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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Records - The Oro Valley Voice (45) ::::. - , 11P4i it -4\ 1:11 Y 20 .., t Ni 1 L JAN 20 —�—__ PM 'CO „........................... c:1 l' ilSr*vaO4iIPW*htSNPeiMaar.*a...r"'".*.00aWt"*q 'rg"''""i". PM ,N$ I r r I 0- - - -7 0 c i r•I a or rt**/) • AIM .. .rte. a..... + "' _.. _„y h .. _.' .., .. Ir t+ssia. 't l, ..�r.r. .....w ""----"N 1111111.11111111. C' . 4, .... raw g. _ ................ „...........,......... ..„-10-"-...- .................. -a-- -- w =e err- ,.��., _ -�......�.#.«. "1"=. - ''. = "_ ' • . a_� ._-.e4 p. Vol. III No. 1 Published for residents of the Town ofOro Valley,Pima County.Arizona January [A], 1976 9 Ccisas Adobes substation--yes Pima County's Assistant election — one of which is a Murphy's superior, County sheriff's station. Manager James Murphy says he permanent northside sheriff's Manager Kenneth Scharman, Murphy declined to explain "doubts seriously" that three station — can be funded with claims, however, the sheriffs why he thought some buildings remaining county service build- the money remaining from the station will be built,and that its [continued on page 2] ings approved in a 1974 bond bond. location and size will be sub- mitted to the Board of Super- RELATED OVcouncil to discuss visors in about three weeks. STORY The county's elected officials Oro Valley town council as judge for the town and while and staff are very cognizant that 'Let's Talk'forum members will take a look this it isn't necessary for the mag- there are several items included Thursday evening at their corn- istrate to be a judge he must be in this bond," Scharman said. to discuss area library munity's place in the joint an attorney. "We're proceeding very cau- "A Branch Library in North- city/county agencies of MUM Also scheduled for this tiously to apportion money for west Tucson"will be the topic of(Metropolitan Utilities Manage- Thursday's meeting are discus- them, so we don't go wild and a "Let's Talk" forum scheduled ment)and PAG (Pima Associa- sions of: spend all the moneythat's s for 7:30 p.m.Thursday,Feb.12, tion of Governments). —a library in Oro Valley allotted on the first few build- in the Canyon Del Oro High g Councilmen at the monthly — rewards for information ings," he added. School Multipurpose Room. meeting, scheduled for 7:30 surrounding the disappearance Priorities set down by the Among those scheduled to p.m. in the Canyon Del Oro of town signs Board of Supervisors last year attend are Pima County Super- High School library—will —the garbage contract for dictate the progress of each g y re- the town buildinghe said,which explains visors Conrad Joyner and Joe view the outcome of the PAGpains Castillo. A representative from Regional Council meeting which • —police report why money hasn't yet been the Tucson Public Library Sys- at press time was slated for the —town engineer's report. assigned for the northside tem will also attend. morning of Jan. 22— the samei. �� �- � , r .♦� . day as the council meeting (seet', I.:,'� `� related story) . „,,„” .y: a ;��. Council members will also .. . Nt discuss the response from Oro A-.? �. ../.* 1', 4,., `�. ,- - Valley's request form ' w 4 f ��_ r„,.,, to ember- „=r - �,,et, -'r1. . ship on MUM's advisory board, ss ; �. i.,744 It..� .' according to Councilwoman ;. -, :x ., fix . ', ", ae � . �� Lois Lamberson. 7r.'..--rt:- s. -,.,1-4,......,::',„ �,. r� `q3r,. • '�., k �, • 2� -.‘,„*..'4:::-1:::,$--t,-.'1) t'k :-."%'-'''',4;-;±.1r-,;,:,-....,::::',..1.1,:%!.„..,-;*: � a � C! .►.�^fit ,�* �4\"' , : ,y �p 4„ ♦.yyMrs. Lamberson said the : , ,, ��, .?'t council will also talk about Pima . t ,a•, . 1, •,':,....-:\ ,, : ,. . .k�:''' ¢•,.::,i, .. Dunt � _. � :-♦ �` z: � � ��, -.' � . � �.. �,.�'�- C y Supervisor Ron Asta s ' ;0,4,-24'•':t. � � �. recent revelation that MUM �• - r, a ��� may be disbanded because of '�' 2 4 ••.` +.'': a'S�^i .-i ,.F A Ste.,. ,r.,,a« ` . legal complications. r - �`�' �� ♦ .s, a P J In addition Oro Valley's elec- t ._- � < tion this spring for new councilss members will be considered. i • Deadlines for petitions, flif #= '�' . 4. the ... t , ' Ai number of signatures needed, x" .., aa -�--; and where the petitions may be ' Fii, - `- } obtained are to be detailed, Mrs. Lamberson said. A new member of the Oro Valley Planning and Zoning - Commission will.. be named... �. Mitchell will be sworn � ..