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Vol. III, No. 8 Published four residents of the Tows otDro Valley,Pima County.Arizona Aug. [A], 1976
'NEITHER RAIN, NOR SLEET, NOR DARK GF NIGHT...
Post office just cwith
roads
Where years of rain, sleet, The Town of Oro Valley Kriegh said he has already Shadow Mountain East isn't
snow and dead of night failed, declined to accept the roads instructed one of the contract- threatened with cancellation by
chuckholes and ragged pave- when it incorporated in 1974, so ing firms employed by the town any other services contacted by
ment may succeed. they're technically the respon- to fill in chuckholes in the the Voice.
Streets in the hilly Shadow sibility of those who live in the subdivision's roads — a cost These included the Oro Val-
Mountain Estates East sub- 46 homesin the subdivision and that was borne by the town. ley Police Department and
division are in such disrepair, the owners of about 15 undevel- Arizona Reliable Services sani-
that they're threatening to oped lots. . Except for mail delivery, tation company.
prevent the legendary comple- Town officials have suggest-
RELATED
tion of the postman's appointed ed that these landowners may STORY - 7_:
rounds. want to form an "improvement
A spokesman at the Kino district", in which each would
Post Office said the roads pay to have the roads repaired.
reached the office's minimum (See related story) wnars mv t o meeting
standard for continued
delivery Some costs and the engineer-
long ago, and that residents in ing of the road could also be •
the area are now on borrowed handled by the town,suggestedarea
to rm �n� ro vemen
time, as farmail delivery
as a.n is Oro Valley's Engineer Jim
concerned. g
Kris h. Residents and property own- residents about various meth-
Oro Valleyons to ers of Shadow Mountain Es- ods of financing their street
tates East must hold a improvements last December,
tuber,
meeting among themselves if only 23 families — just about
$13.25 ro rt tax rthey wish to organize an im- half of the households affected
e provement district and main- — returned the questionnaire.
Oro Valley residents will pay the district's total assessed val- tain their deteriorating roads, "That's not a very good
the Oro Valley town engineer return on which to base future
a combined property tax rate of uation—on which the rates are _
$13.25 per $100 of assessed based- fell_$4 million short of sayss' policies," said Kriegh.
value this year, more than half previous estimations. The final ` Some residents have Kriegh said he didn't send
suggested that I call such a questionnaires to owners of
of which is the levy charged by valuation is $103 million.
meeting," says James D.
Amphitheater School District. The Town of Oro Valley has g yBut I take the positionunderdeveloped lots in the sub-
Kriegh. division, even though they
its property tax on rest- that those interested should set .. would be assessed for payment
The combined rate is 95 cents dents. it up,and then ask me to attend if an
more than last year's,according Followingis a tax table Pimprovement district is
to figures from the Pima Coun- — which I'll be happy to do." formed.
listing the charges by individual Several Shadow Mountain About two-thirds of the lots
ty Finance Department. government entities which add East residents appeared at the
Amphitheater's rate rose PP in Shadow Mountain East do
F up to the combined Oro Valley recent Oro Valley Town Council have houses on them.There are
$1.06 to $7.13, mainly because rate. meeting to ask the town for 64 total lots in the subdivi-
action on the roads, which are sion.
TAX AGENCY, THIS YEAR LAST YEAR badly rutted from summer rain Of the 23 families that re-
runoff. sponded, their answers to
State of Arizona $1.60 $1.60 They were told that they and Kriegh's questions went like
Pima County $3.7924 $3.88 their neighbors must form an this:
Town of Oro Valley -o- -o- improvement district and bear Question: "Do you want any-
Amphi School District $7.13 $6.07 part of the cost of improve- thing at all done with the
Pima College $ .67 $ .60 ments—since the roads in that streets? Response: Twenty
County Library $ .1284 $ .1247 mountainside subdivision "yes," three "no."
