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Vol. I No. 5 Published for residents of the Town of Oro Valley,Pima County.Arizona December [A], 1974
COMMITTEE WILLING TO GET STATE OFFICIAL'S HELP
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plans collect revenues
The town of Oro Valley"does discussed the problem of other business firms, estimat- in unpaid fees and taxes is
emphatically plan to collect all slow-to-pay contractors and ing that from$10,000 to$11,000 outstanding from companies
the revenues due it," says A. 3.::::.........f. ....... ._ .. _. and individuals doing business
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Lauren Rhude,head of the town EDITORIAL: within Oro Valley.
council's finance committee. illi ii Paul Sherick, one of the
Committee members at a committee members,noted that
g gHolford, ont omer s owmwed tcalla letter is beingsent to 65 firms
on the services of Town advising them of the business
A=:gvir =ybecle • • • privilege tax and license
a_ pettyvin activeness the requirements — retail estab-
collection of taxes and fees. ,_
- - lishments such as lumber yards,
And if it's necessary to get paint -stores and landscapers
For a man who preaches about creating a friendly gi who sell and deliver products
state officials'help in going after image" for Oro Valle Mayor Ken Holford revealed a
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slow-to-pay accounts, theyii frighteningly wide streak ofpettyvindictiveness at the
agreed that they're perfectly town council's Nov. 25 meeting. In regard to such notification,
willing to do that, too. Town Clerk Suzanne Sherick
At a 90-minute meetin in the That streak was exposed when Holford, with the said a recent letter to
g mouselike acquiescence of Councilwoman Dorothy =s contractors and sub-contractors
town office, the committee Montgomery, votedagainst the ����
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appointment ofun brought several angry phone
Kriegh as the non-paid town engineer — even though . calls to the town office.
Separate z i p there have been no other applicants for the difficult job. On"0n e contractor wanted to
iii Kriegh,a University of Arizona professor with a degree I know by what authority we sent
investigated in civil engineering, has won national awards for his out that letter,"� she reported,
professional expertise. He earns substantial sums as ani "and another one threatened to
for consultant to various major companies.Yet he offered to call his lawyer."
Y donate his tune experience and
pe energy to help the young r Responded Victor Frizzell, a
Town of Oro Valley; expecting nothing in return except Certified Public Accountant
The Oro Valley Town Council the opportunity to helpmake Oro Valleya betterplace to
is looking in to the request from - who serves on the committee:
live. "Well, I don't think there's any
several town residents that the That offer was refused — byapair of small-minded
town apply to the U.S. Postalil difficulty in showing that the
bush-league politicians who refused even to tell an ::-.,i town has the authority."
Service for a separate zip code. outraged citizenrywhytheyvoted"no." i y
In a letter to Mayor Kenneth g Rhude said its apparent that
"That's a personal matter," said Mrs. Montgomery s " some council members — or
W. Holford concerning the to Dr. Anthonyutz's request that she explain
separate zip code, Councilman primly, Y q P� some prior council members —
her vote; "It's not to be discussed." have talked to a few of these
A. Lauren Rhude suggested Kutz's rePly •
"the council explore this ply was a masterpiece of understatement. I A contractors,and told them they
thatthink nk the people are entitled to a better explanation than ii don't need to pay their Town of
completely."
"I feel that if at allpossible that. That's a very unsatisfactory statement." «? Oro Valley taxes;told them the
"Cowardly"might be a better adjective. town will soon be disincorpora-
this should be established in the s ,
near future," he added. il
Incredible as it might seem to the uninformed,watching ' ted and they 11 get out of paying
In amemo(datedNov. 20)to
l Oro Valley's town council blather and bumble through a Ianything."
meeting, this community has some exceptionally fine i "Well, they won't," he said.
council members Holford F:;
acknowledged that, "We don't f citizens residing in it—persons like Jim Kriegh,who have Our town is getting stronger
3 worked hard for it and are willing to work even harder,if every day. And I consider such
know the requirements on,this 'ven the chance.
