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Fountain Hills Guide
 About
Our Fountain
Fountain Hills is named for the
eponymous fountain that was built in 1971
by Robert P. McCulloch, the same year that reconstruction of the
London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, another of McCulloch's
projects, was completed. The fountain sprays water for about 15
minutes every hour. The plume of water rises from a concrete
water-lily sculpture in the center of a large man-made lake and
is driven by three 600 horsepower pumps. When all three pumps
are on under zero wind condition, the fountain can reach over
560 feet in height. When built, it was the world's tallest
fountain and held that record for over a decade. Once a year, on
St. Patrick's Day, the fountain is turned to green to celebrate
the day!
History
It incorporated as an independent municipality
in 1989, after spending most of its history as a master planned
development on the far northeastern end of Scottsdale. For many
years the land on which the town sits was a working cattle
ranch, and 4,500 acres (18 km2) of it were sold to Robert P.
McCulloch in 1968. The town of Fountain Hills is situated on the
lower east slopes of the McDowell Mountains as they drain into
the Verde River.
 Law and government
Fountain Hills is set up under a Council-Manager
system. The current Mayor of Fountain Hills is Jay Schlum,
elected in Mar 2008. The current Town Council consists of the
Mayor and six Council members: Vice Mayor Henry Leger, Council
members Keith McMahan, Mike Archambault, Dennis Contino, Ginny
Dickey and Cassie Hansen. Rick Davis is the Town Manager. Among
other council appointed staff are Town Attorney Andrew McGuire
and Town Magistrate Ted Armbruster.
The town does not have its own law enforcement. They are
patrolled by the Maricopa County Sheriff's office with the
elected Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who also lives within the town.
Public schools
Fountain Hills Unified School District #98 is
composed of four separate schools. McDowell Mountain Elementary
School for Kindergarten-2nd grade, Four Peaks Elementary School
for grades 3-5, Fountain Hills Middle School for grades 6-8,
Fountain Hills High School for grades 9-12, and a Charter
School.
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