As many of you know, I embarked on my public sector journey during the formative years of the Regional Transportation Authority. Being a new car dealer, I was asked in 2005 to represent my industry’s interests and the general interest of the business community. I also served on the original RTA Citizen’s Advisory Committee. I was designated as the...
We were recently made aware that a concern that previously had been specific to the Mt. Lemmon area, has now spread throughout the rural communities in District 4, and that is the lack of available and affordable home insurance in wildfire prone areas. A recent Wall Street Journal story stated inflation seems to be the prime culprit in causing...
With about 80% of Pima County residents voting by mail and ballots landing in mailboxes in about a week or so, it’s timely to encourage everyone to make a plan for the Nov. 5 General Election, which is expected to have a high turnout and will include a two-page, double-sided ballot. The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is...
Pima County’s Heat Safety Ordinance was discussed, adopted, and approved during the August 19 Board of Supervisors meeting and goes into effect in 30 days. Earlier this summer, I predicted a series of developments would transpire. Sadly, I have to report that those concerns were prescient. County government has weaponized heat under the guise of a...
It’s still crystal clear in my memory. Early in my first term after being elected to represent District 4 on the Board of Supervisors, during the winter of 2017, our office’s newly appointed Vail/Corona de Tucson representative Lucretia Free and I were out meeting with area residents. We were stopped and waiting to meet with several folks about...
Our office recently coordinated a Town Hall-style meeting at the request of The Academy Village community leaders. After getting a feel for the type of issues the Academy Village residents wanted to address, our office invited high-level representatives from Pima County’s Departments of Transportation and Development Services to attend and...
District 4 Update – March 2024 Each month, I try diligently to focus on topics that I call, “Vail/Corona de Tucson-centric” and to avoid mostly or purely political issues. Sometimes I succeed, and sometimes I don’t. This month, I’ll try a hybrid model and see how it goes. Last month I attended the Vail School District’s Vail Pride Day...
During a January Board of Supervisors meeting, two highly irregular agenda items were presented by the District 2 Supervisor that I want to share with you. It’s important that you know about these matters, not only because of their sheer oddity, but because they reflect a profound tone-deafness and optics insensitivity. The first item placed on...
We hope all of you had a joyous Holiday Season, received the gifts you wanted, caught up on some rest, some relaxation, some fun, with lots of family thrown in the mix. Happy New Year from your District 4 Supervisor’s Office! With 2023 in the rear view mirror, now is a great time to embrace our New Year optimism and perhaps start imagining about...
As this goes to press, Vail’s Proposition 402 election result (also known as the canvass) is on the Board of Supervisor’s November 21 agenda for certification, which I expect it will be. With this election season barely visible in our collective rear view mirrors, I think it is safe to say that we learned some important things as a community, as...
