Reviews & Comments
Prescott, AZ
re: Prescott is full of Charm and Magic
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4/29/2019Our main way to get to Phoenix is I-17 which has not really been expanded since it was built prior to 1965. Driving on is horrible and it's a dangerous highway. There are not many police patrolling the freeway. If there is an accident they usually close the whole freeway down causing up to 2-3+ hours wait. This is not uncommon and can happen either way at any time.
There is NOT a lot of golf courses here to chose from unless you join one of the private courses which are very expensive.
Water is one issue the politicians seem to avoid or ignore. We live in the desert and Prescott is already given permits for another 10,000 houses to be built here. We already have overcrowded roads in town and it's getting really bad, gridlock. What will happen when all these new homes are built? Our city council is usually made up of real estate people and construction people so they OK all growth. Real estate taxes are not bad but every other tax is high. License plates just got a $35.00 surcharge for?? In the last few years sales tax has gone up to almost 10%.
The county attorney is a nut case stating alcohol is much better than Medical Marijuana. We are paying a surtax because of past mistakes and plain incompetence from prior city councils not funding retirement funds. So poor city management is common here.
Now Chino Valley and Prescott Valley are all giving out building permits like candy. We may end up with 30,000 more houses before they are through expanding. At that time you will be able to buy my house so I can get out of here.