Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Records - The Oro Valley Voice (41) , . .. THE Aft Alai g/r401: inmin. =wimp amminnummosoft, .11/11=16 emomrio '. .'. =•= =V= mommini......... ......... -.... - -7 Volume II, No. 9 Published for residents of the Town of Oro Valley,Pima County.Arizona May [In 1975 DETAILED ACCOUNT OF PAST FISCAL YEAR COMPLETED Future budget meeting By JAYE ALBRIGHT A detailed accounting of exceeding income by Robinson.G,4 7 2.50. Last week, town Dollar signs and the question expenses and income, to be Mayor Richard Kolt declined auditors went over the ledgers of how soon Oro Valley's income presented to council members to comment on the budget in which cover the 12-month will meet the town's expenses at the meeting, was completed advance of the Thursday public period ended April 30, 1975. top the agenda of this last week. It shows that the meeting-but heads of both the The completed document is Thursday's town council meet- town ended its first year of budget and finance committees available for public inspection in ing. operation on April 30 with outgo say they're sure the town will be the town office;it will be part of able to retire its-debt by no later the background material pre- The Oro ValleythnJuly 1977.financial Budget chairwoman Lois as they draw.up the corning These audited figures,obtained from the official records at the Lamberson explains that this fiscal year's budget. Oro Valley 'se g Town Office,reflect revenues and expenditures from week's_session _wills be 4._the Finance committee chairman A 7.x '13019 , through April 30, 1975.- tfie first full.-year of the second of three times that the Lauren Rhude notes, however, incorporated town's operation: Fiscal 1975-76.,[edger is to be that neither income nor expen- discussed. - ses in the past year are a good Revenues [Year to April 30, 19751 "The first - time, it was indicator of what those amounts presented in the form of input_ will be during Fiscal 1975-76. from the public," she says. Rhude contends that the town Business Privilege Tax 5702.20 "Now we are making the report will be able torov' ds police Privilege Tax License p i 162,00 of the budget committee; then protection and rabies control Budding Permits - 2719.45 next month we'll have a formal functions for considerably less State Revenue Sharing 7655.70 public hearing on the suggested than Pima County charged for Auto License Tax 4255.77 budget before formal adoption those services under a contract by the council." this year. State Sales Tax 16,120.93 A complete review of the first Also, he points out, federal Other 83.34 year's income and expenses for revenue-sharing monies will be TOTAL the youthful town was finished; greater in the coming year, 36,699.39 by town clerk Mrs. } Elsie Expenditures [Year to April 30, 19751t V,,,,, .,11', -‘ Pli 44 - -1-# : -1 [Continued on Page 4] Town Office Insurance 129.52 -', ' "': Salaries 4074.26 , 1='''; � :14-‘' Office Supplies PP 406.28 fi �sit� Other 362.00 f Telephone 28.06 � Postage 321.73 0 Travel � t. • 180.38 ,, Advertising s.,,4,,,� -° • • e 276.20 R` [. , Printing ` r. 1233.94 Utilities 150.20 r Rent 1521.00 • . w .. ; � y Equipment237.97 4 Dues and Subscriptions .t«�y 33.00 ,t. 0 ,.ii.;s*_0..1, Special Census 1120.72. ..�e ...0:- ,,,. t_,v_ ` �+a,;f �'�.� sit• s Event S , r R Q • Services , . 999.48 r ' s 3;�: Election Salaries a ;- .: 0 430.00 - , . ` Office Supplies 147.37 -. . .c :a,.:Printing 187.57 t. . . .,,, ; Attorney[$500/mo.] 450(1.00 - Congratulations! Police Prote Protection[Pima County] 17,127.60. Mark Nlisener,son of Mr.and Mrs.Don R.'�lisener of Oro VallValleySanitation(Pima County! 3499.98 and already a member of the National Junior Honor Society, Animal Control[Pima County] 1948.20 congratulates newcomer Julie Gay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Interest Paid on Warrants g 256.43 Rill Gay,who was one of several Oro Valley youngsters inducted i into the national scholastic group last week at Cross Junior High. TOTAL 39,171.89 I1 Ol(*E staff photo! Page 2 I 4 y f L . . 4,.-„.",.-„,i .... ., * u ,! s - - -* .., , ..... . „.„. -,,.7.3„, -:,,.,..,,, ,-,,, ., . „. ... 4.-- - ,.. - - ,.... .. , o „.:,fir 44*-4:,:-.;?,: ifj .. ....,,,,,-.. ; ,. -,-..,,„-,- ---- , ....,- , ,, _:,,,. .., .,„+„ , \\ ., -.,-, , - N ' ,,,:c.:or--:-A..