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Residents say work at Piestewa Peak preserve blocked trails and lacked public notice; council asked staff to follow up
Summary
Several residents urged the council to stop a construction project at Piestewa Peak’s Ocotillo/Okotillo Ramada, saying fences and blocked roads denied public access and that appropriate public notice and approvals were not evident.
Multiple residents told the Phoenix City Council on May 7 that construction activity at Piestewa Peak (the Phoenix Mountains Preserve) has blocked a public ramada and adjacent trails, and that they were not given prior notice or opportunity for input.
Ernest Martinez, former chairman and current treasurer of the Piestewa Fallen Heroes Memorial, said hikers and preserve users were “blindsided when we found the road to the Ocotillo Ramada ... blocked” and that a large fence…
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