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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Records - The Arizona Territorial (58) any z1,15 i i,Tti1 ArU Twri"twri�,rap 3- bike lights sought 9 - (Continued from page 1) met for eight hours a day. requirements are met. these improvements to the In other remarks at the really going oin to get the Association of Govern- Based on October 1975 Until then, Abney added, roadway hearing, Jones called for money?" ments) volume of traffic rfigures, the Calle Con- residents will have to put •- the improvement of the co studies indicating use by 19 Cordia intersection only up with the standard in- Jones stated join forces intersection at Ina Road. Amid assurance from thousand vehicles per day qualifies two of eight hours. convenience of waiting with ADOT in designing The east-west traffic on Wileythat the hearingwas (vpd) at Ina Road to The intersection will longperiods of time toget g g that road is expected to a and completing the p� the last step in the process seven thousand vpd at 4 onto a busy street. bikeways. As yet the increase greatly in the of gettingthe wideningjob Tangerine. In 20 years 36 Conduits will be placed at amount of fundingfuture he said. - thousand vpd are projected - done Nitske added, "We ,�.,.. M,��:, s, all major intersections to available through the Jones hopes ADOT will don't want someonfrom atIna and 14 thousand at facilitate eventual county is not known. work with his department get it like it Tangerine. signalization. �, o n improvements down South to The currentplans call . { qhappened a couple of years JerryJones director of ,a .y. . for asix-lane highway with projected to begin there in ago. the County Highway ' s July 1979. a raised median ex-tendinga Department, was amongJones • additionally from Ina to Hardy," OxleyY Kulinovich said after the _= y� those backing a Calle recommended to the board hearingthat continued. Hard north to �� a t with y Concordia light. As a .,.. . that local matchingfunds Tangerine, the roadway �� -resident of the area,he said � w and maintenance suggestions still being ac- ' on the cepted bymail until Jul will narrow to four lanes a light could best handle ����� � `°.� p y g Oracle Road project be 27, plans would not be with a raised median. The Canyon del Oro High 4 x assumed by the county. finalized until November. roadway will be located "� School traffic. - � � • Storage in left turn bays He said that to his around the existing center .,; ,:� ;_. �` Jones feels it could be ��., " of the current highway, g concerned Thomas Linn, knowledge no hearing is yi g � ,� ,, demonstrated that sports overlaying and widening • �' events causean Oro Valley resident. He necessary to present these �, major . feels the five-car allowance it' congestion at the - � plans to the public. "After There are no plans to Attentive -- Oro Valley g in. _ is inadequate,especially at we get final federal high- Ma or Lois'Lamberson t e r s e c tion. R e gu 1 a•r� -� � s�: Calle Concordia whereway approval we landscape the highway Yg morning and later af- school. o to rather than to reseed Listens carefully as one of buses will be tur- contract, he said. ternoon traffic is also a :-......°.... Hing. He further hoped a construction scars. No her questions is answered . -��� state Department of Problem: left turn bay providing for Kulinovich added that street lighting is planned by p "The light could be green John Ritchie turns onto vacant land the widening process has according to Oxley.He said Transportation representa- a tives durin for Oracle traffic 90 per Jones felt the roadway could be moved to allow been gradual. Five years a unique feature of the g Thursday's cent of the time," Jones should remain six lanes at turns at the town office. roadway will be bicycle public hearing at Canyon ago, his department del Oro Hi said. least to Calle Concordia. John Kulinovich,District widened the intersections paths sponsored and gh School. John Ritchie,Canyon del On the lane question and II Engineer,g said, "Such at Magee, Hardy and designed by the local continue to be monitered Oro vice principal, spoke, bike ways, he was echoed things as left turn bays are governments. Calle Concordia to include according to Abney.A light highly favoring -the light by County Supervisor Katie completely open to left turn bays. Restriping Ray Ellis, assistant will be installed when and bike paths. Dusenberry, who, manager of the right of Marty Sheber, CDO's con ratulated the groupon discussion." to four lanes occurred last way planning division, g W. Robert Nitske, area year because the existing 1977 student body their positive criticism of resident, received laughs shoulder had been explained that few new Boat president, also favored the _rights of way were needed plans before them. by asking,"if the area was generally used as a lane. for the proposed widening. For drainage purposes e a C e some would be needed but plans, he said, were not • final enough to know in where. Relocation assistance is provided for Fifty years ago the boat homes or businesses ef- was a natty river cruiser, fected in right of way probably working the acquisitions. This project Mississippi.It was taken to was said to be atypical in California and then to that little relocation was Mexico as a pleasure craft. called for. During the last 8 years,it's Dennis Wigal, an en- run aground, run upon vironmental plannerfor some foul luck, but, it ADOT,was the last official hasn't run. speaker. Wigal said the Joseph Kentz, who lives roadway was planned in along Calle Concordia, accordance with the land bought the boat,all 15 tons use patterns of the area.He and 48 feet