News Bulletin

Pima County Budget Fact Sheet for Fiscal Year 2009/10

September 17, 2009 -- A document outlining budget and revenue issues for the current fiscal year.

Limberlost Neighborhood Residents Seek Help, Materials to Upgrade Community Park

July 8, 2008 -- The Limberlost Neighborhood Assn. has been working for the past several months to upgrade their community park located at 4th Ave. and Limberlost. They have installed new playground equipment and are currently
working on more upgrades to the facility. In the near future it will come before the City Council to be renamed from the Don Himmel Park to the Limberlost Family Park. They are currently looking for the following items/services and if you
know of anyone or somewhere where they can get these materials, services etc., please contact Caz Robbins, the neighborhood president at czr00@aol.com.

Click here to view the PDF flyer.

Ajo Curley School Project Receives National HUD Award

October 30, 2008 -- The National Trust for Historic Preservation presented the Curley School Project in Ajo, AZ its National Trust/HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. The project was one of 21 natinal award winners honored by that National Trust during its 2008 National Preservation Conference in Tusla, OK.

Click here to read the full memorandum.

Rillito River Linear Park

October 20, 2008 -- The Pima County Regional Flood Control District and Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation departments will combine their efforts to construct a linear park on the Rillito River from Alvernon Way to Craycroft Road. The proposed park improvements will include facilities to accommodate jogging, inline skating, walking, equestrian and photography activities. the existing flood control improvements (soil cement bank stabilazation) will be enhanced by additional asphaltic concrete-paved paths, decomposed granite soft paths, landscaping, parking, restrooms and public art.

Rillito River Linear Park - Alvernon Way to Craycroft Road Home Page.

PACC Groundbreaking Invitation

October 15, 2008 -- Pima Animal Care Center and Supervisor Bronson invite you to the PACC groundbreaking ceremony for the animal shelter expansion held on October 29th at 9:30AM. Click below to see the full invitation.

Pima Animal Care Center Groundbreaking Invitation for October 29, 2008.

LEED for Homes Program - Green Building & Sustainability

September 15, 2008 -- Pima County Development Services has added a new green building page to their website and the LEED for Homes Program is open for business! Check out their new webpage.

Pima County Development Services - LEED for Homes Program/Green Building and Sustainability.

NASA Downlink with Pima County Public Library

August 15, 2008 -- Pima County Public Library will be the first Public Library in the country, and the first organization in the State of Arizona to host a downlink with NASA on Friday, Aug. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

During this downlink, students who have participated in the Library’s Outer Space Base, will be able to pose questions live with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. This will feature both audio and video of the space station.

Click here to read the full press release.

Board of Supervisors Memorandum: Clean Water Act and Designation of the Santa Cruz River As Traditionally Navigable Water (TNW)

July 18, 2008 -- An article in the Arizona Daily Star indicated that county staff was opposed to federal regulations regarding the Clean Water Act, contrary to adopted riparian conservation policy as stated in the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. Such is not the case. Staff efforts have centered on trying to obtain consistent and technically sound determinations regarding Clean Water Act applicability to streams and rivers of the arid west which is dominated by ephemeral water flow. Based on a United States Supreme Court decision related to the Clean Water Act administration, this has become increasingly difficult. The center of the present discussion is over the concept of Traditionally Navigable Water (TNW).

Click here to read the full BOS memo.

Detour Alert: State Route 86 in the Town of Sells

July 14, 2008 -- The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has placed a ¾ mile detour on State Route 86 in the Town of Sells, due to a road washout. Westbound traffic is being detoured to the south at milepost 114 along the roads leading to the Police Department and Sells Hospital. The detour then loops back onto State Route 86. Eastbound traffic is being detoured in the opposite direction.

Click here to read the full ADOT press release.

Update: Route 86/Sells detour in effect for four weeks

July 14, 2008 -- The detour in place off State Route 86 in the Town of Sells, due to a road washout, is now expected to be in effect for four weeks. Commercial trucking is prohibited through the Town of Sells and cannot use the detour on State Route 86.

Click here to read the ADOT project update.

Bronson Protests Destruction of RTA Ballots

July 10, 2008 -- Pima County Supervisors Sharon Bronson and Ramon Valadez stood up to Republican Treasurer, Beth Ford, Wednesday by sending a letter stating their strong objection to the destruction of the RTA ballots from the 2006 election.

“The destruction of the ballots would serve neither the best interest of the public nor the interest of Pima County government,” the two wrote.

Click here to read the full article in the Arizona Daily Star.

Pima County Board of Supervisors Challenge Process for Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine.

July 1, 2008 -- Supervisor Bronson and the Board of Supervisors approved sending comments to the Forest Service regarding the Rosemont Mine EIS.

“The scoping process for the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine is a flawed process. Scoping should be halted and started again when a complete mine plan of operations is available so that direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts can be assessed, and when cooperative agencies have been invited into the process to contributed (sic) needed expertise. In addition, the 'purpose and need' for the project is so narrow that it precludes alternatives that would still meet the need of the Federal government to provide for the development of copper resources in locations that would result in far fewer environmental, social, and economic impacts. Finally, before any more time and effort is spent on analyzing the impacts of this propose (sic) mining project, the Forest Service should investigate whether Rosemont's mining claims are valid."

Click here to read the full memo.

Pima County Tangerine Landfill Update

June 2008 -- What is happening at the Tangerine Landfill?

The Tangerine Landfill is nearing its capacity and may close as early as January of 2009, but probably no later than June 2009. Until the landfill closes, commercial and residential customers can continue to use the landfill during regular business hours.

Click here to read the Tangerine Landfill update.