Vail (Tucson, AZ)
By Robin Willis, CDPE, SRES, Associate Broker
(eXp Realty)
Within 2 weeks the scoping period for the Rosemont Copper Mine ends.  At that point, the environmental studies will begin and we won't hear anything from officials until spring of 2009.  There has been a lot of conversation and excitement (not always in a good way) about the proposed mine from local citizens and even from our elected officials. On May 22, 2008, Representatives Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords sent a letter to the Coronado Forest Service regarding what they believe to be the flawed scoping period that is currently in progress.  As many in the public have not been aware of the process and facts were not all presented at the beginning, they requested that a complete Cine Plan of Operations be created and that the scoping process should be restarted at that point. Addit...
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By Robin Willis, CDPE, SRES, Associate Broker
(eXp Realty)
There are several more hearings and open houses coming up regarding the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine in Vail, Arizona.  Here are the dates and locations: Open Houses April 22, 2008 6-8 PM at Sahuarita High Schol Cafeteria, 350 W Sahuarita Rd, Sahuarita, AZ April 23, 2008 6-8 PM at Elgin Elementary School Cafeteria, 293 Upper Elgin Rd, Elgin, AZ Hearings May 12, 2008 6-9 PM at Elgin Elementary School Cafeteria, 293 Upper Elgin Rd, Elgin, AZ June 7, 2008 9 AM - 12 Noon at Sahuarita High School Auditorium, 350 W Sahuarita Rd, Sahuarita, AZ June 30, 2008 6-9 PM at Rincon High School, 421 N Arcadia, Tucson, AZ Comments To submit comments by mail, the attress is ATTN: Rosemeont Copper Project EIS, Coronado National Forest, 300 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ  85701.  By Fax, send your comments to ...
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By Robin Willis, CDPE, SRES, Associate Broker
(eXp Realty)
Last Saturday I attended the open house regarding the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine.  I came away with a lot of information and a greater understanding of what is proposed and some of the concerns and questions that local residents have.  My goal here is to present information without choosing sides.  My readers are intelligent - you can decide for yourselves what your opinion is.What is the Time-line?Currently, the plan is in the Scoping Process.  This is the time for the public to analyze the proposal and to make comments or raise concerns.  The next step will be the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).  Since community concerns will be considered and addressed in this statement it is important to get your comments in prior to the end of the scoping process.  The go...
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By Robin Willis, CDPE, SRES, Associate Broker
(eXp Realty)
On Your MarkThe holidays are behind us and now is the time of year when we all resolve to do more things or at least more of the right things.  Truth be told most of us have probably already broken our New Year's resolutions since it is already January 16th.  I have discovered a very easy trick that has kept me from breaking any resolutions this year.  I didn't make any.  :-)  I can hear your voices chorusing, "That's not fair!  That's cheating."  Perhaps, but truthfully, I make changes and improve things throughout the year.  So I could claim that I am actually ahead of everyone else.  For example, I started running for the first time in October of 2007.  I am still doing that and increasing my distance.  I also started studying real estate investing (beyond the classes I've taken) so ...
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By Robin Willis, CDPE, SRES, Associate Broker
(eXp Realty)
Empire High School is a recent addition to the Vail School District.  Located on Mary Ann Cleveland Way just East of Houghton Road, this school serves the Vail,Rita Ranch and Corona de Tucson areas.Empire opened its doors in July of 2005 and the first graduating class celebrated their commencement on May 24, 2007.  There were 347 graduates.The Unique feature of Empire High School is the fact that they do not use textbooks.  All learning is done on laptops and is a way for students to learn technological skills necessary in today's business world. Who Can Attend?Conveniently, strudents are not limited by attendance boundaries within the school district.  Basically, if you live in the Vail school district, you are not required to attend this school nor are you prohibited from doing so.  P...
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By Robin Willis, CDPE, SRES, Associate Broker
(eXp Realty)
For a couple of years now there has been a lot of talk about a new mall coming to Southeast Tucson near the Vail, AZ area.  Since the rumors have persisted, many have come to the logical conclusion that there may be something to this.  There is something to this rumor, but there will NOT be another Mall of America here in Tucson, AZ.  Actually, our new shopping and activites attraction will be called Passages of Tucson.  It is going to be arranged in Villages which are groupings of buildings devoted to one kind of product or idea.  For example, there will be a village that is devoted to Health and Wellness.  They will have some traditional doctors as well as holistic medicine available.  There will also be a village devoted to residential living and one for office space.  The location o...
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