- -„,, A ., , i \ L O n. Or1M1' •. y 3 2V -‘, /- . .'‘kk ` .sty ,i `x 9. _� v { : w y, e 4. ." „I' , i '41: -4 P'*-1' *. - " ' • t-', '-- . - "':;*':' Inir 0 . • .,, • i IlliC C\k/Ci. - c ' it:Z.0 • At count y park opening Celebrating the opening of Dennis Weaver Memorial Park advantage of the first-day's"free swimming" is within the town of Oro Valley are Steve Engle and Jim Kriegh, on Calle Concordia,be offer.The parko at left,.as they chat with swim-trunks-clad Charles Glickman, High between Oracle Road and Canyon.Del Oro town electrical inspector. He and other Oro ValleyansSchool: [VOICE staff photo] took DECONCINI TAKESN C ARC ES SERIOUSLY Threats to Holford still substantiated Following nearly three months Regarding Holford's claims, an economic influence being land holdings, but they "have-- of investigation into claims of DeConcini says: "We have notplaced on elected officials. I be- not been able to determine that threats and bribery attempts, been able to develop sufficient lieve,than the City of Tucson is. there is." Pima County Attorney Dennis intelligence and information "It's difficult to believe that He points to "one piece of DeConcini says his office has that would justify presentation somebody would attempt a property we were veryinterest- "been unable to substantiate the to the grand jury. blatant bribe toget apiece of ed in attempting p g to find out charges" made by former Oro "Out there," he continues, property- rezoned in Tucson about, and it was in a blind Valley Mayor Kenneth Holford. referring to Oro Valley, "there . because of the sophistication trust. However, Deconcini warns are things that border on involved," DeConcini adds, "The information finally did that new communities are potential intimidation and may- "because of the sophistication of come to us that it was not owned especially susceptable to such he threats." the council members and also by organized crime like we pressures and for this reason The situation is still "in because of the fine police force." suspected it might be," DeCon- the county attorney will keep limbo,"according to the county In the city, he notes, cini says. the file open and continue to attorney and his investigation "Someone's going to have to be "It was owned bysome people watch the Oro Valley situation. "may resume if more informa- extremely sophisticated to do it, out-of-state that p p at we did Holford resigned after saying tion becomes available." hut when you get into a small check out through federal he had been the victim of Asked if he thought the kind community I think...unsophisti- agencies and we are now threats on his life and attempts of land schemes alleged by cated political leaders are most satisfiedthat there was no at bribery in connection with an Ilolford might.he possible in Oro susceptable to possibly being impropriety. alleged plan to force zoning that Valley, DeConcini says it is far intimidated." "These kind of problems would have permitted four more likely in such a small town DeConcini says that is why surround a new community and 20-story condominiums. than in a larger incorporated his office took Holford's charges with the charges that former This week, the former town area. so seriously. Mayor Ilolford made, counter mayor would only say "there "I think it's possible in such a At first, he now says, county charges and what have you, it's have been problems" since he geographic area," he t ates. ":A investigators suspected there something that has to he stepped down but "I don't care new community like t h,it i1 far might have been organized monitored very carefully," the to comment on them." more scNcc'ptai)Icb to t h; kind of crime involved in Oro Valley county attorney says. Page 3 PI says 'no story' 1 on TNI biasim claim The Pretentious Idea, • Arizona's fledging version of a journalism review and critique, ENTERING • has concluded that charges of , s unfair coverage by the Tucson - ORO VALLEY dailies of the Oro Valley 40 incorporation drive "didn't ;l 1 . V 1 O �► merit a story." ' 'U N RF yam, ti The student publication didn't - .t, �CQ. 7, o . comment on whether the"bias" charges against the Star and , Citizen were substantiated by -41 (() . its investigation. ,' �`� -' In giving a"razzberry"to Ted Turpin, publisher of the Oro ``� 1 , , 4 ',...f Voice, the journalism � ; r Ydepartment publication—done till : annually by UA graduate students at the J-School— The - :15 --,-34-g.