� .� � ` h,i .... �: � - �~ `' =�”- .�,,._ -,...,4-,...,in as the - rt ""-,ram .<n,-,v ,.�,ai.;...u♦r!�►"- �.; ..� n's temrc : Drat --Magistrate c *r.--on ,x40,44th...., ftms5 i OVh13sts vaat' - - Framed h na 'v f ill ala a v 'et f sert Fucc . • .is ateur an oilers#roaround L n rnagistra e serves the countrychallenge Oiro Valle� * ��tr Club` Vie-Jan. e , n. r d »e 4' •_ Page 2 OV AND SOUTh TUCSON MUST CONFER PAG h s epo t on 0 vis a t.c• at.0 The Pima Association of comment on what aspects of the Four alternatives were would go to the two larger Governments (PAG) Regional town's membership in PAG will presented to the three govern- government entities. Council will meet Thursday be discussed at the town council ment bodies—and the Oro A fourth alternative, which morning to hear an "in- meeting Thursday. Valley Town Council—aimed at received no support from any of formational report" on the "I prefer to keep our strategy solving the problem of how to the governments, would have progress of Oro Valley's par- under wraps," she told the count the town's vote in PAG based each PAG member's vote ticipation in the organization. Voice."If I were to give that out decisions. on factors such as the population A report on action taken by to a reporter, the information Oro Valley's council voted of its constituency and the size the Oro Valley Town Council would probably find its way to last month to accept a system of its annual budget. concerning PAG won't be the county and other PAG which would give all three The Tucson City Council also available at the regional council members." current PAG members, and the volunteered a PAG operating meeting, since the town body She did say,though,Mackey's town itself, one vote each. budget that would allow for doesn't meet until Thursday estimation that future progress "This is obviously the best membership by Oro Valley, night. of town membershiphinges itsValley," which was presented at a PAG PAG is an organization of g solution for Oro Mrs. management staff meetingJan. concurrent action with South Montgomery said. g Pima County's incorporated Tucson"may not necessarily be 8. governments, formed by the way the (Oro Valley) South Tucson also voted, Dec. Under the city's proposed cost federal mandate to review andcouncil sees it." 15, to accept this alternative. system, Tucson and Pima coordinate local applications The County Board of Super- County would pay 48 per cent for federal aid. PAG's regional council— visors agreed Dec. 8 on a each of PAG's administrative Membershipin PAG would currently made up of county system which wouldgive Pima y �. budget, and Oro Valley and make Oro Valley eligible for supervisor Ron Asta, Tucson County and the City of Tucson South Tucson would pay 2 per federal funds in such areas as Mayor Lewis C. Murphy and -three votes each, with Oro cent each. transportation and law en- South Tucson Mayor Dan Valley and South Tucson having Oro Valley and South Tucson forcement. Eckstrom—has yet to pool the one eachwould pay 10 per cent of the PAG's management staff— results of action taken by its Tucson's City Council chose organization's transportation composed of management respective government bodies a third alternative, similar to budget, and the two larger department heads from each of on a new voting structure for the one favored by the county, entities 40 per cent each, ac its three members—has the organization. but five votes, instead of three, cording to the city plan. presented proposals to its ad- ministrative regional council regarding the funding andasas Adobes substation — or no? voting restructuring to allow for Oro Valley participation in the [continued from page 1] mitted on the first of the service for the Mt. Lemmon sheriff's organization. PAG executive director Paul passed in the bond may not be center-sheriff substations lo- substation. Mackey said no further action built with money from it. cated in Green Valley.The bids The five stations approved in will be taken on the prospect of Five county stations were were opened by the County the 1974 bond are actually being Oro Valley membership in the approved in the February, 1974 Board of Supervisors Tuesday. funded by two separate bonds organization until the town