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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Records - The Oro Valley Voice (39) ........... iNi a alb ........41V...,....,„ ....... ..—... =1 --___7-• _ a _ --------- — — Litit ........ ____ _ _ owe _______ Volume II, No 7 Published for residents of the Town of Oro Valley-,Pima County.Arizona April ICI 1975 Trailer residents TOWNHOUSE? BARBERSHOP? s Rezoning tobe aired toget a refund Oro Valley's Valley View Oro Valley residents will members in the past couple of These ordinances, according trailer park tenants are ap- meet Thursday night at weeks although Ron Slyter, to papers available at the town parently going to get a refund. Canyon Del Oro High School to chairman of the town's planning hall, would: That's the recommendation of hear their town council discuss and zoning commission, said he — Increase by $35 each the Councilwoman Lois Lamberson, zoning ordinances and perhaps doesn't believe the council can filing fees for appeals to the who said she had discovered to discuss applications for act until the proposals have town hoard of adjustment. that the mobile home folks had rezoning within the town, been placed before the commis- Currently the fee is $100 if the been paying a business privilege Likely to get some discussion cion• appeal is filed after a citation tax for several months — — if not official action — are "And I haven't had a staff has been issued and $70 if filed totaling$132 — mistakenly. requests for rezoning which report(to the P&Z commission) before then. "I researched the town would ---cls'r the wayfor and the council can't act until it — Raise the cost of zoning records from Mr. Holford's construction-of new townhouses goes through us." permit fees, beginning with administration, but I couldn't ' on the east side of Oracle Road, Other zoning matters to be minimum charges of $15 per find any order to collect taxes and of a joint barbershop and taken up and probably voted on residental unit or$20 minimum from the trailer park,"she said. package liquor store. will he three ordinances drawn for commercial property. Both "And of course they shouldn't Both of those projects have up by Mrs. Dorothy Montgo- fees would increase as the size of have been collected." been discussed by council mery, the new vice mayor. [Continued nn page 41 OroValley: common w� saveov As it becomes more apparent that the young town of Oro — Unlike Joyner,the other four supervisors don't give a Valley is going to survive in spite of Pima County's massive damn whether the Oro Valley voters are happy or not; they opposition,a number of our fellow townsmen are beginning to don't have to count on any Oro Valley support when they run ask themselves: for re-election. Just what is the real story about Oro Valley taxes?About 3. Some Oro Valleyans aren't aware that — whether Pima County taxes?Who can we believe? they're in the county's unincorporated area or in the Town of For those persons we can only suggest:How true have the Oro Valley—they're still paying sales taxes which go back to statements of Virgil Brandon, Conrad Joyner, Kenneth help finance cities and towns in Arizona.If you live in a town Holford and Orville Shields proved to be in the past? How such as Oro Valley,you get back your share.If you don't,you many of their dire predictions have come true? just help pay the taxes for someone who lives in Tucson. And where were they the other night, when those 4. Speaking of taxes, how do you feel about the county attending the town's open budget hearing learned that our using YOUR county tax money,for more than five years,pay town is really in pretty fair financial shape—despite all their legal expenses to fight you and the Town of Oro Valley?This efforts to destroy us? is the same county which now says it must overspend its budget and predicts a sharp increase in county taxes!Do you As to the matter of taxes,we hope you will consider these facts: think these people are concerned about your money? 