of it,2 years ago stated that a main use with 3 partners. It cost characteristic was in- $1,000 and needed a 20 ton creasing urbanization. The crane to move it to Oro present 40 foot roadway Valley. Thse obstacles was considered unsafe for didn't seem major to the 3 the rising volume of traffic. men contemplating owning "There was a 90 per cent a semi-private yacht increase in population in docked in Mexico. this area between 1970 and Somewhere along the 1975," Wigal said. "The line, Kentz, a Tucson Gas largest car ownership and Electric Safety percentage in the Tucson Supervisor,and his buddies vicinity exists here. No lost their restoration zeal. good alternatives are One of the share holders .available to the widening of moved to Michigan. The Oracle Road. Other boat, once affectionately possible routes would known as the wreck of the require major right of way Hesperes is now af- a c q u i s i t i o n and fectionately known as the relocation." big garbage can. When the floor was turned over to the public, "I don't know what we'll several issues surfaced as do," Kentz said. "The being of prime importance. boat's been baking in the Citizens of the area want sun and getting shorter a traffic signal at Calle over the years." Concordia in addition to the The northside sun is so one planned at Magee. hot it shrinks wood. Ken Many people spoke in favor has been gradually of the bike path idea. removing parts of the boat. Concern was expressed at The outer shell has been the narrowing of the road removed,making the inner to 4 lanes between Hardy parts,which he says are in and Tangerine.Car storage pretty good shape, more in, left turn lanes was accessable. brought up by several speakers. Salvage operations Orville Abney,District II would retrieve the price of resident engineer,said that the boat for the investors. signalization at in- Rebuilding seems like a r tersections had to be based dream in the summer heat. ..... on federally recognized Kentz would like to see the standards. Those stand- boat remain a boat but ards require 75 vehicles per wonders what to do about hour approach the in- its current moorings. He tersection from the side sees alternatives to street. On the main street, destruction and the status 900 approaching vehicles quo as selling the boat to a per hour were required. seafood house as ad- These stipulations must be vertising. Page 16,The Arizona Territorial,July 21, 1971 Marano adopts town budget ; police The newly formed Town target budget of nearly boundary's - is now in The remainder of the of Marana has adopted its $60,000 less than that progress and permanent budget monies will be used first budget totaling amount. markings will be made for to fund miscellaneous $161,700, although the Most of the money is use by other surveyors. Mayor and Council ex- Council also approved a earmarked for the Town's Operation of the Town penes,elections and court Dept. of Public Safety Clerk's Office will take up administration costs. which will eventually in- the third largest amount of The budget spending is elude fire protection as the budget, however most expected to be covered well. of that cost reflects the mostly by State of Arizona A two-man police initial investments in revenue sharing sources department headed by supplies and ad- and will not require the Town Marshall Don Senf ministration for operation imposition of any local and Deputy Robert of the five-month old town. taxes. Stonehouse was recently established. The Town is • still seeking two additional deputies. The second L Iargest part of the budget will go towards repair and con- Barr said that he looked the movement that struction of the Town's upon (Continued on page 17) valley OVannexation Briefs talks n U e rVV a The Oro Valley Town Council will appoint a three- member committee to work out the nitty-gritty It's guyaberas time writtenpart of the problems of annexing an area near Tucson National Golf Club (TNGC) into the town. again in the Old Pueblo. proclamation. That decision came after a one-hourres For the otherwise Take last Thursday's p entat�on by y representatives from three TNGC-area homeowners unconcerned, guyaberas PAG meeting. associations at the council's May are the Mexican wedding While Marana Mayor town's 26 study session. y However, the committee will not be ap- shirts which entered the Don Frew,Oro Valley Vice- pointeduntil after scenes as semi-formal Mayor E.S. "Steve" Engle the council has had a chance to discuss the proposal,aMayor Lois Lamberson said. attire on college campuses and County Supervisors Lamberson said. in the Southwest a few Chairman E. S. "Bud" After the council's regular meetin that ht years ago. Walker were decked out in g nigLamberson said she did not know when the council As one of the major fads open-necked sportshirts, would discuss the �° South Tucson Mayor Dan proposal, adding that she would among todays's adults is Eckstrom was resplendant probably bring it up at a.budget study session which getting tune with the was scheduled for June 1. in his guyabera. young,Major Lew Murphy But, in the middle of the {Continued on sage 3) issued a proclamation five regional council declaring jackets and ties to be "cruel and unusual representatives was Lew punishment" and en- Murphy--in jacket and tie. dorsing the guyabera as Eckstrom chided male summer attire. Murphy about his attire, to which Murphy pointed out Again this year, he has that his proclamation had issued a similar not yet taken effect. proclamation. Perhaps the mayor Not a bad idea, really. should reconsider that for next year. Do as I say and not as I He might not get so hot -do apparently is an un- under the collar that way.