Central Arizona Water weren't built to Pima County Question: "Assuming i m-
Conservancy District $ .03 $ .03 standards,and have never been provements are going to be
accepted by either the county made,based upon the desires of
[Tax rates are listed per$100 of assessedproperty valua- or the Town of Oro Valley for a majority, would you be in
tion. Pima County's total assessed valuation this year is y
maintenance. favor of having all of the streets
$1,248,111,040 — up from$1.18 billion last year]. Kriegh noted that when he paved to acceptable standards,
queried Shadow Mountain East Continued on Page 3
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TED TUki lit 4 4OUTHWEST CORNER
• •improvement issues is vote secon an — on roa
Well, the world is full of And . . . oh yes, one final transparent courtship when the We did it ourselves.
surprises. item: 1 said I'd be willing to see county and its stooges here We may have had a friend or
I was fascinated to hear from the street grading repeated"on were pushing d i s i n c o r p o r- two in the county roads depart-
Territorial reporter Walt Nett an interim basis." ation.] ment who gave us advice and
that he "understood" I was moral support [this was before
opposed to improvement of the But only on an interim basis. I recall [as one of the earlier the incorporation drive got
Shadow Mountain East roads, Obviously, Shadow Mountain residents of Shadow Mountain going],but in the final analysis,
including Riviera Drive, on East streets need something East] making personal don- we did it ourselves.
which I live. more permanent, for the long ations to a fund so that my And, with the growing real-
But his pull. neighbors and I could buy ization that Pima County was
impress- blacktop asphalt and repair going to demand that we do
ion • was And even though we live so most things ourselves — de-
these roads.
honestly near Hardy Road that we use I remember getting out there spite the county taxes we paid,
come by. only about fifty feet of Riviera on Saturdays and Sundays, and still pay — we weren't too
A couple regularly, we Turpins are per- armed with shovels and wheel- hard to convince when the
of my fel- fectly willing to pay our share. barrow, working with neigh- incorporation talk started.
low Shad- True,we do worry about our bors like Ed Narramore, Roy We still believe in do-it-
ow Moun- 6-year-old and other young- Mattson, Martin Unruh and yourself government. That's
taro East- "' ""`` sters getting hit by the neigh- Charlie Glickman, plus others. why we're proud of the Town of
ers told the Oro Valley council borhood-hot-rodders who roarWe packed blacktop in the ruts Oro Valley. Its a step in that
members of my alleged by in cars and motorcycles, as and potholes. direction.
"opposition"at the recent coun- the kids wait for the school bus.
cil meeting — and since I Wouldn't you worry? I
wasn't there to set the recordBut maybe,with our own Oro AN EDITORIAL
straight, that position went Valley police department pa-
without challenge. troling the neighborhood, we •
Just to make sure that my down on the speed- :favoritism
can crack p Qn�` var�an��
wife and I think what we had ers.
always thought we thought, I
asked Town Engineer JimAs had appeared likely all along, the Oro Valley Town
Maybe when we plan the Council ignored the wishes of most Linda Vista homeowners
Kriegh to let me review the improvement district, we and last month approved a zoning"variance"for three Country
questionnaire which I returned should program into the paving Club families.
to him last Dec. 29. a few "safety humps" near the
Whew! Yep, there it is. In — It was a bad move.It smacks of unwarranted political favor-
school bus pickup point the itism, and seems certain to aggravate the anti Country Club
black and white. kind of traffic slow-downs resentment which many of the town's residents already harbor.
Yes, we do want something which work so well at the
done with the Shadow Moun- Canyon Del Oro parkinglot. The council ought to remember one major reason for its
taro East streets.That's what it y creation, and for the incorporation of Oro Valley the
These reservations, preservation of the rural/suburban lifestyle which most of us
how-
says, right there on the quest- ever, don't mean the Turpins
ionnaire. are fond of bad roads. Quite the enjoy.
contrar Knocking down the protections provided by zoning isn't
It also says we Turpins would y going to further that aim.
prefer a combination of financ- At the recent council meeting The council is facing a second major rezoning request, this
ing methods — whereby the which I missed, being in El time involving Joe Timon's hilly 60-acre parcel. And again the
Town of Oro Valley pays a Paso on business at the time, I group seems likely to capitulate to pressure.