1.If the county succeeds in disincorporating Oro Valley,by 5.If you have the slightest reason to think your name might whatever fraudulent voter count or signature-shuffling it can be one of those on the disincorporation petitions[several Oro manage,the debts owed by the Town of Oro Valley will fall on Valleyans signed more than a year ago,but were told they us residents as individuals.We will have to pay them — and were petitioning only to``put the matter of incorporation to a the easiest way for the county to extract its pound of flesh is vote of the people '), then NOW is the time to remove your by slapping an additional property tax on your home and name. mine. Brandon, Joyner, Shields and our deluded ex-mayor are 2. Supervisor Conrad Joyner, who is becomin nervous using any gimmick they can to get disincorporation signers.If g you don't want to spend the next couple of years paying off about the voters he hasalienated out here in his Fourth the debts theyran up, GET I� District, has said he "will recommend" that Pima County YOUR NAME OFF THAT T merely absorb those Oro Valley debts,so we shouldn't worry PETITION, as more than 30 other Oro Valleyans have about them. We suggest to you that: already done. -- Mr. Joyner's truthfulness is less than legendary. Do it now.Time is important.Phone any of these persons; they'll bring you a form and help you get it notarized and placedTurpin, 2 7 — His "recommendation," as the lone Republican in county hands: Ted 9 4128 or 624-3745, supervisor, has never yet carried much weight with the James Kriegh 297-2369, or Steve Engle, 297-2351. 4-man Democratic majority; why should they start obliging Do it immediately.Unless,that is,you want to payand a him now? pay "� and pay. `INVALID PETITION SIGNA TURES' Supervisors accusedvote fr by pro-incorporation Fifteen Oro Valley "pro-- officials, to Arizor►a con- signatures of 99persons document their charges and incorporators" have filed gressmen, and to the news whose names aren't on the urged speedy action by the protests with the U.S. media. original registration list of Civil Rights Division. Justice Department, charg- "We refuse to be bullied by 668 — the figure the county ing the Pima County Board of local, small-minded politi- uses as the "base" for Rep air of road s .Su ervisors with "vote cians," said one si nerthirds figuring the required two- Supervisors g fraud"and violating the Oro The first letter to the necessary for disin- Valleyans' corporation. in OV plannedcivil rights. Justice Department was The supervisors have done sent early last week by Ted "Obviously," said the so, the Oro Valleyans said, Turpin, publisher of the Oro letter-writers, "if the 99haveregisteredr town council by accepting "invalid peti- Valley Voice. since then tion signatures" and by the Turpin wrote the U.S. and can be legally counted as The Town of Oro Valley has supervisors' "related efforts Attorney that "the super- valid petition signers, then nearly $10,000 in its special to disincorporate our new visors, led by Supervisor the 668 basefigure swells to street-and-road fund, and a town illegally." Conrad Joyner...and abetted at least 767." number of town residents are The grievance letters by several of his agents who This means,they contend, wondering when the money is were sent to the U.S. live _within the town, have that the supervisors and going to be used. Attorney's office in Tucson, continued- to harrass and disincorporation advocates "We have four or five letters would need 511 signatures,to Gerald W.Jones,chief frustrate- our efforts to on file"protesting the deteriora- of the Justice Department's operate the town in a "far in excess of the number ting condition of the town's Civil Rights Division,Voting businesslike, economic, of signatures they have streets,pointed out Councilman and Public Accomodation democratic and beneficial managed to get." Lauren Rhude at the recent branch, Washington, D.C. way for its residents." The other letter from special session. The Oro Valleyans said He cited the supervisors' pro-incorporators, also sent Councilman Robert Hanson, they sent copies of their intention to accept as valid to the Washington civil who is responsible for street and letters to Pima County the great majority of the rights office, notes that of road maintenance, said he signatures on the disincor- the 668 registered voters would ask Kenneth Florian,the 'Voice' poration petitions. (according to the county), town's city engineer, "to check there were 287—or roughly and see what needs to be done." "Wilful, knowing accept-ance of invalid petitions by 43 per cent — who did not The council members dis- wins w r i t i n honor the Board of Supervisors sign the disincorporation cussed the timing of road constitutes vote fraud and is petitions. grading,and