City News

A one-tenth of 1% sales tax that voters approved for Reid Park Zoo in 2017 has raised more than $12 million, according to an article in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper. The 10-year-tax is earmarked for improvements to the Zoo's infrastructure and the construction of new, interactive exhibits.

The monthly Tucson Parks and Recreation Commission meeting will be held Wednesday, May 22, 3:30-5 p.m., at Tucson Parks and Recreation Administration, 900 S. Randolph Way.

The commission serves as a citizens advisory panel to the Mayor and Tucson City Council on issues such as recreational and park activities within the city, operations policy and procedures, user fees, park development, and park name changes.

The City of Tucson is recruiting civil engineers to join its Distribution Design and Plant Design sections of Tucson Water. Duties include managing transmission and distribution water main projects or water facilities projects; producing, reviewing, and administering contracts; developing designs; and enforcing codes and standards.

Plan Tucson, the City of Tucson’s General and Sustainability Plan, was adopted by voters in 2013, and the City has released a progress report detailing key accomplishments in achieving the goals of the plan over the past five years. The report was presented to the Mayor and Tucson City Council on May 7.

Reid Park will be alive with music this weekend. The Tucson Pops Orchestra will perform Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m. for Music Under the Stars at the park's DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center at East 22nd Street and South Country Club Road.