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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Records - The Oro Valley Voice (29) IIIIIIIImi. , ).' ) /ft Alb. .•••••••..... I kik 1111111•111 111•1011111 11111111111.111=1.111.ft IIIMIMIII, MINIIIMI gill ......._,.......... _..... =-......- =-17.- _ ____ _............... =- _.... _ Vol. 1, No. 3 Page 1 Published for residents of the Town of Oro Valley,Pima County.Arizona November I BI, 1974 DOUBLECROSS BY SUPERVISORS? County can't 'foreclose; t foreclose,9 'receivership' Pima OV into ... Pima County officials can the county's bill of $14,000 "they refused to sign the letter from the audience: "That's an neither "foreclose" on Oro through any of four options. (of extension) after tentatively outright he.' Valley, "repossess" the town, (See related story.) agreeing to sign." "Well, I'm just repeating nor"put it into receivership"— As he did at the study session, what Mr. Joyner said,"Holford all warnings given out by the Mayor Ken Holford launched Again Holford told of getting responded, and continued to town's vice-mayor and mayor. the council meeting by recap- a "lecture" from Supervisor detail the problem of paying the ping the events of the previous Conrad Joyner, who (Holford $14,000. It was incurred, the Victor Schwanbeck, Oro week, including a "special, said) complained that Interim county maintains, for services emergency" Valley town attorney, gave meeting attended Councilmen James Kriegh and provided during the months of those opinions at a crowded, by three council members at 5 Steve Engle had assured him July,August,and September of sometimes tumultous, Nov. 7pmthe-previous Sundaymonths earlier that the Town of this year. . . .' council meeting attended by ap- Ora Valley could be supported (The Kriegh and Engle proximately fifty persons, most He repeated his contention by"automatic"funds from sales interruptions were among that the special meeting and of them pro-incorporators. tax rebates, gas tax refunds, several during the two-hour contract-signing had been nec- revenue sharing and other meeting. Occasional jeers and The meeting in the Canyon essary in order to get the county inter-governmental transfers. loud mutterings from the Del Oro High School library supervisors to extend the pro-incorporation crowd came followed a council study session "grace period" to 90 days for Engle, interrupting angrily t in which Schwanbeck also told payment of the$14,000. from the audience,said:"That is in response o statements by the council that it could satisfy But to his surprise, he said, wrong." Kriegh added, also [Continued on Page 6] ,mr;;MtW-i:RMSMV=M.MMLIMMSIAVMM:c2mnawfwawarragrmamM:Mii?,;3.'e:t.'::'.:W:%ji:,w:iii'i!.:':..::'.':'. ...';.$.--I. ttg EDITORIAL: M • ,.. Scare words—the last refuge of OV enemies , . 1 --4 Unable to compete for public support on a true, factual have would be to attach funds that Oro Valley was to receive. level,the enemies of the Town of Oro Valley continue to take All of this is somewhat ridiculous in that Oro Valley has no refuge in scare words. objections to paying its funds to the county when it receives them." Foreclosure ... receivership ... repossession. All scare "Therefore, any threats by Mr. Brandon ... or the words — poisonous, but legally absurd. supervisors to'foreclose'on the Town are ridiculous." "Foreclosure is a legal term used when security has been Suspension of services ...? Nonsense..Just as the Town given for a debt; for instance, a mortgage to secure the Attorney for Oro Valley has publicly told the council payment of a promissory note and a default in payment occurs members. [See related story.] And just as three other and action is taken to recover the security for the secured attorneys have told those of us who want Oro Valley to party." succeed. "The county could also, theoretically, stop supplying the It just isn't so. No matter what Virgil Brandon and the services; however, because of the political questions Board of Supervisors would like you to believe. involved, I doubt seriously if they would do that." We quote from a letter sent by one prominent Tucson "In addition, from a legal standpoint, if the county did attorney to A. Lauren Rhude, the only pro-incorporation threaten to stop the services and the Town wanted to enjoin councilman in Oro Valley: them from doing so,the court would probably rule favorably * * * toward Oro Valley,in that the matter of health and welfare of "There's one thing that should be clarified—the talk about not only the people of Oro Valley,but also the people of the foreclosure on the Town.I don't know how this word came to entire community, is concerned." be used,but it is being used incorrectly." * * * The above is the opinion of a member of one of Pima "The only remedy that the county would have against the County's most distinguished law firms. It will come as no Town of Oro Valley for non-payment of its services would be surprise to Brandon, Joyner, Murphy, Walker, Asta, to sue Oro Valley in court-to collect the amount due. This Castillo, et al; they know they are blowing smoke. would normally take three to four months and perhaps with But they also figure that if they tell enough lies,toss around the backlog that exists in the courts now,it would take six enough scare words,they can intimidate the residents of Oro months to a year." Valley and frighten them into disincorporating. "At any time during this period,Oro Valley could pay the Don't fall for their cheap,political, strongarm tricks. The amount due, and the suit would be'dissolved. If Oro Valley law is on Oro Valley's side.Let's use it — to help our young didn't pay the amount,the only remedy that the county would town succeed. Page 2 UNDERGROUND' RAG? Council majorityum about t OroValley Voice At least two members of Oro direct releases to an under- suggested that "underground Recognized by Holford, V'alley's town council majority ground newspaper must stop." newspapers had a lot to do with Turpin said: have indicated they're unhappy At that point, Oro Valleyan smoking out the Watergate "Two months ago I had about the birth and existence of Jack Spaulding spoke up from scandals." absolutely no plans to start a the Voice — which Publisher the audience:"Mr.Mayor,could As Holford indicated he was newspaper, or flier, or news- Ted Turpin says he started you define `underground news- ready to adjourn the meeting, letter concerning Oro Valley. reluctantly, as a defensive paper'for us'?" Holford replied, Publisher Turpin arose and But it soom became obvious that measure." "It's in the dictionary; you can asked to he heard. Brandon Mr. Brandon was a master of Mayor Ken Holford and look it up." immediately moved to adjourn, propaganda, and with his Vice-Mayor Virgil Brandon Moments later another Oro but his motion died for lack of a mentor, Conrad Joyner, was a showed thier displeasure the Valley Country Club resident second. master at using the Tucson evening of Nov. 7 at a council dailies to help push his Study session and later at the MORE LETTERS... disincorporation drive." regular council meeting. So we started the Voice in At one point during the study self-defense." session,Halford referred a copy Likes Voice 'depth and objectivity' of the ,Voice's second edition to k,::., �---,Oil'f � �- Councilwoman Dorothy Mont- tit ' `4 �� Editor: time and efforts toward this �jp.,�;�xt���`�� ���`�' ,comer,saying"That's the latest /0/1/1 .:` 'tr copy of the underground cause; also for the depth and Please find enclosed and objectivity that we haven't read newspaper." accept this check to insure p before.The style and presenta- A hit later, as Holford delivery to us of the Oro Valley tion are also pleasing, and we reviewed the events surround- VRead oaee. thank you. ing the special Nov. 3 council My husband wishes to join me MR.&MRS.W.S.COLE meeting, Brandon challenged: in commendingyou for "So that garbage in Mr. your 20 Rolling Hills St. Turpin's rag wasn't true?" Oro Valley Voice Holford agreed; he said the Voice was wrong. During the council meeting PUBLISHER S which followed, Councilman Lauren Rhude complained that several sets of figures had been released in the past on town oretraction on e l finances; he said Holford's and Brandon's names had appeared in connection with them. Mayor Kenneth W.Holford of same day as the special "would never sig:,a contract "Every time I read a different Oro Valley has asked for a `emergency"council meeting at that didn't allow 90 days for paper I see a different set of retraction of the Oro Valley which three of the five council payment of bills owed the figures," he said. "All of them Voice's recent editorial