and bond— 1)three county service Architectural plans for — one, for $1.5 million, which South Tucson resolve several centers — which will duplicate another of the service center- will pay for the three service questions between themselves. locally many downtown county sheriff substations, in Marana, stations alone, and another, for He declined to elaborate on offices — combined with are near completion. $500,000, which will fund the those questions, referring sheriff's substations and 2) two The third of these larger sheriff's substations in each of questions instead to Oro Valley sheriffs substations only, in the buildings,planned for the urban these three locales and the two Vice-Mayor Dorothy Mont- Casas Adobes area and Mt. east side of Tucson, is — with others in Casas Adobes and Mt. Lemmon. the Casas Adobes and Mt. Lemmon. gomery. Mrs. Montgomery refused to Bids have already been sub- Lemmon sheriff's stations-- to in be aid for with money left over 2 a00 a lances pappliances after construction of the Marana Clip this coupon — moil it in with $2 for and Green Valley stations. taken In OV burglary our �a b s c r i p t i a n t 0 the C)r o Y o l l e� Y a i c e! Murphy said an evaluation of your the need for the 1) east Tucson Burglars broke through a My name — _ �__ service center, 2) the Casas window in an Oro Valley res- Adobes sheriff's substation and idence earlier this month and Street address _____ _. _ 3)a library to be built alongside hauled away $2,000 worth of that Casas Adobes station is television, stereo, and camera City ____ State ZIP now underway. equipment in the town's first I enclose $2 • The Casas Adobes library burglary since Nov. 5, 1975. ofor a year's subscription to the Oro Valley wasn't referred to in the back- The break-in occurred Jan. 6 Voice. _ ground pamphlet drawn up by at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mail to: the county management staff John Criss of 501 W.San Moritz for last February's bond elec- atxt,according to Lt.Fred Roof Oro Valley Voice, Sancruval Publications, Ted Turpin, tion. of the Oro Valley Police De- Editor. P.O. Box 3003, Tucson, Az. 857e- Murphy didn't say what pro- partment an arrest was made i press has been made on plans within 36 hours of the incident. Page 3 Redrawing boundarie ' K Oro in Ron Asta's sector By DENNIS JOYCE new zones. voting precincts which could Republicans, and Precinct 13 a Redrawing of Pima County's Even Asta has been snubbed leave the town open for a split total of 886, with 347 Republi- supervisor district boundaries by his more conservative party between two supervisors dis- cans. April 5 will probably place Oro members over the district tricts. Joyner claims one of his most Valley in Democrat Ron Asta's boundary issue. This possibility of a district important goals in the forthcom- district, the town's current His plan to create a citizen split within the community has ing redrawing is to give each County Supervisor Conrad Joy- council to advise the board in its alarmed some in heavily- district the same ratio of unin- ner says. deliberations on the new lines Republican Green Valley, south corporated to incorporated "If I had to place bets," was recently turned down by of Tucson, who fear a division area. Joyner said, "I'd pick Asta as the three other Democrats. would reduce the retirement Asta and Lena,he points out, the town's next supervisor. Only Joyner supported Asta's community's political clout. have no unincorporated areas in He added, though, that Oro proposal. Joyner said, however, he their districts. Valley could conceivably be Periodic evaluation and re- can't foresee such a develop- Each supervisor will probably geographically maneuvered in- drawing of political districts is, ment in Oro Valley, since the draw up his own map initially, to districts represented by required by federal law. The town doesn't have enough voter placing the boundary lines other Democrats, E. S. "Bud" first step toward establishing strength to warrant an effort by where he sees fit, though Walker or supervisors' Chair- new supervisors districts was the Democratic supervisors to compromises will likely be made man Joe Castillo. the board's approval Dec. 1 of split it. before the individual proposals "There's no way it could be in new voting precincts in the Oro Valley makes up a portion are