Vote Vail!

Dear Vail Community

Over the last two years, Incorporate Vail Arizona worked diligently to make it possible for our community to decide if we want to be a town.  On Tuesday, November 7, the resounding cry of the Vail community was No.  We honor and respect that decision.

Many of the people on both sides of this debate made new friends and deepened their love for this community.  For this we are grateful.  We believe these new relationships make our community stronger.

We all continue to believe Vail has such great potential and now the challenge will be to come together to realize that potential in other ways. 

We appreciate all of you.  Let’s continue live together as a people who deeply love our community.

Thank you,

Incorporate Vail Arizona

There’s been much discussion during the Vail incorporation effort about exclusion of “rural” properties from the proposed boundary map. So, what does “rural” mean? Attached is research into the Arizona Revised Statute’s (ARS) discussion of “rural.”

https://lovevailvotevail.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RURAL-THOUGHTS-IN-VAIL.pdf

By Voting YES on Prop 402, an incorporated Vail will be at the table for RTA (Regional Transportation Authority) projects.

“Civility Urged in Vail Incorporation Race” (Op-Ed in 11/4/2023 Arizona Daily Star)

https://tinyurl.com/yn6sfdby

“INCORPORATION MAKES SENSE FOR VAIL” (from 10/31/2023 Op-Ed in Arizona Daily Star)

https://lovevailvotevail.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Opinion-10-31-2023.pdf

TIME FOR ANOTHER FRIDAY FACTS!

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A MESSAGE FROM INCORPORATE VAIL ARIZONA

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FACTS ABOUT THE INCORPORATION OF VAIL THAT THE OPPOSITION DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE

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17 DECEPTIONS BY THE ANTI INCORPORATION GROUP (AKA INFORM VAIL ARIZONA)

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NOW ANOTHER WAY TO GET THE REAL INFORMATION ABOUT INCORPORATING VAIL, ARIZONA –

incorporatevailaz.org

ENDORSEMENT!

Tucson Metro Chamber endorsement

https://business.tucsonchamber.org/news/Details/tucson-metro-chamber-endorses-vail-incorporation-prop-402-186168

WHY WE NEED TO INCORPORATE VAIL ARIZONA

PROP 402 (AUDIO) V2.mp4 – Google Drive

HEY, IT’S FRIDAY! TIME FOR ANOTHER FRIDAY FACTS!

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IF YOU BELIEVE THAT VAIL SHOULD BE INCORPORATED, THEN BE A PART OF ITS INTERIM COUNCIL!

OCTOBER 3, 2023 If voters approve the incorporation of Vail, Arizona, the Pima County Board of Supervisors will appoint an interim seven-member town council to serve until elections for permanent council members are held in May, 2024.

https://incorporatevailaz.org/pdf-interim-council

SUMMARY OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY

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IMPORTANT VOTING DATES

9/22: Ballots Mailed; for military/overseas voting

10/10: Last day to register

10/11: Ballots mailed out

10/27: Last day to request ballot by mail

10/31: Recommended deadline to mail back your ballot

11/3: Last day to vote early in person

11/7: Last day to vote in person

For question or more information contact https://www.recorder.pima.gov

We answer your questions!

Tuesday, October 10th, 6pm (Cienega High School) Many thanks to those who could attend and a special thanks to our speakers Tom Belshe from the Arizona League of Cities and Towns and Tom Murphy, Mayor of Sahuarita. Stay tuned for the video to watch in case you missed the meeting.

Monday, September 25th, 6pm (ZOOM) Thank you to those able to attend the Zoom meeting. Many thanks to our speaker Mayor Joe Konrad from Benson and our moderator MaRico Tippett. You asked and we answered all 55 of your questions! If you missed it, you can watch it here! Please make sure to use the passcode.

WATCH THE ZOOM

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Monday, September 11th, 6pm (ZOOM) Thank you to those able to attend the Zoom meeting. Many thanks to our speaker Tim Pickering and our moderator Rob Samuelsen. The meeting ran over as we wanted to be sure all your questions (74!) were answered. To view the zoom meeting (please be patient with the loading) –

WATCH THE ZOOM

Passcode: Xs3SM4$Z

More of your Questions Answered

Our audience on Next Door has been quite active and has asked us to answer their questions.

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We hope these answers will assist you in deciding to VOTE YES for Prop 402!

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CREATE OUR OWN DESTINY!

What is Vail?

Everyone can agree that Vail is a real place. Few can agree on the definition of that place. Vail was christened in 1895. And, it has been the place that many have claimed as their home. However, Vail was never incorporated. Vail never had a mayor, council, or any legal standing. Vail has no identifiable boundaries. 

Today, Vail, affectionately known as “the town between the tracks,” is identified on maps and included in weather reports. It continues, however, to be more of an idea and a mindset than a defined geographical location in Pima County. Now, we, the residents of the Vail area, are ready to take control of our own destiny and incorporate Vail.

Incorporation will enable Vail residents to control and manage its own affairs including roads, water, parks, lifestyle, business and housing development, taxes, the things we treasure, and more!

WE should decide on:

  • OUR roads and streets
    • Who among us has not struggled on the deteriorating roads including potholes along with insufficient turning and travel lanes. Our roads are a safety hazard for all of us including our youngest of drivers!
    • We need the ability to manage OUR roadways to ensure the safety of our friends, neighbors, and most importantly, our children!

  • OUR water
    • The goal of incorporation is to maintain safe and reliable water for the Vail community.
    • Incorporate Vail, AZ has no interest in seizing control of any private wells.

  • OUR parks and open space
    • Towns and cities near Vail are full of beautiful public parks and safe open spaces where families can enjoy the Arizona beauty. Vail families have to drive to them to enjoy those outdoor spaces as there is not one public park or outdoor space in Vail.
    • If we want safe public spaces for our children and families to play, we must take control of the management of such spaces!

  • OUR business and housing developments
    • Vail operates under the jurisdiction of Pima County. The County determines growth.
    • Vail should be able to tailor policies, regulations, and ordinances to our specific needs and values.
    • Vail residents need to determine what growth looks like in Vail as WE are the ones who live with the decisions made amongst our neighborhoods.

  • OUR taxes
    • Our income taxes currently go to the State general fund. They ONLY come back to us if we incorporate.
    • We need to put OUR tax dollars to work in OUR community
    • We need to fund OUR local community… not the State at large.
    • Similar to Sahuarita, Marana, and Oro Valley, Vail will rely primarily on State Shared Revenue and County Revenue… NOT an increase in local taxes unless approved by a ballot measure.

  • OUR values
    • We must gain local control to preserve the things we as a community love about Vail.
    • We are the keepers of our history and heritage, and we are the ones who must preserve it.
    • We must gain a voice in regional and state decisions to ensure our values are represented!