charg- members signed the $48,000 county. come from council members ing that he lied to the voters at a contract with the county, Holford and Brandon insisted acting as individuals." special emergency meeting of despite some protests from local that Rhude had seen and agreed After some discussion, Hol- the town council Nov. 3. residents. to the contract specifying only a ford insisted that: "These Ted Turpin, publisher of the Questioned by Oro Valley 45-day "grace period." Rhude Voice, said that after reviewing citizens Dan Kujawa, Jack countered that he had only the printed item and his notes Spaulding, Turpin and others, agreed to it on the condition that More than i 1 PAID taken at the special meeting, Holford assured them — and the council obtain first a and after conferring with council members Virgil Brandon letter from the county promis- subscriptionsand Dorothy Montgomery ing an additional 45 days, for a already Councilman Lauren Rhude agreed—that the contract they total of 90 days. about the editorial's charges, te the Oro Volley said he couldn't, "in good' were signing carried exactly Rhude also denied that the conscience," publish a retrac- those provisions already agreed special meeting could have been tion. to by Rhude(the lone pro-incor- called for his convenience; he Voice! "I'm sorry,"Turpin said,"but poration councilman), and that said Holford had been told that the editorial has to stand." if he were there, he would sign he (Rhude) wouldn't be back Holford submitted to Turpin a it. from Puerto Rico — at the copy of his (the mayor's) letter Holford also told the citizens earliest until sometime to ES "Bud"walker,chairman present that the 5 p.mSunday Monday, Nov. 4. Send in YOU k E.S. meeting was called "for Mr. He noted that he had voted of the Pima County Board of Supervisors,which Holford said Rhude's convenience." Rhude, absentee in the Nov. 5 election who operates a private business precisely because he feared that $2 today. accompanied four signed copies school, was in Puerto Rico at a he wouldn't be back in time to go of the "agreement between Pima l,uunty and the Town of trade convention. to the polls. Oro Valley." Upon his return, he told Upon being shown Holford's The copy of the letter showed supporters — and the other letter to Turpin,the councilman p council members, at a public reiterated his position on both a date of Sunday,Nov.3—the meeting Nov. 7 — that he statements. Page : (4OV revenues — $141,000 6y 1916-11 r. No‘ r'' �1 A three-yearprojection - ' fes y of income for the Mayor Virgil Brandon is vice-chairman. Both Town of Oro Valley — completed by the declined to release the projections, but the finance committee but still unreleased to the Voice was able to get the figures from other 0 1''I public — shows the town taking in $79,149 sources. during the current fiscal year. The current fiscal year projection of$79,1-19 4 ... The projection shows that revenue rising to is $3,500 less than the estimate given the 140,-d‘s $126,6.10 for fiscal 1975-76 and to just over Voice two weeks ago by E.S. "Steve"Engle; 141051 $141,000 for fiscal 1976-77. he projected more Federal revenue sharing Councilman A. Lauren Rhude is chairman money than the finance committee did, and of the council's finance committee; Vice- reached an estimated total of $82,645. ORO VALLEY INCOME PROJECTION OTHER EDITORS SAY 74-75 75-76 76-77 State sales tax $18,064.00 $36,128.00 $39,740.00 State income tax 9,660.00 19,320.00 21,252.00 Inflation has generated lots of 5c motor tax 9,711.00 19,422.00 21,364.00 economic talk. Arterial tax 969.00 1,938.00 2,131.00 By this I don't necessarily Fed.revenue sharing 200.00 6,092.00 6,092.00 mean it's economical to sound Auto lieu tax 3,645.00 7,290.00 8,019.00 off, although talk is about the Fines&forfeitures 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 only thing left that's cheap. Dog license credit 900.00 900.00 900.00 Yet is is true,as we learned in Building permits [30]15,000.00 [25]12,000.00 [30]15,000.00 the recent political campaign, Bus.priv.building 15,000.00 12,000.00 15,000.00 that idiots can argue economics Other bus.privilege 4,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 with experts and most people Cable T.V. —— 1,000.00 1,000.00 can't tell the difference. Utility franchise —— 4,550.00 4,550.00 —Jack