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Posted Jun 13, 2022, 3:14 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Catalina Foothills-area voters are likely going to be in a position to decide whether to continue a 13 percent increase in school funding above the state expenditure limit.
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Posted Jun 12, 2022, 11:39 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Sahuarita Town Council has a list of six finalists to choose from, who seem to have a consensus that better community engagement and growth management are key concerns for the community.... Read more»
Posted Jun 4, 2022, 3:02 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Marana may have outgrown its constitutional spending limit as it is no longer just some scattered houses in the desert, while Tucson police argue their salaries are no longer competitive. Voters and arbitrators will have the final say.... Read more»
Posted May 30, 2022, 5:10 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Oro Valley's across-the-board water rate increase was planned but kind of lets big users off the hook, while the South Tucson's game of "Guess where our budget went" is not how to run a city.... Read more»
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»
Updated May 10, 2022, 11:34 am
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Tanque Verde and Catalina school district governing boards will vote on a pair of November ballot questions aiming to raise more money.... Read more»
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Posted May 6, 2022, 2:18 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Pima County Board of Supervisors will hold four budget hearings next Tuesday and Wednesday to go over a proposed $1.9 billion spending plan — complete with a sneaky tax hike — department by department.... Read more»
Posted Apr 29, 2022, 9:32 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Tucson's $158 million "fund balance" creates opportunities for the City Council to spend on transportation and public safety priorities. Plus, more in our quick look at what's planned for 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 Apr 2, 2022, 4:20 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry is retiring six months after a nasty bike accident. As one era ends, supervisors are set to consider making Jan Lesher a permanent replacement.... 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 25, 2022, 3:27 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Tucson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to include for-profit developers in impact fee subsidies with the aim of quickly creating more affordable housing. This will reduce costs for projects planned in Menlo Park and Dunbar Spring.... Read more»
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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»
Posted Mar 11, 2022, 2:26 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Pima County supervisors will tweak their drinking-on-the-job policy and review COVID payouts, while the first signs of a housing boomlet may be sprouting. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 4, 2022, 11:14 am
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Tucson City Council will take on re-invigorating the Oracle Choice neighborhood, getting an update on the progress of what used to be a major gateway to the community.... 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»