As noted in the March 19 Explorer, the Oro Valley Council will take up an issue that has been ongoing for 5 years. In order to gain support for annexation of the neighbor northeast of Magee road known as Verde Catalina, Mayor Loomis seems to have taken unilateral action without the approval of the council, and promised to maintain the neighborhood streets if the people agreed to annexation.
Well, Loomis seems to have tried to renege on that deal until the neighbors got so fed up they hired an attorney and threatened legal action.
At least they will now have the issue discussed. It will be interesting to see what the council does at the March 19 meeting.
Perhaps, they'll note the esteemed Director of The Goldwater Institute legal division, Clint Bolick had this to say:
“This is a very basic established contract law." He added, “Oro Valley constantly runs roughshod over people’s rights.”
For those who may not recognize the name, Mr. Bolick was firmly behind our LOVE Blog when the town said I must form a Political Committee.
Note: The Council voted 7-0 to approve.
Read the Explorer article here.
http://www.explorernews.com/article/show/21678
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The dictatorial actions of Mayor Loomis go on and on and on. He cares not what is legal, what is borderline or what is illegal under the dictates of AZ and OV statutes, ordinances, etc. I, personally have a 'promise', in writing from him, relative to a particular issue, that was, in the end, not followed and simply skewed to appear to meet a certain basic requirement of the zoning rules and regs, my own personal testament to his lack of integrity. This man is a raging bull with absolutely no viable conscience. I recently read that he might leave the area after his term is up. In the meantime why does he work so hard on issues that divide and destroy our quality of life? Does this abuse of power issue need to be
'referred out'; is a recall NOW in order?
"Then, in September 2006, the current public works chief, Town Engineer Craig Civalier, informed Verde Catalina residents that 'the Town cannot accept these streets.'
"The letter told residents that town 'does not have sufficient funds to maintain the streets to the same level the area residents have been used to receiving.'"
Um, those funds come from the construction sales tax. The Town wants to rebate $360,000.00 of that sales tax to the third largest pharmeceutical company in the world.
Councilmember Paula Abbott has repeatedly questioned what road projects would not be funded as a result of the subsidy to the French company. The staff assured her repeatedly that no projects would go unfunded.
And yet, here is evidence that a road project that was promised by the Mayor to constituents was going unfunded.
What is going on here?
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