percentage understand there were some
P a of the total cost and g Despite warnings from government agencies and private
glowing references to the way
the balance is paid by assessing engineers against cutting that terrain into lots of less than four
each Shadow Mountain East good old Pima County used to
maintain our Shadow Mountain acres,there are at least a couple of council members who seem
property owner equally. inclined to okay the rezoning.
it makes me hap- East roads before we incorpor-
Naturally, P ated Oro Valley. V��a ask: To what purpose? It's obvious that Timon has no
py to find that most of the current interest in the Town of Oro Valley or its residents; he
others who returned that as much as admits that he wants to rezone simply in order to
questionnaire feel exactlythe What?? Pima County main- •
realize a higher profit when he sells the subdivided lots to
same. tarn these chuck-holed roads? builders.
Are you kidding? The Oro Valley council members have already made one
Let's see. Last December I As good old Pima County damaging mistake, to the disappointment and disillusionment
said(11 I wouldn't prefer to see used to remind us when we of many townspeople. We hope they won't follow it up with a
lust Riviera Drive paved or pleaded in vain for road repairs second one.
improved,and[2]I wouldn't be here, defunct developer Bob
in favor of improving just the Lusk put in these roads origin- - --
street on which I live. [Because ally, without adhering to the Published once per month by The Sancruval corporation,P.O.Box 3003,Tucson,Az.
that's Riviera, remember?] county's minimum engineering 85702.Offices at 426 East Seventh St.,Tucson.
Single copy 15 cents.By mail,S2.00 for a 2-year subscription until July 1,1976;
Neither my wife nor I have standards. So the county has thereafter$3.00 for one-year subscription.
refused to touch them. [With Application to mail at second-class postage rates is pendingat Tucson,Arizona.
any reason to change that PP� P g
position. the exception of 3 brief and
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TO
REPAIR SHADOW MOUNTAIN ROADS
Residents
must
meet, form
improvementarea
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contingent Contin ent u on a suitable fin •Improvement district with holes, he said, but the improve .olution. One termed the grad-
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ancin method?"Response: Fif :.tch property owner paying a ment wasn't expected to last int a "regressive method of
teen yes, four no. share based upon the length of very long. \k hat did the Shad- maintenance" and said it
Question: If 'yes,' list the the street frontage of his or her caw Mountain East residents shouldn't he repeated.
financing method (or methods)
property." think of it'.' Five residents said it was
you would consider most suit- Question: "Would you be in Eleven of the respondents okay as an intermin or stop-
able." Kriegh suggested three favor of having just Riviera said they didn't think much of it gap measure -- hut no more
alternative plans in this quest- Drive improved?" Response: and didn't regard it as a than that.
ion; the responses were: Seven"yes,"ten "no."The rest
-- Sixteen of the 23 respon- didn't answer that question. Town Engineer James D. Kriegh has outlined the following
dents selected: "A cost-sharing Question: "Would you be in procedures for setting up an improvement district within the
program whereby the Town favor of having just the street Town of Oro Valley.
pays a certain percentage of the you live on be improved?" Kreigh noted that residents along Calle Concordia have
total cost and the property Response: Four "yes," eleven already begun the process of setting up a district in order to
owners pay the rest based upon "no." The rest didn't answer. pave that street, and said Shadow Mountain Estates East
an improvement district. Kriegh noted that the Town homeowners are considering one.
- Twelve of the 23 (there had recently (and has again The steps as outlined by Kriegh:
were a number who picked since then) provided a "very IMROVEMENT DISTRICTS
combinations of the three alter- minimal" type of maintenance 1. Letter or informal petition which adequately indicates
natives) selected: "Improve- by having a grader pull the public support. Not required by state law.
ment district . . . with each earthen material from the 2. Resolution to proceed with the engineering work;
property owner paying an shoulders over the top of the preparation of plans and specifications and cost estimates. Not
equal share of the total cost." streets. required - but his work must be part of step 4.
