A Family Discount Storage would like to remind everyone that World Care Civilian Emergency Relief Center is collecting emergency relief supplies for victims of the recent and ongoing tornadoes and storms in the Midwest. More than 60 million Americans are still at risk as severe storm and tornado warnings persist throughout the region. The recovery efforts will support both short and long term needs as the disaster recovery process continues. Both funding and supplies are needed to assist the victims of the disasters. Volunteers are also needed to assist with sorting and packaging supplies to send to the affected areas.

Donations can be made at World Care or at any of A Family Discount Storage’s 17 locations in Tucson. A list of A Family Discount Storage locations can be found here: https://www.afamilystorage.com/

REQUESTED ITEMS:

Cleaning/Shelter Needs: Gloves, mops, brooms Buckets, sponges Garbage bags, Blankets, sleeping bags, Pillows/pillow cases

Food:(In date and not expiring for 3 months) Ready-to-eat canned meats and Canned goods

Canned juices, canned milk, Baby food/formula, Instant ready to eat foods Instant protein drinks Gatorade, Powdered milk, dry cereals, Peanut butter/jelly, Crackers, granola bars

Hygiene: Towels, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, dental floss, Shampoo and Conditioner, Nail clippers, Soap, Liquid detergent Razors/shaving cream Toilet paper, Feminine hygiene products, Diapers (adult and baby) Bar soap, Hand sanitizers, deodorant

Medical: (First Aid and OTC Only), OTC pain relievers, Band-Aids, Liquid Band Aid, Anti-diarrhea medication, Antacids, Gauze, sterile and non- sterile, Hypo-allergenic adhesive, tape

Tools: (Non-power) Shovels, Hammers, Screw drivers, Flashlights and lanterns, Batteries Cell phone chargers, Work Gloves

Pets: Dog and cat pet food (dry, in bags, unopened), Canned food, Collars and leashes Carriers, Cat litter Pet bedding

Monetary donations are appreciated and can safely be made on their website at www.worldcare.org.

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Tucson-based Larsen Baker (George Larsen and Don Baker, principals) through an affiliate, Grant Wilmot Associates, LLC, purchased the Wilmot Professional Plaza at 6260-6296 E Grant Rd in Tucson for slightly less than[mepr-show rules=”58038″]$2 million ($47 PSF) in an all-cash deal. The 42,425 sq. ft. professional / medical office plaza on 4.3 acres is adjacent to Larsen Baker’s headquarters at the southeast corner of Grant Road and Wilmot Road, and was approximately 75% vacant at time of sale.

The asset was sold online at Auction.com by the seller, US Bank National Association, as Trustee.

George Larsen told us it was an easy decision to purchase the adjoining property at one-third of replacement value and to renovate this strategic location near three hospitals: Tucson Medical Center, El Dorado Health Campus and St. Joseph Hospital for medical use. Covered parking will be added and Larsen says, “cost estimates for renovations should be about $500,000 before the property can be fully leased again in a few years.”

Andy Selznov, also with Larsen Baker, will handle leasing at the property.

In 2007, the property sold for $10 million to a group of 22 out-of-state investors as a tenancy-in-common (TIC) 1031 exchange. According to Tom Nieman, principal with Cushman & Wakefield / Picor Commercial Real Estate in Tucson, “TICs work well when times are good, but not so well when the market goes soft, and that’s what happened here.”

Nieman, who handled the property from 2000 – 2013 says, “There could not be a better match for this property than Larsen Baker.  It will change the entire corner at Wilmot and Grant into one ownership and bring better signage for tenants, something that has been an issue in the past.”

Larsen Baker develops, re-develops, owns, operates, manages and leases retail, office and industrial properties in Southern Arizona. Operating since 1993, the company has become the largest retail-commercial property owner in Tucson. Today, the firm owns and manages approximately 2-million-square-feet of commercial space in over 45 locations throughout Tucson and Southern Arizona. It is currently in the process of developing several new projects that will add ±500,000 square feet to its portfolio: Oro Valley Town Centre, Marana Marketplace, Sorrento Square and Cochise Plaza in Sierra Vista.

Larsen and Seleznov can be reached at (520) 296-0200. Nieman with C&W / Picor should be contacted at (520) 546-2728.[/mepr-show]

Reported from the Arizona Daily Independent, June 2, 2013

HB-2443 passed the House Final Read with a unanimous vote and was signed into law April 10th by the governor, effective 90-days after the end of the 2013 legislative session. The new law is significant for Tucson businesses because it makes it more difficult for the city to circumvent the Regulatory Bill of Rights (SB-1598) that was passed last year requiring municipalities to establish and adhere to reasonable time frames for decision-making on licensing permits.

The aim of SB-1598 was to create faster, more uniform, and more transparent processes for any new ordinance or code requiring a license. The City of Tucson has been using an “Agreement to Waive any Claims Against the City Pursuant to the Regulatory Bill of Rights” and a “Flexible Application Process”.

For instance, Tucson gave itself an 85 day time frame (more than double that of Pima County’s 40 days) to decide on a construction permit while telling applicants ‘that it should only take 20-days, but they will need to sign a waiver’ as part of the process. With HB-2443, all discussions with a person about waiving their rights or their refund are prohibited.

HB 2443 requires a municipality to have in place an overall time frame during which the municipality will either grant or deny each type of license that it issues. The overall time frame for each type of license shall state separately the administrative completeness from the review time frame and post the substantive review time frame on the municipality’s website for public viewing.

A process is also created in the new law to allow a city or town to consider an application withdrawn from consideration. Regulatory entities are authorized to make an additional request for corrections based on the response from applicants. Cities and towns may also seek to extend the overall time frame by 50% with mutual consent of both parties.

Denied applicants must be provided information about their right to resubmit the application, the fees associated with it and the method by which those fees were calculated. The right to receive a refund cannot be waived by an applicant. A process for reducing the reapplication fee for resubmitted applications is also created. Various municipal departments are exempted from statutory requirements and numerous technical changes were also made.

The bill exempts fire and life safety inspections from statutory inspection requirements and clarifies SB-1598 does not apply to tax licenses.

Representative Justin Olson of District 25 in Mesa was the Prime-Prime Sponsor of the Bill.

For full story and more local news from the Arizona Daily Independent , click here.