The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) has announced the groundbreaking for construction of the estimated $25 million educational facility in Fountain Hills will take place Monday, April 8, coinciding with a partial solar eclipse.
The time set for the groundbreaking is 10:30 a.m., a peak moment for the eclipse, which will be presented live on a large monitor for the occasion.
Several distinguished speakers are slated to give remarks and community leaders from Fountain Hills and other agencies will attend. The event will take place at the building site along the south side of Centennial Circle at the Cutillo Civic Plaza. The public is invited to attend.
