Greetings!
… and welcome to another Baja Arizona Kossacks Open Thread. I am your host this week, providing a bit of Baja news and of course pictures from my backyard.
All news in AZ-02 this week!
Victoria Steele is having a fundraiser at Brother John's, and here's the poster for the event:
Call ahead to RSVP.
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And Ooh, Look! Martha McSally noticed that the world extends beyond war-fighting and immigrant bashing!
Legislation Resolves Long-standing Land Conflict Between Tucson, Federal Government
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Martha McSally today introduced bipartisan legislation, The Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act, to help expand and improve Tucson’s Udall Park. The bill resolves a long-standing land disagreement between the City of Tucson and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that has impeded Tucson’s plans to improve and expand the park.
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On May 16, 1980, the City of Tucson leased over 172 acres from BLM for the creation of what would become Udall Park. On June 26, 1989, the City of Tucson entered into negations to transfer 297 acres of rural land recently purchased for $4 million to BLM for the title of the land currently used for Udall Park. Those negotiations were finalized later that year on October 4, 1989.
Yes, the city entered “negations”.
The Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act removes a reversion clause contained in the 1989 agreement, providing full autonomy and ownership for Udall Park to the City of Tucson.
And it's bipartisan! So you know it's good!
Arizona delegation members cosponsoring the bill include Representatives Ann Kirkpatrick, Ruben Gallego, Kyrsten Sinema, Matt Salmon, Trent Franks, Paul Gosar, and David Schweikert. Senators Jeff Flake and John McCain have introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
I can tell from here how relieved you all are that this will finally be resolved.
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And here's a couple of pictures from my backyard:
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This little weed is a kind of borage. The head with the flowers is almost a centimeter in diameter, and the flowers are about two millimeters across. There are more than 30 different species of Cryptantha, and I know of at least three different ones in my yard.
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