MCDOWELL SONORAN PRESERVE

$5M to expand Pinnacle Peak Park; $10.5M for a new fire station; $16.6M for renovations at the Police station at Via Linda; $6.3M for a bridge at Reata Pass; $7M to expand the Senior Center at Granite Reef; and SUSD funded construction at Cherokee, Hohokam and Navajo schools. What do all these community investments have in common? They are citizen-driven and require public vote. No school board or city council can act without public authorization.

Similarly, that is why I supported and voted for Proposition 420, the citizen-driven initiative. Prop 420 requires citizen-driven analysis and public vote for major improvements in the Preserve. Future analysis should include the entire 12- gate system, with careful evaluation and advice from McDowell Sonoran Conservatory volunteers, avid hikers and educators.