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Barrett-Jackson auction fuels public bene�its and costs BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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ince returning to Scottsdale in 1989, the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction – which begins Saturday – has been an economic boon for the city, but the relationship goes both ways. Scottsdale has provided numerous �inancial incentives so the auction stayed put over the years. The auction, started in 1971, came back to Scottsdale in 1989 and was held at Horseworld, now known as WestWorld, the cityoperated entertainment venue located off the Loop 101 and Bell Road in northern Scottsdale. “What began as tens of thousands of people increased to around 125,000 in 1999, and today some 350,000 people attend our Scottsdale event,” read a statement provided by Barrett-Jackson. “Our 30th anniversary at
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Scottsdale’s WestWorld has hosted the Barrett-Jackson automobile auction since 1989. In that time, event attendance has grown from roughly 40,000 to a peak of 350,000 in 2016.
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BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer
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t the Phoenix Herpetological Society in northern Scottsdale, Dan Marchand sets his alarm to go off every three hours after 10 p.m. He’s done this every night this since midNovember, when the temperatures dipped lower than 50 degrees. This might sound like torture for the rest of us, but for Marchand and the his staff, it’s a matter of life or death for the reptiles inhabiting the facility – especially with temperatures hitting the freezing mark at night lately.
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Phoenix Herpetological Society Executive Curator Daniel Marchand ensures that the Galápagos tortoises stay warm during the cold weather in Scottsdale.
Each time Marchand wakes up, he triplechecks the temperature of the water that the society’s crocodiles sleep in. The society has the nation’s second-largest collection of crocodiles on display. “Their water temperatures have to be maintained above 65 degrees,” said Marchand, the executive curator at PHS. “So, I have to literally walk the property.” The property is massive. With 2.5 acres to roam, well over 100 crocs are scattered among 42 ponds. The reptiles housed indoors have their
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