Posted July 16, 2015
The City's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is accepting wait list applications for public housing programs, including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. All applications must be completed online through the application portal and will be accepted until further notice. Public notice is provided in English and Spanish and information on the City's website can be translated into multiple languages.
Posted July 16, 2015
The University of Arizona, in conjunction with Tucson Water, seeks 620 Tucson Water customers for an online research survey about how to effectively communicate about water conservation rebate programs. This survey is estimated to take no more than 20 minutes and participation is completely voluntary.
Posted July 16, 2015
The Pima Association of Governments (PAG) is inviting the public to identify and discuss transit priorities to guide regional efforts in transit planning and investments. Input will help guide development of a regional transit vision for PAG's 2045 Regional Transportation Plan and future regional planning processes. You can submit your opinions online through tomorrow.
Posted July 16, 2015
Are you looking for some family-friendly entertainment on Friday nights over the summer? Movies in the Park, a Tucson summer staple since 2003, returns Friday to Reid Park with a free showing of Frozen at dusk. Residents are invited to bring blankets and chairs to enjoy a free movie every other Friday at the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, 900 S. Randolph Way. Pre-movie events begin at 5:30 p.m. with live music, jumping castles, balloon animals, and arts and crafts exhibits.
Posted July 16, 2015
The Reid Park Zoo is hosting a very special breakfast event on August 20 at 7 a.m. to celebrate Nandi's first birthday. The African elephant will search for gifts, work with trainers, and smash her birthday cake during the catered event. In addition, the Zoo's elephant trainers will discuss what Nandi's first year has been like and what her goals for the next few months will be.
Posted July 15, 2015
The City Clerk and Pima County Recorder have certified enough valid signatures to send to November's ballot an initiative to ban red light cameras in Tucson city limits. The group Tucson Traffic Justice last month submitted petitions with more than 40,000 signatures. A random sampling of more than 2,000 petitions signatures showed there are enough legitimate signatures to project about 27,000 of the submitted signatures are valid. The required amount to get on the ballot is 12,730.
Posted July 15, 2015
Do you have a question about City of Tucson Parks and Recreation? Community Promotions and Marketing Manager Sierra Davenport is answering your questions on Tucson 12 and social media. This month's edition focuses on dog parks in Tucson. Send your questions to sierra.davenport@tucsonaz.gov, and watch the latest "Sierra Says."
Posted July 15, 2015
Dancing with the Stars Live! is coming to the Tucson Convention Center's (TCC) Music Hall tomorrow night. Dancing with the Stars All-Stars champion Melissa Rycroft will host the stage show, featuring pro dancers Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Artem Chigvintsev, Peta Murgatroyd, Emma Slater, and troupe dancers Alan Bersten, Brittany Cherry, Sasha Farber and Jenna Johnson. The dancers will perform in a 90-minute live show.
Posted July 15, 2015
Learn your rights and responsibilities for Transaction Privilege (sales) Taxation by attending a Tax and License Workshop sponsored by the City of Tucson Finance Department. Questions will be answered, and written materials will be available. Samples of sales tax records, worksheets, and monthly returns will be explained. You should bring a calculator and a pencil. A workshop for retail and contracting questions will be held tomorrow, 10:30 a.m.-noon, at the Westside Police Service Center, 1310 W. Miracle Mile. Another workshop will be held Thursday, July 30, at the same time and location.
Posted July 14, 2015
The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) will be competing at the Tucson Convention Center (TCC) Oct. 2-3 as part of the elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour. Five PBR world champions are scheduled to compete in Tucson, including Mike Lee (2004), Guilherme Marchi (2008), Renato Nunes (2010), J.B. Mauney (2013), and three-time World Champion Silvano Alves (2011, 2012, 2014). The tour resumes Aug. 7-8 in Biloxi, Mississippi, kicking off the second half of the season.
Posted July 14, 2015
If you'd like to play a role in determining the future of Tucson's Residential Parking Permit Program, you can apply to be a task force member. The application deadline is Thursday at 5 p.m. Task force members will review the current permit program, in light of significant changes to parking usage and needs in certain areas, and determine whether modifications are needed to better serve the community. The recommendations and input made by the 20-member task force will be submitted to the City of Tucson Park Tucson Commission.
Posted July 14, 2015
The City of Tucson's Small Business Assistance Line, (520) 837-4100, is available 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Help is available in both English and Spanish. Staff members from the City Manager's Office of Economic Initiatives answer the calls. The Small Business Assistance Line is one of a number of City initiatives to make the City of Tucson more business-friendly, along with 21 business incentives, streamlined permit processes, and more.
Posted July 14, 2015
Tucson Water is seeking residential and commercial customers to improve the utility's website usability. If you're interested, take a short survey at the link below. A third-party research firm is working on a website redesign for the department.
Posted July 14, 2015
With grilling season upon us, it's a good time to brush up on fire safety. In this week's edition of No Bad Days with Barrett on KGUN9, Tucson Fire Capt. Barrett Baker offers some tips to keep you safe. More than half of all grill fires start on a patio, porch, or balcony, so the first tip is to keep your grill a safe distance away from things that can catch fire.
Posted July 14, 2015
This is a series of traffic alerts that will be issued throughout the construction of the North Rillito Interceptor (NRI) Sewer Rehabilitation Project. These alerts will announce construction, detour and street closure information as it affects residents, businesses and traffic within the area. The 10-mile long NRI project is being completed in phases; the current phase’s construction boundaries are from Woodland Road to just east of Pantano Road.
