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Vail Voice 01-2018 32 Page.Indd ECRWSS Postal Customer PRESORT STANDARD January 2018 US POSTAGE PAID Tucson, AZ THE PERMIT No. 1710 TM VailThe community newspaper serving Vail, Rita Ranch, Corona De Tucson,Voice Civano, Sierra Morado, Mesquite Ranch, Academy Village and other Southeast Communities [email protected] • (520) 490-0654 • An Epiphany Communications, Inc. Publication New Year’s Resolutions From Around Our Area by Anne Gibson have and count my blessings, fi fth to help others in any way I can, and Over 4,000 years ago the ancient sixth to increase my spirituality and Babylonians took claim to be the continue to learn.” Then Alex feels if fi rst to make New Year’s resolutions. he could achieve continuity in all of For them, the new year began in his resolutions, he would become a mid-March with the planting of the better person in the coming new year. crops and the promises to the gods to pay their debts and return any “I usually don’t make New Year’s borrowed objects. These promises resolutions because the intent is were the forerunners of our New always great; however, the follow up Year’s resolutions. In 46 B.C., Julius usually fi zzles out in short time. This Caesar changed the Roman calendar year I am making one and plan to year from mid-March to January 1st. keep it alive. I found myself becoming Romans off ered sacrifi ces to Janus, a political junkie, and getting angry the two-faced god (as he looks to the and depressed, so I am giving up future as well as the past), and made reading the political rhetoric that is so promises for the coming year. By the prevalent today. There are so many 1700s, early Christians marked the and money trying to show them that encourages all of its members to more positives in this country and so fi rst day of the New Year as a time for the value of experiences outweighs actively reach out with “Letters to the many wonderful people that I want thinking about one’s past mistakes the value of ‘stuff .’” Ethan is the Vail Editor.” to focus on the good and maintain and resolving to do and be better in School District, Director of College a positive attitude.” Pam Felty is a the future. and Career Readiness. He and his Alex Argueta and his son Jamie are retired CPA and her husband Rick family live off of Mary Ann Cleveland the principals of The Remington a retired Pathologist. They moved Below are some of our neighbor's Way. Group developers of Sycamore to Coyote Creek in 2015 where she resolutions and why. Springs, Sycamore Canyon, and volunteers at the Vail Depot Thrift Jean Vickers from Corona de Tucson Ocotillo Preserve. Alex and his wife Show and is co-chair of the Vail Pride To focus more on experiences quoted James Barrie “To be kinder Mary moved to Corona de Tucson Day Parade Committee. than on ‘stuff ,’ was Ethan Hurley’s than necessary,” and therefore to in 2003. Alex’s resolutions are: “First resolution. “Time with our four pause, breathe and refl ect more. To to foster a closer and more loving Emmy and Dave Stitt wrote, regarding daughters is moving quickly, and stretch every day: my piriformis, my relationship with family and friends, our New Year’s resolutions, “we we want to fi ll the time with as mind, and my comfort zone. Jean is secondly to increase my amount many memories and experiences the communications director for the of exercise, thirdly to eat better, New Year's Resolutions as possible. We will spend our time alliance4action. The alliance4action fourth to appreciate what I already continued on Page 4 y y Your Ad Could Be Here! Advertise with The Vail Voice Call (520) 490-0962 [email protected] y y RTA Valencia/Kolb Intersection Project Begins You may have noticed over the last several weeks the work taking place near Valencia and Kolb. Utility companies are working in advance of the actual road widening work that will begin soon. The projected schedule is for construction The latest from Pima County District 4 to begin on Valencia Road from Kolb to Wilmot on April/May 2018. Supervisor Steve Christy Below is a link to the RTA's project website. Council, the South East Regional Progress on Fixing the Council, and the Tanque Verde http://www.rtamobility.com/Projects/ValenciaRoad-WilmottoKolb/tabid/147/ Valley Association. These terrific Default.aspx Roads groups were remarkable in eliciting and compiling residents’ ideas, A very happy New Year to all in the thoughts, and concerns. This was Greater Vail area. 2017 was quite a truly a community and District 4 wide year, and we look forward to and wish collaboration. all good things to you and As I have consistently stated yours in 2018. throughout this process, the amount of money made available to us to Hopefully, by