apparently agreed a violation of our civil The disincorporators claim that some is needed immediate- publisher of the Oro Valley rights,"the publisher wrote.Ted Turpin, editor and 74 per cent of the registered ly, with another major effort voters did sign, the town following the summer monsoon Voice, has been named by the Over the weekend, the 14 supporters point out. Yet rains. Arizona Press Club for excel- other Oro Valleyresidents that total far exceeds 100 Hanson suggested that he lence in editorial writing. wrote to the Washington per cent, they said — an would have to talk with Pima His editorial "Groundwater civil rights protection au- "obvious impossibility." County roads administrators to Dilemma" in the Green Valley thorities, spelling out the The letter-writers said see what the costs ofadin News, also owned by Turpin's inconsistencies which they g they are prepared to would be, whereby Rhude Sancruval Corp., was runnerup said prove the invalidity of responded that "We don't in statewide competition for many signatures. necessarily have to go to the editorial writing in weekly One letter pointed out that county for grading—there are newspapers. the county has accepted the i .11411 a lot of other people, private contractors, who do road grading." (lip this coupon -- mail it in with $2 for • He said the town might well - be able to get a lower price by your subscription to the Uro Volley Voice! going elsewhere. Hanson agreed that such a My name choice could be made, but that • • he would want to investigate ' =="": the town's liability insurance Street address___ —___ _ _. � .: ;;; .;;• . •, ...•"• first. City -- ---- State ZIP ,,,� �. ,.• The council also agreed to I enclose $2 for a year's subscription to the Oro Valle 1-!--7 Qc., investigate the possibility of P Y Voice. issuing a warrant against the Subscribe to the healthy streets-and-roads fund, Mail to: thus making some money Oro Valley Voice, Sancruval Publications, Ted Turpin, Oro Valley Voice available to transfer to the Editor. P.O. Box 3003, Tucson;Az. 85702 town's operating budget,where ($2year)er it could be used to reduce debt. P 'COME TO COUNCIL MEETING' r Joynerchallenged ! ace e $ A group of Oro Valleyans who They also called on him to Joyner said in a radio was held he failed to do so.) want to preserve their incor- reveal any information he may interview last week that he It was Joyner's remarks on porated town have written to have to substantiate the believes there is some basis to the radio program which Conrad Joyner, Pima County charges made several weeks Holford's statements. (The prompted the Oro Valleyans to supervisor for this district, ago by ex-Mayor Kenneth ex-mayor promised to name send him the letter Saturday. asking him to "meet the people Holford — charges of"threats" names and give details at a Signing it were Ron and Judith of the town face-to-face." and "organized crime:' press conference, but when it Siyter, George and Marcia , wt. ,::: ' '- - , 5 (.4,--,:. 3,..?.;;..,., Faccio, and E. Steve Engle. " "" `'r" In their letter, the pro-incor- Air-,11,...: <�.i^ r',^c§. -y .." `-.�r."".""'v""s° .. t"3,. ,F`�'C - a.� ...7.1` `. r 11 P ,"'C: ! *),--4 potation Oro Valleyans chat • - . v}� £j .� $ --7?::,-- 4:?GP � ^ . ' „*.-:-::./.:,%!,.•-,..1,-*-.: ,. llenged Joyner "to attend the1. '`` >,�. �''':':.::.,,:':;:i.'::', h :: next meeting of the town -` 4 ., , ' < :. . council "so that you can meet '� y` '�' ' �� the people of the town face to f '�, rot- ...1,-4,i.---r.:- 3< V A}F ,.. t n`v <i� < face rather than communicating ;.. <, through the media. �" � ���� • "Your misinformation that 64 ` w: ., , ' � - per cent of the people favor � disincorporation is apparently Apt- ' ' Al #_; based on information fed toou ',. by disincorporators,” the five -- wrote Joyner, adding: . iiiir '� ' "As we pro-incorporators are `'� also your constituents,we think gyp[j .^'�sJI w. .. ilk that you would at least discuss ,�.- ""' some of these matters with us." (. v Pie. ',+�.R 11 h ..:144. -. "You stated that the town ' was being run by the minority. You seem to forget that you �x were responsible for appointing A 4 -, ,,-„. :... 5- .