---1- 7,20-# - >.. "'...t. � f. Pretentious Idea appeared to be X . ,; K rebuking Turpin for predicting ,„ -' '' in the Voice that the PI woulda h <` announce the results of its 1',..:::.44:,-i_-,„-t--„,,„:--,- - , - ...k investigation. 4 ,t. ,,--.x,- : - : -., - - _ - _ .. „ v , The short,unsigned comment ` - ,...i in The Pretentious Idea said — that Turpin"got the cart before One up, one to go! the horse." Oro Valleyan Shannon Turpin admires the new state highway sign on Orace Road[U.S.89],located just Turpin had sent a detailed south of the junction with Tangerine Road.It's the first recognition by highwayofficials that the letter last fall to the journalism state newly incorporated town is here to stay.The department still hasn't erected a matchin signon Oracle graduate school, listing a g number of instances in which he . Road near Hardy,telling northbound motorists when they enter the town—but District Engineer John said the Tucson dailies showed Kulinovich told the Voice that the second sign will be going up"shortly." [VOICE staff photo] obvious bias in their news covera a of Oro Valle . .... •• TOAVOID HODGEPODGE CONSTRUCTION' g Y Other than to note that"most • • • of'the bias charges were made, N• b Turpin, The Pretentious Nine picked for Y esthetic P Idea didn't comment on their validity, pro or con. Nine persons who will devise Street in Tucson." zoning control under Pima r ' esthetic and architectural con- The nine appointees will be County. trols for construction in Oro named publicly after presenta- / Valle have been picked b the The next regular planning Y P Y tion to the town fathers, he town's planning and zoning says. and zoning commission meeting commission. Slyter adds s is interested in is set for June 3. Slyter says Ron A. Slyter, commission expanding the size of the group there are no zoning changes yet chairman, says the members "so anyone else who is scheduled to come before that IN\ were named at a May13 stud meeting, Y interested can participate. r session of his agency and are set We're always looking for people Asked if this might be a result :=14. "to begin work as soon as their to helpusplan the community," of discouragement on the part of g appointments have been ap- he says.. Y developers — in the wake of •-::::-, proved by the town council." Y commission denialsto ,. ,,. Also at the planning group's both He says the newly formed study session, according to its changes requested at the May committee"is about to establishmeeting—Slyter says,"no, it's �.- Air ,...--'0- ..,:_.,"0- chairman, "procedures and Y Y > guidelines and give direction - formats were established to just a coincidence," l .r ::1,..f.-:*. - through policy — to both the ensure that zoning cases coming Planning commissioners hope 4::::€3:::0:::5::::.::::50::: ::::::-Y: town council and the zoning before the board will be handled •::;:;;.;.;;:;::;;;;..•.: :, to meet with the mayor and =:: : commission — to avoid hodge- in a proper nature." • ••• •• = p p council in the near future, j' \ podge construction." "We want to be super- Slyter notes,"because we want 1` The goal of the body will be to proper," Slyter says, "to give to give them our`pulse rate'on come upwithplans for new everyone y e a chance to be heard various issues coming before developments which will give on a one-to-one basis." the town." Oro Valley building a unique He claims "it's a real He says this informal meet- Subscribe to the and harmonious flavor, Slyter advantage being small; we can ing, for which no date has been - says, "in accord with existing do our best to fill our own needs, set, will be to discuss general Oro ValleyVoice structures, rather than relying on someone directions preservingour and plans for the differences from Broadway, - else to govern us" — in an town from all individuals ($2 peryearjS eedwa and Twent second Speedway Y, obvious reference to previous concerned. Page 1 ••• ••Future u et to ea a en a st councilmeeting [Continued.from Page 11 understand the raw figures." will be "in the neighborhood of gures, for example, oughtht to because of the larger population