Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
CITY SERVICES AFFECTED BY THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - The City of Tucson will observe the Thanksgiving Day holiday tomorrow, Nov. 26. Except for emergency services, all City offices will be closed. Residential and commercial trash and recycling will not be collected on Thursday, and customers with Thursday and Friday collections will have their service delayed by one day. The Los Reales Landfill will be closed on Thursday. Most City services will resume on Friday, Nov. 27. However, Tucson City Court, including the City Prosecutor’s Office and City Public Defender’s Office, will be closed to the public on Thursday and Friday.
THANKSGIVING TRANSIT SCHEDULE - Sun Tran, Sun Van, and the Sun Link streetcar will operate on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. Sun Express will not be in operation this Thursday or Friday and will return to regular service on Monday, Nov. 30. Sun Shuttle will not be in operation on Thursday, with the exception of Sun Shuttle ADA Dial-a-Ride service. The Customer Service Center will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist passengers on Thanksgiving Day, but the Special Services and Sun Tran Administrative offices will be closed. Transit services, except for stated above, will resume regular service on Friday, Nov. 27.
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Sun Tran
Sun Link
COVID-19 WEDNESDAY UPDATE - As of today, Nov. 25, Arizona now has 310,850 positive coronavirus cases, with 3,982 new cases reported today. The total number of cases includes people who have recovered. Of that number, 37,518 cases are in Pima County (up 532 from yesterday). There have been 6,524 COVID-19 deaths in Arizona (9 reported today), and 679 of those occurred in Pima County (0 reported today). Meanwhile, the City of Tucson maintains an up-to-date COVID-19 website (link below) that includes information for businesses, residents, and more. The site is updated as information evolves.
Data Dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services
City of Tucson COVID-19 website
MAYOR ROMERO TO DELIVER INAUGURAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS NEXT WEEK - The City of Tucson, Tucson Metro Chamber, and Visit Tucson present Mayor Regina Romero’s virtual State of the City address on Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. The Chamber has held the annual State of the City event for decades to provide a platform for Tucson's mayor to address the community and share future plans. Mayor Romero’s inaugural State of the City address will be streamed on the partners' YouTube and Facebook pages. The mayor will also stream the address on her Facebook and YouTube Channel. For the first time, the speech will be in Spanish and air on TV Azteca at the same time. Read the news release linked below for more information on the speech and links to watch it.
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TUCSON PARKS AND RECREATION EARNS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION - The City of Tucson Parks and Recreation department continues to be among the elite parks and recreation agencies across the country by earning reaccreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The department originally was awarded CAPRA Accreditation in October 2010 and maintained accredited agency status in 2015, as it is a requirement of agency accreditation to go through a review process every five years. CAPRA accreditation is the only national accreditation for parks and recreation agencies and is a measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management, and service to the community. This mark of distinction indicates that an agency has met rigorous standards related to the management and administration of lands, facilities, resources, programs, safety, and services.
Tucson Parks and Recreation
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