„4,,f, a majority to the interim town '14*-,- council who were in favor of - . disincorporation.” - ���� "You state that you resent .' r time spent talking to and about the town. We would venture a guess,"the Oro Valleyans said, "that you haven't talked to the people favoring incorporation Waitingor the su er�visors supervisors These Oro Valley incorporation boosters had along wait Monday afternoon for the Pima County year." Board of Supervisors,who kept them waiting more than 20 minutes before convening briefly and The Engle-S l y to r-Faccio let- "continuing"the action on disincorporation of the town. ter went on: "It is obvious that you are v murnrepresentoarv� rurrngsegment of the people of Oro Valley to the detriment of the they"would have a better legal construction of the $32 million rest. By MELANIE JACOBSON will be sent out in Jul "You also stated that you standing in a possible lawsuit project y "If there are enough valid- with the disincorporation fac- Construction will beg.July. n in have knowledge of facts and names of persons that former signatures on petitions to tion if both sides on the issue August, he said. Mayor Holford has char ed disincorporate Oro Valley," the have had an opportunity to The sewage plant will y g Pima County Board of Supervi- speak publicly on this matter." eventually serve the drainage threatened him and offered him P basin of the entire metropolitan bribes. sors says it will conduct a P "This is important informa- hearing on the subject at 10:15 In other business at their Tucson area, Singley said. regular meetingMonday, the tion," said the letter-writers, a.m. Monday, April 28. g On another matter, supervisors acted on the the "and shouldn't he kept from the P supervisors rezoned eleven The supervisors scheduled propoauthorities or the people(if any) p P sed new Ina Road Water acres south of Mainsail Boule- Pollution Control Plant, located yard on the east side of the involved. one such hearing two weeks to the west of Oro Valle ago, at 4 p.m. April 14 — but Y Tucson-Florence Highway, "We have never seen you at a delayed its start and then from heavy commercial use to town council meeting," the Oro adjourned without taking They awarded Construction outdoor recreational use. Valleyans point out,"and would action. Engineering Services the con- Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. like to invite you to attend the tract for administration of the Jurecki, owners of the land next meeting— so that.you can Mrs. Rose Silver, deputy plant. south of Catalina,said theyplan meet the people of the town told the p p county attorney, John E. Signley, supervisor to develop a golf driving range face-to-face, rather than com- supervisors last Monday that for the project, said bids for and mini-golf area. municating through the media." DISINORPORA T ORS, MEDIA, STAY AWA Y Budget shows a shape' "We're really in bettershape hearing, and the news media Kolt, the meeting was chaired Pima County is threatening to than we had figured," Oro representation was confined to by Mrs. Dorothy Montgomery, double next year,Mrs.Lamber- Valleyans were told Thursday the Oro Valley Voce and the the new vice mayor and an anti- son said the county informs her evening at the town's long- Territorial. incorporator. Hers was the that Oro Valley has a credit of awaited public budget hearing. Virgil Brandon, former vice- most pessimistic voice heard $69 currently. The speaker was Mrs. Lois mayor and head of the town's throughout the hour-long dis- The town is also supposed to Lamherson, newly-appointed original finance committee, c'ussion. receive income from traffic fines council member and the elected didn't attend. He has stead- She and Mrs. Lamberson and forfeitures which the chairman of the town's budget fastly maintained that, Oro both noted that the members of county levies on motorists committee. Her generally en- Valley can't, support itself the budget committee — which guilty of violations within the couraging report was echoed by without putting a property tax included both advocates for and town — hut the county has Councilman Lauren Rhude, on its residents. opponents of incorporation — made no report to the town on chairman of the council finance But the figures shown, and couldn't agree on a budget that subject and hasn't returned committee. the facts brought out through because of their great differen- it any money. Ironically, practically none of public discussion Thursday ces in expectations for "local "I can guarantee you there the anti-incorporation residents nightdidn't indicate that. revenues,"such as the amounts have been