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folume H, No. 13 Published for residents of the Town of Oro Valle Pima County.Arizona y.. P
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By JENNIFER BRUWER begin last week. vices`,al a of D T, K
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Voice News Editor Results of this s will specificall k a • ar cars, ney sal .
The controversial 55 miles determine whether the peed �— to r d Asked t urpos f the
limit will be changed, Abney ��.. •
per hour speed limit on the during the last seven months. un marked cars; he replied:
"four-lane" section of Oracle said. —speed limits of vehicles on "We want to find out what the
Road — a sore spot with Oro The traffic study to be Oracle Road. driver's speed is without a
Valleyans for a longtime — is conducted by the Phoenix-
_based Traffic Operation Ser- The speed limit study will be Policeman, looking over his
being reconsidered and studied P shoulder.
by the State Department of - A check with the Depart-
Transportation, for the first EDITORIAL ment of Safety showed that
time since the town's incor- from last January to the end of
poration. August,accidents increased to •
The Oro Valley Town DOT's goofyreasoning127 on Rt. 89 from the city
Council,along with the Suffolk limits to the Pima County line.
Hills Homeowners Assn. and For the same period of 1974
the Amphi School Board, is could blspeed tunit there were just 101 accidents,
officially on record as contest- indicating nearly a 26 per cent
ing the safety conditions on increase. The increase or
the heavily-traveled highway. We've heard a lot of goofy bureaucratic logic since we moved decrease in total traffic hasn't
Orville Abney, traffic en- to.Pima County, but the latest pearl of wisdom by the State been released for thiseriod,
Department of Transportation — in regard to DOT's sudden p
gineer for DOT,told the Voice officials said.
he received a written message decision to"re-examine"the need for lower•speed •kind limits on U.S. Abneysays DOT's philo-
Sept. Highway 89 through Oro Valley—should win some of prize. Y
11 from State Districtsophy on setting speed limits
Highway Engineer John Ku- Unfortunately, if the public swallows the state's ludicrous is that the majority of
linovich,saying that the speed reasoning without giving it the ridicule it deserves, the result motorists drive at a speed
limit, as well as the entire just might be a further reinforcement of the DOT's stand-pat which is safe for them under
traffic situation on the refusal to lower the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit. the prevailing road conditions
"four-lane" stretch, is being Orville Abney, local spokesman for the District Engineer's — regardless of the imposed
reconsidered. office, says highway "experts" assume that motorists tend to limit.
The recent change in DOT's drive at what are actually safe speeds for the prevailing Following this philosophy,
Rt.89 policy followed attorney conditions on a particular stretch of road. Abney says,if the study group
Henry Zipf's'Sept. 10 meetingTherefore,if the Department's"re-examination study"shows finds that motorists are
with William Ordway, the that motorists are actually driving 55 m.p.h. on Oracle Road driving the present 55 mph
state director of DOT, and within the Town of Oro Valley[the present and much-challenged limit, that limit will be
with William Price, the statelowered.
state speed limit here]—well,that just proves 55 miles per hour
engineer. is exactly the right speed limit to establish!
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Zipf, a resident of Oro Got that, folks?
Valley, went to Phoenix Presumably[following this Gilbert-and-Sullivan logic], if the
specifically to discuss the Department's study finds that most drivers actually go 70 m.p.h. Oro Valley
Oracle Road safety situation. through the Town of Oro Valley,we suppose the state will then
Contemplating his half-hour increase the speed limit to that figure.
conference with Ordway and meetin schedule
That would be consistent, wouldn't it?
Price, Zipf said, "They were And conversely,then,the only way we're going to get DOT to
both receptive to the problem admit that our local speed limit should be reduced to 45 m.p.h., Sept. 25 study session at
and want to do something as the council members and most townspeople have long 6:00 p.m. in town office.
about it; they said they'd get contended, is for the Departments study to reveal that most _
right on it." drivers are already going 45 m.p.h when passing through Oro Sept.25 town council meet-
They apparently meant Valley??? In which case, we don't need a change??? ingat 7:30 p.m.in library of
what they said — because
The mind boggles. Both at such cockeyed, convoluted Canyon Del Oro High
according to Abney,a study of thinking,and at the frightening reminder that your state taxes
the speed and traffic condi- School.
and mine,are paying for it.
