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Work Days......

After a successful effort last month at Shaw Butte, the Phoenix weedwackers
will continue working at the same location this Saturday the 12th. We will
be at 19th ave. and Cactus, on the east side. This is the west side of Shaw
Butte. We will be staging northeast of Mings restaurant. There is a 100
yard hike to the area from where the vehicles are parked.

The parking will be south of Cactus (about 50 yards south of Cactus) on the
east side, behind "Mings" restaurant.We will have signs out. The hours are
6am to 9am!!!

This time they are encouraging us to bring water, although the park will
have some. Good shoes are a must. There will be no restrooms available.
We need to be out of the restaurant's parking area by 10am, they open at
11am.

Thanks to the 14 volunteers and 2 rangers in June, we successfully removed
83 bags of buffelgrass from this area!
Hope to see you there,
Claudia Bloom
480-641-7449

PMPC MEMBERS...........PLEASE ATTEND the 3PI PUBLIC MEETINGS!

Tell Phoenix Parks and Recreation how you want the sales tax money to be spent!

Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council priority items for Phoenix Parks and Preserves Initiative (3PI) funds.

Immediate funding of preserves and parks maintenance for trails and infrastructure (existing facilities). Refer to priority lists from Preserve managers.

Fund enforcement and citizen steward programs for the mountain preserves.

Fund the completion of Sonoran Preserve

Acquisition priority at locations with high need and high public use such as trailheads and trail routing.

Fund dedicated trail crews

Abide by the edge guidelines developed for the Sonoran Preserve for any new facility or development on city owned or leased lands adjacent to all mountain parks and preserves.

Apply LEEDS and green design standards to all new facility construction.

PMPC members are urged to attend the scheduled public meetings and share these priorities. You can also make comment online at http://phoenix.gov/parks.

For a list of hearings see: http://www.phoenix.gov/newsrel/ 2006ppinput.html http://www.phoenix.gov/newsrel/2006ppinput.html htFor a list of hearings se

Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department Seeking Resident Input

(If you are unable to attend any of the meetings, click on the image below)

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department is seeking residents’ input on the future direction of the city’s parks and desert preserves. Those interested in weighing in can attend one of ten public meetings held throughout the city from late June through August. Those unable to attend a meeting can participate online; the department has posted background information and an online survey on the department website at phoenix.gov/parks in the Park Development Projects link.
The City has created this public involvement process in response to the overwhelming May 20 voter approval of the reauthorization of the Phoenix Parks and Preserve Initiative. For the past nine years the Initiative, using a one-tenth of one cent sales tax, has raised more than $200 million to fund the construction and improvement of parks throughout the city and the addition of thousands of acres of desert land to the city’s preserve system.In the May 20 vote, voters approved a 30-year extension of the program, which was set to expire next year.
The public involvement process will allow residents to set priorities for park and preserve development and improvement over the coming years. When the process is complete, Parks and Recreation Department staff will use the results to develop a proposal and recommendations for consideration by the Parks and Recreation Board and ultimately, the City Council, which will approve a final plan.

Contact: David Urbinato 602-262-4994 or Cell 602-350-1506
Steve Turner 602-261-8606