Two long-awaited community projects for the Town of Fountain Hills are wrapping up at about the same time and will be dedicated over the next couple of weeks.

This Saturday, Nov. 17, the long awaited trailhead at Adero Canyon will be dedicated at 9:30 a.m.

The relocation of Fire Station #2 is nearing completion and is scheduled to be dedicated on Saturday, Dec. 1, at a time to be confirmed.

The dream for the trailhead facility began more than 20 years ago as land was being acquired for the Preserve. The completed trailhead varies little from a design completed in 2003.

The trailhead ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. with arrival and refreshments. Speakers are expected to begin at 9:45 a.m. and the ribbon cutting is set for 10:15 a.m. Tours will begin at the close of ceremonies at 10:30 a.m.

Speakers for this event will include Mayor Kavanagh, Community Services Director Rachael Goodwin and McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission Chairman Bill Myers. Town Manager Grady Miller is to offer closing remarks.

The public is invited but everyone is reminded that there is limited parking at both locations and much of the roadway to the trailhead past Adero Canyon development is unimproved.

Miller urges people to use extreme caution in driving to the trailhead.

“We do not want people to damage their vehicles,” Miller stated at the council meeting on Nov. 6.

The trailhead will be open to the public following the dedication ceremony. At some point in the near future Toll Brothers Homes will begin construction on the main roadway, Eagle Ridge Drive, and access to the trailhead is expected to be limited to foot from the area near where the pavement currently ends.

Utilities are not yet advanced to the trailhead location, but portable toilets will be on site for hikers.