Smythe, Water franchise 1,000.00 —— —— in The Daily Valley[Az.]News TOTAL $79,149.00 $126,640.00 $141,048.00 LETTER CARRIED TO WASHINGTON PROVE seeks fedestate ra Oro Valley The president of a new, ington offices by Ted Turpin, — who, he noted, "fought us public image through the pro-incorporation group for Oro editor and publisher of the Oro through the courts for more Tucson press." Valley has asked Arizona's Valley Voice. Turpin said he than four years,challenging our In explaining why he was Congressional delegation for aid also discussed problems of the right to incorporate," until the writing to Washington, Engle in getting information about new community briefly with Arizona Supreme Court early what federal funds are available Congressman Udall. this year directed the supervi- said: for the new community. Engle said he has since sors to allow the incorporation. "We are anxious to run our And E.S. "Steve" Engle, received from Udall's office Engle charged that the own town, which we fought so president of PROVE (Protect some data on federal revenue present Oro Valley town council hard to set up...You can realize Residential Oro Valley's Exis- sharing funds, and on funds majority is"the creature of the that,faced with a hostile county tence) said he's already had a available for new communities. supervisors,"and that it"works environment, we must turn to positive response from his "We're hoping to continue these hard—with some success — at state and federal sources for Congressman's office. contacts so that Oro Valley promoting an "it can't succeed' advice and direction." In a letter to U.S.Rep.Morris doesn't have to rely on K. Udall and U.S. Senators whatever story the Pima Goldwater and Fannin, Engle County officials hand us," the Clip this coupon — mail it in with $2 f o r asked specifically about grants PROVE president said. for new communities — such as Engle said members of his your SubScriptlOn to the Q r o Valley Yolce! Oro Valley — under the federal organization have also been in My name Community Development Act. touch with State Attorney He also asked the Washington General-elect Bruce Babbitt and Street address delegation about lines of other state figures, to keep communication with the U.S. informed on Pima County's City State ZIP Environmental Protection obligations to Oro Valley under Agency and the Justice Plan- state law. I enclose $2 for a year's subscription to the Oro Valley ping Agency, both of which In his letter to Udall, Fannin Voice. have made funds available to and Goldwater, Engle wrote other small communities in the that PROVE and others who Mail to: state for special purposes. wish the Town of Oro Valley to Oro Valley Voice, Sancruval Publications, Ted Turpin, The letter was delivered succeed are being"hamstrung" Editor. P.O. Box 3003, Tucson, Az. 85702 personally to the three Wash- by the Pima County supervisors Page i ,,,, AH EDITORIAL ::„;„ , .„:„ i .,,,,: .:,,,-: �1 �._ council's Although we've had more than a dozen letters [coming in In fairness to council members Ken Holford,Dorothy Mont- 4. with subscription checks]which praise the Oro Valley Voice's gomery and Robert Hanson, they do occasionally seem to objective, in-depth reporting, we've also heard complaints realize the positive good which our incorporated status can iF• from some residents that we're biased. accomplish — if they will let it, and guide it intelligently. i`� But too often such positivism is cancelled out by their illt We plead guilty. We are biased. rather naive reliance on a Pima County bureaucracy that's We are biased in favor of the incorporated Town of Oro determined to squash Oro Valley like a bug—or by listening Valley. to the latest gloom-and-doom reports and "studies" tossed We want to see it succeed.We know it can,if those who are out by Brandon and his political mentor, Supervisor Conrad entrusted with its management will try to succeed, instead of Joyner. trying to fail. We should think that after watching the Board of Supervisors reneg on their"agreement"for a 90-day contract If this is bias, we're proud of our particular brand. grace period, which Ken Holford said existed, the mayor al Strange, isn't it, that a publication should be criticized would abandon his image of the Nice Guys in the Courthouse because it advocates the preservation of a legally-constituted — and would quit parroting their predictions of failure for iiiiii .81 political subdivision?Do you find anyone criticizing the big, Oro Valley. 