 In November 2018, City of Tucson voters approved Proposition 407, a $225 million bond package for capital improvements. The bond funds are dedicated to improving City park amenities (playgrounds, sports fields, pools, splash pads, and recreation centers) as well as connections (pedestrian pathways, bicycle pathways, and pedestrian and bicycle safety). For more information on all the projects planned and status updates, visit TucsonDelivers.Tucsonaz.gov.
2018 Parks + Connections Bond Oversight Commission Hybrid Meeting
The Tucson Delivers Program is monitored by eleven members of the public appointed to the 2018 Parks and Connections Bond Oversight Commission. Their next meeting will be held on Monday, July 21, at 5:30 p.m., virtually and at 900 S. Randolph Way, Tucson, AZ, 85716.
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If you wish to address the Commission, please email Diana Schroeder at Diana.Schroeder@tucsonaz.gov or call 520-837-8162 by 10 a.m. on July 21, with your full name, mailing address, phone number, the topic you wish to address, and if you would like to be added to our email distribution list for future notifications and updates.
 HISTORIC FORT LOWELL IMPROVEMENTS GROUNDBREAKING
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Ward 2 Council Member Paul Cunningham, and the Parks and Recreation department broke ground on Wednesday, May 28, at the Commissary at Fort Lowell Park, 5477 E. Fort Lowell Rd., launching a $4.62 million rehabilitation and preservation project. Funded through a $300,000 Arizona State Parks and Trails grant, $1.24 million in city matching funds, and $3.08 million from the voter-approved 2018 Tucson Delivers: Parks + Connections bond (Proposition 407), the project will restore the historic Commissary and Donaldson House—part of a culturally rich site with evidence of human settlement dating back 13,000 years and a U.S. Army post established in 1873.
 CITY TO CELEBRATE GRAND REOPENING OF JOAQUIN MURRIETA PARK
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Vice Mayor Lane Santa Cruz, and Tucson Parks and Recreation celebrated the grand reopening of Joaquin Murrieta Park, 1400 N. Silverbell Road, on Saturday, May 31. Funded by $12.18 million from Proposition 407, $1.23 million in impact fees, and a $958,422 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant, the park’s upgrades include a four-field baseball and softball complex with lights and shade, a new concession building, new irrigation, a splash pad, two playgrounds, new ramadas, walking paths, parking improvements, and the demolition of the outdated pool.
 QUINCIE DOUGLAS POOL AND SLIDE IMPROVEMENTS
The City of Tucson will celebrate recent improvements to Quincie Douglas Pool on Friday, June 6, at 1 p.m. at 1563 E. 36th Street. Mayor Regina Romero, Ward 5 Council Member Rocque Perez, and the Parks and Recreation department will host the event. The $1.1 million renovation, completed by Kratt Construction Inc., was funded with $437,180 from Proposition 407 and $683,638 from the City’s Investment Fund. Upgrades included replacing the pool and splash pad decks, re-plastering the pool shell, refurbishing the slide and its concrete pedestals, installing new sand filter tanks, and adding security screens to the lifeguard house windows. Proposition 407, approved by voters in 2018, funds parks and connection improvements citywide.
 CITY TO BREAK GROUND ON NEW MISSION MANOR AQUATIC COMPLEX
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Vice Mayor Santa Cruz, and Tucson Parks and Recreation will host the groundbreaking of the new Mission Manor Aquatic Complex on Tuesday, June 24, at 8:30 a.m., at Mission Manor Park, 6100 S 12th Ave. The current pool and pool house will be replaced with a brand new pool house and aquatics office, new zero-entry recreation and lap pool, new and shaded therapy pool, new splash pad, and new ramadas and picnic areas. The parking lot will receive green stormwater infrastructure with new trees and plants to provide shade. Thank you to Arizona Congressional District No. 7 for the $3.1-million grant to augment $2.4-million in funds from Prop 407, Storm to Shade, and Framework.
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