Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
CITY HOLIDAY CLOSURES TOMORROW: NO CHANGES TO TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTIONS - All City of Tucson offices, except for emergency services, will be closed tomorrow, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. All trash and recycling collections will remain on schedule, so make sure to roll out your bins as usual. The Los Reales Sustainability Campus and landfill services will be open tomorrow, and all public transportation will be on a regular schedule.
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPROVES ORDINANCES PROHIBITING CAMPING IN WASHES AND PARKS - In order to conform with state law and shield the City of Tucson from future lawsuits, Mayor and Council last night, June 17, approved amendments to Tucson Code making it illegal to camp in washes, watercourses, and parks. Arizona voters recently approved Proposition 312, which allows a property owner to apply for a reimbursement once per year for documented, reasonable expenses incurred when a city, county, or town does not enforce existing laws prohibiting illegal camping, obstructing a public thoroughfare, loitering, panhandling, and many other things. City Attorney Mike Rankin previously advised Mayor and Council to bring forward appropriate Code amendments that would put the City in a better position to avoid or defeat claims filed by property owners under Proposition 312. Rankin revised the definition of a "wash" to add a clarification that the term includes a culvert or similar improvement located within a wash.
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FORMER CITY MANAGER MICHAEL ORTEGA TO LEAD THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY - Less than two weeks after firing their former executive director, the board of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) voted to hire former Tucson City Manager Michael Ortega to lead the RTA and Pima Association of Governments (PAG) on an interim basis. Ortega replaces Farhad Moghimi, who was fired in early June. The current half-cent RTA sales tax will expire in the middle of 2026 if it is not renewed by voters. The RTA Next plan could be sent to voters next March, if Pima County Supervisors vote in September to call the election.
From the Tucson Sentinel
READY, SET, REC! GETS READY TO SUNSET - Don’t miss your chance to join the fun, as Tucson Parks and Recreation's Ready, Set, Rec! program will wrap up at the end of this month, as it has not been funded in the new fiscal year starting July 1. The program brought play to parks and neighborhoods across Tucson, and organizers hope to see you at one of their final stops. Play is for all ages, and the fun includes cornhole, hula hoops, giant chess, giant checkers, giant Connect 4, music, dominoes, giant Jenga, giant ring toss, and more. Find a schedule of where the vans will be on the website linked below, or follow @readysetrec on Facebook or Instagram.
Ready, Set, Rec! website
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@Readysetrec on Instagram
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