Lowell Observatory has backed off for now on its hopes to get around a congressional restriction on the use of former Forest Service property granted to the historic observatory over a century ago.The nonprofit research institution had a modicum of support but also faced reservations and outright opposition from some Flagstaff residents and the City Council. Lowell wanted to
The land on a mesa overlooking downtown Flagstaff would provide Lowell room to grow, but according to the 1910 congressional restriction, could only be used for “observatory purposes."
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Lowell Observatory has backed off for now on its hopes to get around a congressional restriction on the use of former Forest Service prop.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. The Flagstaff City Council is poised to begin its meetings with an acknowledgement honoring the ancestral homelands of Native tribes in t.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) The Flagstaff City Council is poised to begin its meetings with an acknowledgement honoring the ancestral homelands of Native tribes in the region. Council members on Tuesday voiced support for having the acknowledgement statement read at the beginning of future meetings.