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A .. .' =•= =__ir _ _ ____. _ _ _ _ _., _____ ___. ____ - Otee _ • Published Isr residents el tie Town of Ono Vagey,Pima C.s atv.Arizona Volume II, No. 11 July [A], 1975 BEGAN PATROL SERVICE JULY 16 Rural takes over, ur mries thwarted By PAULA SETTLE The contract provides, he Metro could be alert to any codes and retraining in all three Oro Valley's new "police said, for six hours of random break-in attempts. areas are mandatory, he said. department" has thwarted at patrol and 24-hour call duty for East of Oracle Road, home- The officers are also required least three burglary attempts six officers throughout the next owners have noticed an in- to take the state loyalty oath. since it took over July 16,says a calendar year. creased frequency of motor The town council-Rural Metro lieutenant who has helped Rural Metro's presence has patrols, perhaps a reaction to contract gives the new force implement the change. been highly visible in the Town the rash of burglaries which "complete authority,just as the Rural Metro Fire Protection of Oro Valley since the private occured there before Rural Tucson police have in Tucson", Co., with an office at Ina Road company assumed responsibi- Metro took over. agreed Councilman Lauren and Oracle Road,has contracted lity; orre Country,Club home- £Rhude and Walt Henderson, with the Town of Oro Valley to owner found a. patrol officer at A aural Metro vehicle #town attorney. supply patrol service and his door to check on the (currently a company fire truck) + Oro Valley officers will is followinga different but protection at a cost of$35,000, homeowner's private burglar enforce all laws within the Lt. Fred Roof noted. predetermined—route through 1 , alarm system, so that Rural towns corporate limits, make __ _. �r___.___�_- .. and around the Town of Oro Valley for at least six varying arrests and issue citations, and hours daily, Lt. Roof said. serve papers for the town court. Patrol hours will be increased The town magistrate hasn't when necessary,he added, and been appointed yet, however. y The Pima County Sheriff's emergency calls and reports of Dep Department will continue to yq. possible crimes will be re- sponded to immediately, when- -serve county papers within Oro Valley but will respond to callsever received. and crime reports only as * �� A 1975 Ford crew cab requested by Rural Metro. equipped with radio, riot-con- The sheriff's department - i trol weaponry, and emergency follows that same policy in medical equipment including a ,regard to Tucson and South resuscitator will become the Tucson, said Deputy Dan s .fid:. Oro.Valley patrol car when Abbate, a public information modifications are completed, iy Roo Roof said. officer for the department. -$ � If we received a call about a w Each of the six officers crime in progress,we'd probab- :. assigned to Oro Valley carries a ly start cars on the way at that .357 magnum pistol,with which moment, and simultaneously he has qualified on the firing .call Rural Metro", Deputy range by company standards, Abbate added. - Roof said—which are governed Oro Valley residents should by the state's security agency call their own officers Rural -- - control laws. Metro first,however.Roof said Aproud emblem Three of these men are • telephone dial stickers with the , Mrs.Bud Sullenger,whose husband is town building inspector certified by the states Law appropriate telephone numbers for Oro Valley, shows off their new license plates — which Enforcement Advisory Council are being prepared to aid in this. 'proclaim'ORO-VLY' [VOICE staff photo] through the agency's academy. The new contract doesn't The other three haven't yet include fire protection for the 1975 OV budget nury be 10% hiher completed the six months from town. This will continue to be 9 hiring date allowed before provided by Rural Metro on an Oro Valley's Town Council is scheduled to give final approval certification,but are planning to individual subscription basis, tonight[Thursday]to a town budget that—at$152,885—is 14 per enroll in the academy course Roof said. cent higher than last year's. soon. "If an officer does come upon a The town's income for the fiscal year is divided into three major Rural Metro requires that all fire, his immediate responsibi- categories:total general fund [$113,667],federal revenue-sharing its security officers receive not lity will be to protect life", Roof funds [$5,681], and highway users fund [$33,507]. only law enforcement, but explained. The officer would Council member Lois Lamberson noted that the funds in three fire-fighting and emergency report the fire to Rural Metro categories could be cut at tonight's meeting but not added to. medical technicians' training, immediately,but deploy his fire She says that,since the budget is worked out on standard forms, said Roof, the Oro Valley fighting equipment "only after few changes will be noticed in allotments this year. Any money officers supervisor. meeting his life-protecting [Continued on Page 41Frequent tests on the police responsibility," he