or the cost, if any involved. tactics by any Oro Valley official
In his memo, Holford said he Kriegh proved he's that kind of person when— right on =` sheer piracy."
welcomed any thoughts or the heels of his rejection by Holford and Montgomery—he Asked after the meeting if he
presented well-researched proposals for reducing the sY referred to any particular
comments that the council :�
:.1 speed limit on U.S.Highway 80-89 through Oro Valley,for l official or"prior member"of the
members might have on the 1 eliminating the highly dangerous"four-lane"market. gs on r council Rhude said h
e meantmatter.
li that two-lane highway,forbringing the route within Oro z: Virgil Brandon, head of the
Rhude also said he is urging i Valley up to safe engineering standards, and for getting 1 anti-incorporation group in Oro
residents to use the address �{
:{ necessary roadside signs from the state. :i: Valley.
"Oro Valley" — with the 85704 I Council members who reject a volunteer such as Krieg ih, �j Rhude said he will investi ate
zip code currently in effect—to `i�� :
without even a suggestion of an alternate appointee, :. the possibility of getting the
help pinpoint tax rebates fromal
deserve our contempt. Theyhave it. State Tax
the county and state. PCommissioncollect
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Mayor Ken Holford and ex-Vice Ma or Virgil made are starting to pinch. Such as drawing up that hy ludicrous and expensive contract with the county, 4
Brandon have fallen into the convenient habit of
blaming That Nasty Old Interim Town Council for some which costs Oro Valleyans$48,000 a year and gets them ..
} of the problems they now find impossible to deal with. not one dollar more in service from the county [your
In other words, their chickens are coming home to county taxes haven't gone down, have they?) 0.
roost.
These bumblers have maintained their "majority" gWell, say,boys:just who was running that interim ever since a cunning Board of Supervisors gave it to j
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them last spring, and it's only recently that they've :
town council?Weren't you the big honchos then, too?
-,•� become aware of how bad they look, by comparison.
Brandon, for example, in his rather desperate Brandon, for example, is very critical of A. Lauren
diatribe against Jim Kriegh — with which he tried to Rhude, the lone pro-incorporation councilman who ............!.......!........:,:.............!.:•....!.......:...!........!.:
!iiieS defend the indefensible, the Montgomery-Holford holds the finance committee chairmanship which
y.: refusal even to consider Kriegh as town engineer — Brandon held for several months.
manufactures a number of murky "charges" against We can see why. Rhude's efforts are making
:k:: Interim Coucilman Kriegh,a man who has done more Brandon's lack of performance look pretty crummy. 111
:r. work FOR the Town of Oro Valley in one evening than As finance committee chairman, Brandon never
Brandon has done in his entire life.
1.:: appointed a committee, never called a meeting, never ::
Do you really mean, Virgil, that the Holford- made an attempt to get any other Oro Valley residents ..
Brandon-Montgomery trio, in the majority since last involved in decision-making for their town. Ii
Aril were able to do nothing '
P against this alleged His performance consisted of wide-eyed, gullible r:
"chicanery?"[Brandon's word,except that he misspells acceptance- of any "studies" the various county gi
:Iii: it.] big:iureaucrats wanted to plant on him;then dashing off to
Mayor Holford,in detailing his many problems with the Tucson newspapers or TV stations with them. >;:
t**:•: county officials who manipulate him like an eager Rhude,by contrast,has asked for— and received —puppet,habitually complains that"the interim council input from his fellow Oro Valleyans; he's held public
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did this," and"the interim council did that."
meetings to discuss their findings;he's tried—despite :f:.
Well, just who was mayor then? Wasn't it a guy the council majority's balking — to lay his findings `''
'r named Ken Holford? And didn't he, from Day One, before the voters.
11 have a 3-2 council majority? We can'•see why Brandon and Holford are
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You bet he did.And now he's finding that he and his embarrassed.But trying to►blame their dismal records
=' "a 'nners"screwed uproyally;that the decisions theyon That Nasty Old Interim Council just won't wash.