- Eight of the 23 selected: This grading filed the chuck- 3. Formal petition asking for establishment of Improvement
District. Not required.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR 4. Resolution of Intention: Required by state law. This
includes adoption of engineering plans, specs, cost estimates,
• issuance of bonds data and interest rates, must be posted.
Whydid council A.As a su lement to 4, resolutions adopting plans and
PP step
assessment plans and adopting specifications should be
change its tune? passed.
5. Protest Period: required. 15 days after last publication or
Editor: notices.
After two prior denials by Council, the continuous negative
recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and . i ;loth• Hearing: required if objections filed. otherwise still
the unified objection of the public, it seems ominously strange desireable.
that after a change of three members at election time, 7. Resolution ordering work: required.
Council makes a complete reversal - and unanimously votes in 8. Invitation for Bids: required.
favor of a variance for the OV9-76-2 property to allow three 9. Receipt of Bids and Award: required.
homes on nine acres, contrary to the area plan. 10. Protest Period: required.
Bearing in mind that the main premise for incorporation was Construction Contract: required.
to control our own destiny rather than the county supervisors, 12. Approval of Assessment Diagrams: required.
all the antagonism and argument of the incorporation 13. Warrant of assessment: required.
movement were for naught - since, worse than outsiders Collection period for cash payments: required.
destroying the area plan, we were essentially doing it to Assessment hearings by council: required.
ourselves.
This reversal smacks of the political pressure and influence 16. Unpaid Assessments: required.
that many anti-incorporators feared even though they, too, 17. Authorization of Bonds: required.
really prefered to be independent of the County Supervisors. imp •
However, a few landholders dictating against the desires or ( � this coupon — mail it in with $3 for your
wishes of the public in favor of their own gain may bring new p
and increased interest for disincorporation, after two years of subscription to the Oro Valley Voice!
relative peace and calm.
This Council has been made aware of two court decisions and Mid name - - -- - -one Arizona law that allows restrictive building or building __
usage,and one by the United States Supreme Court permitting Street address -___- ---
zoning decisions to be made by public referendum.
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Hence,sufficient
to make a decision under pressure. I enclose $3 for a year's subscription to the Oro
It is a sad day when elected public officials, sworn to perform Valley Voice.
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their convictions to be unyielding under the pressure of one or Mail to:
two individuals. Oro Valley Voice, Sancruval Publications, Ted Turpin,
- RICHARD GERLITZ Editor. P.O. Box 3003, Tucson. Az. 85702
650 W.Linda Vista
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AT JULY 29 COUNCIL MEETING
Budget request ear
approved, rezoning
Final approval of the town A soils report from a private In other action, the council "I feel it's a bad deal, but it's
budget — and a public hearingfirm hired by the engineer, approved a contract with the apparently the general practice
g rezone 60 acres supporting theproposed de- county to pay $19 each for for various municipalities to
on a request to PP g a for the right to use dumps,"
of Oro Valley land — highlight- velopment,was scheduled to be transporting local prisoners to pay g
ed the regular monthly meetingpresented to the council Mon- the Pima County Jail. Engle said.
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of the Town Council July 29. day. A paragraph of the contract Henderson was instructed to
The council voted 5-0 to Two Oro Valley men were permitting the county to with- write a letter to County Mana-
accept
224 000 budget, the onlylocal residents to speak hold some funds from the town ger Kenneth Scharman indicat
accept the $ g m the town would accept. the
which is 52 per cent higher than at the public hearing. They in the event the bill isn't paid fee for use of the landfill.
last year's budget of $153,000. both expressed fear that an was struck. $550
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After hearing comments from access road to the Oracle High- Pima County had withheld Another contract with PimaCount for use of county
six persons, the council mem- way to serve the subdivision until Aug. 1 about $2,000 in y
postponed action on a re- won't be built, even though auto lieu taxes which it owed sewers, was also unanimously
hers payment approved at last month's zoning request from Lawyers Timan has promised that it Oro Valley, as a ment for pP
meet-
Title Co., representing Tucson would be. another debt the town owed. ing.
developer Joseph Timan. That money, which had ac- The council voted then to
P Paccept
Timan was formerly presi- One also criticized the pro- the cheapest since February, was of several
dent of Horizon Land Corp. posed development as a whole, released after town Attorney options for paving a one-quar-
P saying its developer "won't be Walt Henderson advised the ter mile stretch of Calle Con
Two representatives from Cordia,located near Canyon Del
the Tucson engineering firm of around to suffer" when, after county that no such witholding
Associ- residents move in, "the houses provision is allowed for under Oro High School.
