Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs recently declared that she will not intercede in ADOT’s planning process to locate a future Interstate 11 through Avra Valley.
That isn’t what I expect of a progressive Governor.
The proposed route is flawed in so many ways and opposed by the City of Tucson, Pima County, The Tohono O’Odham Nation, and Town of Sahuarita. As well, several conservation agencies including the Center for Biological Diversity, Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, Tucson Audubon Society, and Friends of Ironwood Forest are engaged in a lawsuit to oppose this location. Our future here in this delicate ecosystem demands that we do better with critical decisions of this magnitude.
I encourage my peers to make their concerns clear to Ms. Hobbs. Now is the time for the Governor to use the power of her office to require the ADOT to engage in planning that not only addresses the needs of future transportation, but also protects the unique and fragile assets of our Sonoran Desert.
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David Barker
Marana
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