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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Records - The Arizona Territorial (60) •T=\vES O KR EQHH 4 40 £ CA LLE CONCORD I A TiJC : ` `` . $ 57`04 i ,. ,..- ttts,1,--,....,-*.......i.,,,,,.ii„...,,..i.-,,,-;.:..:-.:,-,„ 4.1,40:4711,.,....,-.:i:..-,1.-.,:--'..',''..,.. , ,.,.., Mill ,,,, ,.. f:',..-',.::':{:'-`,- -;,;it",..,:.":" -"--' °AT:;..?\:...,:,„'• , .441.4,--- t Council slated . , . . , , . 4 -., , . , , . , ' A, A 1 * ., : ', , . , to pass budget at k. 5 k .. . t. .,.. . 1r'. ;z 4,. 1 . ....., meeting Th . . .. ...,.. , , .Air„A. .1: 1 o'w i '' A sr 1 ..::,, 4� The town council is scheduled to pass a `*. $251,145 final town budget for 1977-78, . oltt - followinga public hearingon the proposedosed � � document, at its July meeting tomorrow ti lk.,..4: :-:".-,,,, ,. , . . .. . night. - ° It begins at 7:30p.m.in the Canyon del � ..� g -� - �� �� . Oro High School library, following a study ,. v4 • - 4.s ,. session at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall. ,. � �= ' S Aside from routine reports from council �° = � � members and the town staff, the only w. �,,�•we action scheduled tomorrow is passage of a __ � � ` �._ resolution not to hold a public hearing on i `` 7the planned Canyon del Oro sewer d „, �� h� � =� interceptor line. "fie it. - County Sanitation Department officials ,tet < ;�` r, R° A k-- have gone to great lengths to explain the design options for the interceptor to the ��-4z.-- 4. '... a '' to. . ''''• * . town council. .,z .++rt- . soli ' 4 —, � �� �:- p Their instruction culminated with an -,..,,,,i,.;,, '' hour-long presentation to the council July Y , _ ,,„.. , ...,. 16, by sanitation officials and private � engineers. Oro Valleyan hosts tourism committee But the only official action required of the Oro Valley council, says Mayor Lois Mrs.Phyllis Fetter,second from right,chats with another member luncheon Saturday in Tucson.She hosted the 40-member group at Lamberson,is a resolution stating whether of the Arizona Intra-State Tourism Committee just before a noon her Oro Valley home that evening. [VOICE staff photo] or not it wishes to schedule a public hearing here on changes in the original plans for the -. i interceptor. (See related story.) W 11! _ - The proposed final budget of $251,145 _ will be open to public comment at the �,.. meeting, though its total can't be raised oro valleypo *. _ __ ..... under Arizona law• No one showed up to Published for residents of the Town of Oro Valley, Pima County,Arizona - talk about the proposed tentative budget Vol.IV, No. 12 One Section,Eight Pages 15 cents July 27,1977 at a public hearing last month. The proposed final budget was increased POLICE ROAD UPKEEP more than $11,000 from the proposed tentative budget submitted last month. officials Most of that increase is due to the OV establishment of a Public Works Reserve costs - fund in the budget, which totals$12,618. How much more would it cost Oro ValleyRoof alreadyknows the beats in at least In order to avoid a possible conflict of That includes some money transferred from the town general fund plus additional to provide police protection and road one of.the four subdivisions, however. He interest -- should the town council money allotted when they council deter- maintenance to subdivisions west of here moonlights as a guard for Rural/Metro- approve annexation—Roof said he would mined it would need more than originally — assuming the town chose to annex politan Security in Casa del Oro Norte seek a transfer outside Oro Valley from them? during the evenings. Rural/Metro. thought for expenses. a of such Along with its zoning function, Oro The Public Works Reserve can be used Two town officials in charge for any capital improvement project in the services will be called upon to answer this Valley government's basic purpose, as wn question before a decision can be reachedMs. Fetter tak-es seen by i those whopushed for its to ,but has been earmarked this year to be spent on seal coating and other road on annexation. incorporation in 1974, s to provide police • • protection and road maintenance. improvements. Town Engineer James Kriegh has The proposed final budget is up$27,399 alreadyinspected roads i state tourtsm Kriegh said he drove all the roads in the p