Cella, Barr, Evans andAlternative number one,
ates appeared at the council start washing away. state law.
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meeting to argue for approval Timan told the council in The jail transportation con- which will cost $12,861, was
approved bya 4 1 vote. Mayor
of Timan's request.His desired response to a series of ques- tract clause was stricken to ppy
rezoning
would allow construc- tions that "if I wanted to spoil reflect this new finding, Hen- Lois Lamberson opposed it.
tion of about 45 homes on this land, I would have sold it derson said. The other alternatives
located at Valle Del off in small parcels long before ranged as high as $37,000. The
property this." The council also moved closer different prices of the plans
Oro Road. to a contract with the county indicate the durability of the
The council members voted for use of its Ina Road landfill.
to postpone '
ost one a decision on the He said he's owned the 60 improvements with each one,rezoning request so they could acres for 19 years.The parcel is Local residents can use the Mrs. Lamberson said.
consider further information near land formerly owned by dump anyway without the con- She added that she's worried
from the engineering firm — Horizon when its national head- tract, contends council member the improvement alternative
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which they were scheduled to quarters was located there. Steve Engle. which was approved may last
do Monday at a study session. Timan himself probably won't But state law may require only a few years.
Timan himself appeared for develop the land,-he-said,-but that each town provide its Reserve police officer Ralph
PP rather will sell off several lots citizens with a landfill, which Ewing was also employed by,a
the first time at the July 29 means the town must a about
meetingto argue for his propo-
sal.
at a time to developers to build pay unanimous vote at last month's
$550 for using the county's. meeting.
sal.He noted his long history. in on it. g
the development of the Oro
Valley area, including his work • •in building the Oro ValleYelection r�mar September 7
Country Club and golf course
prior to incorporation.
The Oro Valley Planning and Oro Valleyans will go to the the officeholders will be held U.S. Senate; Democrats:
Zonin Commission has recom-
registered
Sept. 7, along with other Nov.2.Deadline for registering Wade Church, Dennis DeCon
g registered voters in Pima Coun- to vote in the general election is cini, Carolyn Warner; Republi-
mended against the request to
rezone the land; such rezonin ty, to choose their parties' Sept. 13. cans: John B. Conlan, Sam
g nominees for several state, The registration deadline for Steiger.
would permit construction as
dense as one house per acre, county and two U.S. congres- the primary vote was July 19. U.S. House of Representa-
rather than the current maxi- sional seats. Following is a list of positions tives,Dist.2;Democrats:Mor-
mum of one house per four The general election to for which Oro Valley Demo- ris K. Udall*, Ruben Romero;
acres. choose the officeholders will be crats and Republicans,the only Republicans: Laird Guttersen.
The commission's "no" vote held Nov. 2. ones who can vote in the Arizona Corporation Com-
was based on reports by gov- Local residents in voting primary,will be casting ballots. mission [one seat]; Democrats:
ernment agencies that the land Precinct 12, west of the Oracle The town has been moved D r. John Carney, James
is too sandy to support home Highway, will vote at Canyon from countysupervisor District Weeks; Republicans: Al
construction. del Oro High School and those 4 into District 1, under a new Faron*, L. Waldo DeWitt.
living in Precinct 13,east of the map approved by the Board of State Mine Inspector; Democrates has argued that the P
Cella, Barr,Evans and Asso- highway, at Suffolk Hills Supervisors last March. crats:Buren"Tex"Elkins, Bert
agencies have no experience in School. Other political boundaries re- C. Romero*; Republicans: Ber-
homebuilding so their recom- The polls will be open from 6 main the same for election nie C. Lumbert, Verne C. Mc-
mendation shouldn't be accept- a.m. to 7 p.m. purposes. Cutchin.
