The Voice of Marana since 2007 The Voice of Marana, Oro Valley and Northwest Tucson
Volume 30 • Number 2 January 11, 2023
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OV creates rules Podcast delves for intoshort-term topics vital/ to vacation rentals
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This Week
Marana residents
BY DAVE PERRY Tucson Local Media Contributor BY LAURA LATZKO
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“We’re (delivering) a lot of product down there. We have a lot of consumers in that area. It made sense for us to go down there. Mayor Joeinto Winfield speaker, Ted “Going markets,and it’s keynote always difficult to find Maxwell. a location that’s easy for consumers (to find). “Last yearforwas our very one,that so was we are We looked a good piecefirst of land big still trying figure outfreeway. how it”will look,” said enough andtoclose to the Kristen Sharp, at Oro Chamber of ComThe location theValley I-10 and West Twin Peaks merce president and chief executive officer. Road near the Tucson Premium Outlets checked very successful, and people were very all“It thewas boxes. happy witha itlotfrom the feedback that”we so “There’s of growth in that area, he got, added. we“Marana are doing it again.”friendly and they’re bringis business Mary of businesses Good News Communicaing a lotMartin of good to that area. We tions present workshop “Marketing wantedwill to be off thatthe freeway so people can get Your Business,” Lambert of Three to it easily. We’rewhile close Ryan enough get Mexican na-
o protect “the health, safety and welfare” its citizens, Oro ven in of a town the size aofunanimous Marana, there is Valley Town Council has adopted a lot of news to keep up with. what “reasonable regulations” Townit called Manager Terry Rozema has for short-term/vacation rental properties in been helping with this with his new podthe community. cast, “Real Talk with the Town.” Rozema and Ownersstaff of answer short-term/vacation Marana’s questions posedrentals by the have until early May to comply with the community and talk about issues relevant to rules. Marana residents, issues including whether “We Marana didn’t invent ordinance, ” CounNorth will getthis a grocery store. cilmember Tim Bohen said. It is being creDuring a recent podcast, Rozema invited ated to anticipate any “major problems” Curt Woody, director of Marana’s economwith parties, noise, lighting,toparking ic development and tourism, answer and that other violations at short-term/vacation question. rentals that have encountered by comResidents ask ifbeen a Walmart is being conmunities “throughout the state. ” sidered and if the town is offering incentives Paul Melcher, Oro Valley’s director of to bring stores like Whole Foods Market to community and economic development, North Marana. estimated there are between 260 and 400 During the podcast, Woody said it has been short-term vacation rental properties witha long, drawn-out process to get developers to in Oro Valley. Some of them may not be bring a grocery store to Marana. registered with the town. “There are a lot of developers and private It is a growing industry of businesses, land owners out there, that once they’re in a generally operated by sole proprietors, genspecific zone, which really incorporates quite erating economic activity, tourism, employa few different types of businesses, they can ment, and resulting sales, utilities and bed build whatever they want,” he said. tax revenues for the community. “We have been trying to attract a grocery In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022, (store) to Lon Adams and Tangerine (Farms) Oro Valley collected $512,456 in bed tax
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NEWS .......................... 8 OV expands children's fun at Tohono Chul
American Furniture Warehouse’s store in Marana will sit at the I-10 and West Twin Peaks Road. (American Furniture Warehouse/Rendering)
LIVEN UP .................... 11 Musicians Febbo and Fuentes to perform at Steam Pump Ranch.
American Furniture Warehouse coming to Marana
The 2022 Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce business summit will be held at Westward Look. (Joey Ambrose/BoomPix Media)
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
Oro Valley business summit returns with changes Tucson Local Media Staff
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BY HOPE PETERS merican Furniture Warehouse is expected
Tucson Local Media Writer to bring itsStaff “no-pressure” sales approach
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