Comments on: DDC Board of Directors: “Beware of Fake News.”

By: John

John — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 01:41:26 +0000

It’s encouraging for me to see that all the comments here appear to oppose tearing up the Preserve to build this monstrosity. It’s all about money and the self interests of developers and politicians. They know that if a vote on it is allowed to go forward that they will lose so they will do everything in their power to keep a vote from occurring, including labeling published facts as “fake news.”
If it wasn’t so important it would be funny instead of sad. Look around at Scottsdale right now. Isn’t enough of the private desert land being torn up for “development?” Do you really need to do the same to preserved public land?
No DDC

By: Betty Janik

Betty Janik — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:43:59 +0000

The citizens of Scottsdale voted to tax themselves to purchase the Preserve land, these same citizens voted to tax themselves again to build trails and trailheads on this pristine land. Now the DDCS wants to build a major tourist attraction on our land and has finally admitted that they will use the Preserve Funds to pay it and deny us the right to vote on it. This is pure lunacy! Our Preserve, Our Vote.

By: Howard Myers

Howard Myers — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 04:33:13 +0000

In reply to DeEtte Person.

Even with the supposedly invalid ones removed, and assuming all of them opposed the DDC, over 80% of the remaining responses clearly opposed having the DDC in the Preserve. Also, the city conducted surveys at the few public meetings held where again over 95% of the respondents opposed the DDC in the Preserve. Seems like that isn’t mentioned. Also seems like clear public input to me, yet the DDCS would not accept or recognize any comment against the location.
The DDCS also opposed giving the public a vote on anything built in the Preserve, clearly they don’t want us to have any say in what happens in OUR Preserve.
Protect Our Preserve deals only with the facts, not interpretations of them taken out of context. protectourpreserve.org contains all the documents on both the Preserve and DDC (including ones taken off the city’s web site that are no longer available), and all the media letters and opinions on both sides of the issue, so people can learn from the facts and come to their own conclusions.
It is the DDCS that is propagating false information, not Protect Our Preserve. Check the facts and decide for your self.

By: Yingchun He

Yingchun He — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 03:03:18 +0000

I do not belong to any group. But as a Scottsdale resident, I do not like the idea of disturbing 30 acres of cactus and animals already living in the Preserved. Without buildings in the Preserve and admission fee, people CAN enjoy the desert.

By: Raymond Hemmert

Raymond Hemmert — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:54:06 +0000

In reply to DeEtte Person. That document does not explain how it was determined the emails were invalid. That is the information we want along with the email addresses that were determined invalid.

By: DeEtte Person

DeEtte Person — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:25:37 +0000

In reply to Raymond Hemmert.

You are correct that this is public information. It has been posted on the City of Scotsdale website for several months: http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/ScottsdaleAZ/News/News+Images/DDC/DDC+Online+Survey+DRAFT+Summary.pdf

By: Patricia Shaler

Patricia Shaler — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:03:37 +0000

In reply to Gail.

Curious – did your Realtor disclose the potential DDC development? Traffic, including tour busses from the resorts, the possibility of an outdoor amphitheater – lights, noise…Also, the potential diminution in value of your home? I do not live in an area directly affected, but I’d sure be looking into a potential class action.

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:37:52 +0000

My husband and I recently bought a home in the McDowell Mountain Ranch community. We very purposely bought there because of the beautiful untouched, simply gorgeous mountains and trails. We searched for an area that offered quiet beauty, no frills, just the real deal with the mountains and trails accessible from the house or very nearby.

More recently, I have been made aware of the DDC proposal and have read most all articles on this proposed project and it is flawed from the get-go and I am wondering if I really want to own a home in Scottsdale if this is how business is done. We do not need a Disney-like discovery center, we do not want to fund a Disney-like discovery center and I certainly do not want to EVER see a pink jeep on one of the trails. It almost seems like a bad joke the way this has been handled, and that this is not the right project for this area. If it was such a great idea, I believe you’d see these projects in many mountainous areas but they don’t want it either. Please be respectful of the wishes of many and take this project elsewhere.

By: Matthew Waldbusser

Matthew Waldbusser — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:43:24 +0000

Mayor Lane and the city council should be ashamed of themselves. Preserve money is TAXPAYER MONEY. If you vote to build the DDC you WILL be voted off of the council!

By: Nanette Makrauer

Nanette Makrauer — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:28:43 +0000

The city council end DDC people are doing the citizens a major disservice. We voted for and paid for a preserve we own it they cannot and should not be allowed to use our tax dollars to develop what is supposed to be preserved. It is an outrage. If it is so wonderful then put it to citizen vote and see what happens. But they won’t do that because they don’t care what the people think.