some (fines levied,)" of the town attended the public In the ahsence of Mayor Dick raised by business licenses and said Rhude, "but they don't transaction privilege taxes. show up on the records yet." Mrs. Lamberson, however, Although fines and forfeitures TOWN NEEDS INFORMATION: armed with a slide projector and was listed on the budget as an several research documents, "in-out" item, former town made several points: councilman Steve teve Engle noted many dogs in Oro Valley? - Oro Valley gets about 75 that "They're not really a per cent of its budget from washout item. Theoretically, if "shared" or "automatic" reve- the county fines a guy $25 and How manydogs are there in nues, such as sales tax rebates costs,we're supposed to get the that problem. If you're reading pp the Town of Oro Valley? this and have one or more dogs and gasoline taxes returned to $25." in the Town of Oro Valley, the town. Rhude said that the town's That question becomes an please take a moment to fill out — There's "a statewide important one, with the Pimatate ide income from the state highway the blank below, trend"for a greater percentage users'fund,which is earmarked County rabies control center threatening to increase the Then either mail it to the Oro of state tax monies to be spent in for road and street expendi- price it charges Oro Valley for Valley Town Office (9040-D N. cities and towns such as Oro tures, is piling up. "So far, animal control—from$3,896 to Oracle Rd.) or take it there in Valley. we've collected about $9,000," more than $6,000 next, fiscal person and give it to Town Clerk — During the present fiscal he said,"and we've spent only a year. Elsie Robinson. year, which ends June 30, Oro couple of hundred on Oro Valley Or — if you wish and find it Valley has been hindered streets." (The$3,896 charge is included more convenient — you may because its "shared revenues" in the present contract with the give the coupon to your nearest receipts were based on a 1970 [Continued from Page 1] county, which has drawn council member: Mayor Dick census population of just 581. repeated criticism from pro- Kolt, Vice Mayor -Dorothy But those revenues for the new incorporators as "too high." Montgomery, Lauren Rhude, 1975-76 fiscal year will be based •••Rezoning Lois Lamberson or Robert on the new census population of But one stumbling block to a Hanson. Ask that member to 1,155, doubling them. talkslikelyrealistic assessment of the price deliver it to the town office for — The projections for town is a lack of information about the you. revenues ($81,112 to $89,662, number of dogs in the town, as But don't wait. Fill in the depending on whether you're a the property in question Mayor Dick Kolt has so correct- coupon today. It could make a pessimist or an optimist) are increases, under the proposed ly observed. big difference in Oro Valley's conservative, "because they ordinance. The Oro Valley Voice is negotiations with the county, contain no margin for inflation," — Increase the cost of taking this method to help solve and save us all money. although inflation seems likely. rezoning fees slightly, to cover Councilman Rhude pointed the costs of mailing out notices 1 i out the problems involved in of such rezoning plans, making My name: collecting the town's privilege related maps, providing admin- taxes and building fees. "Had istrative analyses, and other Address: __ we been able to collect fees and costs. permits on all of the homes and Since Oro Valley at present townhouses built this past year, contracts with the county for all I have the following number of dogs: [check one] we would have surpassed this its technical work and expertise One ________Two _ThreeFour or more budget estimate," he noted. on zoning matters, most of the The finance committee chair- proposed fee increases reflect Today's date: __ __ man also made a point.of stating charges by Pima County. -- that: "W hether you live in the The proposals also appear to IThis coupon isn't a legal document and has no legal standing.It's count (unincorporated area)or he in line with a suggestion designed only to furnish needed information to the town council.] in Oro Valley,you pay a building made two weeks ago at a town fee. It's just a case of whether zoning hearing; that "rezoning we get it, or the county does." in Oro Valley should be made On rabies control costs,which more difficult, not easier."