d n the Tucson g from last year's adopted budget.Increases National Golf Course area subdivisions four subdivisions with Engle one morning Oro Valley resident Phyllis Fetter told about three weeks ago. The condition of in shared revenue the town receives, plus that have asked to join the town. the Voice M n � local town fees and fines, will finarfce the o day she will be leaving her some private paved and dirt roads there is larger budget. Kriegh and Oro Valley Vice-Mayor E.S. position as Sales Director of the Hilton and comparable to that of Oro Valley's,he said. g g Steve Engle are members of a three-man Desert j1nns in late August — to become - Oro Valley government continues to committee set up in the town to look into the assistant director of the State Office of Others, Kriegh added such as some operate without a property or sales tax, the pros and cons of incorporation. Tourism. that are the responsibility of Pima though it does levy a business privilege Resident Elbert Montgomery is the third. Ms.Fetter,pictured above on this page, County s Highway Department — are in tax. Oro Valley Police Chief Frederic Roof said she will be working on national poor repair. said he won't study the effect of annexation marketing problems for the tourism office. The town must consider the costs of °r , on his department until he's asked to by Ms. Fetter hosted the Arizona Intra- bringing these roads up to Oro Valley 0 ; f , "•: "`�� town officials. State Tourism Committee Saturday standards before it decides on annexation, -, Y`.* `7- �• evening at her Oro Valley home. Sunday the engineer said. `� -.;. If they give me a map, I'll gladly . . . - ,.. • the group visited the Brave Bull Ranch ? s provide the service”of investigating how w We have to resolve some of these ¢..1 # ,p,�M - near Catalina. , ,1 7:2:, his department can patrol the area. questions ahead of time. That's what I'm « , Ms. Fetter is one of two women � � ��� � ���..:',1„..,,z.,- ��'•���- on, Kriegh said. , ', , , -a-� I d•be spinning my wheels if I did members from the Tucson whoworking ' , '', ''e %� :>' ` anything without knowingthe area serve g spend � � ,� � . .���;. .:� , y g Kriegh said he has the time to on ,4.....,1,,i-:,,,„;‘, :� Y y , , boundari on the statewide group. � � �. � � �4 es,_ he said. researching the roads this summer = 4. because he doesn't return to the .:♦M University of Arizona — where he. is a ;..• Refinsberger • • professor of civil engineering— until fall, - 8,and because his private consulting work- .� z ,�' :�,h.,S E ., gets zoning . load is down. A , , , ss � z _,* : s ,y,:t om : :,. t Roof said he would be willing to accept ->,r 5~4 J�,1 sub • • the added workload on his department that lect annexation would bring— unless provid- d :ti ., ing police protection in the new areas $.` :. Y Thomaswould slight the town's present residents. ° . Rainsberger, an zation of the Planning and bility under the proposed �/,:., , a Oro Valley Planning and Zoning Commission. That reorganization. "We'll have to look at every alleyway k z: ' Zoning Commission move was ordered by the Members Majaover there, so we must make sure we re .;Stewart, .. ,. not hurting the initial town area, Roof member, was named town council in order to divide up Rainsberger and zoning zoning administrator last Mrs. Montgomery's work assistant Sandy Van Marie said. week, to succeed Dorothy load among the commissi90 are responsible for rezoning The department would have to add more Montgomery. members themselves. matters; member Gerald police officers, and perhaps even hire its The July 19 choice of The council didn't feel it Korte, ordinance changes; first sergeant to assist Roof in supervising Fire in his eyes member James Peterson, them, he said, Rainsberger by the five- could find one person to development lana royal; Talk about fire districts in Catalina has member commission is replace Mrs. Montgomery p pp A major problem for the police could brought fire to the eyes of local resident Rainsberger singly, board of g subject to the approval of the who would be willing to arise with annexation — if homeowners H D "Bob" Murray for two years -- but town council. That action is donate the time the job adjustment. associations in the new section of the town Mrs.Montgomery said she the flicker may be dimming. An