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Utility Payment Drop Box Service Remains Unavailable at Price Service Center

Posted October 11, 2019

Utility payment drop box service is unavailable at the Thomas O. Price Service Center, 4004 S. Park Avenue (Park Avenue and Ajo Way) until Nov. 12 due to site construction that includes installing a solar shade in the parking lot.

A shuttle is in service from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays for customers who would like to submit their utility payment directly to staff inside the center. Customers are asked to observe temporary parking signs.

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Spooky Pawchanga Event is Tomorrow

Posted October 11, 2019

Tucson Parks and Recreation will host a Spooky PAWchanga event tomorrow, Oct. 12, 9 a.m.-noon, at Cherry Avenue Center, 5058 S. Cherry Ave. Free activities include doggy trick-or-treat lane, a "pawrade," dog adoptions, face painting for humans, movie, arts and crafts, vendors, and other resources.

Lunch will be provided while supplies last. For more information, call (520) 791-4497.

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Tucson Homeless Work Program Update

Posted October 11, 2019

A program that began in 2016 now serves more than 700 homeless people by helping them find employment, housing, and health care. In the video below, learn how the Tucson Homeless Work Program is branching out and changing lives.

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General Election Ballots Being Mailed Tomorrow

Posted October 9, 2019

The Tucson City Clerk's Office is mailing ballots to voters tomorrow, Oct. 10, for the vote-by-mail City of Tucson general election on Nov. 5. The deadline for voters to return their voted ballots by mail is Oct. 30, to allow enough time for them to arrive by Election Day.

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Bicycle Boulevards Community Input Events Continue

Posted October 9, 2019

The City of Tucson Transportation Department is planning four neighborhood traffic safety and bicycle boulevard projects. The Michigan/Fair, Cherry, Greenway, and Bantam Bicycle Boulevard projects expand low-stress biking and walking networks citywide by creating calmer residential streets.

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Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival This Weekend

Posted October 9, 2019

Celebrate 46 years of food, entertainment, and culture downtown at the annual Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival this weekend, Oct. 11-13. This free, three-day event recognizes the living traditional arts and expressions of everyday life of the folk and ethnic communities of the multi-national Arizona-Sonora region.

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Tenwest Festival Starts Friday

Posted October 9, 2019

TENWEST Impact Festival returns for a fifth year, Oct. 11-20, with multiple events in the downtown and University of Arizona areas. The 10-day festival features exhibitions, talks, interactive experiences, and local and national experts to offer ways to face challenges in our community.

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City Hiring Well Maintenance Mechanics for Water Department

Posted October 9, 2019

The City of Tucson is recruiting well maintenance mechanics to join its Tucson Water department. Mechanics perform general repairs and maintenance to wells, deep well pumps, and related equipment, as well as monitor water levels and pumping pressures.

Duties also include preparing pumps and pump rigs for installation. Certified crane operators are eligible to earn an additional $5 per hour during crane operation.

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Boo Bash at Lincoln Park

Posted October 9, 2019

Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Community College East Campus present Boo Bash at Lincoln Park on October 19, a fun-filled night of tricks and treats. Come enjoy carnival games, trunk-or-treat, a costume parade, and more. The costume parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. This free event for the whole family will take place at the Lincoln Park soccer fields, 4325 S Pantano Road.

Food will be available from Cody Coyote Kettle Corn, Geronimo's Revenge, Bemo's Ol' Joe's and Pin-Up Pastries.

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Tucson Meet Yourself Event - Downtown Road Closures

Posted October 7, 2019

Downtown Tucson will host “Tucson Meet Yourself” this weekend from Friday, October 11, 2019 through Sunday, October 13, 2019. Below is a list of road closures that will be in place for vendor set-up and the event. Please note that pedestrian and bicycle access is being maintained in and around road closures.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019, from 6 p.m. to Sunday, October 13, 2019 at midnight – Stone Avenue will be closed from Congress Street to Alameda Street. Pennington Street will be closed from Church Avenue to Scott Avenue.

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Steve K's Newsletter 10/07/19

Posted October 7, 2019

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Check Water Quality Closest to Your Home or Business

Posted October 7, 2019

Tucson Water's online water quality map lets you view test results closest to your home or business anywhere in the utility's service area. To use the map, enter a street address or intersection to retrieve water quality results for the closest Tucson Water sample point.

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Register Early for Upcoming Procurement Reverse Trade Show

Posted October 7, 2019

The Copper Chapter of NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement will host the Reverse Trade Show on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. Registration is $125 through Oct. 19.

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Cyclovia Tucson: Call for Volunteers

Posted October 7, 2019

Cyclovia Tucson will return to South 12th Avenue with ¡Cyclovia en La Doce! on Sunday, Oct. 27. Started in 2010, Cyclovia gives people from all over Tucson the chance to enjoy great weather, see neighbors, friends, and get a little exercise – all on city streets that will be closed to car traffic and open to walkers, joggers, cyclists, skaters and all other forms of people-powered movement.

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City Recruiting Electrician

Posted October 7, 2019

The City of Tucson is hiring an electrician to work in the Transportation department. An electrician maintains, repairs, inspects, and installs electrical street lighting and traffic signal equipment. Duties also include responding to situations in which traffic signal or streetlight equipment has been damaged.

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