By Steve Christy More than $500,000 of Pima County residents’ property tax dollars have been spent on asylum seeker processing. I have been asked, “How did this happen?” After many months of highly politicized and acrimonious debate, the Board of Supervisors in May of last year voted 3-2 to accept, on behalf of the Pima County...
By Steve Christy It’s difficult to fathom that another year has passed, is now behind us, and that we are now welcoming not only a new year, but also a new decade. Looking back over 2019, we are grateful to be able to note that your District 4 and our Southeast Region community have achieved a number of significant accomplishments. More than 25...
By Steve Christy PAYGO Adopted in Pima County For the first time in the nearly three years that I’ve loved being your supervisor, and for the first time, as well, since I began writing this column, I actually feel a sense of positivity and hopefulness that Pima County will actually start to just fix our roads significantly. Mrs. Christy, among...
By Article Author During the Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting on October 1st, after a 4 – 1 vote, the Community Law Enforcement Partnership Commission was disbanded, dissolved, dismantled, and otherwise de-commissioned. This is good news for Pima County. As I have stated on numerous occasions, in this publication and at other public venues...
By Steve Christy After more than 30 years, we are on the verge of witnessing the opening of the first phase of homes in the long-anticipated Rocking K master-planned community within Pima County’s “crown jewel,” the Vail, Corona de Tucson, and southeast region of District 4. This is good news for our community as this phase of the Rocking K...
By Steve Christy As I begin this month’s column, I want to state up front and clearly: I am not in favor of underage smoking and vaping. I am not in favor of anyone, at any age, smoking or vaping. As a former cigarette smoker who quit many years ago, I know all of the related health issues, dangers, and repercussions that tobacco and vaping...
By Steve Christy Our country is currently in the throes of border, humanitarian, and immigration crises. Not since the Vietnam War have I seen such divisiveness and polarization beleaguering our society. Pima County is not immune to this emergent situation. The mid-town located and iconic former Benedictine Monastery has provided shelter and care...
By Article Author For many years now, one of the most contentious issues facing our southeast regional community has been over a neighborhood construction project simply known as the “Bike Ranch.” The developer’s vision behind Bike Ranch was to capitalize on Pima County’s blossoming reputation as an international biking destination. The plans call...
By Steve Christy What has come to feel like a neverending journey (or battle) towards just fixing our roads has taken on a new posture recently, as we go through the annual Pima County budget process. Emerging evidence shows that funding sources, criteria, priorities, and procedures seem to be headed in a different direction. One of the largest...
By Steve Christy As a native of Pima County, mining has always been of particular interest to me, and I’m sure to all of us who live, work, and invest in our community. After all, mining has always played an integral role in our region’s financial health and economic development, and has long been a significant factor in our local and state...
