Axon, maker of body cameras and the Taser stun guns used by police, faced fierce local opposition in its hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, when it announced plans to build a new headquarters there. Plans called for a 400,000-square-foot campus with offices, manufacturing space, a hotel and — more controversially — 1,875 units of housing the company says it needs to attract new talent.

But residents in the sprawling affluent suburb have long resisted apartment development, and last year a local group gathered enough signatures for a referendum that effectively put the project in limbo. In response, Axon decided to take their case to state lawmakers. Read more from contributor Patrick Sisson today on CityLab: Taser-Maker Axon Triggers a NIMBY Backlash in its Hometown

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