sahuarita
Posted May 22, 2022, 1:16 am
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The political world loves "rainy day funds," but Sahaurita's excess cash is borderline insane. Meanwhile, a Tucson Unified School District's audit committee woes are the fault of a community that doesn't want to step up.... Read more»
Posted May 4, 2022, 2:41 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
We should hate Sahuarita's deal with Global Water. And part of me does. But it's water in a desert at a time of climate change and a friend of the devil may just be a friend of ours.... Read more»
Posted Apr 23, 2022, 6:57 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Sahuarita Town Council members will discuss how to head off a legal battle and look at a draft deal with Global Water Co., which swooped in to buy the system the town was preparing to take over. Plus, what's on tap for other local government meetings this week.
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Posted Apr 10, 2022, 4:41 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Sahuarita, which doesn't have its own municipal water utility, wants to control its hydrated future and is taking some interesting steps to reach that promised land.... Read more»
Posted Mar 26, 2022, 8:05 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Santa Cruz County may get land for a park, as some smell conspiracy. Sahuarita is set to lose one tenant at their tech manufacturing facility but will gain another.... Read more»
Posted Mar 21, 2022, 12:32 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Tucson City Council will vote on whether to waive impact fees to coax more affordabie housing as home inventory plummets, after they mull social equity incentives for marijuana businesses.... Read more»
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Posted Mar 2, 2022, 12:02 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Police shootings, deaths of people in custody and other "critical incidents" involving local law enforcement officers will be investigated by a new multi-agency team, Tucson and Pima County officials announced.... Read more»
Posted Feb 25, 2022, 4:32 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Local governments are wading into dicey political territory with potentially unpopular agenda items on water rate hikes, raises for elected leaders and payouts of unused COVID leave.... Read more»
Posted Jan 28, 2022, 1:01 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
A giant chill pill and a retired general's compromise plan has, for the moment, saved the Regional Transportation Authority as it moves toward a new 20-year plan for a special tax for roads throughout Pima County.... Read more»
Posted Jan 21, 2022, 5:48 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Tucson City Council will look at possible revisions to the Commercial Water Harvesting Ordinance, plus whether to take part in a renewed RTA and a "livable wage" also up for votes. Local school districts haven't yet turned in their meeting homework.... Read more»
Posted Jan 12, 2022, 7:48 am
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
The city of Tucson is prepared to walk away from a renewal of the Regional Transportation Authority, a major funding source for road improvements throughout Pima County, if its partners in the agreement don’t make serious compromises.... Read more»
Posted Dec 15, 2021, 11:12 am
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Representatives for the Pima County Redistricting Advisory Committee will be appointed in January and hold five public hearings on redrawing the district boundaries for the Board of Supervisors and the PCC Governing Board. ... Read more»
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Posted Dec 13, 2021, 1:28 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Tucson agenda: Get your geek on: Inflation is higher than bond yields so it's time to swan dive into debt.... Read more»
Updated Sep 8, 2021, 6:55 pm
Dylan Smith & Dan Shearer/TucsonSentinel.com & Green Valley News
The pecan processing plant operated by FICO in Sahuarita will be closed by the end of the year, with 130 employees to be laid off. The Green Valley Pecan Company store will also close, company representatives said, but the farming operation will continue.... Read more»
Posted Jul 2, 2021, 11:57 am
Alyssa Marksz
/Cronkite News
With the pandemic winding down, cities and towns across the state are looking toward a more typical Fourth of July this year – and typical in Arizona means balancing fireworks against the potential for wildfire. ... Read more»
Posted Jun 30, 2021, 4:15 pm
Bellah Nelson
/TucsonSentinel.com
Tucson and some surrounding areas will be holding fireworks celebrations for the Fourth of July weekend, despite the high fire danger and blazes from fireworks on A Mountain in previous years.... Read more»