a housing developer. They could have a 5 story gi-normous apartment building there with 4 story parking structure attached.

[@froylangarcia1303]

As a life long resident of Phoenix I can assure the city workers who maintain the park work for one hour then spend the rest of their day sitting in their trucks they don't even care that addicts blatantly break laws or park conducts in front of them

[@blitz2415]

Then they'll be complaining about the homeless occupying that area.

[@sktona]

South phoenix is so quiet you can tell what caliber people are firing into the air.

[@timward3116]

If the city promised it, the city should find the money. If the developer promised it, I guess "buyer beware." Something should be done with the land, though. Maybe the city could sell half of it to a developer and use the proceeds to build the park. Quality of life in Phoenix sucks unless you've got a good amount of money. It's the only city I know personally that doesn't even consider quality of life for most people to be worth any effort or money. The air quality is unnecessarily terrible. The city's idea of landscaping is parking lots and sidewalks with weeds growing through cracks. Homeless people abound in many parts. Strip malls are everywhere and are not required to pay any attention to beauty. Wages for far too many are terrible. Lack of affordable housing with no serious effort (apparently) to even understand what that might look like. I recognize there are budget limitations, but Phoenix has never even tried (at least not in the last 50 years) to require any sort of beauty. It used to sell blue skies and sunshine and think that's all that was needed. Now the air is brown and the sun, well, it's still up there.

[@tinagibbons1082]

This made the news. Try living on 27th Ave between Van Buren and buckeye. Nothing but dust. The traffic doesn’t help it’s 24/7.

[@janofb]

Stanton, a Democrat, was Mayor 2012-2018. Before that you had Gordon, a Democrat, from 2004-2012. Then you had Williams, a republican intern mayor for 10 months in 2018-2019, then you voted for another Democrat Gallego. You get what you vote for.

[@adamlannerd1408]

They will build luxury apartments for the Californians or another Self Storage facility. That's all they build out here now.

[@joerotunda1393]

I'm surprised they didn't put the camps there

[@mrkaybarusmc5109]

Democrat run city with no money... Shocking wonder where your tax money is going!?🤷🏻‍♂️

[@thedeviouspanda]

She's right, Phoenix would find the money for Arcadia. How do they not have the money to build 1 park there but have the money to build 3 parks elsewhere?

[@smplfi9859]

jealous that they actually organize their community? or that they can donate and start initiatives for their community? Arcadia barely has any parks or space for them. There are some beautiful ones, but no big ones... just screams poverty ignorance. "da city makes their houses and communities nice".... grow up, it's your community! and I doubt that the multiethinic pit of south Phoenix has retained any sense of community outside of the foothills...

[@Kubush1]

South Phoenix is a lost cause. Diversity arrived and is now trash in every aspect

[@RA-dn2ic]

@@smplfi9859did they hurt your feelings idiot lol

[@JasonPutschker-xw9uf]

You need to do some investigative journalism cause that storied answered nothing when you couldve went to the developers and pushed the citys mayor or elect official to answer thr question cause everyone knows they are just using a blanket answer to push the issue aside.

[@tjmayer9103]

Good. It would just become a haven for criminal activity.

[@manoshernandelte4248]

What about the locked abandoned playground on 212 e hidalgo ave, Phoenix Arizona 85040.

[@mnm2007]

If in Scottsdale for the elites it would have been finished immediately

[@Benjamin-rq5dn]

Why would the city' of Phoenix build a park 27th Ave and Baseline there is one on 35th Ave and Baseline

[@Mark_Wheeler]

The neighbors should pool their resources, buy the land, and start a community garden.

[@moonsong12]

What does she want a playground? A fortified landscape?

[@juneyshu6197]

We were promised a park and bridle trail. Water company broke the contract with county and seeded it with boulders.

[@4uanC]

Where's Leslie Knope when you need her?! 😄

[@myrrhavm]

Millions of people moving there and no money. If the park was planned there had to be money acquisition to it. No money to maintain it is not the same as building it. Let the neighborhood form a park commission and there be a determined amount each month to cover the costs of maintaining it with a private company. But then the city would not like that because it's city property and the work would probably be done for a lot less than they would pay city employees to do it and it done better as well.

[@Wowowwubzzy]

South phx and South Tucson get treated like it's Mexico land… acting like they never have the money…

[@garagemetalshop7975]

They vote reliably for the ruling party regardless, so they are taken for granted.

[@Pinkielover]

you live in the desert.. I think that view was pretty nice

[@wytube2009]

Watch the PR, could be homeless encampment

[@jessevelez6671]

They should gravel up the lot and allow folks to sell sleep park there…if it’s a park it’s gonna cost more to pretend it’s a fake park

[@USA__WILL]

But when kids are screaming in the middle of the night at the park I met you when it hesitate to call the cops on them

[@wytube2009]

No water

[@ronwade5646]

I know!

[@user-es3zh3jk5o]

Should have called it a golf course and it would have been built

[@HighCrimesMisdemeanors]

How the hell does it cost $12 million to build 3 parks for crying out loud? Gold tipped grass?

[@loislows1970]

call HOA. they can help you

[@USA__WILL]

She acts like she's going to go to the park and slide down the slide herself Will there not be as weed

[@AzHodl]

Vivek 2024 🇺🇲

[@3zadam]

it's the desert. you live in a desert.

[@joshortega2231]

This wouldn’t happen when South Phoenix starts voting Republican

[@andreyanes2060]

😂😂😂😂

[@AmericanTeacher-USA]

😂😂

[@InOccupiedCA]

Is this the most important thing these people have to complain about? The view from my front yard is dirt, and always has been.

[@smplfi9859]

you are ignorant of the history of the city. I don't expect much from the multiethinc mutt your probably are

[@AmericanTeacher-USA]

So..... ? You actually like that ? 😂

[@LeticiaSarabia-yb8dm]

Hello?? They were Promised a Nice Park!! It's been 10 Years!! Shame on the City!!

[@bobdelano6746]

Hush Karen

[@smplfi9859]

hush now ya big talkin beanboy, I caught your grandma selling dem naranjas on the side of the ride, go fetch her and have her whip up a nice pot of your diarrhea inducing food now.

[@LeticiaSarabia-yb8dm]

What's wrong with U BOB?? That's Not a Karen!! U Must be Confused!! Karen's are at Walmart and Fast Food Restaurants!! 😂😂 This is just a citizen stating her views and Comments. I See Nothing WRONG with what she said and shared!! 👍🤗😏😎😂🥇🏆

[@franciswyvern]

Ok...fine Karen if it will make you feel better

[@GreaterWinnipegRailfan]

First

[@jamesellis2784]

Dowling , Yarnell Arizona, Yavapia County, 85362, uncorporated unjustice. genoside,

[@joeronquillo3169]

I LIVE TUCSON AZ TUCSON AZ POLITICIANS PROMISE S, TUCSON THEY WHERE GOING TO BUILD RIO NEAVO IN TUCSON ,WITH 250 MILLION TAX PAYER MONEY IT NEVER HAPPEN AND THEY DONT KNOW WERE THE MONEY WENT TO

[@joshortega2231]

This wouldn’t happen when South Phoenix starts voting Republican

[@andreyanes2060]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AmericanTeacher-USA]

😂😂

[@franciswyvern]

Republicans have been in control of Governor, Senate, and House since 2009 and only the governor now is democratic for the last year.