"LOVE" has received the following email from reader Sean Sullivan, with the local Sierra Club Group.
I am with the local Sierra Club Group, the Rincon Group, and have been working with the Town Council and Manager to get a resolution opposing Rosemont Mine on their agenda. They are considering a resolution that is strongly opposed to the mine tomorrow, Wednesday the 18th. The Council members I have heard back from are in favor of the resolution and oppose the mine. I do not expect there to be any opposition to the resolution. It would be great to get some Oro Valley residents to show up and support the Council’s opposition to Rosemont Mine. The resolution (R) 07-55, item is currently listed as fourth on the agenda, but it may be moved up to the first action item, so it would be heard near 7PM. What: Oro Valley Town Council meeting
When: Wednesday, April 18th @ 7PM
Where: Oro Valley Town Hall
Why: To support the Town council in passing a resolution opposing mining in the Santa Rita Mountains
Sean Sullivan
Sean@sonorandesert.org
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Mayor discussed proposed Operations Center in Rancho Vistoso
As the Town of Oro Valley has continued to grow-both in size and
population-we're working hard to house all of the essential functions and
resources necessary to serve the community. The attractive Town Hall campus
was dedicated in 1991, but the intervening 16 years have seen the Town's
population grow from 6,000 to over 44,000. Likewise, so has the supply of
personnel and equipment grown to serve the community.
Long-time residents may recall when the entire Town operated out of
a small pink house on Calle Concordia. For the record, the house is still
there, but this property was never meant to be a permanent home for our
Recreation and Parks, Transit, Public Works and Water Utility personnel who
now work out of seriously cramped quarters.
Two years ago, the Town was able to purchase 23 acres in the Vistoso
Commerce Park, south of Rancho Vistoso Blvd. and east of Ventana Medical
Systems. The purpose of the purchase was to develop the industrial land as
an Operations Center that could better serve the growing community.
Now, the time has come when we must start moving some Town staff to
the site. No final decisions have been reached by the Town Council, but
overcrowding and lack of storage space have become critical issues that must
be addressed.
In looking toward the development of the site, the Town is committed
to following its own development process and guidelines-the same strict
process and guidelines that have produced such appealing facilities as the
Town's beautiful library. We recognize that Oro Valley and the Rancho
Vistoso area are examples of careful planning and sensitive development, and
any structures that end up on the Town-owned site will be built to blend in
with this community.
Naturally, developing any kind of facility will cause some temporary
disruption on the site. But we're committed to doing the job and creating
the needed space as quickly as possible.
All of Oro Valley benefits when we have facilities and resources
such as patrol cars, landscaping equipment and other tools located at an
industrial site that has close proximity to the center of the Town's
population. We will be good and careful neighbors, and we intend to provide
significant opportunities for local residents to comment on the proposed
development. You should expect no less of your community leaders, and we
are committed to creating a Town Operations Center of which we can all be
proud.
Paul H. Loomis
Mayor
population-we're working hard to house all of the essential functions and
resources necessary to serve the community. The attractive Town Hall campus
was dedicated in 1991, but the intervening 16 years have seen the Town's
population grow from 6,000 to over 44,000. Likewise, so has the supply of
personnel and equipment grown to serve the community.
Long-time residents may recall when the entire Town operated out of
a small pink house on Calle Concordia. For the record, the house is still
there, but this property was never meant to be a permanent home for our
Recreation and Parks, Transit, Public Works and Water Utility personnel who
now work out of seriously cramped quarters.
Two years ago, the Town was able to purchase 23 acres in the Vistoso
Commerce Park, south of Rancho Vistoso Blvd. and east of Ventana Medical
Systems. The purpose of the purchase was to develop the industrial land as
an Operations Center that could better serve the growing community.
Now, the time has come when we must start moving some Town staff to
the site. No final decisions have been reached by the Town Council, but
overcrowding and lack of storage space have become critical issues that must
be addressed.
In looking toward the development of the site, the Town is committed
to following its own development process and guidelines-the same strict
process and guidelines that have produced such appealing facilities as the
Town's beautiful library. We recognize that Oro Valley and the Rancho
Vistoso area are examples of careful planning and sensitive development, and
any structures that end up on the Town-owned site will be built to blend in
with this community.
Naturally, developing any kind of facility will cause some temporary
disruption on the site. But we're committed to doing the job and creating
the needed space as quickly as possible.
All of Oro Valley benefits when we have facilities and resources
such as patrol cars, landscaping equipment and other tools located at an
industrial site that has close proximity to the center of the Town's
population. We will be good and careful neighbors, and we intend to provide
significant opportunities for local residents to comment on the proposed
development. You should expect no less of your community leaders, and we
are committed to creating a Town Operations Center of which we can all be
proud.
Paul H. Loomis
Mayor
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