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McDowell Sonoran Preserve turns 30

10/3/2024
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is 30 years old today. On Oct. 3, 1994, then-mayor Herb Drinkwater and the rest of the city council, propped against a scenic view of the …

Scottsdale’s parks sales tax will stay on ballot …

8/21/2024
Scottsdale residents will be able to vote on a city ballot measure to create a sales tax to pay for maintenance, personnel and capital improvements at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, the city’s …

Lawsuit to block Scottsdale parks funding ballot …

7/18/2024
The attempt to remove the proposed Protect and Preserve sales tax from the Nov. 5 ballot had its day in court July 18 and an answer as to whether it can stay should be clear shortly. Maricopa …

Goldwater Institute files suit to block Scottsdale …

6/24/2024
An attempt to pass a sales tax to pay for up keep, services and capital improvement projects at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, the city’s 44 parks and WestWorld may die before it gets to the …

Save our Preserve sales tax proposal draws …

5/13/2024
Everyone seems to be able to agree that Scottsdale’s parks are old and crumbling, especially in the south part of town. They also seem to agree on things like the McDowell Sonoran …

Scottsdale City Council puts two questions on the …

4/4/2024
The voters will speak this fall. The Scottsdale City Council voted during its April 2 meeting to put two issues centered on money on the November ballot for voter approval. The first …

Scottsdale’s new McDowell Sonoran Conservancy …

3/27/2024
Dr. Amanda Hoffman-Handy has spent her entire career in the non-profit sector. During her almost 20-year career she’s been a zookeeper, curator for a living collection within a science …

Scottsdale council gets look at suggestion for sales …

2/28/2024
Scottsdale residents could vote as soon as November on a plan to continue an existing sales tax at a reduced rate to pay for maintenance at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, WestWorld and other city …

Plenty of free things to do at Scottsdale parks

11/6/2023
Blessed fall is finally here. The season when Valley residents emerge from their air-conditioned homes and get out into the — if not crisp, then at least not hot — fresh air again. …

Scottsdale City Council weighs fate of park tax

9/8/2023
Should Scottsdale residents and visitors be taxed to maintain the McDowell Sonoran Preserve and other and parks? Is it worth it? Scottsdale City Council members are continuing to decide whether or …

2,000 seed balls slingshot into Diamond Fire burn scar …

8/16/2023
The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department and the city of Scottsdale Community Services Department came together Aug. 16 to begin restoration efforts after the …