The purpose of this study was to conduct an evaluation of the Maryvale Weed and Seed Coalition. First, a process evaluation was conducted to examine the implementation of policies, goals, and planned activities by Maryvale Weed and Seed. Afterwards, an impact evaluation was conducted to assess the efficacy of Maryvale Weed and Seed in combating crime and disorder in the designated program area. The sections below outline both the characteristics of the affected site and the methodology used to conduct the process and impact evaluations.

The purpose of the present study was to conduct an evaluation of the Kino Weed and Seed Coalition, using both qualitative and quantitative data to conduct process and impact evaluations. The process evaluation relied on official documents detailing site activities and focus group interviews with key stakeholders. The impact evaluation relied on call for service data from the Tucson Police Department from 1999 through 2005, divided into two categories represented by a three-year “pre-test” and four-year “post-test”. The results of the process evaluation indicated that the Kino Weed and Seed Coalition was actively engaged in activities pursuant of their original site goals, and adapting them as the site developed. The impact evaluation indicated that the rates of calls for service in the Kino Weed and Seed area declined significantly during the four years of official programmatic activities when compared to the three years prior for calls related to violent, property, drugs, and total crimes. Quality of life, or disorder, issues did have a slight increase during the implementation years compared to the pre-test years, but the change was not significant.

The purpose of the present study was to conduct an evaluation of the Canyon Corridor Weed and Seed, using both qualitative and quantitative data to conduct process and impact evaluations. The process evaluation relied on official documents detailing site activities and interviews with key stakeholders. The impact evaluation relied on Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and call for service (CFS) data from the Phoenix Police Department (PPD) from 2002 through 2007, divided into two categories represented by a four-year “pre-test” and two-year “post-test”. The results of the process evaluation indicated that the Canyon Corridor Weed and Seed was actively engaged in activities pursuant of their original site goals, and adapting them as the site developed. The impact evaluation indicated that the crime rates in the Canyon Corridor Weed and Seed area experienced mixed declines and increases during the past two years of official programmatic activities when compared to the four years prior for crimes related to violent, property, drugs, and total crimes.

If you ask people who do not live or work in Maryvale to describe the community, they are likely to say that it is crime-ridden and unsafe, with neighborhoods marred by graffiti and houses in disrepair. But what they don’t see, and what people who live and work in Maryvale experience every day, are the strengths and assets – in the people, programs and promising new initiatives – that give the community its distinct identity and define its future.

The third of seven citizen reports to be prepared by Long Range Planning Staff to develop the Yuma County 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Meetings were held in 2008. CAG and Technical Advisory Committee members reviewed the goals, objectives and polices, and the following elements of the Yuma County 2010 Comprehensive Plan: Land Use Element--Dateland/East County Planning Area: Open Spaces & Recreational Resources.

Study in preparation for updating the Yuma County 2010 Comprehensive Plan, analyzing: community facilities; new port of entry; State Route 195; climate and topography; vegetation; farm land and irrigation districts; Yuma Desert Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard management area; Bureau of Reclamation five-mile protective & regulatory zone; AUX-2 airfield noise zones; demographics; housing units; land ownership; land ownership and parcel size; land use designations; Barry M. Goldwater Range buffer area land use limitation; changes in land use designations; zoning districts; rezonings 2000 to 2007; and building/placement permits.

Study in preparation for updating the Yuma County 2010 Comprehensive Plan, analyzing: race and ethnicity; population by census block map; population change; age cohorts by percentage of population; housing statistics; vacancy statistics; census tracts; language statistics; commuting and prior residency statistics; highest level of education completed; income statistics; employment by sector; employment by occupation; type of housing; soil and groundwater; soil type map; depth to groundwater map; community facilities; Avenue B and C Colonia Improvement District; land use designation map; changes in land use designations; zoning districts established in Yuma County; zoning district map; rezonings; and housing units added.