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Residents demand answers after crews ‘obliterated’ nature trail at Piestewa area of Phoenix Mountain Preserve
Summary
Multiple residents said crews removed a well-used nature trail in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve without posted permits or public notice and asked the Parks Board to place the issue on a future agenda; speakers said they filed records requests and called for greater transparency.
Several residents urged the Parks Board to explain recent work that they say removed a well-used nature trail near Piestewa in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, describing the change as an unannounced obliteration and demanding the issue be placed on a board agenda.
"This wasn't repair work. It wasn't necessary. It's just removal with no explanation," Jessica Dobbs, a resident and longtime preserve user, told the board during the Call to the Public. Dobbs said crews "obliterated" the trail and that there were no posted permits, job boards or family notification prior…
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