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Cave Creek council accepts ad hoc open‑space report, directs staff to update appraisals and funding plan for 4,005‑acre acquisition
Summary
The Cave Creek Town Council voted 7-0 to accept an ad hoc committee's final report on acquiring about 4,005 acres of state trust land, directing staff to update appraisals, prepare a donation account with the Desert Foothills Land Trust and return with funding options and next steps.
Steve Lamar, chair of the ad hoc open‑space committee, urged the Cave Creek Town Council on Tuesday to approve his committee’s recommendations for acquiring roughly 4,005 acres of state trust land and to begin fundraising and partnership work that could make purchases possible.
"We ask council to approve our recommendations. Acquiring the 4,005 acres of open space will benefit our community beyond expectations," Lamar said as he closed the committee’s presentation and asked the council to act.
The council unanimously voted to accept the final report, dissolve the ad‑hoc task force and direct staff to update appraisals of the 4,005 acres, prepare a memorandum of understanding with the Desert Foothills Land Trust to administer private donations, and come back with funding options. The motion,…
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