voted upon April 5. mine," Joyner asserted, "Only county. of voting Precinct 12—which Joyner said he expects his the weirdest gerrymandering Oro Valley probably won't be has a voter registration that's 52 map will be completed in about a would allow that." an area of primary concern to per cent Republican—and Pre- month. He has asked county Joyner, the only Republican the board when its members sit cinct 13—which is 39 per cent Republican Party Chairman on the five-man board,will have down to draw their respective Republican. Don Hall to assist him, and a little say in the federally-order- maps, Joyner said. Precinct 12 has a total re- University of Arizona student ed district redrawing, he's ack- Even though it's one of only gistration of 1,660—855 of them volunteered also, Joyner said. nowledged. three incorporated areas in the Indstead, hard-line Demo- county, Oro Valley's population ttelected. a son crats Walker, Castillo and Sam of 1,167 is "in terms of super- Lena—who comprise the ma- visors districts, inconsequen- The five-member Board of College of Engineering at the jority of the board—will likely tial," Joyner added. Trustees of the Amphitheater University of Arizona. command the formation of the Oro Valley is divided into two School District elected Oro Valleyan Roy H.Mattson presi- State approves OV ON FIRE INSURANCE �P dent to succeed Nick Hiroshi Muramoto, at a meeting earlier flood plain ordinance Most RIM subscribers get refund this month. Mattson, whose term will Oro Valley is now two-thirds Almost all Oro Valley sub- Services Office tested the expire at the end of this year, of the way to its goal of making scribers to the Rural-Metro Fire tanker's capabilities that it has served on the board since residents eligible for federally- Department qualify for a 5 to 30 suggested the reduction in in- 1971. At this stage he said he subsidized flood insurance. per cent reduction in fire in- surance rates.The truck pumps isn't sure if he will run for State approval of the town's surance costs because of the fire 200 gallons of water per minute re-election this November. flood plain ordinance (restrict- company's new classification, for 20 minutes. During the coming year ing construction in Oro Valley's according to Harold Hancock, The new Class 8 designation Mattson said he hopes to con- 100-year flood plain)was receiv- the Rural-Metro field re- applies only to Rural-Metrotime the"fairly good"progress ed recently by town engineer presentative for Oro Valley. subscribers within a five-mile the Amphitheater board has Jim Kreigh, however, the ap- Hancock said all Oro Valley radius of the station at Oracle made over the years. proval of the Department of subscribers whose insurance and Ina, according to Jerry Mattson also said he hopes to Housing and Urban Develop- underwriters use this protec- Foster, an engineer for In- ment (HUD) is also needed. initiate use of the metric system tion-class designation set by the surance Services. in the schools to familiarize "I'm not sure when we may Insurance Services Offices of "This is a big step - for students with the method, receive approval from HUD," Arizona will eventually be af- Rural-Metro in that area since which is scheduled for adoption said Kreigh, who tailored the fected by the reduction in rates. some companies won't even in the U.S. in 1979 flood plain ordinance to meet "Depending on when they insure homes in the Class 9 and both state and federal stand- (the subscribers) took their 10 categories," Foster said. Also at its January meeting ards."I had to send some of the policy out they can either get Although he hasn't made an the board approved allocation of engineering data to HUD's funds to send itself to the annual the reduction immediately or official measurement yet Han- convention of the National consulting engineering firm, when the policy is renewed," cock said he believes the new and haven't heard from them Hancock said. classification affects insurance School Board Association April yet." The rate decrease came about rates in approximately a 30 to 40 10-13 in San Francisco. The town council passed the after Rural-Metro added a 3500 square mile area. "Not only When not tending to his flood plain ordinance now being gallon tanker to its equipment have we lowered rates but we school board duties Mattson considered by HUD in October at the station on Oracle and Ina. have better equipment to fight serves as department head of with the stipulation that it could It was after the Insurance fires with," Hancock. electrical engineer] .?. .'