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Category - Politics
District 4 Update – November 2025
It seems we can’t go a day without reading or hearing the term, “affordable housing”. Unfortunately, like so many topics, those...
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District 4 Update – October 2025
We have been drowning in violence. It seems to be everywhere and all the time. I think of the horror of the murders of the...
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District 4 Update – September 2025
As you know, we heard your concerns and this year your District 4 office led initiatives to address both the increasing danger of...
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District 4 Update – August 2025
No slowdown in activity for the Board of Supervisors this summer. Typically, there’s a lull until after Labor Day, but this has...
Read MoreDistrict 4 Update – June 2025
Hold on to your wallets, it’s that time of year again when the Board of Supervisors unravel, explore, and discern the mysteries of setting the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Pima County budget. It...
District 4 Update – May 2025
100! We believe that with this month’s column, we have reached our 100th update to the community via the Vail Voice. All the related clichés about time flying, etc. would seem appropriate...
District 4 Update – April 2025
With horror and disbelief, we learned of the tragic death of Redington resident Paul Clifford, who was acting as a Good Samaritan trying to aid what he was told was a stranded motorist...
District 4 Update – March 2025
As all things wildfire remain top of mind, here’s a progress report of our efforts to address the challenges of wildfire mitigation, home fire insurance, and rural fire district funding...
District 4 Update – February 2025
Watching the Los Angeles-area wildfire news reports has been both captivating and horrifying to all of us in recent days. Like everyone else, I am constantly asking myself what I would do...
District 4 Update – January 2025
Our Greater Vail area and Southeast Region have much to be thankful for this holiday season, and so much to look forward to in the New Year. Volunteerism, community dedication, service, and...
District 4 Update – December 2024
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...
District 4 Update- November 2024
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...
District 4 Update – October 2024
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...