Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

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Jul19

Why We Have Zoning and a General Plan

Posted on Jul 19, 2015 | 0 comments

Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale As published in A Peek at the Peak magazine, March 1999 issue Zoning, the legal classification ofproperty into certain land uses dates back to 1916 when New York City’s zoning ordinance segregated residential areas from more intense commercial and industrial uses for the health and well being of citizens. Currently, zoning and land use law addresses conflicts between private property rights and...

Jul13

Scenic Sprawl Town!

Posted on Jul 13, 2015 | 0 comments

by Les Conklin Much has been written about urban sprawl’s impact on our quality of life. The time has come for you to act, and embrace an exciting new life style: Sprawl Town! It’s time to give up our numerous retail centers, stores, houses, apartments and cars and move together into a single, humongous, all-encompassing, ever-expanding store. A place with all the merchandise, services and jobs that you can imagine, and...

Jul11

Cave Creek Unified School District Superintendent Declines Performance Based Pay

Posted on Jul 11, 2015 | 0 comments

July 2015 Courtesy of Cave Creek Unified School District Dr. Debbi Burdick, Superintendent of the Cave Creek Unified School District, respectfully declined her performance based pay at the June 23, 2015 Governing Board Meeting for the second consecutive year. In the agenda item, Dr. Burdick noted, “Due to the fact that CCUSD staff will only receive a 1.5% one-time increase, I respectfully decline the opportunity for Performance Based...

Jul04

Yankee Doodle Quiz

Posted on Jul 4, 2015 | 0 comments

By Desert Les Howdy, pardner. It’s good to see you again. Pardner, the dang editor has ordered Desert Les to test your knowledge of the American Revolution. Don’t be nervous. Pardner, just answer the questions. When you finish, scan down, careful like, and you’ll find the correct answers at the end of this here quiz. You’ll also be able to use the Desert Les’ Revolutionary Scorer to find out if you were “Awarded the Medal...

Jul04

July is Educator Appreciation Month at MIM

Posted on Jul 4, 2015 | 0 comments

Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum PHOENIX (May 29, 2015) – Teachers can beat the heat by spending the month of July at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)! During its fourth annual Educator Appreciation Month, current prekindergarten through twelfth-grade teachers, school and district administrators, registered student teachers, teacher’s aides and homeschool educators can enjoy the museum for free. To participate, educators...