direct towards fixing our roads is a the time you mere drop in the bucket. And just as are reading consistently and repeatedly, I have this, you said that the number one issue facing have heard District 4 and all of Pima County is that during fixing our roads. It is painfully and its December abundantly obvious that District 19th 4 residents, and indeed residents meeting, the Pima County Board of throughout Pima County, agree. My Supervisors reconsidered an action office receives numerous pleas each taken during the previous week’s week from taxpayers to fix our roads. meeting to reject the modifications Our own RTA Road Repair Plan (AKA Valencia / Kolb Intersection Plan requested by District 4 to the county “Just Fix the Roads”) is attracting staff’s road repair plan, and reversed significant support as well. The win itself and ultimately approved our on December 19th allows some District 4 changes. A supervisor folks in District 4 who have lived from the formerly prevailing majority on failed roads for decades to be offered an opportunity for District afforded some relief. Obviously, this 4’s modification requests to be effort does not, and has not gone far reconsidered and our arguments that enough, nor pervasively enough. We our requests were justified won the need to fix all of our roads. day. Let me be clear - our District 4 This small victory for all of District request, winning supervisors’ 4 is evidence that our community’s approval, does not in any way, matter, feedback and involvement works. shape, or form take monies from As you know, my district office staff, any other Supervisor’s district and Lucretia Free, Sergio Arellano, and redirect it to ours. Our requests were Beth Borozan, worked tirelessly to merely to be allowed to re-allocate organize and conduct four different our own monies for our own District town hall meetings (we called “Just 4 roads to other areas within our Fix the Roads”) throughout District own District 4. That was our modest 4 in Vail, Corona de Tucson, Green request and that was what the Valley, and in the Tanque Verde Valley. Board of Supervisors voted on and Greater Vail community help, input, approved. and assistance was generously As we gratefully thank all of the provided by the South East Regional citizen volunteers who gave so Council’s Transportation Working graciously and selflessly towards Group’s members: Co-Chairs Kreg this effort, let us remember that we Lulloff and Dick Katz and members have far to go and much to do in Brad Anderson, Ed Buster, Anne order to solve our $800 million-dollar Gibson, Bill Hart, Jay Janicek and road repair problem. If you agree Mike Robinette. with our direction, I urge you to let Organizations throughout our District the other four Supervisors know by contributed outstanding effort, contacting them directly at 520-724- ensuring that all voices throughout 8126, and via email: Chair Bronson at our community were heard and Progress on Fixing the Roads noted. They included the Green Valley continued on Page 3 hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 2 The Vail Voice To place an ad call: 520-490-0962 Highways and Vail Medical Center Byways by Tom Howard & Weight Loss Dr. Azam, MD, MPH Building Better Roads for Our Community Julie Easterday, Nurse Practitioner Customized Weight Loss Primary Medical Care for Adults Houghton Over the Botox, Dermal Fillers, Lip Augmentation and Double Chin Reduction Union Pacific Railroad Offering Medical Grade HCG Weightloss Detox and Life-Style Change Diets Tracks Lipo-tropic and B-12 Shots Work continues on this project. Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements Crews have been working on the Food and Environmental Allergy Testing bridge deck. Concrete will be poured on top of the bridge to Proudly serving Vail and Tucson create the new roadway. Once We offer a Customized Weight Loss Program. completed, traffic will be switched Do you know how many calories you burn at rest, over to the new bridge and the old or how much fat, muscle and water you have in bridge will be demolished. your body? Ask for your First Body Composition Analysis today for a special rate of $29.00 only! I-10 and Wilmot Road Visit our website at: www.vailmedicalcenter.com Preparation work is underway way on this project to assemble and install the temporary bridge that will handle traffic while crews replace the driving surface (bridge deck). At this traffic interchange. I anticipate work to really ramp up after the holidays. Crews will begin placing the temporary concrete barrier Call Us: (520) 762-1557 wall soon. Speed reduction and lane restrictions will be needed. Stay alert and Near I-10 Exit 279, prepare to slow down.
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