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Council hears 2,843-signature petition for Rio Verde wildlife overpass; council directs staff to prepare response

3212056 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

Residents presented a 2,843-signature petition urging the city to keep the Rio Verde wildlife overpass in the park-and-preserve budget and to proceed with a feasibility study; council directed the city manager to investigate the petition and prepare a written response and to return information for council consideration.

A group of Scottsdale residents on May 6 delivered a petition with 2,843 signatures urging the City Council to include a long-planned Rio Verde wildlife overpass in the park-and-preserve program and to proceed with a feasibility study. Petitioners said signatures were collected citywide and without paid signature gatherers; they asked the city manager for a written response.

Several petition supporters, including preserve volunteers and long-time residents, told the council the overpass is part of preserve planning…

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