'iliiii z wealthy Tucson dailies because they don't campaign for the Such public utterances,filled with emotional scare-words it destruction of the City of Tucson under its charter? such as"foreclosure" and"receivership"are touted for one liri It seems to us that certain biases are understandable—and main purpose: to frighten the citizens of Oro Valley into iii acceptable. Ours, we believe, is one of them. believing that their town can never,never succeed,and to get illi!i However, there are also biases which are totally signers for Virgil Brandon's disincorporation petitions. ti indefensible. Among these, we suggest, is the completely Now that, we submit, is a demonstrated bias. An f negative,defeatist bias that's reflected in various degrees by indefensible bias. pii ~ the majority members of the council against the Town of Oro If an anti-incorporator wants to continue working for i Valley. disincorporation, moralitydemands that he [or she] resign' citizens theyhave the right to dislike p — .f i:.: Certainly,asprivate • Y ,g from the council which is,after all,a body charged under `= the area's incorporated status[however myopic others, like the law with making the incorporated town succeed. :i!:.:!! us,may find that dislike] and to work actively for disincor- If such a"disincorporation"proponent refuses to resign,he iiiiii r poration. . . should be recalled by the voters. As private citizens they have that right. But once they If the time limit is too short under the statutes for igi ii swear an oath of office, it seems to us, they have agreed to I.: ;.ii immediate recall — as it currently is for all members of the 4work FOR the town,to try their level best to make it succeed • , . ' council majority — then the voters must bring other legal and to cease their activities --- open or covert — toward action against him. pushing disincorporation. iii}ii Perhaps reinstatement of a bond, such as the one which ili Obviously, Councilman Virgil Brandon hasn't ceased his covered"neutral" Mayor Holford during the interin council :f activities in this area. His every move, every public period, is in order. utterance,appears designed to wreck the incorporated status Obvious, blantant bias against our incorporated town ;:.3_ of the town he has sworn to serve. cannot be allowed to remain on the town council. TOWN CAN'T DO IT Shields gets bad news again on paving street For the second time in as these dirt roads? I expect to the U.S.Environmental Protec- state and federal government in many months, the Oro Valley have them all paved by next tion Agency because of dust here. I know the law." town council has heard Orville year. pollution from unpaved roads, A bit later during the same Shields' demand that the town Elaborating,Shields said that as Shields had suggested; (2) council-audience session, pave the street in front of his "If Oro Valley wants to pave it the town currently has no Charles Glickman, another Oro home. (the street in front of his house, money with which to pave roads Valleyan, said: Calle Buena Vista), fine; if not, within its boundaries; and (3) let us go back into the county the law provides for paving "I think some people in Oro And for the second time, the and we'll have them do it." districts which property owners Valley are under a misconcep- council has told Shields that it may set up, paying their pro tion,that the town is going to go ,can't do it. out and fix everyones street. He warned Holford that "If rata share of the costs of the Shields who works at Rillito you put any assessments on my paving. He said he had experienced property (to pay for such efforts in getting paved streets, Cement Co.'s plant and also haspaving),I'll have you in court.I Shields had indicated at an "and we all got socked our a peach orchard within the know the law." earlier meeting he finds that share." Town of Oro Valley,told Mayor paving district assessment Ken Holford at the Nov. 7 route unacceptable. "As it stands now, I'd rather council meeting.. about"What abt Holford, responding politely have the chuckholes in front of and methodically, told Shields He closed his remarks by my place," said Glickman. "It that(1)the Town of Oro Valley warning the council: "If you keeps traffic from turning into a isn't under any pressure from don't listen to me, I'll have the racetrack." 