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NEWS............................... 8 Repeal state short-term rental law, lawmaker urges
NEIGHBORS .........20 Scottsdale cows appreciate Halloween leftovers
BUSINESS ............... 26 Old Town salon owner launching own products.
NEIGHBORS .........................18 BUSINESS .............................26 OPINION ..............................28 SPORTS ................................ 32 ARTS .....................................34 FOOD & DRINK...................36 CLASSIFIEDS .......................38
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Sunday, November 24, 2019
Plans nearly �inished for Scottsdale ‘gem’ BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
W
ork on the Scottsdale’s Indian Bend Wash Masterplan is progressing and could be brought before the City Council for approval by early 2020. The masterplan includes improvements to both infrastructure and recreational amenities within the area of the wash running through Vista del Camino and El-
dorado Parks and marks one of the most significant investments in Scottsdale’s greenbelt since it was built decades ago. Scottsdale’s Indian Bend Greenbelt is considered “a gem of flood control, recreation and livability,” said Jeff Velasquez, principal landscape architect with J2 Engineering, a city contractor working on the masterplan. “It’s studied worldwide.” Before its construction, the area was a flood hazard residents referred to as “The Slough” often divided the community due
Four schools win So grand! reprieve from growth mandates
to flooding caused by heavy rains locally or runoff from rain in the north. In June 1972, record rainfall caused water to overrun The Slough and flood nearby roads and neighborhoods. One man died and 17 people were left homeless, according to Scottsdale Public Library records. In the 1960s, the Army Corps of Engineers had plans to address the issue by
see WASH page 12
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
T
he future of Anasazi Elementary and Echo Canyon schools is on solid ground after the Scottsdale Uni�ied School District removed them from enrollment growth plans adopted by the Governing Board last year. The plans, which could have led to closure or consolidation, were adopted in November 2018 to spur enrollment growth at the elementary schools with the lowest enrollment. The two other schools on the growth list, Navajo and Yavapai elementary schools, did not show the same growth as Echo Canyon and Anasazi but won reprieves due to extenuating circumstances. The two-year growth plans aimed at 400
see ENROLLMENT page 10
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Alana de Soler can barely contain her enthusiasm as she hugs her brother Sebastian during a tour they took with their parents of Cochise Elementary School;s kindergarten. The school district's annual ritual of kindergarten tours has become. For details, see page 6.
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