It’s like a zit on the Mona Lisa.
Anyone who hikes what is arguably the prettiest trail in the Valley, Tom’s Thumb in Scottsdale’s McDowell Mountains, wonders when they ascent. What is that house, albeit a very nice one, doing smack dab in the middle of Scottsdale’s landmark preserve?
Wouldn’t it be nice, most everyone surely thinks, to rid the preserve of the blemish?
And so it now shall be.
Every member of Scottsdale’s City Council ranging from Mayor Jim Lane to Councilman Guy Phillips saw fit to split the difference between the city’s appraisal and one produced by the private property owner.
It was a smart move – council Clearasil — and a wise use of preserve funds.