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Commissioners consider $250,000 feasibility study for Rio Verde Drive wildlife crossing; no vote taken
Summary
A commission sub‑group recommended funding a feasibility study for a proposed Rio Verde Drive wildlife crossing instead of advancing a $35 million standalone project; public comment questioned the need and the commission deferred a final recommendation to a later meeting.
Commissioners on April 10 discussed whether to fund a feasibility study for a proposed wildlife crossing on Rio Verde Drive and debated whether the project should be advanced now or deferred until the roadway is widened. The item was presented by Commissioner Newman and discussed by staff and members of the public.
Public speaker Eric Filsinger, who said he has decades of experience in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, urged caution and questioned the need for a land bridge at Rio Verde. “Is the land bridge a real need?…
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