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Council OKs panel to study Preserve tax BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
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Hunkapi Programs founder is on a mission of mercy.
SPORTS ...................... 30 Horizon girls volleyball coach is still a winner after 42 years.
ARTS ............................... 33 Ancient Egypt coming to OldTown.
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Sunday, September 18, 2022
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he Scottsdale City Council wants to know how residents feel about extending a .2% sales tax for maintenance of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, the Indian Bend Wash and other parks.
McCormick Ranch thinking young at 50
Council on Sept. 13 created a nine-person citizen’s task force to make a recommendation on the issue, which had been on the consent agenda but was moved to the regular agenda because Councilwoman Linda Milhaven had some issues with the proposal. Ultimately, Council approved the task force 5-2, with Milhaven and Councilwoman
Tammy Caputi dissenting. Milhaven told the Progress before the meeting that she would like to see more than just residents on the task force. “I think we’ve got other important stake holders, whether their business leaders or
see PRESERVE page 12
BY M. BOWN Progress Contributor
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elebrating its golden anniversary next weekend, Scottsdale’s first master-planned community is preparing for a new generation of residents who are discovering the joys of living in McCormick Ranch. The 3,116-acre community is home to 24,000 residents and comprises seven square miles from Indian Bend Road north to Shea Boulevard and Scottsdale Road and east to Hayden Road. About 60% of the community is residential and 18% commercial, with 2% is al-
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Among McCormick Ranch’s many amenities is the McCormick Ranch Golf Course, shown here in a 1980s aerial photo. (Courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)
located for the HonorHealth campus, 2% for public schools, 14% for lakes and golf courses while 3% is city owned, said Adam Yaron, principal planner for the city’s Planning & Development Department.
The community is diverse: 25 miles of greenbelt, 11 lakes, lushly landscaped McCormick Parkway, 13 shopping areas with
see MCCORMICK page 18
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