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...
Category - District 4 Updates
District 4 Update – February 2026
An on-going topic of interest to our community has been the long-awaited development of what is now known as Vail Crossings. Your...
Read More District 4 Update – January 2026
As we ring in the New Year, I’m taking this opportunity to partner with Sahuarita Mayor Tom Murphy to call your attention to the...
Read More District 4 Update – December 2025
As we have had the first snow on Mt. Lemmon and are finally enjoying sweater weather in the Valley, media types of all forms...
Read More 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- 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...
District 4 Update – September 2024
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...
District 4 Update – August 2024
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...
District 4 Update – July 2024
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...
District 4 Update – March 2024
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...
District 4 Update – February 2024
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...
District 4 Update – December 2023
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. ...
District 4 Update – October 2023
The long-awaited court decision on the City of Tucson’s policy of charging water customers who live outside of Tucson’s city limits higher rates is in. It is illegal to price...