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📊 Oro Valley Town Council will set the Town’s 2027 spending limit tonight.The proposed limit is about $128 million.💰 Tha...
06/03/2026

📊 Oro Valley Town Council will set the Town’s 2027 spending limit tonight.

The proposed limit is about $128 million.

💰 That is about $2.1 million less than the Town Manager’s initial recommendation.

🏗️ The budget still includes about $24.2 million in capital projects.

📉 The Town also projects a $13.1 million net drawdown in fund balances, largely tied to previously funded or carried-forward projects.

Tonight’s vote sets the maximum spending limit. The final budget vote comes June 17.

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Are the Town of Oro Valley’s revenues keeping pace with spending?⚖️ Some say yes. Some say no.So, LOVE looked into ten y...
06/02/2026

Are the Town of Oro Valley’s revenues keeping pace with spending?

⚖️ Some say yes. Some say no.

So, LOVE looked into ten years of Town financial numbers, the current FY2026 year end estimate, and the Town’s five year forecast.

💰 We have the facts.
📈 Looked at them from more than one angle.
🤔 You be the judge.

Read today’s LOVE to learn more...

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🚨 Today’s Bits and Pieces covers three items of local interest.🏠 Pima County outlined its eviction assistance program fo...
05/29/2026

🚨 Today’s Bits and Pieces covers three items of local interest.

🏠 Pima County outlined its eviction assistance program for council, including legal help, rental aid, shelter access, rehousing help, and job referrals.

🎯 A proposed indoor family recreation center near Suffolk Drive and Oracle Road would require rezoning and a conditional use permit before it could move forward.

🚲 OVPD is warning parents that some high powered “e-bikes” may legally qualify as motorcycles under Arizona law. That could mean registration, insurance, and a motorcycle endorsement are required.

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✈️ Oro Valley resident Tim Tarris is taking off on an extraordinary mission.Monday, the retired military and airline pil...
05/28/2026

✈️ Oro Valley resident Tim Tarris is taking off on an extraordinary mission.

Monday, the retired military and airline pilot has begun a planned journey through 48 states in a replica World War I era Jenny aircraft, flying low, slow, and only in daylight and good weather.

Why is he doing it? What makes this tiny open cockpit aircraft so challenging? And why does the trip end at Langley Air Force Base on July 1, 2026?

Read all about it in today’s LOVE. 👇

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🚦 A possible "Vistoso Marketplace" project has reopened discussion of traffic safety near Woodburne Avenue, Rancho Visto...
05/27/2026

🚦 A possible "Vistoso Marketplace" project has reopened discussion of traffic safety near Woodburne Avenue, Rancho Vistoso Boulevard, the Safeway northern access, and Tangerine Road.

🛒 The early concept includes a Sprouts Farmers Market, but the project has not yet been formally submitted for review.

🚧 Read all about it in today’s LOVE:

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🌵 Oro Valley approved its tourism plan... with limits.Council approved a scaled back version of the Town’s tourism plan,...
05/26/2026

🌵 Oro Valley approved its tourism plan... with limits.

Council approved a scaled back version of the Town’s tourism plan, excluding all but one “big idea,”.

What exactly did council approve? What tourism concepts remain? And what do the Town’s own tourism event numbers suggest about economic impact, bed tax, and sales tax revenue?

Read today’s LOVE.👇

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📰 Bits and Pieces is up at LOVE!🎈 CDO Softball brings home its 10th state championship💧 WaterSmart users will need to sw...
05/22/2026

📰 Bits and Pieces is up at LOVE!

🎈 CDO Softball brings home its 10th state championship
💧 WaterSmart users will need to switch to the Town’s new SpryPoint portal
⛲ Council approves the Sun City fountain exception
🌐 Oro Valley’s new Explore Oro Valley tourism website launches
🇺🇸 Memorial Day remembrance planned at Naranja Park
🚓 Police report includes an arrest, collision, and promotion

Plus more Oro Valley news and updates.

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🚓🎓 New help for Southern Arizona law enforcement officers pursuing education!Rockin’ 4 Heroes has launched a new suppor...
05/21/2026

🚓🎓 New help for Southern Arizona law enforcement officers pursuing education!

Rockin’ 4 Heroes has launched a new support fund to help officers seeking degrees, leadership training, and advanced certifications.

💙 The program already helped six Oro Valley Police officers in a pilot effort.
🎓 One recipient, Commander Zachary Young, just completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice.
📅 Supervisor nominations for the next round are due June 30.

Read all about it and how the program works in today’s LOVE:

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📊 How do Oro Valley’s candidates view the Town’s proposed budget?LOVE asked the mayoral and council candidates a simple ...
05/20/2026

📊 How do Oro Valley’s candidates view the Town’s proposed budget?

LOVE asked the mayoral and council candidates a simple question: What is your reaction to the 2027 Town Manager’s Recommended Budget?

The responses reveal broad agreement that long term fiscal sustainability matters… but sharp differences on urgency, priorities, and whether this budget is a prudent response or a warning sign.

⚖️ Who sees the TMRB as balanced and conservative?
🏗️ Who focuses on redevelopment and growing the tax base?
🚨 Who views the budget as evidence of deeper fiscal pressure?

Read the candidates’ responses and LOVE’s analysis in today’s article.

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💼 Where is Oro Valley spending on personnel?LOVE’s latest look at the 2027 Town Manager’s Recommended Budget finds that ...
05/19/2026

💼 Where is Oro Valley spending on personnel?

LOVE’s latest look at the 2027 Town Manager’s Recommended Budget finds that personnel costs are planned at about $44.7 million, roughly one third of the budget.

👮 Essential services dominate staffing and personnel spending
📊 No new full time positions are proposed
💰 Pension funding strategy helps offset pay and healthcare cost increases
⛳ One department stands out: Parks and Recreation staffing has nearly tripled in ten years

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