Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

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Jun11

Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 6. Two Game Changers

Posted on Jun 11, 2014 | 0 comments

Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive Since Scottsdale began the effort, with the repeated support of voters, to create and complete the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, there have been two important game changers that have influenced the relationship between the land department and the city (see “Scenic Drive Post 4. Roadside Gorilla”). These are the Great Recession and modest land reform. Game Changer #1. Modest Land Reform...

Jun06

Pinnacle Peak Patio Site Plan Announced

Posted on Jun 6, 2014 | 0 comments

June 6, 2014 According to the Arizona Republic, plans call for Pinnacle Peak Patio, which opened in 1957, to be replaced by the Reserve at Pinnacle Peak Patios, a development of 50 luxury townhouses. The property was recently acquired by a development group headed by Michael Lieb for $2.4 million. The developer is asking for a major amendment to the City of Scottsdale General Plan, which is the first step in rezoning the property from...

Jun05

Greasewood Flat Plan Filed

Posted on Jun 5, 2014 | 1 comment

Courtesy of Rose+Moser+Allyn Public & Online Relations (May 27, 2014 – SCOTTSDALE, Ariz) Thanks to a conscientious Scottsdale-based company and the Cavalliere family that owns Greasewood Flat, a plan in the making for months has now been filed with the City of Scottsdale to make a new home for the venerable watering hole a reality. Due to the passing of family patriarch “Doc” Cavalliere several years ago heirs faced onerous...

Jun01

Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 5. Dig Reveals Original Sprawl Solution

Posted on Jun 1, 2014 | 2 comments

Courtesy Friends of the Scenic Drive Established in 1994, when the Internet was new, the Friends of the Scenic Drive website provides information about the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive. It’s also a digital archeological site, with a treasure trove of information hidden beneath a surface of current information. Scottsdale has far-sighted programs that can reduce urban and roadside sprawl: 1) the on-going effort to create...

May31

Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 4. Roadside Gorilla

Posted on May 31, 2014 | 0 comments

By Les Conklin In 1997, when I was appointed to Scottsdale’s Preserve Commission, I was like many residents. I thought it would be easy for the city to preserve hundreds of acres of land along Scottsdale and Pima Roads. “Just buy it,” I thought. Then, I learned about the “roadside gorilla”. The Arizona State Land Department manages acres of remaining open space along Scottsdale’s scenic corridors,...