Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
WINTER WEATHER PROMPTS WARNING FROM TUCSON WATER - A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect tonight, Jan. 25, for parts of Southeast Arizona. The advisory begins at 8 o'clock and lasts through 5 p.m. tomorrow. Snow is expected, with total accumulations from 1 to 3 inches. A dusting of snow is possible down to 2,500 feet, which includes the Tucson area. Be sure to protect yourself and your pipes, pets, and plants. Because of expected temperatures around or below the freezing mark for the next couple of overnights, the risk increases for exposed pipes and plumbing to freeze. Tucson Water's website offers tips to help prevent pipes, plumbing, irrigation systems, and backflow prevention assemblies from freezing. There is also information about what to do if something has frozen. The website and the English and Spanish videos linked below have preparations you can take to avoid broken water lines in your home or business. The page also has links to current weather conditions and forecasts.
Protect Your Plumbing (video)
Proteja sus Tuberias
Winter prep tips
National Weather Service forecast for Tucson
COVID-19 MONDAY UPDATE AND POP-UP TESTING - As of today, Jan. 25, Arizona now has 727,895 positive coronavirus cases, with 5,321 new cases reported today (down from 7,217 yesterday). The total number of cases includes people who have recovered. Of that number, 97,474 cases are in Pima County (up 736 from yesterday). There have been 12,239 COVID-19 deaths in Arizona (1 reported today), and 1,611 of those occurred in Pima County (0 reported today). Meanwhile, the City's pop-up testing locations are available on a walk-up basis only. No appointment is necessary. The City of Tucson and Pima County remind you to always wear a mask in public and avoid socializing with anyone outside of your household during the pandemic.
COVID-19 testing locations and hours
Data Dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services
City of Tucson COVID-19 website
PARKS + CONNECTIONS BOND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION MEETING TODAY - The monthly Parks + Connections Bond Oversight Commission (PCBOC) meeting will be held virtually today, Jan. 25, at 5:30 p.m. Follow the link below to join the Zoom meeting or call (669) 900-6833. The PCBOC monitors the progress of the projects funded by the 2018 Bond Program, ensures the purposes for which the program was approved are carried out, and makes sure the proceeds from the bond program are accounted for separately. For an overview of bond projects, visit the Tucson Delivers website linked below.
Zoom meeting link
View the agenda
Tucson Delivers
REMOTE VIDEO INSPECTIONS AVAILABLE - The City of Tucson's Planning and Development Services Department (PDSD) offers inspection services via Skype or FaceTime. PDSD can perform many inspections remotely. Save time by scheduling an inspection through your smartphone. This service can save you time on most activities or if your regular inspection did not pass and there are simple corrections needed. Speak with your inspector for details about how to get a second inspection after corrections have been made.
More information about the Remote Video Inspection Program
Watch a video about remote inspections
TUCSON FIRE DEPARTMENT PART OF NATIONWIDE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM - The Tucson Fire Department has been selected by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to participate in the second phase of a pilot program to build a digital community risk assessment (CRA) tool. The Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development enables community leaders to gain valuable insights and make data-informed decisions around fire prevention and other risk-reduction activities in their communities. TFD will have free access to a dashboard that includes maps, charts, and graphs that illustrate each community’s risks and hazards across a variety of categories. The dashboard also provides a snapshot of local capacity for risk reduction activities with information about public safety response agencies and community service organizations.
Tucson Fire Department Facebook page
Tucson Fire Department website
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