added. Page 2 , • Official new town writes about incorporation, goals, sources [EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr. and Mrs. Gale Monson of Oro number of matters,such as the method of voting for councilmen Valley,who met the mayor pro tem of Rancho Mirage, Calif. and whether or not a particular street should be zoned at a convention, were impressed by what Mr. Lloyd Trevis residential or limited commercial. had to say about that newly-incorporated town; Rancho It hasn't been necessary for the city to impose a property tax Mirage is about nine months older than the Town of Oro — in part because our aim has been to do a better job of Valley. regulating developments than the county,but not to provide a The VOICE wrote to ask Mr. Trevis for information about greater array of services than the county provided. his town.He sent this reply,which we think will be of interest We have imposed a steep,lucrative tax on new developments, to Oro Valle yaps.] which makes the builders and developers howl but which doesn't * * * seem to stop them from coming in with plans for more and more Dear Mr. Turpin: projects.! ....It's been a long, hard struggle, but totally worth it — In addition to our revenue tax, our main source of revenue is because now we have the power to control the kind of community funds collected by the state from our area -- sales tax, liquor in which we want to live,instead of-having to sit helpless on the licenses, etc. — which previously went to the county. sidelines while the county ruins the area `by allowing the Police and fire protection are-provided by the county on a developers to do almost anything they want,in the name of a fast contract basis. That is, we pay the county for the amount of buck. protection that we want. In answer to your questions — Rancho Mirage was Water and sewer service are provided by an independent incorporated Aug. 3, 1973. It is 15 square miles in size, but agency — the Coachella Valley County Water District — a one-half of the city consists of roadless rugged mountains — creature of the State Legislature,which was in operation prior bighorn sheep habitat and palm oases -- which we don't think to the incorporation of the city,is completely independent of the should be spoiled by development and which,therefore,we have city and county, and imposes its own property tax. zoned as recreational open space with no building allowed. Light and cable television are provided by private companies About one-half of the remaining prime buildable land is still to which pay the city for a franchise. • be developed—and what goes on that land is going to determine Street maintenance is the responsibility of the city — and the character of this community in the years ahead. could become a major city expense because most of our streets The population of our city is about 3,000. Because some parts were in poor condition at the time we took them over from the of the city are populated mainly by affluent residences of country county. clubs,while other parts are populated by working people or are To get around this, we are encouraging the formation of orientated towards other forms of recreation,such as horseback independent street districts—which means that if the people of • riding,we felt that the best representation was assured by the a given area,such as a single planned unit development,form a district system of electing councilmen. street district,they will have complete control over the streets We have five councilmanic districts, each of which elects one [they can regulate who uses them],but at the same time they will councilman from that district.The council then elects the mayor, have to pay for the upkeep of the streets with a property tax on who serves at the pleasure of the council. that district only. At present,the district system of electing councilmen is being Our current budget is$607,500.Fire and police protection on a challenged by a group of citizens who feel that voting"at large" contractural basis amounts to$228,325.It should increase next would be more fair.Personally, I don't think that it makes too year by 15 per cent because we aren't getting sufficient time much difference one way or the other. from the sheriff. Rancho Mirage has a city manager form of government. The Street maintenance amounts to $39,675 and probably will council hires a city manager—a professional—who administers increase by one-half. the city in accordance with policies set by the council, which,in In the short time that the city has been incorporated, it has our case, is composed of laymen who are neophytes in accumulated a reserve of$615,000. which has been drawing a government. good rate of interest. The council can replace the city manager whenever it wishes. Because the county has been slow in building an additional fire Our reason for incorporation was to take control of future station, which is badly needed,we will use $125,000 out of the developments away from the county and put it in the hands of reserve to construct a fire station on a lease-back arrangement