Thanks to Paula Abbott, who brought the issue to the forefront, our neighbors, especially those in the La Cholla Air Park community, were thankful the Oro Valley Council voted unanimously not to consider any new road that would cut through this mountain & desert land.
The item on the agenda was stated as:
PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR STUDIES INCLUDING
STUDIES RELATED TO THE LA CHOLLA BOULEVARD EXTENSION
FROM TANGERINE ROAD TO ORACLE JUNCTION AS IDENTIFIED
WITHIN BOTH THE STATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND
REGIONAL CIRCULATION NEEDS FEASIBILITY STUDY (LOOP
STUDY) AND THE SOUTHERN PINAL/NORTHERN PIMA CORRIDORS
DEFINITION STUDY
Town engineer Craig Civilier noted there were no plans on taking any action on extending La Cholla Blvd north of Tangerine road.
The council's vote was greeted by loud applause from the audience.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Oro Valley Council Approves Final 2008-09 Budget For $203.1 Million
Prior to passing the budget by a 7-0 vote, there were ----by my count, 14 speakers from the audience.
Nine speakers addressed the cut in the $27,500 from the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce. Among those advocating giving the NPCCC their money were the Chamber CEO, ex Council member Dankwerth, the ex owner of The Explorer newspaper, The CEO of SAHBA and the owner of AAA Nursery.
Only two speakers who spoke on this aspect of the budget noted that the Chamber seems to contradict themselves as being an advocate of small business while they totally endorsed the entry of Wal-Mart into Vestar's Marketplace.
As Barry DiSimone noted in addressing the council, Wal-Mart has put more small businesses out of business throughout the country than any other entity.
Oh yeah. One more thing. More than one Chamber advocate chastised the council for not notifying them beforehand they would cut their funding.
I found this very curious. Can you imagine the uproar if Council Member Carter, the maker of the motion that cut their funds, had called the Chamber CEO and said, "Listen, I'm making a motion to cut your funds, and I know I have four other council members that will go along with me." They would have screamed, "It's collusion!" There was no collusion!
This council is concerned about the small Oro Valley business owner, and the Oro Valley homeowner. There vote tonight was the correct thing to do.
Nine speakers addressed the cut in the $27,500 from the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce. Among those advocating giving the NPCCC their money were the Chamber CEO, ex Council member Dankwerth, the ex owner of The Explorer newspaper, The CEO of SAHBA and the owner of AAA Nursery.
Only two speakers who spoke on this aspect of the budget noted that the Chamber seems to contradict themselves as being an advocate of small business while they totally endorsed the entry of Wal-Mart into Vestar's Marketplace.
As Barry DiSimone noted in addressing the council, Wal-Mart has put more small businesses out of business throughout the country than any other entity.
Oh yeah. One more thing. More than one Chamber advocate chastised the council for not notifying them beforehand they would cut their funding.
I found this very curious. Can you imagine the uproar if Council Member Carter, the maker of the motion that cut their funds, had called the Chamber CEO and said, "Listen, I'm making a motion to cut your funds, and I know I have four other council members that will go along with me." They would have screamed, "It's collusion!" There was no collusion!
This council is concerned about the small Oro Valley business owner, and the Oro Valley homeowner. There vote tonight was the correct thing to do.
Municipalities May Have To Pay State On Highway User Revenue Fees
The July 16th Explorer reports that to help alleviate the state's projected deficit of $2 billion, a bill may be passed that mandates that local governments pay the state based on a formula used for Highway User Revenue Funds (HURF).
Do we remember that it was Vice Mayor Al Kunisch at the last council meeting who made the ludicrous statement concerning Oro Valley paying the Hilton the total of $420,000 to reconfigure their 4th fairway?
Kunisch's irrational reasoning (Bill Garner corrected him) was that the money was coming not from our General Fund, but-----you guessed it----from HURF!
Read the report here that quotes Oro Valley's spokesperson Mary Davis as saying: "It's going to be hard." That article also notes that "Davis said town leaders are not yet sure how much Oro Valley will be expected to pay when the state’s collectors come calling. Where the money will come from also remains undetermined."
Click here to read the article.
Do we remember that it was Vice Mayor Al Kunisch at the last council meeting who made the ludicrous statement concerning Oro Valley paying the Hilton the total of $420,000 to reconfigure their 4th fairway?
Kunisch's irrational reasoning (Bill Garner corrected him) was that the money was coming not from our General Fund, but-----you guessed it----from HURF!
Read the report here that quotes Oro Valley's spokesperson Mary Davis as saying: "It's going to be hard." That article also notes that "Davis said town leaders are not yet sure how much Oro Valley will be expected to pay when the state’s collectors come calling. Where the money will come from also remains undetermined."
Click here to read the article.
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