In a vote that has been a long time in coming, the "people's friend" KC Carter was voted the new Vice Mayor of Oro Valley.
The vote was 6-1. The only dissenting vote was Mayor Loomis.
Congratulations to KC.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
It Seems That Naranja Park Site Has A New Name
I'm sure we all remember the voters of Oro Valley overwhelmingly said "no" to funding the Naranja Bond issue to the tune of $48.6 million.
What you may not recall is the fact that Mayor Loomis wanted the funding to be $150-160 million. Obviously, that would have also been defeated, probably even more so.
We also probably know that President-elect Obama is going to ask congress to approve a stimulus package that could exceed one trillion dollars. Our representative in congress, Gabieille Giffords asked Oro Valley to supply a "wish list" as to programs we would want to fund.
Anybody want to guess which were the top three PRIORITIES for infrastructure funds?
We'll tell you.
Number one: The Oro Valley Municipal Center.
Number two: Steam Pump Ranch.
Number three: ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS FOR "THE NARANJA RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL COMPLEX."
We must ask: Who decided that the Naranja Park gets this new name, and how was it determined that this defeated "sports complex" deserved to be more of a priority than our infrastructure needs, such as roads and water issues?
Yes---- we know the list had to be provided in a couple days, but as far as we're concerned, whoever determined that $150M is deemed necessary for this park, ahead of all the other necessary items, was not thinking rationally.
Perhaps, we'll find out in the near future who was responsible for (probably unilaterally) coming up with this 18 item list.
We thought our readers might want to know.
What you may not recall is the fact that Mayor Loomis wanted the funding to be $150-160 million. Obviously, that would have also been defeated, probably even more so.
We also probably know that President-elect Obama is going to ask congress to approve a stimulus package that could exceed one trillion dollars. Our representative in congress, Gabieille Giffords asked Oro Valley to supply a "wish list" as to programs we would want to fund.
Anybody want to guess which were the top three PRIORITIES for infrastructure funds?
We'll tell you.
Number one: The Oro Valley Municipal Center.
Number two: Steam Pump Ranch.
Number three: ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS FOR "THE NARANJA RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL COMPLEX."
We must ask: Who decided that the Naranja Park gets this new name, and how was it determined that this defeated "sports complex" deserved to be more of a priority than our infrastructure needs, such as roads and water issues?
Yes---- we know the list had to be provided in a couple days, but as far as we're concerned, whoever determined that $150M is deemed necessary for this park, ahead of all the other necessary items, was not thinking rationally.
Perhaps, we'll find out in the near future who was responsible for (probably unilaterally) coming up with this 18 item list.
We thought our readers might want to know.
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