Bits and Pieces

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Cops Catch The Bad Guys

The Oro Valley Police Department has charged a serial robber with more than 25 crimes.
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Some of the less significant items from this Wednesday's Oro Valley Town Council meeting:

• The town's new contract attorney is Kelley Schwab.  She will be at all town council meetings.
• The town will hold a Lambert Lane ribbon cutting ceremony later this month.
• The Oro Valley Police Department's School Resource Officer ("SRO") program has been formally recognize as Arizona's model SRO program.
• A company conducting estate sales in the town provided a sign petition to allow them to display signs directing people to these sales.   Council directed town staff to meet with these individual to discuss the town's sign codes.
• The council unanimously approved a request to approve a renovation of art at the Oro Valley Medical Office Building (Tangerine and Innovation Park Drive)

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RV Sales At Oro Valley Marketplace Will Require Council Approval

"Vestar will be required to receive Council approval prior to any future RV sales at the Oro Valley Market Place. Therefore, should Vestar request a sales event, we will place this item on Council’s agenda for consideration " (Source: Email from Town Manager Greg Caton)

Looks like the town read our previous postings on these sales.  Thanks to our bloggers who follow up with the town on this. You won.
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From one of our readers: ""It's good to be the county administrator of Alameda County, Calif. (on San Francisco Bay, south of Oakland). The San Francisco Chronicle revealed in March that somehow, Susan Muranishi negotiated a contract that pays her $301,000 a year, plus "equity pay" of $24,000 a year so that she makes at least 10 percent more than the next highest paid official, plus "longevity" pay of $54,000 a year, plus a car allowance -- and that she will be paid that total amount per year as her pension for life (in addition to a private pension of $46,000 a year that the county purchased for her). " (Source)

Is this what happens when the residents of a community don't pay attention to what is happening to their time?

Maybe we should start a blog there.
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Vista Highlights

The summer issue of the town's publication, Oro Valley Vista, is available online. It includes an announcement of a 4-year water meter replacement plan.  The new meters transmit water readings direct to the utility. This eliminates the water meter reader's job.  It also announces this fall's Oro Valley Police Academy, which will meet every Tuesday from 6-9PM starting September 3, 2013 and ending November 19, 2013 Time: 6 – 9 p.m.
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Oro Valley Celebrates July 4 At Kreigh Park

"The Town of Oro Valley is proud to announce that on Thursday, July 4, 2013, it will host an afternoon of activities for the whole family, beginning at 3 p.m. Then at 9 p.m., festivities culminate with a spectacular fireworks display, sponsored by the Hilton El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort.

Families looking for live entertainment, food trucks, arts and crafts, a jumping castle and rock-climbing wall can spend the day at James D. Kriegh Park, 23 W. Calle Concordia, in Oro Valley. All activities are FREE. The entertainment line-up includes bands Little House of Funk and the Bryan Dean Trio.

Source: Oro Valley Press Release)
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