Historic Development Of Tempe, Arizona's Town Lake
16 September 2002 - 12:00pm
An Arizona Republic Special Feature on the planning implications surrounding the controversial desert lake development.
"It took more than a decade. Political maneuvering. Tens of millions of dollars. And now 977,553,000 gallons of water.But at last, a stretch of the dry Salt River bed cutting through Tempe begins its transformation into an urban greenbelt."
Full Story:
Building a lake in the desert
Source:
The Arizona Republic, September 14, 2002
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