PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA — Pima County encourages students to use active transportation to get to school during the week of October 4 – 8, 2021 by hosting Walk ‘N’ Roll to School Week. The purpose of this week-long event is to promote active ways to get to school, such as walking, biking, scootering, skateboarding, or rollerblading, in order to reduce congestion and emissions from motor vehicles near schools. Walk ‘N’ Roll to School Week also promotes physical fitness, builds community, and inspires families to use their feet more often for their school commute.

Pima County schools will join thousands of other schools around the country to encourage walking and rolling throughout the school year in celebration of National Walk to School Day on October 6. Students from participating schools who walk or roll to school during the week will receive a special prize and be entered into a drawing to receive a scooter as a grand prize.

The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) will host a media event at Los Amigos Elementary School, located at 2200 E. Drexel Road, on October 6, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. Los Amigos has a very successful “walking school bus” program that they host every Wednesday and represents a wonderful example of how a school can encourage regular active transportation through coordinated efforts with families.

“We are thrilled to have nearly 90 students joining our walking school bus this school year; and we hope the Walk ‘N’ Roll to School week will encourage even more to join for a chance to win a scooter,” said Jennifer Flores, the Los Amigos Librarian and Walk ‘N’ Roll to School Coordinator.

Walk ‘N’ Roll to School Week is funded by the PDEQ and the Pima County Health Department.

Pima County, Arizona – The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) opened a 90-day public comment period on September 17, 2021 in order for the public to provide comments on the proposed Becton, Dickinson & Company (BD) Air Quality Permit. PDEQ will also host a virtual Open House on October 6, 2021, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. and an in-person Open House on October 27, 2021, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at Lauffer Middle School, 5385 E. Littletown Road, Tucson. All in-person attendees are encouraged to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and masks will be required. A virtual Public Hearing will be held on November 3, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. The purpose of these meetings is to share information and obtain public comments on the proposed issuance of the BD air quality permit. Written comments regarding this project will be accepted by PDEQ during the official Public Comment Period which began on September 17, 2021 and ends on December 17, 2021.

BD proposes to construct and operate a new product sterilization facility at 7345 E. Valencia Road, Tucson. Emissions of hazardous air pollutants from the proposed facility will consist primarily of ethylene oxide (EO) resulting from the use of EO as a sterilant in the sterilization of medical and surgical equipment. EO is a colorless and flammable gas with a faintly sweet odor. The facility will also operate three boilers and two emergency generators as ancillary equipment.

The air quality analysis submitted with the applications demonstrates that the impact from the proposed project will remain approximately five times below the safe ambient air concentration level of 2.0 x 10^-2 µg/m³ prescribed by the EPA IRIS database and determined to be adequately protective of the public health.

Access to the virtual Open House and Public Hearing will be made available on the PDEQ Public Notice webpage https://bit.ly/37gdbWP. Any interested person may submit written comments on the proposed permit during the public comment period.  Persons who submit comments to PDEQ should state:

• The action you wish PDEQ to take, including specific references to the portions of the proposed permit you believe should be changed, if any; and
• The reasons supporting your position, stated with sufficient specificity as to allow PDEQ to evaluate the merits of your position.

All comments received during the comment period will be included in the administrative record and will be available to the public. The public comment period for the proposed permit ends will end on December 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm. To be considered, written comments should be postmarked no later than such date and time.

Comments should be submitted to:

Rupesh Patel, Air Program Manager

Pima County Department of Environmental Quality

33 N Stone Avenue, Suite 700

Tucson, AZ 85701

e-mail comments to: [email protected]

or through the online public comment form

All data submitted by the applicant is available as part of the administrative record. The administrative record, including copies of the proposed permit, original and supplemental applications, fact sheet, and other supporting documents may be viewed between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at PDEQ, 33 N Stone Ave., Tucson. Most documents in the administrative record may also be obtained on-line at PDEQ’s website.

For more information, contact Natalie Shepp at 520-724-6885, or [email protected]

600 lots and over 500 acres Sold in the last 45 Days

Tucson, Arizona  – Land Advisors Organization – Tucson continues a strong second half of 2021 within master-planned communities throughout the area. With over 70% market share of current and future residential lots throughout the Tucson Metro, the Tucson team of Will White and John Carroll continue to represent the top producing master-planned communities and substantial residential projects throughout the region.

Over the course of the last 45 days, the Tucson team has transacted more than 600 lots and over ±500 acres of large residential developments. Among this total, noteworthy ones include closings within the Gladden Farms MPC, located in the town of Marana where KB Home Tucson, Inc. purchased 136 lots and Meritage Homes of Arizona purchased another 169 lots from the developer (Crown West Land Group). Within the Star Valley MPC, Meritage Homes of Arizona purchased another 116 lots from the developers (Sunbelt Holdings, Rick Andreen and Mike Geddes). Within Los Saguaros at Dove Mountain MPC, located at the foot of the Tortolita Mountains, Lennar Arizona purchased 106 lots from Tortolita Properties, LLC. Contiguous to Gladden Farms II, Tangerine 2021, LLC purchased ±279 acres from Westcor Tangerine, LLC, and east of I-10 in North Marana, CLB Real Property Holding Company, LLC purchased ±104 acres from La Nonna, LLC as part of a larger assemblage.

Over the past 20 Years, they have been a trusted source for Tucson’s top developers and homebuilders. Providing unrivaled brokerage and advisory services to Tucson metro’s best-known projects, Land Advisors Organization has consistently raised the bar in Tucson and experienced historic success along the way.

“Tucson is in a historically healthy and very robust position with fundamentals and deal flow indicating the area has room to run for a long time. With a solid employment and growing population, we fully expect the strong pace to continue,” said Will White.

For more information, White and Carroll can be reached at 520. 514.7454.