Approves Resurfacing Additional Roadways

Mayor and Council Approves Resurfacing Additional Roadways As Part Of Bond Program

Tucson’s Mayor and Council City Council yesterday unanimously approved adding 45 major roadways to the voter-approved Road Recovery bond program. The vote also will add about four different neighborhood areas to the resurfacing program and also includes pavement preservation work on roadways that recently have been repaved. A favorable bidding environment, high original estimates, and lower gas prices created excess capacity of approximately $40 million in the bond program. The 11-member Bond Oversight Commission last month recommended the additional roadway segments beyond the original commitment voters approved in November 2012. From the additional budget capacity, approximately $37 million will be earmarked for the arterial roadway system and $3 million will go to the residential program.

Read the news release: http://1.usa.gov/1PjhMqO Road Recovery: http://1.usa.gov/1lxdFvK Bond Oversight Commission Annual Report: http://1.usa.gov/1gpTI1N

Pima County Sends Bond Questions To Voters
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 yesterday to send seven bond questions to voters on Nov. 3. The total of all packages is $815 million, but each question will be decided separately. The packages include money for road improvements, economic development, libraries, tourism promotion, parks, historic preservation, and other things. If voters approve all packages, the County says the costs to homeowners would be an extra $4.63 per month for the owner of the average home valued at approximately $152,000.
From the Arizona Daily Star: http://bit.ly/1Hu9p8X Standalone list of bond items from the Arizona Daily Star: http://bit.ly/1G7y8fi Proposition listings from Pima County: http://1.usa.gov/1FeyyV6