By Monica D. Spencer | InMaricopa
Pinal County’s zoning board this afternoon gave a tyrannosaurus-yes vote to a proposed dinosaur-themed educational park.
The board unanimously approved a special use permit to construct and operate Sky Village Dino Park exactly 1 mile west of State Route 347 at the southeast corner of State Route 84 and Green Road. The proposed site is a 15-minute drive south of the city limits.
Project leaders say the dino park will let children experience the Mesozoic Era — the period 252 million to 60 million years ago when nearly every dinosaur imaginable walked the earth. The 10-acre park would house a hefty collection of replica dinosaurs, with the tallest standing roughly 10 feet tall.
