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Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
GRAB SOME SANDBAGS AHEAD OF PREDICTED STORMS (VIDEO) - The National Weather Service is forecasting monsoon rain chances as high as 90% over the coming days. Protecting the public on city streets during Tucson’s summer thunderstorm season is the objective of the Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility’s (DTM) Operation Splash campaign, which includes free sandbags. For the seventh consecutive year, DTM is helping residents concerned with flooding by offering free self-serve sandbags in the east parking lot of Hi Corbett Field, 700 S. Randolph Way, at Reid Park. The location is open 24/7. Residents should bring their own shovels. Sand and sandbags are provided by DTM staff. To accommodate as many residents as possible, there is a limit of 10 sandbags per vehicle.
Watch a video about Operation Splash (English)
Watch a video about Operation Splash (Spanish)
DTM
National Weather Service forecast
TUCSON PARKS AND RECREATION KICKS OFF READY, SET, REC! FALL PROGRAM - Tucson Parks and Recreation will host a fall kickoff event for the mobile recreation program Ready, Set, Rec! on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 8-11 a.m., at Purple Heart Park, 9800 E. Rita Road. After slowing down during the hot summer months, the six vans (and equipment to bring recreation to the community) will visit at least three different park locations per week, per vehicle. This program ensures that the entire community is served and has an opportunity to participate in recreation activities near where they live. The event will have all six vans and activities, games, fun for all ages, and raffle prizes. Special guests include the First Tee golf program and the Tucson Roadrunners.
Read, Set Rec!
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THERE'S STILL TIME TO VOTE FOR TUCSON TO WIN A GRANT FOR A NEW DOG PARK (VIDEO) - Tucson has been nominated for a PetSafe® dog park grant to help build a new dog park at Lincoln Park. This grass dog park will have three separate areas to help support the maintenance of the park. With this grant, Tucson will be able to add more amenities to the dog park, such as a water spray feature to keep cool during the extreme heat during the summer and a giant obstacle course for the dogs to enjoy. In addition, pet water fountains, trees, and other play equipment will be added to make this dog park different than any other one in the city. Now through Wednesday, Aug. 31, anyone over the age of 18 who lives within the United States can vote once per day, every day at the website linked below. The community is encouraged to share the voting opportunity with their friends and followers on all social media platforms.
Bark for your Park voting
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CELEBRATE NANDI’S BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND AT REID PARK ZOO (VIDEO) - Nandi the elephant turns 8 years old this Saturday, Aug. 20. Starting at 8 a.m. on that day, Reid Park Zoo invites you to join in the Bubble Bash birthday celebration. While standard Zoo admission applies, there will be free cookies for the first 300 guests. You can join in singing “Happy Birthday,” with special performances by Mr. Nature. Watch the elephant herd enjoy a mud-clay wallow, and enjoy a special bubble blast for humans. There also will be zookeeper chats, elephant-themed activities and crafts, and storytelling.
Nandi's Birthday Bubble Bash
Watch Zoo video of Nandi eating watermelon and carrot cake
Watch Zoo video of the entire elephant herd
Reid Park Zoo
NEW MOBILE APP FOR DOWNTOWN GARAGE PARKING PAYMENT - There's a new way to pay for your visit to any Park Tucson public parking garage. The Entervo Smart Pay app provides the convenience of paying for parking directly from a smartphone and allows visitors to go on their way faster without the need to wait at the kiosks or exit pay machine. After scanning their ticket from a smartphone, the app will calculate the fee based on the garage rates, and then customers can pay with a credit/debit card. The app is free to download on iOS and Android devices.
Entervo Smart Pay mobile app
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