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TPC promises sportsbook ‘worthy of Scottsdale’ BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
NEIGHBORS.............. 18 Diversity champs honored for MLK Day.
BUSINESS....................25 Junk in the Trunk extends Quarter pop-up.
FOOD.............................36 Peter Piper Pizza revolutionizes arcade.
NEIGHBORS...........................................18 BUSINESS................................................25 OPINION................................................. 28 ARTS............................................ 31 FOOD............................................36 CLASSIFIEDS............................... 37
Sunday, January 16, 2022
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ports betting is coming to Scottsdale. TPC Scottsdale has applied for a conditional use permit to build a sportsbook on a 3.2-acre parcel on the southeast corner of Hayden and Bell Roads, making Scottsdale one of the few Valley cities that host a facility for sports betting. Most Valley sportsbooks, with the exception primarily of Glendale and Phoenix, are located in casinos on tribal lands.
TPC Scottsdale hosts the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the PGA Tour’s mostattended annual tournament. “Granting this extension of the existing CUP will allow for the development of a high-end dining experience with a sportsviewing focus and Scottsdale’s only allowable sportsbook,” the application states. TPC says the one-story, 12,000-square-foot facil-
ity will offer a “luxury dining experience with a sports wagering floor worthy of North Scottsdale’s impeccable ‘world class
see TPC page 10
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Council emphasizes Preserve maintenance over big expansion BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
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he days of the wholesale expansion of the McDowell-Sonoran Preserve may be over. That was the consensus of the Scottsdale City Council during a Jan. 11 work session as members identified their goals for the site. “I’m not of the mind we need to put out a bond to buy 34,000 more acres because that was the dream, the outer boundary,” Mayor David Ortega said, though he didn’t rule out purchasing “strategic” areas
that play a role in the overall plan. Councilwoman Solange Whitehead agreed. “I don’t think I support acquiring all the land in the study boundary,” she said. “That would be very expensive.” But she said acquisition of key parcels of land bordering the Preserve should be a priority. “We’re not trying to acquire large parcels of land,” Whitehead said. “What needs to be understood is that not buying a piece of land
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April Rose, co-host on A+E Networks’ FYI and The HISTORY Channel, is joining in the 50th year of the Barrett-Jackson The World’s Greatest Car Collection Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale beginning Saturday. Read why she has found the perfect job there on Page 31. (Special to the Progress)
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