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The Oro Valley Town Council meets without former Vice Mayor Virgil Brandon, who resigned.
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Volunteer Linda Jarchow, second from right, substitutes for ailing town clerk Suzanne Sherick.
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fees and taxes for the Town of :�
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Town of South Tucson. �h,4', * -
Petitions are circulatingin "They've got the personnel,
the records, and the authority
the Town of Oro Valley to insistthat ���'
requesting that the town our taxes be paid,
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council take action to get a `
cable television contract for Committee member E.S. 3-:.- :,
the area. "Steve" Engle said the Tax t 4-
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Commission is happytoprovide �'
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that service for South Tucson, '"`
The petitions went out this ' .• :��_
"because theyget to use those �,�Y � �= �`$
weekend, asking that the iv- -,f4
council members "inves_ funds for 45 days and draw ,,, n ' d
interest on them,,, he said. .... � N�. ;�, -,
tigate the possibility of ,
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contracting with a tom- yan at the T
mercial cable television meeting said Bruce Babbitt,the I
company to supply better newly-elected State Attorney- *
television reception and General, might also be able to
lend some aid in collection ,
more channels." ,�-.r� ��
efforts. ` �.:,;
The subject of cable TV Sherick noted that it's
within the town has come up unfortunate the dunning letters Finance session
at several council meetings. weren't sent out three months - ,
At the most recent one, A.J. earlier, so that money could be Some of the council s finance committee working
for their town
Carey was appointed head of coming in today. "Collecting it are, from left: Mrs. Lois Lamberson, Mrs. Linda Jarchow,
a committee to pursue the will be the tough part," he Councilman Lauren Rhude, and Steve Engle.
matter. predicted.
The petition that's being Rhude noted that in a letter revenue which can and should business privilege tax this fiscal
circulated asks only that critical of the committee's be collected under the business year.
residents sign to indicate projections,(see related story), privilege tax—from firms such One objection was raised by
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their interest. It specifically Councilwoman Dorothy Mont- as paint stores, lumber compa- committee member Mrs. Lois
notes that by signing the gomery had estimated that nies and others previously Lamberson, who termed the
petition, a person isn't 1974-75 income from Oro Valley mentioned. business privilege tax "a
obligating himself to town building permits would be "As an average,"he asked the regressive tax," saying that it
subscribe to such a commer- "only $12,535." committee members, "what would be passed on by retailers
cial service if it's offered. The committee members said would you say an Oro Valley to the customers. Engle and
The petition also includes a they wouldn't challenge this household might spend—on the Rhude disagreed, contending
bit of background — noting projection, and "to be very average — for such things as that wealthier homeowners
that "other communities in conservative,"they would use a carpeting, landscaping materi- with swimming pools, large
the state — Flagstaff, still lower figure — $10,000. - als, lumber, drapes, roofing lawns and guest houses would
Bisbee,Rio Rico,etc.—have Rhude said he believes there materials_ and so forth, _in a surely use more of such
cable television." is a substantial amount of year?"
a ._ materials and therefore pay
It also asserts that such Mrs. Linda Jarchow sug- more in taxes passed on to
communities can get"sharp, /�` gested "maybe$400 to$500," a them.
bright (television) pictures t/ figure which met withgeneral Mrs. Lamberson specifically
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with better color, and asY `�1 agreement although Engle said objected to a proposed business
many as nine or ten r) 1� $500 might be too low. privilege tax on milk delivered
channels." `�, Emphasizing that they"want to the doors of Oro Valley
"For instance," theeti- homes.A re-reading of the town
P to be conservative," the ordinance showed it to be
tion states, "cable TV in the ,, committee members agreed on
Town of Oro Valley could 0 an"estimated $3,500 from the Exempt.
bring us channels from �% -
Phoenix and perhaps Los 4.
Angeles or San Diego." Clip this coupon — mailit in with $2 for
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Ma or Ken Holford said at your subscription to the oro Valley Voice!
