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🌱 Recreation center proposal raises traffic questions at Oracle and Suffolk

Oro Valley, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Oro Valley? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Recreation center proposal raises traffic questions at Oracle and Suffolk
  • Who can access Oro Valley's license plate camera records?
  • Arrest made over alleged threats to Oro Valley, Pima County banks

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Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
  • Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Town Staff Backs KTR Recreation Center Proposal At Suffolk and Oracle (blogspot.com) — A proposed indoor recreation center at Oracle Road and Suffolk Drive has Oro Valley staff’s backing, but neighbors remain concerned about traffic, noise and compatibility with nearby homes. The plan pairs a 25,000-square-foot Kids That Rip facility with restaurants and shops, with rezoning and a conditional-use permit requiring Town Council decisions.
   

2. Pima County woman fights for license plate reader records (kvoa.com) — A lawsuit against Oro Valley challenges what residents can learn about its police license plate readers. Leah Christopher is asking a judge to require a fuller records search, including audit logs and search histories, while the town argues accessing the camera database requires a legitimate law enforcement purpose.
   

3. Pima County man accused of threatening banks (kold.com) — A man accused of threatening an Oro Valley bank and another in northwest Pima County was arrested at his Catalina home on Nov. 8, authorities said. Brandon Tyler Raymond, 34, faces a charge of making a terrorist threat and was being held on a $50,000 bond as of Nov. 10.
   

4. Pima County 26th Annual GIS Fair (pima.gov) — Pima County's free GIS Fair on Nov. 18 offers a chance to explore careers and projects built around geographic information systems. Oro Valley is among more than 20 participating organizations, with presentations by AllTerra at 10 a.m. and Esri at 11 a.m.
   

5. Walden Grove swimmers secure multiple top-20 finishes at Division III State (gvnews.com) — Walden Grove swimmers earned several top-20 finishes at the Division III state championships in Paradise Valley, led by Kien Broderick’s fifth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. The Sahuarita school sent 16 qualifiers after season qualifying meets that included an October 23 competition in Oro Valley.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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