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- All Subjects: Altar Valley (Ariz.)
- All Subjects: Pima County (Ariz.)--Appropriations and expenditures
- All Subjects: Agriculture
- Creators: Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office
- Status: Published
Provides a rational basis for (1) a cost of growth element to require development to pay a fair share of public facility costs, and (2) to plan for and regulate infrastructure service area boundaries beyond which the County may limit or prescribe conditions on the publicly financed extension of improvements.
To facilitate development of the Environmental Impact Statement which must accompany the Section 10 multi-species conservation proposal, a series of issue papers were prepared. In Pima County, ranching is uniquely able to preserve the integrity of vast tracts of connected and unfragmented open space and wildlife habitat. This study reviews the effect of five alternative permit strategies on the County's ability to preserve unfragmented landscapes through conserving ranch lands.
A comprehensive review of over 100 city or county budgets. Many of these governmental entities have service populations in the general order of magnitude similar to Pima County, and some have experienced similar trends in population growth. Given the comparisons that have been made, Pima County's per capita expenditure is among the lowest of other high growth counties with a similar population base.
Summarizes the attached resource reports that have been submitted so far to help develop the SDCP within the watershed planning area of the Altar Valley. This initial presentation of resource information is intended to both educate and serve as an invitation to greater participation in crafting the SDCP.
Arivaca, located on the southern border of Pima County, is one of the few remaining riparian areas in southern Arizona. This report presents collected data, shows how the Arivaca area relates to the SDCP, and makes recommendations on how the plan could address pressing groundwater issues in the Arivaca Valley.
A companion to the "Importance of Conserving Resources in the CIenega Creek Watershed" document and provides a focus on Altar Valley. This report includes detailed investigations into the historic conditions of the watershed, current rangeland conditions of biotic communities, and the environmental impact of a potential floodplain project.