We've been posting items since last June, noting that Oro Valley will suffer the same financial consequences as other cities and towns across the country during a recession. Our foresight was correct. On April 6, the Town Council meets to discuss how to reduce looming seven figure deficits this year and next.
One area ripe for cuts, as an Explorer article notes, is community funding.
Our guess is that this is just one area. We've suggested others, like saving publishing costs by posting items, such as "Vista", on line. Other suggestions in include unpaid days off for town employees.
Please reply to this posting with your ideas.
What say you?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
More On Enhaced Fire Service
The following is a link to an article that appeared in the "Explorer". The article discusses Phil Richardson's efforts (see our recent posting) to get enhanced fire service for the Suffolk Hills section of town.
As Phil notes in a recent email to us: "The most amazing thing is that I get one or two signatures a day from people to whom I mailed a letter and petition blank in January. Some are folded so many times that they're falling apart...I've not gotten one letter or petition back with a single derogatory or argumentative remark of any kind. Dozens of thank you notes and letters."
Well done, Phil.
Phil has proven that one person can make a difference in what happens in Oro Valley.
Now, what are the rest of us going to do?
Click here to read it.
As Phil notes in a recent email to us: "The most amazing thing is that I get one or two signatures a day from people to whom I mailed a letter and petition blank in January. Some are folded so many times that they're falling apart...I've not gotten one letter or petition back with a single derogatory or argumentative remark of any kind. Dozens of thank you notes and letters."
Well done, Phil.
Phil has proven that one person can make a difference in what happens in Oro Valley.
Now, what are the rest of us going to do?
Click here to read it.
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