COPP is a non-profit organization composed of individuals and homeowner associations who have joined together to protect neighborhoods preserve the natural environment and promote governmental fiscal responsibility. COPP members and its Board of Directors are dedicated to the proposition that protecting our unique natural environment is a sacred trust, and that government officials should be responsive to the wishes of their constituents. Pinnacle Peak, an enduring landmark, was chosen for the organization’s name because it embodies the rugged natural beauty and spirit of the American West. JOIN NOW!

WHAT CONCERNS DO COPP MEMBERS SHARE?

COPP members are concerned about the impact of growth-at-any-cost policies that have been embraced by too many Arizona politicians. The results of these policies include traffic congestion, air and noise pollution, higher taxes, destruction of our fragile desert, rapid aquifer depletion, and the overall neglect of our mature neighborhoods. Concerns about these, and other threats, are the primary focus of COPP members.  JOIN NOW!

WHY WAS COPP FORMED?

COPP was formed to educate residents and represent their interests to appropriate government officials. COPP was formally organized in 1997 as a neighborhood response to numerous development excesses that were threatening our neighborhoods and the desert environment.

WHAT ARE COPP'S GOALS?

• Work with City officials to develop sound growth and land use management plans
• Preserve the individual character of our diverse neighborhoods
• Protect our desert environment
• Prevent inappropriate development
• Promote improved air and water quality
• Support impact fees for roads, drainage, and schools
• Encourage open communication with elected officials

Since its formation,   COPP has become a large and effective citizen advocacy group. Our major accomplishments include:

• Helped reduce the number of high-density rezoning cases
• Successfully lobbied against the $100M desert-destroying "Desert Greenbelt" project
• Assisted neighbors in citizen-driven voter referenda
• Worked with residents to make City parks more neighborhood-friendly
• Negotiated with landowners to create aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sensitive projects
• Joined with neighbors to stop an inappropriately sited Home Depot warehouse
• Participated on a City-sponsored "Ideas Team" created to draft a sensible "Big Box" ordinance
• Supported preserving 36,460 acres of pristine Scottsdale desert
• Worked to keep buildings at a reasonable height to preserve views

• Neighborhoods: COPP is dedicated to helping neighbors throughout Scottsdale to protect their neighborhoods from development excesses that lower their property values and their quality of life.
• Desert Preservation: COPP actively supports the completion of the 36,460-acre McDowell Sonoran Preserve as repeatedly supported by Scottsdale voters.
• Open Government: COPP works diligently to ensure that government is open, accessible, and accountable. Officials at all levels of government must put citizens first.
• Fiscal Responsibility: COPP serves as a watchdog to ensure that our government representatives make sound and prudent financial decisions.