Ward 2 Council Member Paul Cunningham


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Paul's Note - July 27, 2018

Posted July 27, 2018

With school out, I’ve had more time to do “ride alongs” with some of our social service agencies. I wrote about going out with CHRPA a couple of weeks ago. This time, I went out with Pima Council on Aging’s Meals on Wheels program.

Both the City and Pima County help with funding the program in addition to $60,000 in private funding. The city distributes $50,000 from federal Community Development Block Grants to Meals on Wheels.

Back to School Events

Posted July 27, 2018

Badges and Backpacks: The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Banner|Aetna will host Badges and Backpacks tomorrow, July 28, 8 am-noon, at the Tucson Convention Center Exhibit Halls, 260 S. Church Ave. Free backpacks and school supplies will be distributed. The event includes a health fair with immunizations and screenings.

Veterans Upward Bound Program

Posted July 27, 2018

Pima Community College is using a new Veterans Upward Bound grant to provide free services to help separating military personnel and veterans to enter and succeed in post-secondary education.

The College will receive a total of $1.319 million over the next five years under a TRiO grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Parking for Weekend Events Downtown

Posted July 27, 2018

This weekend is the 4th Anniversary of the Sun Link Streetcar along with other great happenings. Make sure you know where to park for all of the activities in Downtown and all along the Sun Link Streetcar line. We have plenty of convenient parking available, making it easy to enjoy it all!
For more information on Streetcar Anniversary activities click here. 

Weekend events include: 

• 4th Anniversary of Sun Link Streetcar - FREE Rides and Concerts on board and in the districts (Saturday)

Paul's Note

Posted July 20, 2018

I spent some time volunteering with an organization called Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona, better known as CHRPA.

CHIRPA provides homeowners who are usually disabled or on fixed incomes with emergency and necessary home repair. The group was started by Mennonites in 1982 and quickly grew because of both the need in our community and the number of community members willing to give their services.

Smoking Prohibited at Sun Tran Transit Centers

Posted July 19, 2018

Beginning July 30, 2018, Sun Tran will prohibit smoking within public space at the three City of Tucson transit centers; Ronstadt, Laos and Tohono Tadai. Sun Tran will also introduce designated smoking areas for those passengers, visitors and other patrons who want to smoke/vape. The designated areas are intended to prevent smoke from entering into areas where smoking is prohibited throughout the public space and near bus entrances.
 

Tucson Industrial Development Authority offers homebuyer assistance

Posted July 13, 2018

Despite the current healthcare crisis, the Pima Tucson Homebuyers Solution Program (PTHS) continues to help local homebuyers achieve their dream of owning a home at this time.

Offered jointly by the Industrial Development Authorities of the City of Tucson and the County of Pima, the PTHS offers a mortgage loan program - including down payment assistance - to qualifying homebuyers.

Under the PTHS Program, loans are still being acquired daily and continue to be available as mortgage loan interest rates are reset every day in response to market conditions.

Weekly Update

Posted July 13, 2018

Paul's Note

I visited our new 911 call center located on South Park Avenue. As you might now, we are in the final stages of reorganizing the way 911 calls are handled. One of the first steps to doing that was having a new department, Public Safety Communications, that would handle the work that was previously done by separately by sections of the Police and Fire Departments.

Click here for more.

Paul's Note

Posted June 25, 2018

The work continues at Jesse Owens Park. Although I have been touting the amount of public money I was able to secure from impact fees and service line warranty funds to put into the park, we had a couple of reminders that it isn’t just all about the money.

Tanque Verde Road – Sabino Canyon Road to Kolb/Grant Road Repaving Project

Posted May 29, 2018

Crews from Southern Arizona Paving and Construction Co, under contract with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), are scheduled to begin lowering manhole covers and water valve covers on Tanque Verde Road from Sabino Canyon Road to Kolb/Grant roads on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in preparation of an upcoming repaving project. The utility adjustments will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and are scheduled to be complete in one day.

Arizona Symphonic Winds - Music in the Park

Posted May 9, 2018

Arizona Symphonic Winds are starting their 2018 season this week. All concerts are at 7 pm at the Lázló Veres Amphitheater at Udall Park (7200 E Tanque Verde). Admission is free. Bring a comfortable chair and a picnic dinner. 

May 12 - Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto: Tucson Symphony violinist Joseph Rousos-Hammond brings this beloved concerto to the Udall stage. Overture to Martha and the Tucson March are among the other selections. Not to be missed. 

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