As reported in The Explorer, the Town Council approved a new sign code in order to be in compliance with state law.
One of the new policies that may aid small businesses, if approved, is the allowing of sandwich-board signs. P & Z will review the merits of this proposal and report back to the council with their recommendation.
As an aside, does anyone wonder how the Frys at 1st & Oracle got the OK to change their sign color from verdigris to bright red?
Read The Explorer article here.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/12/22/news/doc494c366f30d51986195777.txt
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Explorer Confirms Pima County's Position Of No Electrical Substation In Arroyo Grande
The Dec. 24 issue of The Explorer confirms what we already reported: The Pima County Administrator agrees that an electrical substation does NOT belong in the middle of the wildlife corridor in Arroyo Grande.
Attached to The Explorer article is Mr. Huckelberry's letter to TEP, stating this position.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/12/22/news/doc494c33d65a89c449423
Attached to The Explorer article is Mr. Huckelberry's letter to TEP, stating this position.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/12/22/news/doc494c33d65a89c449423
Don Cox Raises Issue Of Potential "Buddy" Appointments In Oro Valley
Don Cox had noted in an earlier comment on the blog that his letter to The Explorer will address the issue of Oro Valley Commission & Board appointments.
His letter in the Dec. 24 Explorer raise the issue of "OV Buddy" appointments to these entities.
It is certainly questionable that this process will be implemented, and perhaps a more pertinent question (that we previously addressed) is whether or not a good number of these entities are needed. Keep in mind, all Boards & Commissions (except Board of Adjustment) are "paper tigers" with the power to only recommend, not implement.
You can read the Cox letter here.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/12/22/opinion/editorials/doc494c39e9d12d2906997904.txt
His letter in the Dec. 24 Explorer raise the issue of "OV Buddy" appointments to these entities.
It is certainly questionable that this process will be implemented, and perhaps a more pertinent question (that we previously addressed) is whether or not a good number of these entities are needed. Keep in mind, all Boards & Commissions (except Board of Adjustment) are "paper tigers" with the power to only recommend, not implement.
You can read the Cox letter here.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/12/22/opinion/editorials/doc494c39e9d12d2906997904.txt
Oro Valley Resident Raises "Crime Issue" On Defeated Naranja Park
In his letter in the Dec. 24 issue of The Explorer, Oro Valley resident David Berry raises the point that crime might have been an issue for some of the "no" votes in the recent Naranja Bond defeat.
As Mr. Berry notes, The OV Marketplace has already had its fair share on crime in the short time it has "graced us."
We think Mr. Berry's views are "right on."
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OV is a crown jewel without that mega park
This letter is in response to Mr. McEldowney’s comments in the Dec. 17th issue of the Explorer.
As a vehement opposer (sic) of the park bond issue, I too polled my friends and neighbors on their opinions about the failure of the bond issue and found that their concerns went far beyond the property tax aspect.
The feedback I got had as much to do with the “crown jewel” aspect of this wasteful endeavor as the funding element. Crown jewel for who? The druggies? Vandals? Or the many other undesirables that will descend upon our community? Regardless of where the funds come from for this project, I have not heard one word from the town council or the Oro Valley Police Department as to how security for this park would be carried out, or how much it would cost the town annually and how many additional police officers would be required to secure such a massive undertaking.
Just read the police blotter section of your Explorer, sir, and you will see how rapidly the police activity is on the rise at the last boondoggle we approved called the Oro Valley Marketplace. The statistics that were stated over and over again with regard to the crime rate in the Foothills Mall should have been a warning of the crime and traffic congestion that you will import by bringing a mall of that size to Oro Valley. Same warning goes for a park project of that scale. Let us not repeat the mistakes of the past.
Oro Valley is and will remain a “crown jewel” in southern Arizona as it stands, without the need to ask the people of this fine city to bear the cost of providing a “pie in the sky” recreational Mecca that anybody from any place on earth can come and enjoy or destroy at our expense. We have plenty of parks, community swimming pools and other recreational activities in addition to just plain sheer beauty to enjoy in this wonderful town of ours without the “mega park.”
You and all the other people in this town that are for the park are certainly not “nobody,” and you are entitled to your opinion on this issue. By a 2-1 margin the rest of us respectfully disagree.
David Berry
Oro Valley
As Mr. Berry notes, The OV Marketplace has already had its fair share on crime in the short time it has "graced us."
We think Mr. Berry's views are "right on."
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OV is a crown jewel without that mega park
This letter is in response to Mr. McEldowney’s comments in the Dec. 17th issue of the Explorer.
As a vehement opposer (sic) of the park bond issue, I too polled my friends and neighbors on their opinions about the failure of the bond issue and found that their concerns went far beyond the property tax aspect.
The feedback I got had as much to do with the “crown jewel” aspect of this wasteful endeavor as the funding element. Crown jewel for who? The druggies? Vandals? Or the many other undesirables that will descend upon our community? Regardless of where the funds come from for this project, I have not heard one word from the town council or the Oro Valley Police Department as to how security for this park would be carried out, or how much it would cost the town annually and how many additional police officers would be required to secure such a massive undertaking.
Just read the police blotter section of your Explorer, sir, and you will see how rapidly the police activity is on the rise at the last boondoggle we approved called the Oro Valley Marketplace. The statistics that were stated over and over again with regard to the crime rate in the Foothills Mall should have been a warning of the crime and traffic congestion that you will import by bringing a mall of that size to Oro Valley. Same warning goes for a park project of that scale. Let us not repeat the mistakes of the past.
Oro Valley is and will remain a “crown jewel” in southern Arizona as it stands, without the need to ask the people of this fine city to bear the cost of providing a “pie in the sky” recreational Mecca that anybody from any place on earth can come and enjoy or destroy at our expense. We have plenty of parks, community swimming pools and other recreational activities in addition to just plain sheer beauty to enjoy in this wonderful town of ours without the “mega park.”
You and all the other people in this town that are for the park are certainly not “nobody,” and you are entitled to your opinion on this issue. By a 2-1 margin the rest of us respectfully disagree.
David Berry
Oro Valley
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