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...
By Steve Christy Given the response received by our District 4 office and the KGUN9 TV News, it is apparent that many of you watched Allen “Big Al” Kath’s Operation Safe Roads segment featuring Wilmot Road and its perceived speeding problem from I-10 south to Sahuarita Road. The attention to this matter by Big Al and his news crew resulted from...
By Steve Christy Last month’s Vail Voice allowed me the opportunity to announce to all of you the “Houghton Road Improvements – Interstate 10 south to the Andrada Polytechnic High School” project. This plan calls for widening Houghton Road to a divided four-lane configuration beginning just south of I-10. Since that time, a new formulation of...
Note: Supervisor Steve Christy delivered these remarks at the December 4th meeting of the Pima County Supervisors to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Southern Arizona Rescue Association. Several weeks ago, at my Rotary Club of Tucson’s weekly meeting, our program and speaker was author and community leader Cathy Hufault. She...
The usual anticipated post-election collective sigh-of-relief that all of us give and hear seems to have been a bit prolonged, or delayed somewhat, in this election cycle. With so many significant races and issues that were not resolved fully or completely decided on election night, voters could only hold their breaths for yet another day, or in...
As all of you know by now, my primary focus, even before being elected your supervisor, has been to “Just Fix the Roads.” As you read this, we are closing in on Election Day – Tuesday, November 6th. On the ballot will be a slew of candidates for elected offices, as well as a number of numerically entitled propositions. Proposition 463 is a...
