Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
TUCSON WATER ACCEPTING PAYMENT PLANS AS SHUT-OFF MORATORIUM ENDS - The Mayor and Tucson City Council last week directed Tucson Water to resume shutting off water accounts for nonpayment, beginning March 15. The utility is working to notify customers of this impending change and to make them aware of the more than $1 million in assistance to help pay utility bills that is still available for COVID-related financial hardship. Tucson Water is urging customers with delinquent accounts to check their mail for bills, and any notices about delinquencies, and call (520) 791-3242 by March 15 to set up a payment plan. Currently, there are about 22,000 delinquent customers, and about 7,400 of those are in danger of having their water service disconnected for nonpayment. Tucson Water has had a suspension on disconnections since last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read the news release
Online payments to Tucson Water
Get assistance for utility bills (City of Tucson site)
Get assistance for utility bills (Pima County site)
COVID-19 WEDNESDAY UPDATE AND VACCINE SCHEDULING - As of today, Feb. 17, Arizona now has 801,055 positive coronavirus cases, with 1,351 new cases reported today (up from 1,132 yesterday). The total number of cases includes people who have recovered. Of that number, 107,401 cases are in Pima County (up 188 from yesterday). There have been 15,063 COVID-19 deaths in Arizona (82 reported today), and 2,082 of those occurred in Pima County (7 reported today). Meanwhile, if you're eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine at a Pima County site (70-years-old and up, prioritized essential workers, public safety, and teachers/educators/child care workers), you can register online at the link below. Help is also available in English and Spanish by calling (520) 222-0119 for those who are unable to make an online appointment. People at least 65 years old can get vaccinated at the state-run University of Arizona site, but appointments are filled at the moment. To register for that site, follow the proper link below, or call (844) 542-8201.
Pima County vaccine registration online
State/UA vaccine registration online
COVID-19 testing locations and hours
Data Dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services
City of Tucson COVID-19 website
CITY OF TUCSON PREPARES TO RELEASE SIX MOBILE RECREATION VEHICLES FOR 'READY, SET, REC!' - Tucson Parks and Recreation officially launches Ready, Set, Rec!, a new mobile recreation program, on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m., at Rudy Garcia Park, 5001 S. Nogales Highway. At the event, members of Tucson's Mayor and City Council will cut the ribbon and release the vans into the community. Masks and physical distancing will be required. You can watch the ceremony live on Tucson Parks and Recreation's Facebook page and then head over to the location nearest you to join the fun. To find the vans, or for more information, follow the link below.
Ready, Set Rec!
Tucson Parks and Recreation Facebook page
Tucson Parks and Recreation website
TUCSON TRANSPORTATION TALKS VIRTUAL SUMMIT - The City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility (DTM) is hosting its first Tucson Transportation Talks (TTT), a free virtual conference, on Wednesday, March 3, and Thursday, March 4. Participants will explore how far Tucson has come and how far it must go to build a balanced transportation network across the city that allows all people to comfortably and safely navigate the public spaces in our community. Join experts from across the country over this two-day conference, with panels exploring topics such as safe streets for all, moving forward together, transit and mobility options, and how to deliver lasting impacts from pilot projects.
Registration for TTT
Tucson Transportation Talks website
Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility
Read the news release
WILD DOGS AT TUCSON'S ZOO – Reid Park Zoo recently welcomed four African wild dogs from the Oregon Zoo. In the video linked below, learn how this pack of sisters behaves similarly to your dogs at home, and find out how the wild dogs have their own social hierarchy.
Watch the video
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