[Az-Geocaching] McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Thu, 3 Apr 2003 20:49:50 -0700

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At a regularly scheduled meeting of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Commission held earlier this evening, the Commissioners, by a voice
vote, denied a request to reconsider their policy prohibiting the
placement of Geocaches within the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. They agreed
to post a statement of their policy on the Preserve Commission web page
(http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/boards/MSPreserve/default.asp). 

The Commissioners made it very clear that the first mandate of the
Preserve is preservation. The Commission is not going to allow any
activity which involves going off-trail.  They are also quite open about
the fact that they are going to avoid setting any precedent that risks
opening a wider door in the future. By that reasoning, they hold that
even a cache that is right next to the trail is still off-trail. They
are also opposed to having any contemporary non-natural objects within
the preserve, except for those placed for such reasons as safety,
directions, etc. Those are their major reasons behind their denial of
reconsideration, as best as I am able to summarize them.

I would urge any of you who have placed caches within the Preserve to
remove them soon.  My best guess is that there will be a not very long
grace period before confiscation efforts begin.

Steve
Team Tierra Buena

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At a regularly scheduled meeting of =
the
McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission held earlier this evening, the =
Commissioners,
by a voice vote, denied a request to reconsider their policy prohibiting =
the
placement of Geocaches within the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. They agreed =
to
post a statement of their policy on the Preserve Commission web page =
(http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/boards/MSPreserve/default.asp).
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Book Antiqua"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

The Commissioners made it very clear =
that
the first mandate of the Preserve is preservation. The Commission is not =
going
to allow any activity which involves going off-trail. &nbsp;They are also quite open about =
the fact
that they are going to avoid setting any precedent that risks opening a =
wider
door in the future. By that reasoning, they hold that even a cache that =
is
right next to the trail is still off-trail. They are also opposed to =
having any
contemporary non-natural objects within the preserve, except for those =
placed
for such reasons as safety, directions, etc. Those are their major =
reasons
behind their denial of reconsideration, as best as I am able to =
summarize them.<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

I would urge any of you who have =
placed caches
within the Preserve to remove them soon. &nbsp;My best guess is that there will =
be a not
very long grace period before confiscation efforts =
begin.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Book Antiqua"><span =
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12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Book Antiqua"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Book Antiqua"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Team Tierra =
Buena<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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