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🌱 Why are Marana’s home permits down while inspections are rising?
Hey there, Marana! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why are Marana’s home permits down while inspections are rising?
- What Marana Unified’s 100th birthday means for local families this month
- How Marana officers helped target distracted drivers on Oracle Road
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 52 degrees.
- Saturday: Warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 91, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Warm; breezy in the morning, with a high of 93 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Home permits fall in Marana (tucsonlocalmedia.com) — Marana’s home-building pace slowed in March, with single-family permit applications dropping to 78 from 135 a year earlier, even as inspections rose. Town leaders also outlined big plans and decisions ahead, from shaping the new Barnett Linear Park and spending a record federal grant, to future Moore and Cortaro road projects and state bills that could change local design and infrastructure rules. 
• TUSD examines school-closure plan, lays out 7-month proposal (azluminaria.org) — Marana families can celebrate a big milestone as the Marana Unified School District marks its 100th anniversary this month, with special events planned for the community. Meanwhile, nearby Tucson Unified is beginning a seven‑month process that could close or consolidate schools, and Amphitheater schools are preparing a November ballot question on selling or leasing closed campuses amid ongoing enrollment declines.
• Multi-agency task force targets distracted drivers on Oracle Road (kold.com) — Marana police joined a 50-officer task force cracking down on distracted drivers along Oracle Road, part of a broader push to enforce Arizona’s hands-free law after a spike in deadly crashes. Officers made numerous stops in just a few hours, while organizers stressed that consistent enforcement and public awareness are key to curbing dangerous phone use behind the wheel.
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🗞 Nearby News
Oro Valley
- Volunteer's Are Heroes Too (blogspot.com)
- Oro Valley IDs $3.2M gap in parks funds (tucsonlocalmedia.com)
- Pond funded; easement holder ponders next step (tucsonlocalmedia.com)
Tucson
- $25 challenge: Affordable Tucson finds at Proper Shops downtown (thisistucson.com)
- The Woman Leading Tucson Electric Power: CEO Susan Gray (azpm.org)
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