He points to the town debt $5,586; revenue-sharing money give an idea of how much of Oro Valley. incurred in the past year, and due us from both this year and revenue the town can expect According to figures in the says "some people might think next." from that source,Mrs.Lamber- town ledgers, total expendi- we have to retire that son says. But those statistics immediately, includingit in The Oro Valley application tures from April 1974 through were distorted in the past year, the end of the first year of next year's budget— but that's states that the funds will be by a rush to apply for permits in incorporation endingApril 30, just not standard accounting used "for operating, mainte the days pnance andpublic safety," Mrs. ys just before a new, 1975, totalled $39,171.89. practice." stricter Pima County building Kolt says: "Ask me about it Lamberson adds. The town's income during the Y code went into effect last July 1. same period came to$36,699.39. after the meeting,and I'll talk to Projections of what other For this reason, Mrs. Lam- Records at the town office you for an hour about my sources of revenue will amount berson says,last year's building also show an additional opinion of it.But beforehand,all to are difficult to make with any permit figures"are no indicator" $11,787.63 in expenses for the I can say is: 'No comment'." accuracy, she said. of how many will be sold this final months of the fiscal year. The heads of the town budget County building permit fi- year by the Town of Oro Valley. No income figures are yet and finance committees are available for that period. more willing to share their — RELATED —_ Mayor Richard Kolt asked the views in advance of the STORY Voice not to publish any specific meeting, however. budget figures in advance of this Mrs. Lamberson agrees with r I week's council session because the mayor's view of a gradual nuae sayscan handle of the heated question of payoff of the town debt. whether the town is headed for She's_ optimistic, she says, • • bankruptcy, as some residents that Oro Valley's town budget' rima rima-County services for less claim,or out of the red and into will end Fiscal 1975-76 with a the black, as others maintain. surplus which will begin to pay An Oro Valley town council law enforcement in the town's Kolt says he fears dollar off that obligation. member says law enforcement current contract with the amounts taken"out of context," "I don't know if we can pay it county is some $35,000; how- without a knowledge of accept- all off within the first year,"she services can be provided by the ever she agrees in principal with ed accountingpractices, will be says,"but I feel sure we will pay town itself for"as little as 20 per Rhude. g p p cent" of the amount Pima distorted and will serve to it all off within two years." County was charging for "We don't need a 24-hour, confuse,rather than clarify,the Rhude says "We haven't got sheriff's protection. full-time staff," Mrs. Lamber- issue. down to exact dollar amounts Lauren Rhude claims the son says — but she says she is The mayor says he will not yet," but expresses confidencesame is true for rabies control concerned that"someone ought comment on any questions to be that the town will be able toand says"two or three others on to be available and on call for debated by the council in provide acceptable levels of the council are leaning the same emergencies at any time." advance of meetings. services"for substantially less" way.„ Both Rhude and Mrs. "Unfortunately other publica- than Pima County charged Oro He has been researching the Lamberson agree that the tions have preprinted things,” Valley in a contract for police matter, the finance committee county is actually providing he says,"and this only added to protection, animal control, chairman says, and the county little sanitation service to the the confusion." sanitation and other services. will still be required to answer town— even though it is called "We need to tryto be cool, to Mrs. Lamberson says the for in the contract. all felony calls within Oro. analyze all sides of the issues in town's formal application for Valley, so all we're responsible "We won't have to do much of public meetings,"he continues. federal revenue sharing money for enforcing is speed limits and anything