1 Page 5 HE PREFERS WARRANTS Town asseveralwayse The Town of Oro Valley has at said that under the law, per cent of the assessed son) had felt it imperative to least four options by which it "warrants are payments, and property valuation within the have the contract signed that can satisfy the $14,000 owed to satisfy the debt."He noted that town. "What's our assessed Sunday, "because the super Pima County for services, the the County Board of Supervisors valuation'?" asked another visors said they wanted to act _ council member. upon it Monday morning at their town attorney told council could conceivably refuse an "Oh, you've got...more than .board meeting."The Oro Valley members in a Nov. 7 study installment payment plan. session. "Does the county have to plenty" to cover the current council was confident, he said, debt, Schwanbeck said. that the supervisors would give These include,Victor Schwan- accept the warrants?" asked heck told the council, issuing Councilman Virgil Brandon. Holford suggested that Oro the Town the promised 45-day town warrants for payment and Schwanbeck replied that,yes,it Valley"currently has the ability letter. making installment payments does. "As far as the county is to warrant against the general "Thursday I took the thing on the debt. concerned,a warrant is money" up fund, to$10,000." (the signed contract)back to the Schwanbeck said he would he said. y' "That's an arbitrary figure," Board of Supervisors,"Holford recommend issuing warrants, Brandon and Mayor Ken protested Rhude. Schwanbeck said,"and instead of getting the but the council—acting on the Holford both pointed out that told the mayor that he was sure letter,I got a 45-minute lecture recommendation of Lauren warrants are instruments of Valley National Bank — which from ,Supervisor Conrad Rhude,finance committee chair- debt,and must be repaid by the has agreed to the$10,000 line of Joyner. man — decided to make "good town, eventually. Schwanbeck credit for the town, could be Holford said Joyner was faith" installment payments. agreed. persuaded to increase that indignant at Oro Valley's claim Asked why he preferred the Holford noted that total amount. that it couldn't pay the entire warrant method, Schwanbeck warrants must be limited to four "And there are probably $14,000 immediately.He quoted other banks which would be Joyner as quoting James r �� interesting, too," the attorney Kriegh, former interim council \ added. member, to the effect that Oro LETTERS TOThe study session, held in Valley would be able to maintain -m..4 Canon Del Oro High School's its budget entirely through �- �` libraryjust before the "inter-governmental transfer T N E EDITOR IN,,, % council meeting there,general was a funds" — state sales tax low-voiced conference which rebates, revenue sharing, etc. Ng many of the Oro Valley ans . "So you didn't get the letter," folkattending in couldn't hear. At said Rhude. Holford said that MT times some councilmen and the ;was true. iiiii town attorney appeared eared "I would never sign a contract distracted by the continuing that didn't allow 90 days," 'Deception bythe council members' arrivals of spectators. ,Rhude said, referring to P Holford launched the study Holford's contention that he session by reviewing what (Rhude)has agreed to merely a Editor: The taxpayers have every happened during Rhude's 45-day grace period. "You right to demand sincerity on the - absence for a convention in should have got the letter It's about time a non-biased part of council members now in Puerto Rico. Holford said-he before signing the contract." view of"what's happening now" office. council had been forced to hold a That statement brought an in Oro Valley was presented to Naturally, this wouldn't in- 5 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 3) special angry reaction from Brandon, the people. elude that their valuable time be meeting to sign the $48,000 who prefaced his challenge to We wonder how long the resi- preoccupied with disincorpora- service contract with Pima Rhude with:"I'm telling you..." dents will Abe able to accept tion,as the defeat of that issue County. "What are you talking about? deception by the council has become apparent. Recounting, Holford said the Are you lecturing me?"respond- members,as mentioned in your MARTY&RAMONA DOW Oro Valley council had had "a ed Rhude. "Are you talking to last publication. 