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The Newspaper of Northern Pima County One Section, 12 Pages Vol. 7, No. 23.
Golder resident ... urges OV meetings
By WILLIAM MICHAEL Managing Editor G ol der Ranch resident Sandra J oy w ould like to
sch ed ul e a meeting with
Two more
dads are
nominated
residents of the Oro Valle y Country Club E states to discuss a mutual problem -the effects of Golder Dam's removal. M rs. J o y, w i th h erhusband Roy an organizer of the C anada · del O roProperty Owners, says she has been con tacted by a few O ro V alleyans who are inte rested in the G older Ranchers' fight to get a fl ood control structure on the Charlie Motley and Ken CDO Wash. Loutzenheiser are the two "The people in Oro V alley latest nominees for "Father should g et on the ball and
of the Ye ar " -an honor the help us," Mrs. Joy comVoice/Call will bestow on mented • this week. "We're June 12. runn ing out of time."
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Motley was nominated by "If the O ro V a ll e y his son Mike and Loutzen-re sidents listen entirely to heiser by his da ughter Sue -what the sta te has been Ann . • dishin g out, they'r e not Motley, his son wrote, getting the whole story," she '·'every night...comes home said. . t o be wi th his fa mi ly; "But if we join forces we
sometime s he takes off work can lick this problem ."
It w.asn't such a good day for Jewel dust had cleared, horse and rider Ingram and her mount at the Memorial eQ1.erged uninjured. (Voice/Call staff photo Day gymkhana at the Milky Way Ranch by Kit Mcilroy) More Memorial Day last Sunday, as both take a spill during activities photos on Page 3. just to take me fishing." Mrs. J oy heads a group of one of the racing events. But when t he Miss L outzenheiser says residents who are fearful her father is "brilyint • and that the state's contracted
bright." breaching of the da m, which SPEARHEADED BY PETERSON • Previously nominated for is set to be completed before "F ather of th� Year" was Ju l y 15, will le aveJack -w .. Fuller• rOf'�tne4��a:&w..;:Q{s��ni-.c-e:s:i·d-e-n-1 N orthern'·-p-frifa eounty�i$cfut...:.fiood-ptot,rci;rclrrTI1"�-O V ll v· M
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I � ,. .... .,. ��' :;...�. ;. � ,_ area. the e v ent of e xten siv e : r o a · e y . -ic e ayorThe Voice/Call con tinues rfl,infall. J lIIl Pete�son has r�vealed a to solicit nominations. A • The residents largely do t�ree-po mt progtam de-coupon on Page 12 of this not favor the dam being per-sign �d t?, promot e s�ne and
issue descri �es how .readers mit t ed _ to form a full ::�ble growth m the can sen d m the ir sug-recr eational lake, but they -Th. b k d b gestions. b elieve that, with i ts e program,. a� e • Y • floodgat e welded open, the the _Town qouncil, mcludes •
Seniors • receive
diploma� More than 400 seniors will
re ceive their diplomas to
n ight (T hurs d a y) incommencement exercises at Canyon del Oro's high school st ad ium. J ohn Reiss will be honored
as class valedictorian, while Judy Mikols and Tracy Morrison will share the title
of salutatorian. The t radit,ion al even t begin s at 6 p.m. E arlier this week, the
seniors he ard the Rev. Richard Huba cek as their
bacca l a u r eate speak erSunday evening in the fine
arts a udit orium . H e is pastor of the F irst Church of God and fath er of one of the graduating seniors. Studen ts taking individual roles in the ba ccalaureate ceremony were Kevin Van Gundy, student c ouncil presi den t, Ka uri e Tasso , an d Brad Riegel, sen ior. cl ass president. Th e CDO concert ch oir under the directi on of D avid • Waggoner provided vocal music. P ri ncipal Richard Wilso n added a fi nal
ad dress.
structure provided subs tan-an m!lovative approach to tial flood control for down-adoptmg a G ene�al _Land stream properties. Use . Plan, channelization of They would lilfo the dam the CD _O W a s-h and to be re-worked into a flood constr uct10n . of . an Oro control device. Valley sewer mterce�toi:. But st ate water eng in eers � st aff .has be�n . hired to
say such con struction is riot assist t_he council and . the (C t. d p ,i planni n g and z oni n g on inue on age 91 _......,._,.., ��,��Floodplain conference Pima County Supervisor Katie Dusenberry met last week with residents of the Canada de! Oro floodplain in Golder Ranch to discuss alt ernatives for future flood control. A steering committ ee of residents has been formed to-meet wit h county officials. (Voice/Call staff photo)
commission in drawing up tentative proposals fpr land 'u se, which will be adopted
into a G eneral Plan this summer, P eterson said. An interim development
review board also was
scheduled to be app ointed this week. The board's purpose is to remove sorpe of the intricate development plan s tud y f rom the pl ann ing a nd z oning com mission's workload. P eterson said he has r e c eived "o utstanding coope r ation" from P i rri a C ounty engineers re cently
i n d i s cussi ons about channelization of th e fl ood-, way. , . The channeliz ation will
benefit homeowners in th e large Co untry Club E state s
area of the-town , as well as '
other• nearby residen ts, by
re movi ng their homes from the designated flood plain . Homeowners and develop
er_?, currently a re burd 1:med
by the necessity of meeting 0 ft'e n . CO st 1 y I f ed e r a I fl oodplain regulations. "Extensive planning and
dev e l o p ment n o w i11 •progress c reate ... a unique
opportunity for a j oint
effort" be tw een developers
and county and · town government to be gin ch ah-
nei work iri the wash, Peterson said. A s ewer improvem en t district has been created to
accommodate much of the "-n ew development proposed
in the town, including ·the ,Atlas-G_lenex resort hotel -that is being considered for annexation. . "·F rom an e c onomic standpoint we must develop
a base to support or replace revenue .sharing on which.the town •currently subsists," P eterson said, referring to what he and other council
members believe . is a need for some "high-quality" commercial development in th e town. Th e commercial establishments would generate
revenue for the town by virtue of· a' two percent
b u s i ness p rivil e ge t ax, which is co llected on both
developm en t fees and re tail sales. ''Th ere · i s•· oniy o n e • pra ctica l source of future
money f or the t own," Peterson said, "and that is the yet un de vel oped land ." Peterson sa id the most impractica l alternati ve is a town prope rty tax, to which th e gr eat majority of town (Continued on Page 6)Oro Valley Voice/Call (USPS 324-570)
LAWRENCE E MONRAD
45 W CALLE CONCORDIA
ORO VALLEY AZ 85704
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