Its the proverbial, "good news--bad news" scenario.
The good news is the Oro Valley Council voted unanimously to offer Ventana Medical (Roche) its requested incentive.
The bad news is the fact that the company Roche hired to assist them in getting their incentive, basically forced the state, the county and our town to give them what they asked for----or we'd lose out to another location.
Oh well! That's the way business is done today.
Read the two Explorer articles here.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2010/10/27/news/doc4cc74f412ccbd307198349.txt
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2010/10/27/news/doc4cc74f78169e6058607415.txt
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Oro Valley Resident Raises Issues On Proposed New Left Turn
Below is a letter to the editor of The Explorer from Oro Valley resident Randy Shields. We believe Mr. Shields raises valid concerns about eliminating a turn into Greenock for those traveling north on Oracle road.
It is our understanding that the "lunacy" of holding this hearing at a restaurant that would benefit from this change -- as noted by Mr. Shields, has been changed.
However,we wonder who thought this was a good idea in the first place?
Here's the letter.
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Hearing about turn lane ought to be at town hall
On Oct. 28, the Town of Oro Valley is holding a public hearing to discuss a left turn lane on Oracle which will allow for southbound traffic on Oracle to turn left into the San Jose Plaza.
On the surface, this is a great idea, and should have happened a long time ago.
However, the town is also proposing to eliminate the current ability for northbound drivers to turn left onto Greenock, or adding an additional stop light on Oracle.
Eliminating the Greenock turn is a slap in the face to the longtime Oro Valley residents who live in the Oro Valley Country Club area and have always enjoyed this expeditious route, and/or an additional stoplight between El Conquistador Way and Pusch View Lane is wasteful and not needed.
This hearing raises two questions: 1) Why does one turn have to be at the expense of the other; and, 2) Why is this hearing being held at The Loop restaurant? There is no question the turn into the San Jose Plaza will serve The Loop restaurant, an ardent supporter of Hiremath, Snider, Waters and Hornat.
Since when does the town endorse a business by holding a public hearing at their location? Is this a sign of favoritism on the part of the mayor and the city council?
This hearing is required by law. The turn into San Jose Plaza is long overdue. The turn on Greenock should remain and the hearing should be held at the Town Hall or another location and not at The Loop restaurant.
Randy Shields, Oro Valley
It is our understanding that the "lunacy" of holding this hearing at a restaurant that would benefit from this change -- as noted by Mr. Shields, has been changed.
However,we wonder who thought this was a good idea in the first place?
Here's the letter.
*************************************************************************************
Hearing about turn lane ought to be at town hall
On Oct. 28, the Town of Oro Valley is holding a public hearing to discuss a left turn lane on Oracle which will allow for southbound traffic on Oracle to turn left into the San Jose Plaza.
On the surface, this is a great idea, and should have happened a long time ago.
However, the town is also proposing to eliminate the current ability for northbound drivers to turn left onto Greenock, or adding an additional stop light on Oracle.
Eliminating the Greenock turn is a slap in the face to the longtime Oro Valley residents who live in the Oro Valley Country Club area and have always enjoyed this expeditious route, and/or an additional stoplight between El Conquistador Way and Pusch View Lane is wasteful and not needed.
This hearing raises two questions: 1) Why does one turn have to be at the expense of the other; and, 2) Why is this hearing being held at The Loop restaurant? There is no question the turn into the San Jose Plaza will serve The Loop restaurant, an ardent supporter of Hiremath, Snider, Waters and Hornat.
Since when does the town endorse a business by holding a public hearing at their location? Is this a sign of favoritism on the part of the mayor and the city council?
This hearing is required by law. The turn into San Jose Plaza is long overdue. The turn on Greenock should remain and the hearing should be held at the Town Hall or another location and not at The Loop restaurant.
Randy Shields, Oro Valley
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