Sneak Peeks: Desert Discovery Center and HB 2570 – Breaking News
By Les Conklin March 29, 2015 Recent issues of The Peak have included articles about two topics of interest to many residents of our community, HB 2570 and the Desert Discovery Center. If approved, HB 2570 would impact Scottsdale ordinances related to development and practices related to native plant conservation. The proposed Desert Discovery Center, if completed, would provide a tourist and educational amenity complementing...
Scottsdale, Phoenix, GPPA: Oppose House Bill 2570!
Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale Dear Scottsdale Citizens, We want to make sure you were aware of new legislation under consideration at the State Legislature. House Bill 2570 (attached), would forever change Scottsdale’s ability to preserve and salvage native desert plants when new development occurs. It would also prohibit requirements for specific plants to be used in development projects – opening the door to the introduction...
1st Step Taken for State’s Zoning Switch Plan
February 28, 2015 Scottsdale and the state placed two requests on the agenda of the Wednesday, February 25 meeting of the City of Scottsdale Planning Commission meeting. The requests were included as “non-action” items, which means that no votes were taken. City and state planning staff made presentations on the two requests and answered questions that were posed by commission members. No public comments were taken....
Save the Scenic Drive: What Scottsdale Voters are Saying
By Cindy Lee A Scottsdale homeowner new to the neighborhood—husband, and father of a young family—wrote to express how he feels about the proposed up-zoning change to the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive area along the east side of Scottsdale Road between Happy Valley and Jomax Roads. The proposed change would switch 26 acres of resort/tourism zoning and 40 acres of commercial zoning into the Scenic Drive area that was zoned...
Save the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive and Say “No” to the Proposed Zoning Switch.
By Cindy Lee The historic Desert Foothills Scenic Drive, east of Scottsdale Road and north of Happy Valley Road, was created in 1963 by area residents to preserve and showcase the unique Sonoran Desert vegetation. It was created to provide a non-commercial corridor where visitors could come and appreciate the natural desert beauty, and learn about the many indigenous plants and animals there. The proposed zoning switch potentially...
Be Part Of Save The Scenic Drive Video Shoot – Get Free T-Shirt & More!
Courtesy of GPPA-Friends of the Scenic Drive YOUR VOICE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. OUR T-SHIRT WILL MAKE YOU LOOK TERRIFIC! PLUS, YOU’LL GET A GET A GIFT CARD FROM MACDONALD’S RANCH! Help save the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive and be part of our Save The Scenic Drive Shout Out video. Be among the first 30 volunteers to show up at the filming and receive a complimentary t-shirt like the one pictured here. Plus, everybody that...
Scottsdale Residents Invited to Serve on City Boards and Commissions
Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale December 18, 2014 Scottsdale residents are invited to apply for volunteer positions on 12 city boards and commissions. Openings exist on the: Airport Advisory Commission Board of Adjustment Building Advisory Board of Appeals Environmental Quality Advisory Board Historic Preservation Commission Human Relations Commission Judicial Appointments Advisory Board Loss Trust Fund Board McDowell Sonoran...
Remove Controversial Zoning Switch from State Land Plan
By Les Conklin for Friends of the Scenic Drive/GPPA The current proposal from the state takes advantage of a note in the 2002 Scottsdale General Plan and “moves” the commercial and resort/tourism zoning from east of Pima Road to east of Scottsdale Road, between Happy Valley and Jomax Roads. The proposed zoning shift is a mistake. It creates more problems than it solves and that is why Friends of the Scenic Drive and the...
Rezoning Open House Follow Up from City of Scottsdale Planning
December 16, 2014 The email message below was received by Les Conklin, Editor, from Kroy Ekblaw on December 15, 2014. Les attended the open houses referred to below. You are receiving this e-mail based on your signing in and providing an e-mail address while in attendance at one of the Open Houses held last week for the two zoning cases that are being proposed in North Scottsdale. As a reminder, there are two separate cases...
North Scottsdale Rezoning Open House Fact Sheet, Dec. 2014
The Peak attended the first open house and brought home a copy of the City of Scottsdale Fact Sheet that will be available at the December 17th open house. We are publishing it so that our readers can review it before and after the open house. Review Fact Sheet and...
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