Reply #16: When it was built it was supposed to be the tallest fountain in the world. [View All]

It was to promote a subdivision way out of town at the time. Most locals viewed it as a stupid, wasteful joke. My last encounter with Fountain Hills was a conference on preserving state lands. A bunch of environmental activists from Fountain Hills were trying to get the state constitution changed so they could protect some state lands from development. A funny, smart rancher got up and told an anecdote about herding sheep down out of the mountains to the Phx valley. And pointed out that Fountain Hills didn't exist at the time and while he was in High school and college had in fact protested it's building along with the Palo Verde Nuke facility and the CAP. Back when he was just a hippie. I love that guy.