avid expected Thursday, at the requires. will step down from her post chose to discontinue their private opponent of the recently approved councils next meeting. rI`he commission members b Aug. 15 in orderr to protection by Rural/Metra, the chief said. northern Catalina district, Murray says y Rainsberger's appoint- have each been assigned return to the University of. There is currently less criminal activity he's now tired of fighting and will lay off meat was part of a reorgani- different areas of responsi- Arizona for classes. in the Tucson National area than in Ora the new district after he"has one last shot" Valley, Roof said, because of this night at it. See=story page B-1• [VOICE staff time protection. photo) 41i1rnThh Catalina chose wiselyki\ Am\ ,., TwEyi. mAK,N,G , „ , l"'NE 5icyLE, pAT145 at\I ogAcLE goAp I • • • Wtof . , Aur 5 - li in fire strict ng ot 4, • eaw U5E TI4EM.„1-00 i ..ii A %�...r pC We think the residents of state which has been formed. O 41F*Catalina made a wise decision Not incidental) that added y3 �.. i will make Catalina a .0 - - -r when they voted by a heavy protection �� ', .rte majority to set up their own safer and pleasanter place ;f ,..<,,t volunteer fire district. to live. t1. 'f iIeIt's too bad that bitterness and tWe also applaud the efforts ofii i, .�,animosity,were so evident before a second group, made up of �- — vi . and duringthe election, because + persons living outside the district a fire district is a sensible and approved last week, to form logical vehicle for improving fire their own fire district. Ifa--a., t,11—.0 protection for everyone. - approved, this second district Rural/Metro Fire Protection will complete the mechanism for Co. is doing a good job for its total fire protection in the entire customers; there's no question Catalina area. about that. But too many aren't The question of whether a TED TURPIN'S SOUTHWEST CORNER contract clients of the private volunteer company or a private, fire company, and don't feel commercial, firm will do the • • they can afford to be.Within theactual fire-fighting htin is secondary, e / iii e r/ fire district, ALL property will it seems to us. The important be protected. Inevitably, this thing is to provide the residents ets play drop-the-hammer will result in a significant drop of Catalina with the best and in fire insurance rates, as it has most economical fire pro- Shannon and Craig got up early (and I grip on hand tools when a related female in every other fire district in the tection that's possible. mean early)last Thursday to work on their stands somewhere below them? treehouse, which is rapidly becoming an Oh, you may sneer . . . but science has architectural wonder. uncovered some rare and wondrous things I drifted up from sleep in the past decade. Wh0000 can say? Oracle Road • • to the sounds of And notice, Doctor, the target. The hammering and loud object struck by the falling tool.The head, young voices raised in always the head. argument and con- I have never dropped a hammer on long welcome ference. � � ` anyone's tae (well, except my own, of ""� course)or arm or knee or buttock.I'll check Then it happened. -�, � • overdue , Craig,age 7,was up in with Craig, but I wager he hasn't either. the treehouse rapping w Turpin tool-droppers o for the The heralded wideningof attempt to cope with that t end of a 2 b 4 No, a Tu p n too oou g p p the but y head. Unconsciously, of course. Oracle Road from Ina to volume a couple of years ago while Shannon stood below and drove nails The mind boggles. Tangerine is long overdue. Oro when it painted another stripe into the bottom end of the lumber. The miracle is that all those Turpin Valleyresidentsjoin other north down the hi hsaid that Craig dropped the hammer, an iron- women continue to allow us access to blunt highway andhandled one — on Shannon's head. instruments. Pima Countians in applauding made Oracle Road a four-lane Shannon, age 14,looked up quickly and - the state's decision to go ahead thoroughfare. Which only said:"Really,Craigie, you must try to be with this project. served to make the traffic more more careful." - dan Brous than before. Or, ah, words to the effect. If the President keeps damming up so gmany water resource projects, he's going Currently, the road is much As Oro Valley resident Eli