Dear Editor, Regarding Incorporate Vail’s article in the April issue of the Vail Voice: Vail Arizona is much more than “just” a census designated place (CDP). From its inception to today, Vail has maintained its identity as a diverse community, welcoming young families, retirees, longtime residents and visitors. Equestrians, families, adventurers...
This month, I have updates on two issues of significant interest to Southeast Region residents. First, we received the preliminary “After-Action Report” from Pima County’s Office of Emergency Management, charged with investigating the hazmat crisis on Interstate 10 in February that was caused by a tractor-trailer overturning in the median, dumping...
The tumult and drama at the Board of Supervisors keeps churning on, with new issues and conflicts arising at each meeting. Many people, mostly fresh faces, have been exercising their right to free speech during Call to the Public, making their feelings and opinions known publicly and to the Supervisors. This is precisely the part of democracy that...
Friends & Neighbors, we are in “Budget Season” at the City of Tucson. For nerds like me who love spreadsheets, it’s one of the best times of the year. 🤓 Beyond my excitement about spreadsheets and charts, I’m excited about this opportunity to strategically fund the needs of our organization and community, and address some of our biggest pain...
Off the Beaten Bath Take a hike or ride a bike. Discovering the depths of our desert. I recently surprised myself, and probably a few people who know me, with my newfound sport of off-road, single track, desert bike riding. It was quite accidental, really. After my double knee replacements in 2018, I acquired a TREK bicycle designed for...
How to Plan for Big Purchases Like a Car or Home Planning for big purchases like a car or home is essential to ensure you don’t overspend, take on debt, or face unexpected costs. Here’s how to get started on planning for your next big purchase. Determining the Cost of Your Purchase The first step is to determine the cost...
When the topic of Incorporation comes to mind, I flash back to my childhood. I grew up in an unincorporated area of Maricopa County that went through what a small number of business people are attempting to do Vail, incorporation. Settled in 1870 by horseback soldiers, the town of Cave Creek was incorporated in 1986. Growing up in a rural...
A lot can happen in thirty years, especially when it involves comets and asteroids that creep across the sky, and even more particularly with comets that go bump in the night. Such is the case with Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which is by far the most important and seminal of the 23 comets I have discovered. The Jupiter-Comet story began for me on...
My name is Jesse Bustamante, and I was born and raised in Tucson as a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. My community fought for, and won, formal tribal recognition when I was a boy in the 1970s. My parents were tribal council leaders which gave me a front row seat to the process of building a community, and all the challenges that come with it. I...
Since the day I was born, I’ve faced unfairness: not because of anything that I’ve done, but because of the poor decisions of my parents; another injustice that I was born with. Sometimes people face unfairness and discrimination for the choices and decisions of their parents, even though that has nothing to do with them. That’s...