tions on the"four-lane"section0
of Rt. 89 was scheduled to
John in
sworn iOros
Valley marshall
By JOHN La FORGIA because, as the council said, dered dangerous by the man Lauren Rhude said he
The Oro Valley Town "We didn't have a properly council, especially for school would never vote for the town
Council has appointed John prepared bid form" for the buses which must use the road topave a road as longas he
Dillon town marshall and
companies. to service the community. was on the council, but would
Royal Bouschor town magi- Canyon Dispose-all,Arizona
strate. If the Department fails to turn instead to residential
Reliable Service, and S.C.A. act, the council announced it development groups for such
At the town meeting Aug. Services are the companies will lower the limit itself. im ro p
28, Dillon was sworn in by involved. .- p ements. Homeowners
Mayor Richard Kolt.Bouschor S.C.A. has agreed to A contract has been signed may form paving districts, he
was to be sworn in at a later noted.
continue its present pick-up with Greer Construction Co.
date. service for sixty days, by to repair roads, it was also In response to Shields'
Both men will serve without which time the council expects reported. Pot-holes, cracks complaint that the Oro Valley
pay for one-year terms. to have made a decision. The and other deterioration will be police are too lax in speed limit
At the work-study meeting council said a "blanket letter repaired, but paving. isn't enforcement, the council con-
held earlier the same evening, for further requirements"will included. tended that they are doing "a
the council decided it had be sent to each company, with Town Engineer Jim Kriegh better job than the Sheriff's
received incomplete bids from the contract to be awarded to said he is exploring various Department ever did," but
the three sanitation services the "lowest and best bid." methods of dust control but said the proper citation forms
interested in serving Oro that he found most costs hadn't yet been received.
Valley. In other action, the council beyond the town's means.
again decided to request the In additional business, Ms.
Much needed information state Department of Trans- Maja Stewart was named to
concerning insurance, types P Oro Valley resident Orville
portation to lower the speed Shields complained, again, the Town Planning and Zoning
and sizes of equipment to be P g Commission, and Samuel
used, back-up equipment limit" on highway 89 to 45 about the dust near his home.
m. .h. (See related story.) -Ma, or Kolt told 'him the Bailey was chosen to audit the
availability and replacement P y' Y town's books—for$500 or less
and release clauses was found The road's narrow width town's doing"all we can" but — because his bid was the
lacking in the bids submitted and poor lighting are const- couldn't pave roads. Council- lowest.
Floodplain ordinance
to head town
council ag
Thursday
The adoption of a floodplain requirements—the first a state sion at its Sept. 2 meeting. delayed because the council
management ordinance to allow requirement and the second wanted to obtain clarifying
Oro Valley continued eligibility q If the ordinance is passed, it Y g
for federallysubsidized flood federally-established. will prevent building in flood information on all three,
An elaboration on these channels and will restrict Councilwoman Lois Lamberson
insurance will be the subject ofa requirements will be provided construction in flood-prone
said.
public hearing at Thursday's P
of the town council. by Kriegh at the council areas.
meeting meeting. Mrs. Lamberson added that
The meeting is scheduled for According to the town The council is also expected to she expects a decision to be
7:30 p.m.in the Canyon del Oro vote on the bids submitted by reached on a bid this Thursday.
High School library. engineer, Mathews said Oro three different garbage collet- For -
Valle s ordinance is veryclosedetails regarding deve
Other high priorityitems on Y tion services. . lopments in the Rt. 89 speed
g to meeting all the state P P
this Thursday's agenda are the requirements. At the last meeting of the limit controversy see page one
consideration of bids forContemplating the council's council, voting oa bids was story in this issue.
garbage collection services and vote Kreigh said, "I don't see
a recap of progress being made any reason why the ordinance
toward lowering the Rt. shouldn't pass this Thursday. Clip this c o w p o o — mail it la with $2 f i t
89/Oracle Road speed limit. However,Mathews did suggest
rewording some of it — but yowl' swbscrupti•w to the Oro Volley Voice!
James Kreigh, Oro Valley's there are no problems,"
town engineer, and Councilman he added. majorMy name _— _
Robert Hanson met recently
with William B.Mathews of the He will work on rewording Street address_. —
Arizona Water Commission to the ordinance in time for
discuss the proposed floodplain Thursday's meeting, Kreigh City___ State ZIP
ordinance. said. $2 -
I enclose for a year's subscription to the Oro alley
Kreigh told the Voice that The floodplain management
to Voice.
ordinance must be ado
Mathews informed both him and adopted by
Hanson that, in order for this Oct. 11 if the town is to qualify Mail to:
ordinance to qualify Oro Valley for the federal insurance. The Oro Valley Voice, Sancruval Publications, Ted Turpin,
for the intentioned federal measure was recommended for Editor. P.O. Box 3003, Tucson. Az. 85702
insurance,the ordinance would approval by the Oro Valley
have to meet two important Planning and Zoning Commis-
FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE IS HIGH PRIORITY
p & z selects Rosal n Glickman chairman
Mrs.Rosalyn Glickman, 7511 that behind the town's initial chairman of the commission. The commission also recom-
E. Monaco Place, has been incorporation — and that is to Other members of the commis- mended a change in notification
named the new chairman of Oro sion include Sharon Chesson boundaries for parcels of land
Valley's Planning and Zoning maintain the town as a small and Victoria Wilson. which are up for rezoning.
