Water Wait

Published Aug. 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
The city of Tucson teams with Pima County to fight for Painted Hills...by Mari Herreras...Before the Tucson City Council voted unanimously on June 8 to delay a request to annex the almost 300 acres in the saguaro-covered Painted Hills property, it looked like any hope to preserve the area was finally lost to development. According to Councilwoman Regina Romero, even after the council voted to delay annexation, it still seemed like most of the estimated 10,000 saguaros on the hills would most likely be bladed to make way for about 250 homes, until something amazing began taking place this past month—actual dialogue between the city and attorneys for the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System, owners of the development property.…...

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