Bear Canyon Neighborhood Association

07/08/2026

WOW! If you have been following the progress of the Casitas at La Mariposa development you will want to watch this investigative report by KOLD’s Valerie Cavazos.

A Tucson development required a Burial Discovery Agreement and work with the Tohono O'odham Nation — but officials refuse to reveal what was found.

06/26/2026

As many of you are aware, BCNA and TVVA often work together on issues of common interest to let our City leaders know of our common concerns. Many of you have expressed your concern about the future of the Al Marah Equine Center, especially our BCNA members living in the Ranch lands and in Bear Canyon Woods in the western area of BCNA.

TVVA is hosting a meeting next Tuesday at Tanque Verde High School. The invitation with location details is below.

Tanque Verde Valley Association

Invitation to our Bear Canon Neighbors



Who: Tanque Verde Valley Association

What: Community meeting to discuss the proposed zoning changes for the Tanque Verde Valley

When: Tuesday, June 30th at 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Where: Tanque Verde High School at 4201 North Melpome Way

Why: The agenda will be dedicated to topics including our "Special Area" application within Pima County’s Comprehensive Plan and updates concerning the future of the Al Marah Equine Center.

Citizens are concerned about the over-development of plans for the Tanque Verde Valley.

We urge everyone to attend this important meeting.

06/19/2026

KGUN has a new story on another development being proposed near Tanque Verde Road. Airing tonight (June 19, 2026).

The proposal has drawn opposition from some neighbors who say the development would change the character of the area and raise concerns about flooding and traffic.

06/09/2026

June 11 there is a meeting with the Tanque Verde construction project developer at Cunningham’s office. 6:00PM. You may want to attend!

05/17/2026

Interesting update on Casita Village at La Mariposa reported by Valerie Cavazos at KOLD. Take a few minutes to watch her report.

https://www.kold.com/2026/05/14/risky-ground-pima-countys-flood-protection-claim-housing-project-questioned/ #

Neighbors and independent experts have challenged that claim for years.

04/01/2026

Agenda for BCNA Annual Meeting, Thursday, April 2, 2026, Bear Canyon Library (5:00-6:30 pm)

Dear BCNA Members,

As announced in my February 27, 2026, email, BCNA will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the Bear Canyon Library, from 5:00-6:30 pm.

As stated in the BCNA ByLaws, the purpose of the Annual Meeting is "to nominate and elect officers of the Board of Directors, address all other agenda items, and to provide updates to membership." The Annual Meeting is normally scheduled for the first Thursday of October. However, we were unable to meet then due to the challenging number of items affecting BCNA being worked by a small number of volunteers at that time. In short, BCNA does not have a Board of Directors at present and has only two officers--me as President and John Lockwood as Vice President. We will need to address those points as part of the annual meeting.

The Agenda for the Annual Meeting is as follows:

Provide Introduction.

What is the purpose (Mission Statement) of BCNA as stated in the ByLaws?

What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting as stated in the ByLaws?

How is BCNA organized?

Present Annual Report.

Describe key challenges facing BCNA (related to flooding and developers push for higher density development within BCNA).
Briefly summarize activities of the past 18 months (e.g., Casita Village and the 24 conditions, Circle K activities (including concerns about underground fuel storage tanks), Mr. Car Wash plans, etc.).

Discuss BCNA's major challenges and what the potential next steps are for BCNA? (Discussion)

Review BCNP and ByLaws--do they need updating? (Discussion)

Discuss the of the Board of Directors--how do we move forward? (Discussion)

Explore BCNA 501-C-3 status--is it needed? (Discussion)

Encourage each BCNA member to take actions that will have an impact on the City. (Discussion)

Nominate and elect new BCNA officers.

These items could easily swamp our hour and a half meeting time. So I plan to address some of these items quickly to get a sense of attendee views and then defer further action to a small group of volunteers to propose a plan for future BCNA action.

Thank you for your support over the past 18 months. Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday afternoon!

At your service,
Tom

03/31/2026

Some of the topics to be discussed on Thursday’s annual meeting of BCNA:

--Provide an annual report, summarizing the status of major issues BCNA has worked over the past 18 months (e.g., Casita Village and the 24 conditions, Circle K activities (including concerns about underground fuel storage tanks, Mr. Car Wash plans, and other attempts by developers for more higher density development within BCNA)
--Review BYLAWS--do they need updating?
--Status of Board of Directors--what needs to be done and how do we do it?
--501-C-3--does BCNA need to establish such a non-profit organization? Some members already believe so
--Nominate and elect new BCNA officers

Hope to see you there!!
Kirk-Bear Canyon library
8959 E. Tanque Verde Rd
Tucson, AZ 85749

5:00pm - 6:30pm

03/30/2026

Thursday, April 2 is BCNA’s annual meeting. Location is the Kirk-Bear Canyon library at 5:00pm. Come to learn about what is happening in your neighborhood!

03/25/2026

BCNA’s annual meeting is coming up! Mark your calendars for April 2, 2026 at 5:00pm. Location is the Bear Canyon library. Come learn about the issues that impact our community.