Axon, a technology company, has canceled its planned groundbreaking for a new world headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, due to delays caused by a ballot referendum effort. The company cited the uncertainty created by the referendum as a reason for the cancellation, stating that it could not allow political interference to jeopardize its mission or team.
Axon is canceling its planned January 10 groundbreaking for a new world headquarters in Scottsdale . In an announcement released Wednesday evening, the company said the decision comes amid delays caused by a ballot referendum effort.A petition gathered enough signatures demanding Axon ’s City Council-approved plan be decided by voters.
'Watch ABC15's coverage on Axon's new headquarters in the player aboveJohn Washington, one Scottsdale resident who signed the petition, tells ABC15 would have changed the character of the city, which he says current zoning ordinances aim to protect.“One of the things that really sets Scottsdale apart from our neighbors is our low physical scale of development and our low-intensity uses of the land,” Washington said.
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