By Peter Corbett | The Arizona Republic
Scottsdale is setting its sights on acquiring nearly 4,000 acres of state trust land in the far northern area of the city.
The Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission is working to prioritize a list of state land parcels that have long been sought for conservation.
The commission, at its meeting last week, considered four parcels northeast of Happy Valley and Scottsdale roads and stretching farther northeast of Pima Road and Dynamite Boulevard.
Kroy Ekblaw, Scottsdale preserve director, said the city’s first priority this year is to buy a 2,400-acre parcel of state trust land in the McDowell Mountains southwest of the Bell Road and 136th Street alignments.
An appraisal of that rugged, mountainous terrain is likely to be completed this summer, Ekblaw said.
The parcel would be sold at public auction.
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