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Public watchdog questions parks’ assessment and communications on Camelback Mountain closures
Transportation, Infrastructure and Planning Subcommittee · November 20, 2025
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Summary
A parks watchdog raised unresolved safety concerns about Camelback Mountain trail conditions following October rains, called a parks press release 'lean on facts' and said attorneys are filing public-records requests; no Parks Department response was recorded at the subcommittee meeting.
Gerry Van Gass, who identifies himself as a public watchdog for the Parks and Preserve System, used the citizen comment period on Nov. 19 to raise concerns about the condition and management of Camelback Mountain after the October storms.
"What is going on at Camelback Mountain?"…
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