By Philip Haldiman
The Arizona Republic
This year, Cave Creek paid off its portion of the 2,200-acre Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, a milestone that residents and town officials see as intrinsic to their lifestyle.
Apparently, town officials are not stopping there, as Mayor Vincent Francia is pushing to acquire more open space for the town.
Cave Creek is looking to obtain 13 tracts of state land located throughout the town’s borders, totaling about 4,000 acres, he said.
“Spur Cross established who we are, and this is who we are: preservationists of the Sonoran Desert,” he said.