On October 7, 2014, the Pima County Board of Supervisors voted for approval to add an auxiliary interstate highway that would connect I-19 and I-10. This highway connection is a significant...
Category - Politics
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...
Read More 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...
Read More 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...
Read More 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...
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Arizona Proposition 123
Vote Yes on Prop 123 by Dr. Timothy L. Ogle, Executive Director, Friends of ASBA. In the last few months, there has been significant public discussion about K-12 school district’s budgets...
Marla Closen for Supervisor – District 4
Marla Closen challenged Supervisor Carroll in May, 2015 to apply her fiscally conservative principles to help fix our broken county. Since then she has attended Board of Supervisor’s...
County Priorities are Full of Hot Air
by Marla Closen If you had to pick, would you choose to have a Deputy Sheriff show up to assist you in your hour of need or choose to have the opportunity to pay $75,000 for a space...
RTA and Vail
by Steve Christy It would be an honor for me – if chosen to be your County Supervisor – to use my experience in serving on and chairing the boards of the Regional Transportation...
District Update 4 – Reflecting on 20 Years of...
On February 5, 2016, I announced that, after almost 20 years of public service, I will not be seeking reelection as a Pima County Supervisor. From my speech at the press conference: “I have...
Christy Running for District 4
Long time Tucson businessman and community leader, Stephen W. “Steve” Christy today announced his candidacy for the District 4 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors...
Vail Parent Network: Fighting for Change
We are finally #1, in cuts to education, according to an AZ Public Media article dated December 10th. As parents of the Vail School District, our number one priority is to improve...
District 4 Visits Pima Animal Care Center
The District 4 staff and I recently toured the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) to re-familiarize ourselves with the inner-workings of this unique facility. PACC is the only open admission...
Vail Community Action Board Makes Final Donation
In July 2014, a special meeting of the Vail Community Action Board was held. The result was a vote to turn the future of the non-profit corporation over to five members who had served as...