enjoying a view of the valley from Camelback Mountain
Hello fellow hikers and outdoor enthusiasts,
As many of you may already know, the State of Arizona is starting to close 13 state parks in the coming weeks. Many of us are contacting our representatives about this issue, but in addition to the state closures I also wanted to provide you with some information about the planned closure of a number of our beautiful Phoenix parks. These closures are not getting the same amount of press as the state park closures, but to those of us who love these areas and use them regularly these closures will have a significant impact on us and visitors to our area! As of right now, it appears that the City of Phoenix is planning to lay off 14 park rangers and reduce public access to our local parks in the area. The city plans to reduce public access to the parks by closing them on Mondays and Tuesdays. The anticipated closures include:
- Camelback Mountain
- Piestewa Peak Park
- North Mountain Park
- South Mountain Park
- Shaw Butte
- Lookout Mountain
- Papago Park and
- Shadow Mountain
If this concerns you as it does us, please email one or all of the City of Phoenix Councilman listed at the links below and tell them to keep our parks open and save the jobs of 14 Phoenix Park Rangers:
Councilman Thelda Williams at: http://phoenix.gov/district1/emdist1/index.html
Councilman Peggy Neely at: http://phoenix.gov/district2/emdist2/index.html
Councilman Bill Gates: http://phoenix.gov/district3/emdist3/index.html
Councilman Tom Simplot at: http://phoenix.gov/district4/emdist4/index.html
Councilman Claude Maddox at: http://phoenix.gov/district5/emdist5/index.html
Councilman Sal DiCiccio at: http://phoenix.gov/district6/index.html
Councilman Michael Nowakowski at:http://phoenix.gov/district7/emdist7/index.html
Councilman Michael Johnson at: http://phoenix.gov/district8/emdist8/index.html
Mayor Phil Gordon at: http://phoenix.gov/mayor/emmayor/index.html
Help us save our Phoenix Mountain Parks from closure!
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