State Proposal Betrays Desert Foothills Scenic Drive Promise and People
By Les Conklin The State Land Department is requesting new commercial and resort/tourism zoning on North Scottsdale Road. If this request is approved, the promise of Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive and more than five decades of community service related to it, will have been betrayed. The Promise The picture below shows a plaque located at Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive exhibit area. Please, read the text on the plaque. It describes...
Meeting Attendees Voice Strong Opposition to State’s Commercial Rezoning Plan
First and foremost, GPPA-Friends of the Scenic Drive thanks the standing-room, out-the-door crowd of more than 175 residents that attended the meeting that it organized on May 20th in north Scottsdale. We wish people could have left in a better mood, but at least they had a better grasp of the issues surrounding the state’s commercial zoning proposal. The meeting gave concerned residents – and there were many – the...
“Save the Scenic Drive” Buzz on Social Media, Email
The Peak just posted its new “SAVE THE SCENIC DRIVE FROM MORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT” Video on social media and we are getting quite a bit of feedback, along with emails from local readers and Peak editorial contributors. Here are just a few of the recent comments. We invite you to use the comment area below this article to let us know what you think. “Very enlightening. Arizona is so beautiful … We just...
Sneak Peeks: Commercial Development Moving Into Desert Foothills Scenic Drive?
By Cindy Lee In 2015 a new shopping center anchored by Sprouts opened on the east side of Scottsdale Road at the south corner of Pinnacle Peak Road. This shopping center represents 17 acres of new commercial development just 1 mile south of the entrance to the Scenic Drive in North Scottsdale. Scottsdale’s Desert Foothills Scenic Drive is a 6.2 mile scenic stretch on N. Scottsdale Road from Happy Valley Road continuing...
Litter Can Be Fun: Photos of April 18th Scenic Drive Cleanup
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive/GPPA Volunteers, Thank you for your service to Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive on Saturday, April 18th. You cleared 13 miles of roadside of litter in two hours and enjoyed a beautiful morning too! Did you know that residents of our area began maintaining the Scenic Drive roadside more than 50 years ago. In the beginning, when the area was under the jurisdiction of Maricopa County, cleanups were...
GPPA to State Land Department: Don’t Sacrifice, Squander Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive
Mark Edelman, Planning & Engineering Manager (medelman@azland.gov) Micah Horowitz, Planning & Engineering (MHorowitz@azland.gov) Arizona State Land Department 1616 West Adams Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Re: Scottsdale Rezone of State Trust Land, 19-ZN-2014 The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association/Friends of the Scenic Drive endorses most of the complex transaction between the State Land Department and the City of Scottsdale....
New Video Features GPPA Leaders: “Save the Scenic Drive!”
In Their Words … [huge_it_slider id=”8″] The State Land Department has proposed replacing the Scenic Drive’s exhibit and the neighboring open desert with new commercial and resort/tourism development. The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association – Friends of the Scenic Drive has produced two videos to publicize its opposition to this proposal. “View “Save The Scenic Drive: GPPA Board + Scottsdale Voters...
GPPA Receives 2014 Constant Contact All Star Award
GPPA recognized for achievements using online marketing tools to drive success SCOTTSDALE, AZ— February 23, 2015 – The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association, the publisher of A Peek at the Peak Magazine and Newsletter, has been named a 2014 All Star Award winner by Constant Contact®, Inc., the trusted marketing advisor to more than 600,000 small organizations worldwide. The award, given annually to the top 10% of Constant Contact’s...
December 2014 Update: Scenic Drive Revegetation Scheduled
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive/GPPA December 19, 2014 You might have noticed that the project to underground utility poles and lines along the northern part of Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive, has been completed. Recently, Tim Conner, Manager – Office of Environmental Initiatives for the City of Scottsdale, sent Friends an update about the progress of landscape improvements. According to...
The Scottsdale Road Enhancement Project: A Brief History
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive In January, you are likely to see evidence that work is being done to beautify the northern part of Scottsdale Road, i.e. Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive. Our leaders deserve to take credit for the effort, because they and their predecessors since Herb Drinkwater have supported the Scenic Drive. To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive and to...
Touch the Ad > Click It > Connect
Touch the Ad > Click It > Connect
Recent From All Articles
-
D.F. Theater: Casting Call for Kids 6-15 Aug 2, 2022 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Best of Scottsdale – 2019
Recent Comments