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ZIPF RICHEY, LEISER & HENDERSON
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TUCSON. ARIZONA 85705
HENRY ZIP"' (602) 882-0920
WILLIAM K. PCH4'
JOHN LEE LE.ISER
WALTER L. HENOERSO
17 April 1975
Mr. Dennis DeConcini. •
Pima County Attorney
Pima County Administration Bldg.
Tuc s on., Arizona
RE : Town of Oro Valley
Dear Mr. DeConcini:
called you yesterday, but apparently your busy schedule pre-
vented
re .vented your returning my call. Therefore, . am writing this letter.
First of all, I want to extend to your civil deputy, Rose Silver,
my appreciation for her courtesy and consideration at the Board of
Supervisor' s hearing on Monday, April 14. She also advised me at
the time that she would attempt to give me adequate notice of any
further hearing that the Board might schedule to consider the matter
of disincorporation of the t own, so that ray clients and i might be
present.
should also direct your attention to my letter of April 7 , in
which 1 suggested that your office set certain guidelines with re-
spect to disincorporation, and determine certain matters of law
relative thereto, which, in my opinion, are not set forth in the
statutes .
Particularly, these matters should be determined now, since both
Supervivors Asta and. Joyner have indicated through the media that
there is now additional time (beyond the year period) for the propon-
ents of disincorporation to seek signatures on petitions. Also, your
aide, John Neubauer, again according to the media, is authority for
the propositions that not only is the one year period extended in-
definitely
n-definitely for the purpose of obtaining signatures , but , also, that
all signatures on petitions for disincorporation should be considered
valid if the petitioner at the time of signing was a bona fide elector
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of Oro Valley, regardless of the fact that he was no longer a
resident and elector of Oro Valley at the time that the petitions
are filed. If you carry forward these absurd propositions to con-
clusion, the proponents of disincorporation could conceivably, over
an extended period of time, file petitions containing signatures
in excess of the number of qualified electors residing in the town
at the time of filing the petitions .
Several of us who support the town would appreciate the opportunity
of meeting with you to discuss these issues . It seems appropriate
that the natter with respect to validity of signatures; period of
time in which they can be obtained; and other pertinent issues should
be determined.
We would appreciate your early response.
Singe ely,
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