Desert Discovery Center Scottsdale News Alert, Aug. 4th

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Recently, there has been quite a bit of coverage in the news about the Desert Discovery Center, which is now in the planning/design stage. Factual articles that The Peak has published have attracted a substantial amount of interest and comments for and against the project. Our goal is to keep our readers informed about this important project.  In this news alert, Christine Kovach, Chairman of the Board of Desert Discovery Center Scottsdale, seeks to “set the record straight” by addressing some of the objections raised by critics.

DDC Scottsdale News (PDF)

PS. GPPA, which publishes The Peak, has not taken a formal position on final approval of the DDC. We are looking forward to reviewing and sharing the results of the planning that is now ongoing.

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Author: Les Conklin

Les Conklin is a resident of north Scottsdale He founded Friends of the Scenic Drive, the Monte de Paz HOA and is the president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. He was named to Scottsdale's History Maker Hall of Fame in 2014. Les is a past editor of A Peek at the Peak and the author of Images of America: Pinnacle Peak. He served on the Scottsdale's Pride Commission, McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the boards of several local nonprofits and was a founding organizer of the city's Adopt-A-Road Program.. Les is a volunteer guide at the Musical Instrument Museum.

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  1. This promotion by Christine Kovach mischaracterizes our objections. Many of us are ok with a DDC – just do not want to use funds dedicated to acquiring & maintaining Preserve Land used for their project. We also do not want to tear up Preserve Desert (no matter how small) when there is so much Scottsdale desert already zoned for development.
    Recently Mayor Lane has proposed a Resolution that would require a public vote before anything could be constructed on the Preserve. In order to find this position credible, we are requesting that the Mayor introduce this to the Council to vote on prior to the election, as after the election, he will be free to return to his prior support of the DDCS plan.

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