ed. The general election to choose (* — incumbent) [Continued on Page 51
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PersonalCOUn , IiHga ernave school'
...Primary
returning students
for
in store
A morepersonal counselingmodification has been made for Each of CDO's teachers will
candidates
program, a new "alternative freshmen. he assigned 20 students to
[Continued from Page 4] school".and a modified absentee Students in that class will counsel on a weekly basis
system will be available to need to bring notes from home during the semester, Wilson
Pima County Sheriff; Demo- .
Richard
students who register for the excusing their absences.If they said. Career counseling and
crats: Richard Boykin, R coming school year at Canyon haven't missed too many class- more serious personal problems
T. Brubaker, Paul D. Copher, Del Oro High School. es at the end of freshmen year, will be handled by the regular
Edward Cyran, Gene DeVita,
Albert Felix, James E. Hines Fall enrollment will probably they'll join the rest of the school school counselors, he added.
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(write-in), Joe Peters (write- be 1,530 to 1,540 — about 50 under the 13-absence policy. Another new counseling pro-
in); Re ublicans: Victor D. more than anticipated — judg- Otherwise, the students gram will deal with students
}'Republicans:
Boucher, E.J. "Bud" Kane. ing from the number of pre- must continue to bring notes of who have needs beyond those
registered students, says Prin- excuse until they've shown that that even the counselors can
Pima County Supervisor, cipal Rick Wilson. they're responsible, Wilson handle.
Dist.1;Democrats:Ron Asta*, p
J.Jp
Wilson;Republicans:Katie Regular registration will be said. It will be known as the
Dusenberr Michael D. held Thursday and Friday in In addition to these new "support center,"and will serve
.y,
Frakes. the school gymnasium. support programs, the 1975- students who have learning
Pima County Attorney;A ; CDO, the only high school in 1976 school year will mark the disabilities, or even students
Wil- the western Catalina foothills start of construction on several who are able, because of their
Democrats: Steve Neely, to ro-
Risner• Republicans: Ann area, is located at about the new buildings funded by a bond advanced capabilities, p
ham p
geographic center of the Town sale that was approved by gress faster than their class
Bowen. Amphitheater School District curriculum allows.
Pima County Recorder; of Oro Valley. .residents recently.
Democrats: Meridith Ann Oro Valley has 124 residents y
Little,Ida Mae Smyth*;Repub- of high school age,according to
" OV councilhOtb1975 USte coer, . . census. to vote on
Beans: Elizabeth Lew Macy.
Pima County Treasurer; Those among them who attend
Democrats: Jack DeSchalit; CDO will return to school after •
three months of vacation Mon- rezoning re u e
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Republicans:James Lee Kirk*.
Pima County Assessor; De- day.
rine The 146 Oro Valley students The town Council is sched- A spokesman for some local
mocrats: Stephen E. Eme of elementary and junior high uled to vote Thursday night on residents who favor a change in
unopposed*. will start school at the rezoning request to allow the area plan said he expects
Pima County School Superin- school age
Harelson and Donaldson Ele- construction of 45 homes on a the council will vote against the
tendent; Republicans: Anita mentary or Cross Junior High 60-acre plot at Valle Del Oro revision as presented.
Lohr, unopposed*. Thursday. Road near the Oracle Highway. Anthony Van Marie, a resi-
Arizona House, Dist. 12 Although changes have been The regular August meeting dent of the Linda Vista sub-
[west of Oracle Highway]; De- made in counseling and other of the Oro Valley Town Council division, said a compromise
mocrats: Jo Cauthorn*, Gret- support areas this year, no new will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the between Linda Vista residents
then Fogel, John Kromko; Re- classes will be added at CDO, __Canyon Del Oro High School — among those who would be
publicans: Thomas N. Good- Wilson said. _ Library. 9 most affected by the area plan
win*, John Oswalt. Instead, teachers will be Controversy between gov- change—and the town council,
Arizona Senate, Dist. 12; developing the many classes ernment and private soils an- provides for a compromise de-
Democrats.Sue Dye*; p
• Re ubli- already instituted over the past alysts over the stability of the velopment density of one house
cans: Pete Hershberger. several years.New courses will Valle Del Oro land led the per 2-1/2 acres.
