Historic resort offer back on Prescott council agenda

Courtesy photo This 1930s-era postcard shows the Granite Dells Resort at the height of its popularity.
Courtesy photo This 1930s-era postcard shows the Granite Dells Resort at the height of its popularity.

By Cindy Barks | The Daily Courier

Open space preservation and golf course management will top the agendas in two Prescott City Council meetings set for this week.

The council will conduct two voting meetings on Tuesday – one at 1 p.m., and another at 3 p.m. Both meetings will take place at Prescott City Hall, 201 S. Cortez St.

The 1 p.m. special voting meeting will include just one item – the proposal for the city purchase of privately owned land at the old Granite Dells Resort.

Prescott City Manager Craig McConnell noted on Thursday that owner Mark Wirth had made an offer to the city to sell 80 acres of the 83-acre parcel that contains the remains of the Granite Dells Resort.

A popular Prescott destination throughout much of the early-to-mid-20th century, the resort consisted of a swimming lake and other recreational features.

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