Application to Relocate Greasewood to Land Near Preserve Withdrawn

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Posted By Les Conklin on Oct 17, 2014

October 17, 2014

North Scottsdale activist Howard Myers reports that the request to relocate Greasewood Flat to a parcel next to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, has been withdrawn by the applicant. The associated cases 5-GP-2014 and 11-ZN-2014 will not be heard at the October 22^nd City of Scottsdale Planning Commission.

The other three City of Scottsdale General Plan cases for Pinnacle Peak Patio, El Regalo, and Cavalliere Ranch, and their associated zoning cases, will still be heard at this meeting as scheduled.

Many residents wrote letters and attended meetings expressing their concerns and opposition. In addition, the owners of Sereno Canyon retained an attorney fight relocation of the bar, and city staff recommended denial.

The rezoning of the 462 acres in the same area, Cavalliere Ranch case 13-ZN-2014, is still active and due to be heard by the planning commission meeting on November 12^th.

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Author: Les Conklin

Les Conklin is a resident of north Scottsdale He founded Friends of the Scenic Drive, the Monte de Paz HOA and is the president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. He was named to Scottsdale's History Maker Hall of Fame in 2014. Les is a past editor of A Peek at the Peak and the author of Images of America: Pinnacle Peak. He served on the Scottsdale's Pride Commission, McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the boards of several local nonprofits and was a founding organizer of the city's Adopt-A-Road Program.. Les is a volunteer guide at the Musical Instrument Museum.