The resulting lump was quite to be flooded with protests. too narrow and with inadequate Putman told the recent public impressive, and it stuck out far enough to shoulders to accommodate the hearing at CanyonDel Orointerfere with Shannon s upward vision Thank goodness for hard young heads. The problem with the arms race is that volume of traffic it carries. The High School: "You're literally But I couldn't be too hard on Craig. there may be no one left at the finish line. Arizona Department of Trans- taking your life in your hands When I was about his age — maybe a * * ortatia ludicrous when you drive on that road." couple of years older — my sister Diane The pretty girls in all those ads probably P on madeand I were putting up a swing at our home make most men want to go out and get a ii: in Mason City, Neb. I was up in the tree pretty girl. • and she was on the ground holding the ::: The .:: swing seatboard. ly lawye •• • And I dropped nota hammer, but a ,Gerald Ford now says the Pentagon hindered his weapons limitation talks with courts case, when the defendant hatchet (fortunately, a small, lightweight , Arrested on a charge of Mostagree, model) on her head, blade-down. the Russians. Evidently, some generals gambling, Greg was tried frowning on undue publicity objected to evidence that were up in arms at the idea. ' given to aperson who has some years earlier he had It was pretty dull,as luck would have it, * * * and found not guilty. Later and Diane had a lot of hair for padding. he learned that the police been cleared of a criminal been convicted of man- Still, she wasn't pleased. _ were including his charge. Nonetheless, slaughter. He said he had ti-:::: :": -:-•- I believe she mentioned it to our mother, ;:•=•••••••••••••••• ._: photograph in a public privacy — like all legal already paid his debt to •'•' after a while. "rogues' gallery," open to rights—has its limits. society, and was therefore * * * :: inspection by victims of Another complaint was entitled—under the privacy rivac : : :"crime. filed by a man who had been doctrine—to keep his past a Then later (are you ready for this?) y P .: ' acquitted of receivingstolen closed book. about 15 years ago,history repeated itself :;, f :;: Greg hastened back into Q in the lovely Cleveland suburb of Park .. court, this time as a property. He wanted the But the court ruled that his view, now part of Fairview Park. .: ,� ; :: plaintiff. He demanded that police to remove his p could be reopened up ;; �� C, J� ' The wife and I wereputtingshutters •. •• P and fingerprints because a second offense is . s �▪. the police remove his picturephotograph on our pleasant new ranchstyle house .. \1: f , from the gallery, even from their private files. more serious than a first and I dropped the hammer on her head. %..��� �'' .: though they might still But this time, the court offense. Kathyas more understanding, -.��' - 'i .... consider him a suspicious said no. The court said "One who has been :•:. ‘ , keycrime (forfeits) 0.1 however, than Diane had been, or than ;; t. _ character. keeping good records is a convicted of Shannon was the other da in Oro Valle . = •: And the court ordered the to effectivepolice work, whatever right of privacy he l togreater Citing mayhave possessed," said Perhaps that's traceable ;: police to do just that. Citing adding: that maturity. I.O. Greg's right of privacy, the "An accurate identifica- the court,"to the extentOr it could be because the Cleveland ; court said: tion system may be an the protection of society "Aonlyin findingrequires such forfeiture." hammer fell only a couple •of feet? ;: Aggressive fighting for the �▪; visitor (to the gallery) assistance not Q Still she noticed it right away. She told right is the greatest sport in the :: might conclude that all the the guilty criminal but in Apublic service feature •. $ 8' Y me so. ;. world. .▪• pictures were of criminals. clearing an innocent sus- of the American Bar •' " Association and the State * •• * �,, Theodore Rooserelr This is not a pleasant pest. Doyou suppose somethingruns in the :::: ;: thought for one conscious of A different aspect of the Bar of Arizona. Written by PFo .; ------------- -_---__-__-_-_------ his innocence." problem arose in a homicide Will Bernard. genes of male Turpins which affects their ::