Scottsdale moving ahead on Desert Discovery Center

A view of what the Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center could look like. /Scottsdale Independent file photo
A view of what the Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center could look like. /Scottsdale Independent file photo

By Beth Duckett | The Arizona Republic

Scottsdale is reviving plans for a long-awaited Desert Discovery Center by the McDowell Mountains.

The city will ask outside groups to submit ideas after a similar request failed in 2012.

City Council gave the OK for Scottsdale to issue a request for qualifications for the project, a nature center and museum at the base of the McDowell Mountains that could turn into a major Valley tourist attraction.

Outside groups will be able to submit their “vision” for the center, said Kroy Ekblaw, Scottsdale strategic projects and preserve director. He expected to send out the request by the end of April.

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