Categories: Politics, Elections, Government
Three members of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) got an earful of complaints from residents of Rio Rico and Valle Verde when they came to Nogales this week for two water-rate hearings. Customers of Liberty Water in Rio Rico, where the company is…
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By admin on Jun 13, 2010 | In Government, Water Supply | Send feedback »
Operation Streamline continues to prosecute illegal immigrants in the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector, but one border expert does not believe the program is effective. During a teleconference hosted by the Immigration Policy Center last week, Aarti Kohli…
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By admin on Jun 13, 2010 | In Politics, Police Response, Border Issues | Send feedback »
Sahuarita Police Chief John Harris said he will enforce Arizona's new immigration law but said "the added responsibilities will stretch our resources when they are already stretched to the max." Harris was among a group of police chiefs who took their…
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By admin on Jun 13, 2010 | In Politics, Police Response, Border Issues | Send feedback »
A festive occasion marked the transfer Monday of responsibility for the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park as about 130 people squeezed into the park's Otero Hall to observe the signing of documents.
The agreements hammered out in the past few months me…
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By admin on May 18, 2010 | In Government, Infrastructure | Send feedback »
The Pima County Administrator and the head of Rosemont Copper exchanged terse and accusatory e-mails during the past week that seem to reflect the distrust on both sides as a decision nears on the proposed open-pit mine in the Santa Rita Mountains. Adm…
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By admin on May 12, 2010 | In Government, Environment | Send feedback »
The proposed open-pit Rosemont copper mine would generate at least 8 billion pounds of copper over two decades on the eastern slope of the Santa Rita Mountains, a range that attracts hikers, bird-watchers and tourists from around the world. The U.S. Fore…
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By admin on Apr 7, 2010 | In Government, Environment | Send feedback »
Usually, it's a piddling stream this time of year - you can take off your shoes, hike up your pants and wade across the Santa Cruz River at Palo Parado Road in Rio Rico. Or you can drive easily through the low water. But with one good thunderstorm, the…
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By admin on Mar 12, 2010 | In Access, River Crossings, Bridges, Government, Roads | Send feedback »
A hearing is set for Wednesday, March 10, by the Arizona Corporation Commission on a request by Liberty Water, to double its rates for Rio Rico customers. Martin Garlant, operations manager for the firm, said the increase will actually be about 98 perc…
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By admin on Mar 3, 2010 | In Government, Water Supply, Citizen Action | 2 feedbacks »
On March 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) will hold a hearing regarding Liberty Water's (formerly Rio Rico Utilities, Inc.) request for a 111.36% rate increase for all water customers within the utility. If the ACC approve…
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By admin on Feb 4, 2010 | In Government, Infrastructure, Water Supply, Citizen Action | Send feedback »
Pima County officials have told Asarco it must explain by Jan. 27 how it will prevent future dust violations at the Mission Mine complex after denying the mine's request for a 30-day delay. The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality on Dec. 23…
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By admin on Jan 19, 2010 | In Government, Environment | Send feedback »
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