8801 N.Riviera Dr. general working agreement" me?" with the supervisors that the "I'm talking to you," said Mayor Holford says 'stopneedling; work' county would extend payment Brandon; "I'm telling you that rg of the Oro Valley bill of$14„000 you agreed to this..." — reflecting services providing The exchange of words died Editor: doing more to destroy the town through September—until the as Mrs. Dorothy Montgomery than all the Anti-Incorporators end of the year,90 days from the questioned Schwanbeck about If PROVE (Protect Residen- have been able to accomplish. due date of Sept. 30. the procedure for issuing tial Oro Valley's Existence)and Now is the time to come Rhude interjected that there warrants, and Holford warned all the other groups, i.e., Pro- forward and help find a Ditto had been a 45-day letter that "We've only got until a Incorporators, Town Builders, machine and possibly a mimeo promised by Holford and the week from Friday" to pay the are really interested in the and a photocopy machine to do county, which had the effect of county. Town continuing for the good of town work on and help save on extending the 45 days'grace to The meeting broke up as all the people in the town,then I expenses. 90 days. "I considered that an Brandon, apparently in some believe it is time to stop If you want a town,now is the integral part of the contract," irritation, got, up from the name-calling and needling and time to change the image to the Rhude said. conference table to go to the settle down to business and friendliest town in the West, Holford,continuing to explain door of the library, through work for the Town. before it is too late. the council's action on Nov. 3, which residents intent on Getting neighbor to fight KENNETH W.HOLFORD said he and the council majority attending the council meeting neighbor and hate each other is Mayor (Brandon, Montgomery, Han- ,continued to flow. Page 6 ...County can't 'foreclose'.... irwitinued from Pagf. One) But his comments met with would collect the money it has sources of revenue, such as Holford and Vice-Mayor Virgil objection by Town Attorney due, we could pay our hills franchises on utility companies Brandon.) Schwanbeck, who had earlier without any trouble." doing business here.. Lauren Rhode, the lone told Holford that the mayor's Brandon,obviously irritated, Rhude then moved to pro-incorporator on the council, statement"They could foreclose challenged him. "You keep authorize a $2,000 "good faith" repeated what he had suggested on us without notice" was shooting off your mouth about payment on the county bill, during the study session; that without legal substance. this$400,000 worth of construe- stimulating discussion by the Oro Valley authorize a "good "I don't know of any tion that's under way in Oro other three(Councilman Robert faith"payment of$2,000 on the procedure," said Schwanbeck, Valley,"he said."Where is it?I Hanson was absent) about $14,000 debt, payable imme- somewhat wearily, "for one haven't seen it." whether the county could and diately. , political subdivision(the county) Rhude pointed to private would accept such a partial "We can also propose a to put another(Oro Valley)into homes and townhouses under payment. schedule of other payments receivership, or trusteeship." construction — about 75 units, In answer to a question from between now and the end of the At Holford's complaint that Rhude insisted — and Holford, Mrs. Montgomery, Attorney year," he said. the town treasury had only Brandon and Mrs. Montgomery Schwanbeck said that the Brandon termed such an $5,785 in it, Rhude — who had embarked on a long discussion county could refuse the pay- approach"just a stop-gap,"and been in Puerto Rico at a of the problems of collecting ment—but indicated he doubts added:"We've got to look at the convention for a week — asked from contractors and sub- that would happen. long-range program.By the end why the council hadn't collected contractors. "Yes,the county can sue,"the of the year we'll be in debt about some $10,500 in building Rhude,who's chairman of the lawyer said."Will they succeed? $ 0,000..." permits and business