| March 20 Palo Verde Neighborhood Association Meeting Features Ward 6 Council Candidates |
| The PVNA Board & Neighborhood meeting this Thursday, March 20, will include brief presentations from all 5 candidates for Ward 6 City Council member after an abbreviated Board meeting. Each candidate will have five minutes to present. A moderated question and answer period with the candidates will follow. See Board meeting details below – attend in person or virtually. In order to expedite the Q & A, please submit your questions to info@paloverdeneighborhood.org. There will also be an opportunity to submit questions to the moderator during the Board meeting both in person and virtually. Due to time constraints, all questions may not be addressed. This is your opportunity to see all five candidates in one place and gather information to inform your vote! Candidates: Theresa Riel, Leighton Rockafellow, Jr., Miranda Schubert, Jim Sinex and Jay Tolkoff. Nominating petitions for the August 5 primary election close on April 7. Meeting Details: Thursday, March 20, 6:30 – 8:00 PM Ward 6 Council Office – Ring bell at south entrance 3202 East 1st Street, Tucson, AZ, 85716. RSVP for virtual link. RSVP to Board Meeting |
The Irving Ave Bicycle Boulevard spans from the southern end of Randolph Plaza passing through the San Gabriel and San Clemente neighborhoods to the Peter Howell neighborhood. The project is 2 miles long and connects 5 parks and 2 schools. More information is available here.
Alvernon Park
Problems with inappropriate use of the park are being closely monitored by concerned neighbors. Identified problems are discussed directly with law enforcement and others, as well as in the monthly Alvernon/5th St Crime Coalition meetings. Monitoring continues of park improvements.
Notes on the park upgrade project are here.
Alvernon/5th St. Crime Coalition Meeting
DATE: Wednesday March 26, 2025 TIME: 6 PM
LOCATION: Ward 6 Office, 3202 E. 1st St.
– for online link, email phnaemail@gmail.com
Residents of neighborhoods in and around the area of Fifth and Alvernon, including Peter Howell, Miramonte, El Encanto, El Conquistador, Highland Vista, Swan Way Park, and Midway Village, seek to work with Ward VI, TPD, businesses, churches, and nearby neighborhoods to recognize, report, and prevent criminal activity in our neighborhoods. Speak directly with police officers. Hear what actions the police have taken and what criminal activity there has been in the past month in our neighborhoods.
Meetings are held every 4th Wednesday of the month at 6 PM. Your support is quite helpful and you are urged to attend. For information or if If you cannot attend but have concerns about suspicious activity in the neighborhood, send a detailed email to PHNA Board member Nancy Huff.
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Call 911 for high priority and emergency situations. Asking for a wellness check on an unhoused individual is considered a 911 call. Many residents have reported 311 as being a successful tool for reporting a number of non-emergency issues.
File an online non-emergency police report – No matter how small the crime, please report. Flower pot stolen off your porch. Car gone through during the night, mail scattered on the ground, etc. It alerts police that this kind of activity is happening in our neighborhood. Plus, police use this information when deciding where to allocate resources.
Homeless Encampment Reporting Tool – You can report an inhabited encampment or debris/trash left behind by unhoused individuals. This online reporting process generally does take a little time so patience is needed.
Criminals look for neighborhoods where they will not be noticed and remembered. Friendly neighbors saying hello, making eye contact and noticing who is on their street are a huge deterrent to criminal activity and make a neighborhood a great place to live.
If you freeze your credit reports with the big three credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, it creates a roadblock for people trying to take out a loan or apply for credit in your name. If you need to apply for a loan, you can temporarily unfreeze your accounts and then refreeze them again. For more information, and links to the three credit reporting agencies, visit: https://www.usa.gov/credit-freeze.
Recycle Guide – Itemized composite from several sources
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Recycle containers (blue bins with no glass, plastic bags, styrofoam or batteries) should be placed at the curb on: Mar 17 and 31, Apr 14 and 28, May 12 and 26, Jun 9 and 23, 2025.
2025 Household Hazardous Waste Schedule
| January 11 | Pima Community College East | 8181 E. Irvington Rd. |
| February 8 | IBEW | 750 S. Tucson Blvd. |
| March 8 | Pima Community College West | 2202 W. Anklam Rd. |
| April 12 | Eastside City Hall | 7820 E. Broadway Blvd. |
| May 10 | Jacobs Park | 3300 N. Fairview Ave. |
| September 13 | Pima Community College East | 8181 E. Irvington Rd. |
| October 11 | Rodeo Grounds | 4823 S. 6th Ave (enter on 3rd Ave) |
| November 8 | Eastside City Hall | 7820 E. Broadway Blvd. |
| December 13 | Pima Community College West | 2202 W. Anklam Rd. |
Newsletters from Council Member Karin Uhlich and Ward 6
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