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Tempe commission hears staff update on Loma Del Rio, Hayden Butte and Double Butte Cemetery study
Summary
Parks staff told the Historic Preservation Commission about trail deterioration at Loma Del Rio, plans for a Mill Avenue trailhead for Hayden Butte, and a Double Butte Cemetery study that found more than 4,800 markers — 1,038 needing repair and 217 flagged as high priority; staff said draft studies and funding details will be shared with the commission.
Alex Cortese, parks manager for maintenance and operations, briefed the Tempe Historic Preservation Commission on restoration and visitor‑access work planned for three city sites and asked for input on tribal consultation and interpretive signage.
Cortese said Loma Del Rio — on the southwest portion of the Papago Preserve — was stabilized in 1994 but now has a trailhead and interpretive signage in poor condition and a trail “in very poor condition” that lacks pedestrian comfort features. He said the city is under contract to bring on a trail assessment consultant and intends to include tribal engagement and the Desert Conservation Commission in the design process for signage and a Ramada shade structure.
Hayden Butte, Cortese said, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is monitored for erosion and rock…
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