Now that I'm back and had the time to review the goings on in Oro Valley for the last month----thanks to our good friend Dick---The Zee Man, I thought I'd try to summarize what I missed.
1) It looks like I, and the rest of our neighbors in La Reserve are next on the Golder Ranch radar screen. It's not like we're surprised. We've known we were going to get zapped by Golder Ranch, as we, and our good friend Phil Richardson have been warning us for the past couple of years.
Those that received their latest tax bills, including the GRFD rates is a prelude to what the rest of us will go through shortly. What a horror story!
Now it may be too late to do anything but "pay the piper."
2) "Rest in Peace" Arroyo Grande. Now that we can't even vote on saving the land, we can only hope this council will do whatever is necessary to avoid thousands of new homes being built on this parcel to our immediate north. Even if the wildlife corridor is saved, we still have issues with water, traffic, congestion, infrastructure and just too many people.
3) It sure looks like SAHBA & NPCCC haven't stopped their whining as a result of the recent prudent actions by the OV Council. So---what else is new?
4) Well---- David Malin finally made his long awaited presentation to the council on behalf of Vestar. And what did we learn about this "Nothing Marketplace?" Nothing, that we couldn't find on their web site. Sure, there will be shoppers looking for bargins at Wal-Mart, but the right thing for ALL Oro Valley citizens to do is shop at those existing retailers that contribute 100% of OUR sales tax to US. Why would anyone want to line the pockets of Vestar to the tune of $23.2 million for Wal-Mart and other competitors to existing stores?
It's time to "pay" Malin & Vestar back for their lies and deceit!
STAY AWAY FROM THE OV Marketplace!!!!!!!!
5) Hopefully, enough of our neighbors will come to realize that the Naranja Park, with its multitude of fields is just way too much and a luxury we can't afford. Sure, a couple of ball fields for the kids would be great, but we don't need a $48.6 million park that will require millions of dollars to Maintain & Operate.
VOTE "NO" on the Naranja Park Property Tax in Nov.
6)) Finally, I couldn't help but note that Don Cox (OVOT) has not changed one bit. He still acts in his same old arrogant, obnoxious way---- but that's no surprise.
Some things change. Some don't.
Thanks again to The Zee Man for a great job in my absence.
Art
