Greasewood Zoning Case Meetings
June 27, 2014 To: The Peak From: Linda Whitehead Related Articles Greasewood Flat Plan Filed Greasewood Zoning Case Meetings Losing Scottsdale’s Icons GPPA Opposes Greasewood Plan The companion rezoning case to the Greasewood Major GPA to Cultural/Institutional has been filed. They are asking for C2-ESL for the restaurant portion on about 10 acres closest to the Toms Thumb Trailhead. Those case numbers are 5-GP-2014...
Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 7. After the Crash, An Update
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive Despite the challenges created by the Great Recession the City of Scottsdale has continued to add acreage to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. It has continued to work with the Arizona Land Department and taken advantage the benefits provided by the Arizona Preserve Initiative and Proposition 303 (Scenic Drive Post 6. Two Game Changers ) and acquire land at less cost than anticipated. Acres Added...
Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 6. Two Game Changers
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...
Pinnacle Peak Patio Site Plan Announced
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...
Greasewood Flat Plan Filed
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...
Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 5. Dig Reveals Original Sprawl Solution
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...
Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 4. Roadside Gorilla
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,...
Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 3. The Four Henchmen of Urban Sprawl
By Les Conklin There won’t be a breathless 9-1-1 call, a fear-stricken cry for help, a blood curdling scream, or a loud thud. When the time comes, people might not even notice that their quality of life and the natural environment has been brutally victimized. The best laid plans of many communities have failed to stop urban sprawl because its henchmen are insidious, relentless, heartless, and patient, VERY PATIENT....
Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 2. Road to Groundhog Land
Courtesy Friends of the Scenic Drive I thought of an old movie as I was driving on Scottsdale Road from Shea Boulevard to Pinnacle Peak Road, passing more commercial buildings where stately saguaro had stood in the 1980s. In the movie, a TV weatherman drives to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where he finds himself living the same day over and over again. The year “Groundhog Day” was released, I found myself “on the road” seeing the...
Scottsdale Scenic Drive Post 1. Roadside Sprawl Heading Our Way?
By Les Conklin This is a series of posts about roadside sprawl, preservation, and Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive, Scenic Corridors, and McDowell Sonoran Preserve. I have been involved with these subjects since the late 1980s and the goal is to share some of what I’ve learned and am learning. Different Perspective My perspective differs from that of most residents involved with creating the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, whose...
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