[sac-forum] Flatiron and vicinity

The CSC lied yesterday and said viewing at Flatiron would be okay until
midnight. I was there from 4.15 - 4.45 pm and it was completely
overcast. I left when nobody showed up to commiserate with.
 
More interesting were the signs posted all over the place indicating
that a developer wants to amend the local general plan to develop up to
85,000 homes (plus other stuff) on about 25,000 acres running roughly
from 335th Ave. to 370th Ave. and from I - 10 north to the canal. This
would bring development to about 5 miles south of the site. Combined
with relentless development west of the White Tanks (see today's AZ
Republic), this doesn't bode well. I wonder how many more years we have
for reasonably dark skies at Flatiron?
 
Happy holidays,
 
Dan
 
PS. If anybody has the week off from work and would like to try
observing later in the week, please let me know.
 
Dan Gruber
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home  (480) 951 - 6877

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