representatives of the community. I think the reason our with the county and the contractor. incorporation election carried by a landslide of about 5-1 was that The building we use for a city hall seems to have been the residents felt they were living in a very beautiful and special predestined for that function.It was built a number of years ago area which was going to be spoiled by county government. as headquarters for a big development firm which went If anything, the feeling that incorporation is essential to our bankrupt and sat idle all those years until the city came into well-being is stronger now than ever,because people have had being! an opportunity to see what the city can do to improve the quality I hope that the above information will be of some help to you. of life of the residents,compared to what the county was doing to Best wishes to you in your efforts to keep Oro Valley alive. degrade it. LLOYD TREVIS But of course differences of opinion have showed up in a Mayor Pro-tem Page 3 �6 HE'S PASSING PETITIONS AGAIN Shields still pushing • r • r urvirsicm An area farmer who's spear- supervisors, all five of them — services to Oro Valley, Shields 4= includingOro Valley's re resen- told the supervisors:heading another drive to disin- P P .,,, 3., �, corporate Oro Valley has asked tative, Republican Conrad "Something's going to have to i = . • the Pima County Board of Joyner — did vote against bug them into signing the renewingthe county's contract ':'.':2,-,,.,-..---'-.' Supervisors to discontinue Y (disincorporation) petition. I � � � with the town for sheriffs feel we'll have enough si na- kms `. immediately all county services g g .t x". to the town. services. tures before the end of 1975, That contract expired at although it might run a little „:7,i._;:-. Orville Shields appeared P g g before the board with his midnight,July 15,says Sheriffs longer,” he said. , n4� request at a public hearing on Information Officer Mark "There are doctors, lawyers the county budget July 14. Pettit. and professors living in Oro Whether or not Shields' In presenting his case for Valley," he continued, "and presentation influenced the discontinuation of all county they all love to take their two-week vacations to travel all w.w ,r= t T .`� work 4 }�',':',-,2%.;;,-* 5 over the world Let them ` � • " `� for a town if they want it." 3 "And if those people want it, .s lett them pay for it, too. When they find out how much it would Engaged _ _ -____,,,, x .. ,� .... . cost, they won't continue," ; : Miss Karen daughter � �- �`� Shields asserted. Saegart, � t Democratic Supervisor Sam of Mr. and Mrs. William E. _� �`� �� N � �d Saegart, 281 W. Golf View �" � Lena,of District 2,moved not to renew the county's contract Drive,Oro Valley, will marry ;� �' with the town for sheriffs on Sept. 20 James N. Scott, ,1.114* �. the son of Mr.and Mrs.Harry services. M. Scott of Medford, Ore. t ., Echoing Shields'proposal, he °``'" told the board, "If they want a Karen graudated in 1972 from Canyon Del Oro High � .� police department,let them get p ,} School. Both she and her ' -N their own. fiance are currently students ' - E.S. "Bud" Walker, a at the Art Center College of Democrat representing District . '' Design in Los Angeles. 3, seconded Lena's motion. i:- Before the voting, District 5 , � " "' Supervisor JosephA. Castillo, money,since he hadn't included . P F 4 such an expense in his budget. _ y� - also a Democrat -, ��,� � � F�.a_;n�.�.: Democrat, the need for the board to decide on Information Officer Pettit -`-, -' continuing sheriffs services to told the Voice that continuing Oro Valley, since the county's sheriffs services in Oro Valley -, for fiscal 1975 would cost lt. contract with the town would $39s „. expire anyway. 4 4. ; ==-- CountyManager Kenneth That figure would have been f divided into three categories: g ,.c Le. b . ' Scharman told Castillo that the g -.. - , � .__ ! � county would have a continuing patrol, $34,665.98; identifica- a tion section (photo services for `s obligation to provide sheriffs 7 and services to Oro Valley — even accidents, crimes) $62 .71; a d u� after the contract expired — detective service, $3,735.55. . ~� �- unless the board specifically These figures are based on F/4.1::;,4- - - ����• '�� ��� around the clock service or indicated to the town whether it I� . would continue the service. 2,891 man-hours, he added. �y ��� . " Scharmann said he had ` � learned of this clause in the << Oro Valley Arizona Revised Statutes from ',".„.4,:,-,.