Friend(s) of the Month
Carol and Howard Myers Fuel Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive
Efforts
By Les Conklin
May 16. 2002
Road cleaning and taping over the labels on
APS and Qwest boxes in the utility right-of-way.
Howard and Carol were among the Friends volunteers that worked extremely
hard that day to prepare the boxes for painting the following week.
If you appreciate the fact that the
now-painted utility boxes do a better job of blending into the environment, you
can thank Howard and Carol.
If you’ve also noticed that there seem to be fewer
illegal signs along the Scenic Drive, you can thank Howard..
Short of sign ordinance enforcement personnel, Scottsdale sought the help
of caring residents. Deputized and trained by the City of Scottsdale, Howard
donates his time every weekend to survey the Scenic Drive for illegal signs.
It’s a thankless, never-ending task that benefits tourism and our
quality of life. Howard, Friends of
the Scenic Drive treasurer, is a
leader in the on-going struggle to change the sign ordinance to reduce the
number of development signs and wireless antennas.
Serving up coffee, donuts, safety vests while managing
Friends’ “southern” cleanup registration table is another way that Carol
pitches in to help the environment and the Scenic Drive. On those Saturday’s
you will usually find Howard picking up litter along Scottsdale Road.
And, you will also find them at Cookout at the Ranch VII working hard to
raise funds to support desert preservation and the Scenic Drive.
Originally from Long Island, the Myers not only work to
preserve our unique Sonoran desert, they enjoy it from the ground up.
They are avid hikers who have tackled tough trails across the southwest.
Howard and Carol, thank you!