Arizona House,Dist. 13[east be added when enrollment rises council to postpone a decision at A proposal to that effect will
of Oracle Highway]; Demo- enough to warrant them, Wil- last month's meeting. he presented after the current
crats: L.H. Brady, Sister Clare son added. The engineering firm repre- one house per four acre-plan is
Dunn*, Bruce Wheeler*; Re- To break up the counseling senting developer Joseph Ti- turned down by the council,
publicans: Larry Hawke, Maria backlog caused by too many man — former chairman of the Van Marie said.
Monplaisir. students and too few coun- board of the Horizon Corp. land Other matters to be dis-
Arizona Senate, Dist. 13; selors, CDO will begin a new company — was scheduled to cussed at Thursday's meeting
Democrats: Morris Farr*; Re- "teacher advisor program," in present material on the soil at a are — a "model code" to be
publicans:James W. Cocke, H. which all the school's teachers town council study session included in the town charter
Thomas Kincaid. will serve as counselors. Monday. outlining the town's policy for
Justice of the Peace,Precinct The new "alternative school" Also slated for the Thursday dealing with "worthy causes"
1 [west of Oracle Highway]: all —plan at CDO will place students council meeting is a public such as local Little Leagues
write-ins, not immediately —who aren't performing up to hearing on the Oro Valley Area who ask for town assistance,
available. their potential in classrooms Plan revision. The plan cur- said Tow n Clerk Elsie Robin-
Constable,Precinct 1;Demo- into jobs in the community, rent l y allows for development s('n•
crats: Ed Kachnic, Edwin L. where they will learn a chosen in the future of one house per - town election procedures
"Roy" Wactor*; Republicans: career, Wilson said. acre in three area subdivisions. _ - to n zoning liabilities and
Ernest "Ernie" Alloy. The absentee program at the The proposed revision of the i'E'`Torrsihilit it's
Constable,Precinct 4[east of school will remain largely the current plan would decrease - the Pima A,sociat ion of
Oracle Highway]; Democrats: same — with students allowed the density of development and (,u\ernments
Lee Wisdom; Republicans: 13 absences before they're allm\ only one home per four the Metropolitan Utilities
Byron W. Stucky*. dropped from a class — hut one acre. Management agency
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NEIGHBORS: WAS FAVORITISM SHOWN?
PST zoning ' council
A zoning "variance" to allow (thus chopping off some of the long range planning. It doesn't event the town council's vari-
construction of three homes on land which can be built on)is all necessarily coincide with pre- ance approval is challenged by
an Oro Valley lot — a parcel that's changed," Engle said. sent zoning classification on a Linda Vista residents and
which would normally contain Mayor Lois Lamberson, who land area. rescinded.
no more than two — has been also voted for the variance, said A compromise worked out Seaman and Peck said they
granted to three local men by that among the criteria for between the town council and don't know whether the appli-
the town council, sitting as granting a variance is that it Linda Vista residents provides cation will be withdrawn.Dow-
Board of Adjustment. "create no hardship for adja- that for long range planning, dall will have to decide that,
A spokesman for several cent property owners." one house will be allowed on they said.
neighboring residents said the Van Marie and Zoning Ad- lots two-and-a-half acres in An example of the town's
council's action Aug. 10 was ministrator Dorothy Mont- size, Van Marie said. "preferential"treatment of the
unwarranted and showed fa- gomery, however, gave defini- This is denser than the PST application, Van Marie
voritism toward the three men tions of the criteria which current one house per four added, was a request by mem-
- such that an undesirable contradict Mrs. Lamberson's. acres and would allow for three ber Lauren Rhude to refund to
precedent may have been set in They contend that a variance homes on the men's one, nine- the company the cost of its
the town. is meant to be granted only in acre lot, he suggests. original variance request,
Anthony Van Marie, a resi- cases of individual hardship by Another facet of the PST which was turned down in
dent of the Linda Vista subdivi- the applicant, and should be an effort to gain approval for their February, 1974.