to come up to the "Advance publication of has been submitted, and that local ordinances." county's level of sanitation `what's going to happen' is funds should begin arriving This can be handled adequate- service,"Mrs.Lamberson says. counterproductive," the mayor portioned out in payments over ly, Rhude feels, by hiring "one Rhude expressed the opinion claims. "Especially the budget; the full year" after July 1. full-time town officer, buying that little service is required most people don't have enough She estimates ,the money, him a vehicle and supporting because of the small size of Oro concept of accounting to fully based on the towns population, him with a one-third time, Valley,since residents normally part-time backup man." have been handling their own Rhude says this sort of sanitation services. Clip this coupon — mail it in with $2 for Y He suggests that rabies arrangement,as he sees it,"will gg your subscription to the Oro Volley Voice! provide more and better control be handled "on a protection than we currently case-by-case basis." My name — get — at about a fifth of the "I've been talking to several $45,000 it's now costing us." veterinarians in the area and I Street address Budget committee chair- think they'd be willing to go on a woman Mrs. Lois Lamberson day-to-day, client-by-client City__ _ __ StateZIP _ _ says that $45,000 figure is basis at a lot less cost than we're I enclose $2 for a year's subscription to the Oro Valley actually an approximation of the paying," he says. Voice. total amount paid by Oro Valley Mrs. Lamberson says council ———-- to Pima County for sheriff, members want to get"plenty of Mail to: rabies control and sanitation citizen input"before actually de- Oro Valley Voice, Sancruval Publications, Ted Turpin, services. ciding how services will be main- Editor. P.O. Box 3003. Tucson, Az. 85702 She says the actual amount tained when the current county enm a rked specifically just for contract expires on July 1. Page 5 Murphysays he can refute ,,, S ,4::)$#illiot'T: r . ` ,, , .�t le : .........� • • noise abatement o "�,n�: , ;a a - \ t I Oro Valle 's suggested ested ban on noisemakers — which critics '- ' �` .,..'4 el ;. Y ar "dirt bike"motorcycles —will be back claim is aimed squarely at dirt y s f for a second ride around the block at this Thursday's council * ,} '' i session. i W; Y>>,,.,t When it was first proposed in February, opponents claimed -'"Y, -- 1 A the noise restrictions contained in the Noise Abatement .. wx Ordinance were unrealistic and unenforceable.At that time,the ?, 11 council voted to table the matter for further study. 441% ,tilk . The ordinance was modeled after a California law; some _, li . ' , iv * ., \ill* D�_ motorcycle owners here claimed its 75-decibel [dbj limit on4:' . 444 vehicle noise would in effect outlaw their cycles. Decibels are units of measuring relative loudness of sounds. A '' The range of human hearing is about 130 dbs, while ordinary Itlijs,:a I speech i about 60 dbs greater than sounds just above the level of •e P audibility. 4 ;l7' Last week the town's noise abatement committee announced "� ` z� that its review of the statute was completed in time for a public k hearing on the issue this week.Chairman Daniel J.Murphy said he will present evidence at the hearing to refute the ordinance's 0 V's "downtown store " opponents. Mrs. Gary Kuchynka, who with her husband operates the 7-11 Another person on the five-member group, Councilman Store which is a close thing to"downtown Oro Valley's shopping Lauren Rhude, says he feels some noise control statutes are district,"tallies up some figures while clerk Tom Niemiec looks on needed. and kibitzes. [VOICE staff photo] "I have five kids," he says, "and I know we're probably as guilty at times as anyone, but we are simply going to have to WHO TO CALL FOR WHAT come to an agreement on a reasonable decibel level." Rhude says noise:nm the comunity"has to be controlled." The maul of the proposal, which would place Committee naming corn plet decibel-level limits on vehicles, is to outlaw exhaust-system modifications which cause noise problems. trresignation aesaeu All it takes is a muffler to cut noise down to a more palatable level,"Rhude says.He concedes that he's unsure"whether this - - ordinance we have before us is exactly what we're looking for," Which town council member aftermath of a shakeup of but he insists that some control is needed. do you call to ask about cable committee assignments for TV? Who knows about rabies town council members following RELATED control? Who do you talk to the resignation several months �.