Have you had an opportunity to review the draft plan?
Yes
Do you currently visit the preserves? Select all that apply.
Yes, Hayden Butte Preserve
In your opinion, what three recommendations should the city prioritize first? Please list in order of importance with #1 being the most important.
4.3.8 trail improvements. On making it safer-just don't turn it into all sidewalk and concrete stairs - keep it a 'trail in the preserve' not another long sidewalk
4.1.5 the overall trail plan - closing social trails that have been cut in...and doing something to keep that from continuing to happen would be a highly visible improvement
4.3.1 keep the holiday displays - if it was a ballot proposition it'd probably pass at a higher rate than any other issue or person on the ballot.
Please provide comments on the recommendations related to Hayden Butte Preserve.
Pushing more people to use the butte will bring additional people that don't know, or choose not to follow, the rules needed to protect it. This happens each year with the 'hike the butte' promotion in the spring. The last two years during that promotion there hasn't been a single additional sign during the promotion encouraging responsible behavior. Something that brings that many new people to the butte, needs additional simple signs with basic expected behavior -the only people reading clear through the current large signs full of fine print are people that are probably following those common sense/respect the place type behaviors in the first place.
4.3.2 'The A". Let's be realistic , the A's not going away - and people aren't going to call it Hayden Butte, even if it is. Don't waste the limited resources available for preserve improvement to go to battle with the massive fight that would come from trying to tear the A off A Mountain.
Please provide comments on the recommendations related to Papago Preserve.
I've spent less than 5 hours in the Papago Preserve in the last ten years and don't believe my comments should carry any weight.
In your opinion, what three objectives should the city prioritize first? Please list in order of importance with #1 being the most important.
No response.
Please provide comments on the draft Preserve Management Plan objectives.
section 4 - (what's really going to happen, like removing the A or the holiday displays) - seems magnitudes of importance above section 5 ( 'reassess goals, objectives, decisions, activities and related policies so they can be adapted to the change in surrounding land use..continuously identify and reassess partnerships. that would align with the plan goal...)
We need to get section 4 right - it's the part that affects people.
Additional comments on the overall draft Preserve Management Plan
It's great the city had multiple forums to get input on all of this.
I hope the actual decision makers are on the butte and in the preserve at a variety of times of day on a variety of days of the week over a variety of months before they make these decisions.
Somewhere it's mentioned that volunteer groups could help the plan without costing the city - that's a great idea - the city users themselves and think of the potential numbers of people, hours, and enthusiasm that could come from ASU alone.
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Have you had an opportunity to review the draft plan?
Do you currently visit the preserves? Select all that apply.
In your opinion, what three recommendations should the city prioritize first? Please list in order of importance with #1 being the most important.
Please provide comments on the recommendations related to Hayden Butte Preserve.
Pushing more people to use the butte will bring additional people that don't know, or choose not to follow, the rules needed to protect it. This happens each year with the 'hike the butte' promotion in the spring. The last two years during that promotion there hasn't been a single additional sign during the promotion encouraging responsible behavior. Something that brings that many new people to the butte, needs additional simple signs with basic expected behavior -the only people reading clear through the current large signs full of fine print are people that are probably following those common sense/respect the place type behaviors in the first place.
4.3.2 'The A". Let's be realistic , the A's not going away - and people aren't going to call it Hayden Butte, even if it is. Don't waste the limited resources available for preserve improvement to go to battle with the massive fight that would come from trying to tear the A off A Mountain.
Please provide comments on the recommendations related to Papago Preserve.
I've spent less than 5 hours in the Papago Preserve in the last ten years and don't believe my comments should carry any weight.
In your opinion, what three objectives should the city prioritize first? Please list in order of importance with #1 being the most important.
No response.Please provide comments on the draft Preserve Management Plan objectives.
section 4 - (what's really going to happen, like removing the A or the holiday displays) - seems magnitudes of importance above section 5 ( 'reassess goals, objectives, decisions, activities and related policies so they can be adapted to the change in surrounding land use..continuously identify and reassess partnerships. that would align with the plan goal...)
We need to get section 4 right - it's the part that affects people.
Additional comments on the overall draft Preserve Management Plan
It's great the city had multiple forums to get input on all of this.
I hope the actual decision makers are on the butte and in the preserve at a variety of times of day on a variety of days of the week over a variety of months before they make these decisions.
Somewhere it's mentioned that volunteer groups could help the plan without costing the city - that's a great idea - the city users themselves and think of the potential numbers of people, hours, and enthusiasm that could come from ASU alone.