privilege council's finance committee, I think the answer is no." He suggested that the council fees which are due and payable. insisted that"We have received He pointed to the normal time "let the county put us into "We authorized some action only one small portion of the lag in civil lawsuits' coming to receivership"—and then assess on that our Oct 24 meeting,"he money that's due." trial, and noted that Superior individual property home owners said:"Why aren't we getting at - He also-contended that Oro Court Judge Ben Birdsall had for their share of the debt. the collections? If the council- Valley has many other potential decreed 90 to 100 criminal cases must be disposed of before any .. ....._..,„ -;iemia:iigi:;•'-'::';'*:''.'7":,',','xk,iA:;:... z-sRaiattagiR:ftiiiiftV-ammWmsm..,'.: iAl:gea..:mrx;: :•;:i;::',.::-,:,F,:':m.:nas,,-:-rmozwac Pima County civil cases will be MAN EDITORIALK tried. "Well, can they (the county) : freeze our funds?" asked Mrs. ,- ..• Would an abacus help, Virgil? 0 Montgomery. Not without A going through "due process" in the courts, Schwanbeck ff Virgil Brandon, never at a Aren't you aware that your itgi advised. 23. loss for imaginary figures to own town building inspector — V "A contract with Pima make Oro Valley's future seem W.E. "Bud" Sullenger, ap- County is just like a contract bleak, was up to his old tricks pointed earlier this month by 0 with a printer or anyone else," al again this week — shooting off the council which your group 1 he said. .... his mouth to the Tucson daily controls— had said exactly the 'a After considerab discus- l• press. opposite? ;:iii sion,the council authorized the _ In fact, according to Sullen- :k finance committee to work up a Brandon was very, very I secretive about disclosing the ger, who's known as a pretty :, schedule of payments,and then e-,Iils, town's projected budget figures honest guy, there are eleven g to report back to the council at a it homes and eleven luxury - 4 4 p.m. meeting Nov. 14. :s- at a council meeting attended by i.--- :,.•., townhouses within Oro Valley d Rhude proposed a set of the Voice, but he showed no ::,•x Ri such reluctance when the either completed since July 1 or ' directions to the finance Tucson daily called himunder construction right now. committee for permanent adop- . At their estimated value, tion, such as its setting up l-f?; Putting his own warped those 22 units make a million collection procedures review of microscope to Oro Valley's dollars almost a fact today. „1 bills and expenditures, and financial outlook,the rabid anti- 0 And we still have seven recommending additional m ti incorporation vice mayor said months to go in this fiscal year, -i.,*- sources of revenue. .4-;i: A our town couldn t anticipate Virgil. Doesn't that make a A ::§1;:: He said the new Oro Valley much revenue from local 4. a: census(expected to show a town ..,,, $10,000 projection look pretty building fees on constructionconservative? ,,,.:0 population of approximately u•.:, materials. * 1,200, instead of the 581 on M Tell you what, Mr. Vice- t: . I Al "You'd have to have$1 million Mayor Considering your past w h i c h many current revenues " (the daily had it down as one record of fiscal and economic are based) will mean a sizable• ,:k increase in automatic monies." dollar,but we're willing to give projections — which change as t';' ,,.1 Holford and Brandon insisted even Brandon credit for being the moon rises—why not drop a Pi ::•,,, fit the the census may not help too smarter than that)worth of new few of those law classes you're ft w , : P construction to raise $10,000," taking at the University, plus ,:?::, muchbut Rhude countered the vice-mayor is quoted as your political tutoring by * It's not as iffy as everyone saying, "and this isn't likely to Supervisor Conrad Joyner, and s seems to think it is." occur in the present tight money study something more useful? 0 He proposed that the finance market in a town 2.5 square Like, say, economics or >i committee be empowered to miles in size." mathematics. Or maybe grade- i make a two-year income Is that so, Virgil?Really? school arithmetic. projection for the town; :.; 1 g Brandon amended the motion to RPMESilliaiiii::liiiiikiiiM1i;iiiiilimilim:::iimagatEMMEMNST.W.,;;MMENaregingwomammiMii!!.;100MENtan.iaii call for a three-year projection.