__...__._ STORY :.__-..n._�_._.. about Oro Valley participation ago of former Mayor Kenneth in the Pima Association of Holford, the naming of a new . Goernment ? a new council MArOR TERMS COST 'RIDICULOUS' Three goodq uestions, in the member. - Town Clerk Mrs. Elsie Robinson said recently that new Public ncoV noise n h vebeencom le- hamper assignme is a p ted by the board and provided The high cost of publishing nance," the mayor says, "and However, Rhude says he is the Voice with the following town ordinances and public that's $2 per family — or 50 "still checking" to see if that listing on who to call for what: notices may kill at least one vote cents per person in the town. would meet the legal specifica- — Robert Hanson chairs the for a proposed Noise Abatement "As far as I'm concerned,"he tions. building, flood insurance and Ordinance at this Thursday's adds, "that's ridiculous." Councilwoman Lois Lamber- engineering and highway corn- council session. son, characterizing herself as mittees. Councilman Lauren Rhude, "furious" over the $800 adver- — Lois Lamberson directs Oro Valley Mayor Richard who's on the committee which using costs, says that using the the yearly budget, community Kolt says he may come out produced the ordinance, ac- against adopting the measure— knowledges Kolt's point.But he town newsletter wouldn t be schools and election groups. based on the costs, as much as says noise control statutes are legal,, since the publication — Mayor Richard Kolt heads on the merits of the bill. badly needed. doesn t meet state require- office administration and ac- - ments. counting, law enforcement and According to state law, all Rhude expressed surprise at She suggests one way to cable TV committees. ordinances must be formally the dollars required to advertise bring publication costs down -- Dorothy Montgomery advertised in a general circula- ordinances, too. would be to trim the length of leads planning and zoning, tion newspaper which meets "I'd like to see them published ordinances. census and Pima Association of specific requirements. Governments bodies. in our own newsletter,"he says, Mrs. Lamberson notes the Lauren Rhude chairs estimating costs of "that route cable TV ordinace,passed April —,And, a It cost us$800 to publish the would be between $60 and 22,was"14 pages long and full of recreation,rabies control, buss cable television enabling ordi- $180." repetition." ness privilege tax, noise abate- ment and finance committees. , Page 6 TED TURPIN'S SOUTHWEST CORNER . I,. ,, - - ,' Audited figures reosure OV voters There are several interesting So the town has a deficit after Rhude and Lois Lamberson are ly the PI did a creditable job of items on the agenda for this its first year of operation? Big entitled to their optimism that exploring many facets of the Thursday's Oro Valley town deal. I'd hate to tell you what Oro Valley can probably erase dominant dailies in Tucson; I council meeting, but the most kind of deficit my business — its debt within the next fiscal only regret that someone on the important has got to be the like thousands of other new year,and possibly build a good decision-making level didn't see financial picture of the Town. businesses—had at the end of surplus by the end of the fit to publish the investigator's We think -, its first year. And we're doing following year. findings re the Oro Valley the figures all right these days. But Hanson and Mrs. Mont- coverage. published in ,_ The Town of Oro Valley is gomery are NOT entitled, I I think I know how he felt, this week's `` going to do all right, too. suggest, to work against the though — probably the way I Voice — se- ' Considering that the town has ; town they have sworn an oath to often feel,when someone turns c u r e d b y had to fight an amazing array of serve. If that's their intention, in an article about the coming some hard, ,,. ` ; 1 heavyweight opposition during j they should resign — or be "field trip" of the Great