'bedroom community,' with no
Commission. In other action, the commis- If the recommendation is
drastic changes."
Mrs.Glickman was elected by She added that she will make sion recommended for adoption approved, the present 300-foot
her colleagues on the commis- by the town council a floodplain notification limit will be
sion at the group's Sept. 2 community input from other management ordinance for the extended to 600 feet.
meeting; she succeed's Ron Oro Valleyans an important town, which would allow Oro
_ In other. words, when a piece
facet of her planning-and-zoning
Slyter in the chairman's post. F g g Valley to maintain its eligibility of land comes up for rezoning,
He resigned from the commis-
philosophy.
for federally-subsidized flood residents within a 600-foot
sion last July to move his family Mrs.Glickman was one of the insurance for homeowners. perimeter would have to be
to a ranch near Sierra Vista. early proponents of incorpora- Mrs. Glickman termed the notified of the proposed zoning
Mrs. Maja Stewart was tion for the Town of Oro Valley. adoption a "formality" and said change.
chosen by the town council to fill Her husband, Paul holds the ordinance is exactly the Another recommended
Slyter's vacancy on the five- another volunteer, non-salaried same as the one adopted by change in town zoning proce-
member commission. town job, that of electrical Pima County; the town council dures passed by P&Z would set
Mrs. Glickman told the Voice building inspector. is expected to pass the up a plat checklist for
that her approach to zoning At the Sept.2 meeting Gerald ordinance at its Sept. 25 developers.Mrs. Glickman said
matters would be "the same as Korte was re-elected vice- meeting. the checklist would parallel the
In order to qualify for the one adopted by Pima County.
insurance the council must The town council has the final
adopt the measure before Oct. word on all planning and zoning
11. recommendations.
GE Ez FELLAS
-m ntextension ranteIr TNEYRE ALREADY •
DRIVING OVER 45
on Dow Chemical rezoning
m. p. k. THRU ORO
VALLEY -r A -1- By PAULA SETTLE the land from SR-1 to CR-1,
The County Board of CR-3 CR-4 and CB-1.
T T'SigaN 0 E-- Supervisors has voted to ant Dow'splans must
FRoVEs EES WNY, S R p grant meet all
A 5 P Dow Chemical Investment & county sanitary requirements
�--� AND I FT N Ey
Finance Corporationsubdivision ikl G H - D R I V F S-LU w E R another and Arizona subdivs on
regu-
12 12 months to meet require- lations, and include the
T H A N THA ments for rezoning .which dedication of all necessary
Lot _T H E would permit retail and denser rights-of-way for roads, utili-
A P D ��M 1T•/ residential construction on 397 ties and drainage,according to
• acres southwest of Oro Valley. Ron Green, Pima County
Supervisor Ron Asta was Planning and Zoning admini
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the only dissenter to the strator.
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action. A channel for Canada del
"It's a reaffirmation of Oro must also be provided,
. Y,, \,i rezoning the board has already , said Green.
a roved " saidrv' -
uY oR£ pp Supervisor SR 1 zoning requires at
C A B Conrad Joyner, in whose least four commercial acres for
j '' PAINT N T A N district the property is one single-family dwelling.
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1ocated. Onlyone commercial acre is
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A N S.:_.•LAS—C- rezoningthe land straddlingin CR-1 areas.
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t G H tthY v Canada del Oro river south- CR-3 zoning allows one
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west of Tucson National single-family dwelling per
r / / Country Club Sept. 19, 1972. 8,000 square feet or a"cluster
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A 1975 deadline for completing option"with up to 50 per cent
a plat or chart of the proposed common wall residences but
features of the land was set equal population density.
D. Q.'T then. The CR-4 designation is
�� The final plat must be low-density, multi-family
BUREAUCRATS :� 0
approved by the Board of housing with one unit per
Supervisors. 3,500 square feet allowed.
The firm now has a year to CB-1 zoning authorizes
complete plans for rezoning retail operations.
Who represents Oro Valley?
On a r.,,:it e to to(di t)al.., au tire Vaileyans are
represented by:
Barry (;oldwiter (R) U.S. Senator ::•:iii:i:i*i::::::*:::.:i:i:if::::-.:::::::::.:if:::::"::::.?-?-i:iff-if::i:ii:i.::::::::•:::::;::::i:::i:i.:::::::-::-,:i::
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