Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
EARLY VOTING ENDS TOMORROW - If you still have your mail-in ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election, don't send it back in the mail. It's too late. You can drop it off in person at a number of Early Voting and Emergency Voting locations (link below). Early Voting ends tomorrow, Nov. 1, at those locations, but Emergency Voting sites for those unable to vote during Early Voting will be open Saturday-Monday, Nov. 2-4, and you can drop off your ballot at any vote center on Election Day. Our emergency management teams have been working together to make sure everyone is safe and secure this election season. Do your part and make a plan to vote. In addition to the presidential election, many local and state races and numerous propositions are before voters. Pima County encourages voters to research the races and remember to vote both cards and both sides. Most ballots in Pima County have races for 34 elected offices, 13 statewide propositions, and up to six additional local and school propositions.
Early voting sites and ballot drop-off locations
Pima Votes voting information
Pima County Recorder's Office election calendar
HOUSING RESOURCE FAIR THIS WEEKEND - Meet with community partners and housing advocates for access to housing-related information Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m.-noon, at the Jim & Vicki Click Boys & Girls Clubhouse, 1935 S. Columbus Blvd. Based on community feedback, 29th Street Thrive is using Action Activity money to offer resources to homeowners, renters, and everyone in our community. This housing resource fair is hosted in coordination with the NAACP. Interpreters will be available upon request. Everyone is welcome to attend the free event, which will include activities for children, raffles, free food, and yard games from Tucson Parks and Recreation's Ready, Set, Rec! program. RSVP by following the link below.
RSVP
TUCSON PARKS AND RECREATION MOVES TO NEXT STAGE OF BUILDING THE CUSHING STREET SKATE PARK - Tucson Parks and Recreation is asking for bids for the Cushing Street Skate Park, to be located beneath the freeway underpass at Cushing Street and Interstate 10. The solicitation was posted on Oct. 16. Funding comes from years of public support, fundraising efforts, and monetary contributions from Ward 1, voter-approved Prop 407 Parks + Connections Bond funds, Framework, TON Grant, and Rio Nuevo, but more money is still needed in order to complete the project. For more information, follow the links below.
Project website
Fundraising for skate park
ZERO WASTE COLLECTION EVENT THIS WEEKEND - The City of Tucson's Environmental and General Services Department (EGSD) and community organizations are hosting a Zero Waste Collection event Saturday, Nov. 2. The event will be held in the parking lot of the Catalina United Methodist Church, 2700 E. Speedway Blvd., from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. City residents can drop off electronic waste, documents for shredding (limit 3 boxes), expired medications, scrap metal, and more. A list of vendors and accepted materials to be collected is available online (link below). The Tucson Zero Waste event was created in partnership with Mrs. Green's World and Goodwill of Southern Arizona in April 2022 as an opportunity to show Tucson residents numerous opportunities to donate goods, recycle, or repurpose them. Please note, this is not a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection. Paint, fluorescent lights, chemicals and batteries will not be accepted at this event, but you can bring those items to Pima Community College East, 8181 E Irvington Road, on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m.-noon.
Tucson Zero Waste
HHW information
2018 PARKS AND CONNECTIONS BOND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION MEETING NEXT WEEK - City of Tucson voters in 2018 approved Proposition 407: Tucson Delivers Parks and Connections, a $225 million bond package for capital improvements via General Obligation bonds. The bond funds are dedicated to improving City park amenities (playgrounds, sports fields, pools, splash pads, and recreation centers) and connections (pedestrian pathways, bicycle pathways, and pedestrian and bicycle safety). This Tucson Delivers program is monitored by 11 members of the public appointed to the 2018 Parks and Connections Bond Oversight Commission (PCBOC). The commission will hold a hybrid meeting Monday, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m., at the Parks Administration building's Mesquite Room (900 S. Randolph Way) and via Microsoft Teams. If you wish to address the PCBOC, email Diana.Schroeder@tucsonaz.gov. You can also call 520-837-8162, by 10 a.m. Monday, with your full name, mailing address, phone number, the topic you wish to address, and if you would like to be added to the email distribution list for future notifications and updates.
Watch the Nov. 4 meeting on Microsoft Teams
City of Tucson Boards and Commissions
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