Books painstakingi those 12 months—incompetent I removed by the voters. Club and adds "more informa- work on the - i. °z local unscrupulous petitioners * * * tion on the trip will be carried in part of reporter aye Albrig t i against incorporation, leaders,, On another subject: Appar- next week's Voice," (or Green and with the cooperation of openly hostile county supervi- ently I rankled someone's ego Valley News, more often.) several town officials—present' sors, ridicule and distorted; when I suggested that the My mental reaction is often: that picture about as factually reporting by the Tucson dailies I University of Arizona's journa- "Listen, buster, don't tell me as is humanly possible. and television stations, a lism review, The Pretentious what I'm going to put in my own These figures were taken ho-hum (and expensive) town Idea, would carry a story paper next week. If I want to from town ledgers, bills and attorney — it's really amazing reporting on its findings carry information on your damn check records;the same figures that we've done so well. concerning bias against the field trip,I will.And if I'm short (through April 30) were Realistically, we can expect` Town of Oro Valley by the of space, or time, I just might subjected to an official audit ten, that$2,472.50 deficit as of April Tucson dailies. not." days ago. 30 to get larger by June 30,the # The graduate J-students did And if I were to read in Which should reassure any- end of the fiscal year. Whether investigate,I'm happy to say — another newspaper—as the PI one who thinks we're pulling it does or not— and how much` and if the comments of the editors did — an assumption numbers out of the air or are larger it gets — will depend young man who interviewed that my paper would carry trying to paint a rosy, but greatly on how hard our town me,Jim Kriegh,Lauren Rhude, such-and-such an article, I'd phony,picture for the taxpayers council, attorney, engineer, Virgil Brandon and others were probably balk, As they did. of Oro Valley. building inspector and others any indication, he did find a Regardless of the merit of the At the end of the first year, work to bring in those revenues discernible lack of objective in story. the first 12 months, of our which the town has coming. the TNI coverage. Well, dummy, sez Turpin, incorporated town, Oro Valley We've been hurt in the past But I shouldn't put words in talking to himself; you shoulda showed total revenues of by town council members who . Howie Fisher's mouth.Certain- known better. $36,699.39, against expendi- were eager to spend the town's tures paid out of$39,171.89. In money.(Remember that ridicu- EDITORIAL other words,we spent$2,472.50 lous$35 badge_ex-Mayor Ken more than we took in. Holford bought, without au- How did we do that?Simple. thorization, to present todCi- wemanaflsOfl, OW The town issued warrants, Stuckey, who Holford said was - --—- - - ---_-- which are nothing more than a our marshal?and then later, to preferred typeof bank financing be told that,no,the law says we auoUi some street repairs. (borrowing)available to munici- have to name Sheriff Coy Cox � Valley's streets and roads are rapidly becominga palities. These warrants cost our"marshal"? Y ap y the town 6 per cent interest — Question: What ever hap- disgrace — and there's no damn reason for it. really a steal, considering pened to all that expensive That is, unless you think an acceptable reason is today's interest rates to private stationery Holford ordered,just Councilman Robert Hanson's stubborness. Hanson, borrowers — and which can be a few days before he resigned, who's supposed to be in charge of thatipart of the civic used to pay debts to the county, with his name on it as mayor? function(even though he still opposes the incorporated town and to anyone else the town Maybe it's still usable as scratch he swore to serve], has done very little to deal with the needs to pay. paper.... potholes and eroding streets within the town. (There's been a lot of Well, that's water under the And it's not a matter of money.The. town has the money scare-type mystery thrown up bridge,I guess.Except that the -- far more than is currently needed,and all ed for around the use of"warrants"by same sort of spend-but-don't- street and road repair. the town. That's