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a recent council meeting that More than My name
recently-passed laws prohib-
it a town from making cable 160 P^IStreet address
TV franchisinga source of �
revenue. City State ZIP
However, Councilman A. subscriptions already
Lauren Rhude told a finance I enclose $2 for a year's subscription to the Oro Valley
committee meeting last Voce.
to the Oro Valley
week that"an administrative
fee" can be charged by the Mail to:
town which effectively does Voice! Oro Valley Voice, Sancruval Publications, Ted Turpin,
produce revenue and still Editor. P.O. Box 3003, Tucson, Az. 85702
complies with the law.
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merchants advised of privile t
Firms doing business in Oro It reads as follows: 8 is a Transaction Privilege Tax "If any citizen of Oro Valley is
Valley have been advised by "The town of Oro Valley is Ordinance which is a tax on the operating a business for profit
letter that they may he required investigating sources of reve- privilege of engaging in busi- within our town boundaries, he
to pay the town's transaction nue to help our town'stay alive.' ness within our town limits. It may he subject to this law. To
privilege tax. Oro Valley's ordinance number became effective July 1, 1974." operate legally, he must obtain
a two dollar permit to operate.
lie may also be subject to an
3 ,.1�<64 /0 / �,�� additional tax.,,
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"Any business operation may
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Privilege Tax if:
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oR� .p� qa • "if NUPE- within the town boundaries"
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2. "Merchandise to be
AT` ) W E NEED Cy D 'ARAN D ON: WA distributed is either stored or
do G v produced within the town
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04( - stores which make delivery of
(tyRO VAILEV merchandise within the town of
Oro
Valley)."/ 459 / INCORPO ATED,-,; z�� "If
any of the above apply to a
• ; a.' business you may be engaged
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Nf�9 V�,� �,. , • I urges you to contact the town
A� �,Na office,9040 N.Oracle Rd.,Suite
S414111" D,telephone number 297-7977."
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i c=a-ttioa,ciD),02 if you wish, view the ordinance
number 8 at that time."
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Town of page -pushes_ incorporation
Page, Arizona, the town The town's council and dollar returns and revenue- The town was created in
created to house the builders others have tried for five sharing funds. the late 1950s to house
of the Glen Canyon Dam and years to obtain local control Services are provided by construction workers for
sustained by the tourist for the community of 8,543. the bureau, with residents Glen Canyon Dam. Upon
attractions of Lake Powell,is It has been administered for paying water-sewer charges completion of the dam, the
pushing hard for freedom. 16 years by the U.S. Bureau plus a municipal service population dipped from a
A bill to transfer federal of Reclamation. charge of $2.52 per $100 peak population of about
The House-passed bill assessed valuation to the 8 000 to a 1970 figure of
facilities and control of the g
roughly 10,000-acre townsite would appropriate$4 million bureau,according to Martin- 1,300.
to the local citizens upon to assist Page in becoming an dale.
incorporation has cleared the independent city. The muni- "What the bureau doesn't LETTERS....
cipal government would
U.S. House of Representa- make in taxes is subsidized
tives.
receive a lump-sum payment by the Central Arizona River
Norman Martindale, who of $500,000 to keep civil Storage Project," Martin- Reader says 'Keep
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establishments running until g
as chairman of the Page dale said.
Advisory Council is, in local taxes could be collected. •Law enforcement is provi- • up thegood work
Martindale said the $4
essence, the town's mayor, million would be considered a tied by Bureau of Reclama-
says the bill is now before the tion rangers who operate in Editor:
U.S. Senate. loan and would be paid back
to the government within a cooperation with Coconino You are doing a great job with
Page is losing approxi- 20-year period. County officials. the Oro Valley newspaper.
mately$500 per day because Under bureau administra- The county supplies three Keep up the good work. Our
of its status, Martindale said tion,the town is ineligible to deputies in addition to five check is enclosed.
in an interview. receive state and federal tax rangers supplied by the MARTIN KIGER
bureau. 10220 Valley del Oro Drive