‘•,,,. his conversation with Assistant County Attorney John meeting schedule Gyrrtkhana, anyone? Neu- bauer. July 30 study session at James Di Martino, holding horse's head, gives oun Craig The county manager also told 6:00 p•m• in town office. • Y g the board that if it chose to Turpin a thrill by introducing him to a young colt. Di Martino, July 31 town council meet- who lives at 9151 N.Camino de Anza in Oro Valley,would like to renew the sheriffs contract ing at 7:30 p.m.in library of get gymkhana competitions started for northside youngsters — w'it h Oro valley, it would have Canyon Del Oro High including barrel racing,pole bending,and other events. [VOICE t o consi d e r s h e ri f f W i l l i a m Coy School. staff photo] ( ox request for additional Page I JP- 'COUNTRY MUST PROVIDE RABIES CONTROL' Krieghnewtownengineer; Florian quits James Kriegh, one of the However, Henderson hadn't Kolt moved, with the council price of approximately $700 for been made familiar with certain in unanimous agreement, that the typewriter. leaders in the original Oro Valley incorporation move- provisions pertaining to the the town council should buy a Henderson told the council,at ment,has taken the unpaid job setting of decibel levels, so the typewriter for the town office its study session prior to the of town engineer. council, agreed unanimously immediately,in order to defray town meeting, that his inter He was formally installed at that further study was neces- the cost of renting one at $30 pretation of the law on rabies the June 26 town council sary. month.The council agreed on a control is that Pima County.is meeting to succeed Ken Florian, obligated to provide Oro Valley who resigned. with service for rabid dogs so The appointment of Kriegh long as members of the was a triumph for the community pay their dog license University of Arizona professor t fees. in civil engineering. He had As long as a leash law is not in been nominated previously for effect,Henderson said,the fees the town engineer's post, but which dog owners pay the wasn't picked largely because of county for licensing make them the opposition of Councilwoman ``_ " ` eligible for the county rabies Dorothy Montgomery and for- control service. : ..-4,- _ The billing for a street light at mer mayor Kenneth Holford. , r .. j; Oracle and Calle Concordia will At the June meeting, "'"tpcounty be switched from the to Kriegh s appointment was giveni , ��.16 . - , YOro Valle ,the council was told. support by Councilman Robert ' ,, Yt :)1, There was unanimous agree- Hanson, who had earlier sided ment by the council members, with Montgomery and Holford b with theirposition receiving � � s ga in opposing him. Hanson noted w ' high degree of support from that Kriegh had offered his b g $T PP those who answered a town services at no costs since the questionaire, that the light be town was incorporated,and said retained and the $11 monthly he was sure Kriegh, "who is a A bill be paid by Oro Valley. qualified and licensed engineer, '' The costs estimate for will do an excellent job." Rural/Metroolice service was Nathaniel Levine volun- i P given by Stephen L. Hermann, teered to act as assistant ,.fir .Mss Jost weds 0 Vman 32, security director for building inspector to oversee Rural/Metro, as being $81 per duties when Bud Sullenger is Monica Veleece Jost married an Oro Valley man, Patrick day, with the balance of the out of town.LeVine's unpaid job Michael Carreon, June 14 in the Newman Catholic Student total cost alloted for the will satisfy the state law which Center on the University of Arizona campus.She is the daughter purchase of a $6,000 patrol says an assistant inspector must of Viola L. Jost, 202 E. Burrows, and Raymond Jost, San vehicle. be available when the head Angelo, Tex. The$81-per-day figure is the inspector is out of town. p The groom is a graduate of Amphitheater High,is a senior at The proposed Oro Valley Northern Arizona University, and is president there of the sum of the $54-per-day charge noise abatement ordinance was Sigma Nu fraternity. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter for the six hours of patrol and tabled once again and will be Carreon,130 Calle Concordia, Oro Valley. He works for Pima $1.50-per-hour call fee for e acted on at the July 31 meeting. Mining Co. remmainninging 188 hours of the daayy. Mayor Kolt commended City The bride is an Amphi graduate and also a senior at NAU. Pima County submitted its third quarter bill for$12,571.88. Atty.Walter Henderson for his Frances Abel was matron of honor at her sister's wedding,and work in writing the ordinance. Richard Carreon acted as his brother's best man. The council voted unanimous- ly to pay the bill by warrant, with the exception of the Clip this coupon — mail it in with $2 for Subscribe to the portion pertaining to roads and highways. Councilwoman Lois your subscription to the Oro Valley Voice! Lamberson suggested that be Oro Valley Voice paid bychecks from the high- My name — way fund. Street address [Continued from Page 1] City State ZIP I enclose $2 for a year's subscription to the Oro Valley which is earmarked for a different category is placed in the all- Voice, encompassing"clerk's fund." One new area that has been included over last year's budget is Mail to: provisions for a flood plain ordinance, which would qualify Oro Oro Valley Voice, Sancruval Publications, Ted Turpin, Valley for federal flood plain insurance. Editor. P.O. Box 3003, Tucson, Az. 85702 The funds in this category will be used for expenses incurred by the county engineer in researching and surveying the flood plain in Oro Valley.