pretty silly. collect philosophy seems still to So what's holding up the show, Councilman Hanson?Is it Any schoolteachers reading be represented on the council by because we have a "town engineer" from the east side of this?What do you get paid with? the determined gloom-and- Tucson,who knows only what you tell him about Oro Valley? I'll bet it's a warrant, right? doom philosophies of Dorothy Is it because you just plain aren't interested in helping your Have you had anyone throw it Montgomery and Robert Han- neighbors within our town? hack in your face, when you son. Or are you waiting until the summer monsoon rains get tried to cash it?) They are entitled to their here, washing out half the streets in town making them Moral: Beware of financial opinions, as private citizens — impassable? - horror stories by the aginners. just as council members Lauren Come to think of it,we're going to phone you right now,at your home —297-0332 —and find out just what's holding up the show. Page 7 4.;•i-;•;-: iii:.viii•..••.•••••••••• •••••.•.••.... ••.•••••..•.•;.••........ ...•.••...........r•.....:•:•::•::•x;:.•. ..••.'.i. •...•4444..•4444..•••.•.•••••••.•••,••••,s.•.,•••••••,••••..••:•••�.•••.••.••+..•.•4444•.•..••••••.••••...••...••4444.•.•...••• Ma 4444_ _ . _ .........:.......................... ......................................::...._...:..:::::::::........ 4444 44:44: F 4444 r •.:.:. Jj5i war ARE You ::•::. `�oro vAL�EY-�-r 444▪4 free service '•-� 4.144. INcoR PoR TED ..▪., :�:: 4444 �:.: 4444 at town office •:•:• 4444 Ad, 4444 When Mountain Bell Tele- ::: "" 4444 lip .phone increased pay phones to ••••4444 - :•.:▪ . 20 cents and started charging "" ••'••4444 MoNT� 4444::•.: 4444.••• \tau o- MRS, oM :::• for "directory assistance" calls 40 a '''•::.: oU�D ND444 ,, 4444on May 1, Oro Valley's giils: _ • 's /rMR� �1 A N S oto •:::•: RESIGN :::: • telephone budget felt a bit of a :'•::::::.::, 1I/- squeeze. o ORS VALLEY :•: :' 1444. 4444 �:•: "('�f SME :•:::• CoUNCI 1v1EN In addition to those two •• ::•: 4444 4444 BAG __ 4444 ::::: -- 4444 consumer rate hikes approved " ••�' 4444 4444 .14:.14: :::: 4444. 4444 by the Arizona Corporation •:: 4444 4444 . :::::::: Commission, the company was 4444 44444444 4 also permitted to cut special :: ► ''' 4444 :::: 4444 discounts and services as a 1; i::::::: 44 cost-cutting measure. " '''' 4444 4444 One service which was .............. :::;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::•:$:::::: .:... .............. : .....•......... .►•......•••.........1.1.1.1.. 4444 :.::•x.x..•: ::• •::::•::::•::• ••+�•.:•i:: .1.1.1.1 discontinued was a policy to :�:::•::•.::•�►.::::•. . :. provide free local telephone FOR SALE " 4444 4444. service on one line to all One 17' aluminum Grumman EDITORIAL: . ::::::::: :.::::::: municipal government entities, canoe with a Grumman sail according to Councilwoman. conversion kit,which includes ::: ::: 4444 ...,. 4444 4444 Mrs. Lois Lamberson: mast, gunter sail, leeboards, • •: ==• Ifyoufear responsibility : "Bigger cities and towns that and rudder. Also 3 paddles, 2 gi: / :::::::1 used more than one line had to life jackets, cartop carriers. - ... 4444 pay for the additional numbers $475. Call 297-0384 = • �: and for all longdistance calls," FOR SALE ::::: on 4444the counc� . ....44444444 she said, "but the one line was Bridalveil [Priscilla] Mantilla ::: :: provided at no cost to the town style. Floor length plus. NewWe'll have to give Oro Valley council members :: 4444 until this month." $125. Asking $35. Call : Dorothy Montgomery and Robert Hanson credit for :: 4444 4444 When the May bill for the lone 297-0384 : widen 89in '16•- 4 DeO.T. , , ,. By DENNIS JOYCE tion. ,10-feet width, to three tion which now begins south of Current c nt cost estimate for the Arizona Department of Trans- lanes. Ina Road. project is $3.6 million. portation (D.O.T.) workers are The widening will match up .The project is part of a. I).O.T. will draw up currently surveying land in that stretch of the road with the five.-year- another .�c .vc ar D.O.T. plan for cost estimate after it completes preparation for the planned three-lane-each-direction sec- Kulinovich's ; ::...:. district........:.:........ its pla ns next._. year. ' :8y-Owidening of U.S. Highway •�iiii-_-___Sdi .ii