¢}the be amended later, if necessary. Page 4 ` '' int ,, LAMBERSON: 0 vis dere,411 e d'IN THE BLACK IN JANUARY' ce d b $ 16,000 . j i By PAULA SETTLE the highway fund to the general The resignation of Victoria fund. meeting, but the exact method A reduction of more than of financin the im rovements Wilson from the Planning anc $16,000 in the town's deficit Replacement of stop, street g P Zoningcommittee was acceptec and town-limits signs which hasn't been decided. P between July and November of Other business included un- ed the council,which commend- 1975 allowed Oro Valley to have been destroyed or have ed her for her service to the disappeared, and the purchase animous approval of Oro Val- community. Applications for Val- repay a loan from its highway PP of additional signposts at Town ley s membership in the Pima pp fund and authorize a number ofAssociation of Governments the planning and zoning vacancy purchases (among other ac- Engineer Jim Kreigh's dis- PA (seeare available at the town office. tions) at its most recent town cretion was also authorized. ( G) related story), An appointment to fill the authorization of letters request: council meeting. Kreigh informed the town in membershipin the Metro- vacancy will be made at the The financial summary read council that estimates on the g January town council meeting. work needed topave the half- Metro- politan Utilities Management by Mrs. Lois Lamberson. (MUM)to MUM director Frank showed the town's deficit as mile of Calle Concordia between Classified $17,238.00 on July 1, 1975 and Loma Linda and Buena Vista Brooks, the MUM advisory Light hauling jobs wanted — board, the City on November 30, 1975 are pending. Residents in that of Tucson andgarden, roofing, trash, etc. — b} — a drop of $16,351.56. "The area petitioned the town council Pima County; and adoption of a OV high schoostudent with 3/: trend of income is $500 more to establish an improvement schedule for the spring town ton pick-up. Call Tom 297-1551. than the trend of expenses at district at the November council council elections. this time," Mrs. Lamberson .,. added. "I think we'll be in the .'' ''• black" in January. 8D t.. She also reported that pay- 89 :-. ©MAUNA e -. ment of$3,222 in auto lieu taxes ,...:..;::• due the town from Pima County ;,N has been authorized. "This STAVE PARK ..:... %:. doesn't change the fund balance =t.: but improves cash flow," she : % ...: said. ;/''r 'o. In other financial business, the town authorized Rural- . Metro's Oro Valley Police De- Tan•erine .:..et.. ,-; . `' partment to purchase a radar ;��f; ;.:::.: unit "at a cost not more than r. $1,000." Prior to the move, Police Naranjo Chief Steve Hermann told the council "We (the Oro Valley police)were able to obtain loan :„..........;„:"°°.°°°°°°°‘......... ....:.!of a radar tracking unit which - ' has been responsible for a large Lambert increase in the number of _•> . f�` citations." Q r Purchase (from the town 0 o II Anda Acta �: clerk's budget) of a second o .: •: telephone and extension for the o o town office was also a PProved. COROMADO The second phone number will a * not be publicized, but will be g ------ •• HAITOONAL reserved for outgoing calls.The , c" town office's present number .......=::::,.;:.:i o (297-7977) will continue to be i E— MageeT :- r used for incoming calls. : . '�.ati . •v A second telephone and ex- .;:.:::,...*...‘.,.,....... 0 Oro Valley tension x- tension was chosen instead of a Oro Valley rotary telephone set-up, Mrs. Ino 7 :. • _ Lamberson said, because the • . . .• . _ .: .. . cost is $20 less per month. Transfer of $6,732.99 from the city's general fund to a Oran•.e Grove savings account earmarked for the highway fund was passed, subject to Town Attorney Walt 7 500 acres of park Henderson's approval or re- striction. The money was to In what was hailed as a victory for several environmental groups the State Parks Board established gepay a previous transfer from Mite ounaries for Catalina State Park.The board's action taken in mid-December allows land trade to proceed--a necessary step before the park can reach the drawing board.