sion where the nine-acre parcel exception,..not=a rule. desired_construction is a re- Rhude was told at the Aug.
is located, has opposed efforts Peck and Seaman declined to quest for rezoning, submitted 10 meeting that such action
by Oro Valleyans Howard Peck, comment on the board's deci- after an earlier variance re- isn't allowed under state
Duncan Seaman and Al Thorell sion, referring to their attor- quest was denied. statutes.
to gain zoning changes so they n e y, Richard D o w d a l l of Although its second variance The councilman then asked if
can build homes on the lot. Tucson. application has been approved, the money could be returned
The men have formed a com- Dowdall wasn't immediately the rezoning request still hasn't through some other town fund,
pany — PST Co. — to pursue available for comment. been withdrawn, said Mrs. Van Marie said — and he was
approval of their plan. Besides having enough land Lamberson. again told "no."
Van Marle and other Linda area with their two lots so that PST had asked that the SR
Vista residents have argued they don't need the variance, — one house per four acres —
wasn'tneed- CDO could be
that council action Van Marie contends, a sched- property be rezoned to CR-1,
ed for the men to build their uled revision of the Oro Valley allowing one house per acre. cultural center
homes, since the three own a Area Plan for zoning will also Van Marie said he doesn't
neighboring lot which increases make the variance unnecessary. believe PST will withdraw the after this spring n
p g
the total lot area for zoning The area plan dictates what rezoning application, and will Del Canyon
purposes. zoning will be allowed for in use it to fall back on in the Y e Oro High School
The council has "flaunted" could develop into a"north side
the intent and statutory basis $224,000 FOR '76-'77 cultural center" after the con-
for zoning variances — which struction this,spring of new art
are suspensions of regular zon- • • • • and music facilities and an audi-
ing — in granting the P'ST No praise criticism torium there, the school's prin-
request, Van Marie said. cipal says.
"They've made some blatant foA master plan of the new
town t buildin s drawn Architec-
errors," Van Marie said Therg by
ture One Ltd., will be present-
whole theory (of variances) is -- ed atapublic hearingSept. 14
that they be granted for a piece No one showed up to praise or criticize the $223,746 Oro P
of land that's so unique it needs Valley town budget for 1976-1977, so it was passed — with a in the school library, said Prin-
special consideration. few minor adjustments — by the Town Council at its July cipal Rick Wilson.
"But this lot is exactly the meeting. The new construction is be-
same as the other 32 in Linda Four items under the budget revenues category were ing financed by a bond sale
Vista. Why show their (the changed at the instruction of Mayor Mrs. Lois Lamberson, to approved recently by Amphi-
council's) colors when it isn't reflect the latest accounting of monies left over from the last theater School District voters.
' ' fiscalyear, ended Jul 31. In addition to the culturally-
only
. Favoritism is the Y Y'
only reason,"he charged. The dollar amount of these changes totaled only$284. oriented facilities, another
Council member Steve Engle The final revenue from licenses and permits was set at gymnasium will also be built.
said he voted for the variance $13,402 — $12 less than the amount listed in the preliminary ' The building project will begin
because the original platting of budget, in the middle of the coming
the Linda Vista area was in 10- Cash forward in the general fund totals$12 more than earlier school year, Wilson said.
acre lots, rather than four-acre_ indicated, at $25,060. The addition of the new
lots as it is now, which would Under the highway fund category, the "Highway Users buildings would make CDO an
have allowed construction of Fund" was cut by $130 from the first amount set, to$20,770. ideal location for concerts, art
homes. shows and other activities be-
threeCash forward in the general highway fund category was cause of its central location in
"The original intent was increased $130 in the final budget to$14,665. the northwest area, Wilson
enough for three lots. The fact
added.
that roads have been dedicated