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Taser Town

Things That Go Boom by PRX

Oct 6, 202531:56Government & Organizations

When a 77-year-old Vietnam vet and former city councilman takes on a luxury apartment development in Scottsdale, Arizona, it sounds like classic NIMBY politics. But this fight isn’t just about height limits or desert vie...

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Taser Town is an episode from Things That Go Boom by PRX. When a 77-year-old Vietnam vet and former city councilman takes on a luxury apartment development in Scottsdale, Arizona, it sounds like classic NIMBY politics. But this fight isn’t...

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Published Oct 6, 2025, 31:56 long, audio available.

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