Pima County Puppeteers: Sunday’s Comic

Chuck Huckelberry and the "heavy hitters"...

Pima County Emails Show I-11 $15 Million Dollar Fraud

In December, 2014, the Arizona State Transportation Board (STB) approved $15 million for a Tier One Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to develop routes for a new Interstate 11 from Wickenburg to Nogales.  They then suspended a number of just-approved road projects to free up funds for the EIS.  There were a series of public and private meetings through June, 2016, for “scoping” prior to determining a variety of alternate routes and selecting the “preferred alternative.”  That three year study is a waste of taxpayers’ money because the favored Tucson-area route has already been decided by the powers-that-be.

But county emails obtained by the Arizona Daily Independent.com through a public information request show that the I-11 promoters are worried about growing opposition, especially from residents of the Avra Valley who are directly threatened by the new highway.

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Steve Christy Wants Pima County Job – Any Job

Since before the time he was turned down for a job in the Governor’s Office, Steve Christy has sought a position in Pima County. Christy, one of three candidates for supervisor in District 4, is running as the candidate with connections and emails support that assertion.

Emails obtained through a formal request For Information filed by the ADI with the Pima County Clerk of the Board reveal just how connected Christy is. They also make Christy’s claim that he will fire Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry when he is elected very hard to believe.

While Christy’s claim might be questionable, his close relationship with Huckelberry and his apparent need for a paid position in Pima County government is not.

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