Oro Valley
Builders step up to prepare Steam Pump for monsoon
Workers from construction and roofing companies have helped prepare buildings at historic Steam Pump Ranch for the upcoming monsoon.
The Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, a nonprofit trade organization, put together the combined effort of Ralph Hays Roofing Co., Johnson-Manley Lumber Co., TJ Bednar Homes and Gradybilt Design Inc.
The companies provided free labor, so Oro Valley only had to provide the supplies to make the roofs more secure against monsoon rains.
Oro Valley acquired the site a few months later than it had planned, leaving the town stretched for time in its monsoon preparations, said Scott Nelson, the town's special projects coordinator.
"By SAHBA stepping up to help with the emergency stabilization, they have bought us valuable time," he said.
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If the work would have gone through the town's procurement process, it would have taken another three to four weeks, he said. "We would have been right in the middle of the monsoon."
OV book festival inviting local authors to take part
Local authors who would like to participate in the town of Oro Valley's 2007 book festival can apply now through Aug. 15.
The festival, "Oro Valley Rocks," will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 3.
The book festival will include a rock 'n' roll DJ and a jewelry appraiser, according to a news release.
"We're going to capitalize on all the meanings of 'rocks,' " said Jane Peterson, the festival's co-chairwoman. That includes "rocks" as in gems, "rocks" as in archaeological excavation and "rocks" as in rock music, she said.
Tucson author Richard Shelton, who wrote "Going Back to Bisbee," will be the keynote speaker.
Other local authors can hold book signings or presentations about their work. Applications can be picked up at the Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, or downloaded from http://www.orovalleylib.com/LIBRARY/OVBookFestival/default.htm, the library's Web site.
For more information, call Peterson at 229-5302.
OV StormReady program wins for Citizen Corps Council
Oro Valley's Citizen Corps Council won a state award for its StormReady program, which keeps the town prepared for hazardous weather.
The Arizona Emergency Services Association presented a program excellence award to the council in June at the association's annual conference in Phoenix.
The National Weather Service recognized Oro Valley in June 2006 as Southern Arizona's first StormReady community.
To become StormReady, Oro Valley had to fulfill National Weather Service guidelines such as placing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radios in public buildings.
For more information on Oro Valley's program, go to the National Weather Service's Web site, http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/twc/stormready/oro_valley.php, or call the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona at 881-3300 and ask for Scott Ingram. Ingram is chairman of Oro Valley's Citizen Corps Council.
Town Council to vote on $119 million budget
Oro Valley's Town Council on Wednesday night will consider adopting a $118.8 million final budget for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
The council will vote on the budget during its regular public meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at Oro Valley Town Hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive.
The town manager's recommended budget can be downloaded from http://www.town oforovalley.com/, the town's Web site.
Oro Valley plans open house on Naranja widening project
Oro Valley's Department of Public Works will hold an open house on the La Cañada widening project from 6 to 8 tonight in the Hopi Conference Room at Oro Valley Town Hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive.
The town will install reclaimed-water lines, widen North La Cañada Drive between West Naranja Drive and West Tangerine Road to four lanes and make a multi-use path along the road for bikers and walkers.
Oro Valley Public Works and Water Utility employees and consultants Kittelson & Associates Inc. will be at the open house to answer questions. A presentation will start at 6:30 p.m.
The town plans to begin construction before the end of the year, said Jose Rodriguez, Oro Valley's engineering division manager.
For more information, call Rodriguez at 229-4872.
Marana
Town, not Pima County, now assigns new addresses
Developers in Marana can get new addresses from the town's development services office.
Previously, assigning parcel and utility addresses within town limits was handled by Pima County Development Services.
The town took over the addressing service at the beginning of the month in an effort to streamline the development process, according to a news release.
The change should save developers about 48 miles of driving, the release said.
Developers can ask for new addresses at the Marana Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive.
For more information, call the town's Development Services Department at 382-2600.
