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of taxpayers, he said, to wait until both
districts have spent the bond money for
new buildings. “If the merger occurred
before then, any bonds unsold can’t be
sold,” Keeley said.
Chamber of commerce board
chosen
Members of the Tubac Chamber of
Commerce elected new board members
at the Jan. 21 annual meeting. Board
members serve for a two-year term.
New members are Candace Harmon,
Tubac Embarcadero; Garry Hembree,
Old Presidio Traders; Kelly Jones, Big
Horn Galleries; Terry E. Kirkpatrick,
Grumpy Gringo Cigars; Brent Land,
Purcell Galleries of Fine Art; Polly
Schlitz, Walter Wilson Gallery/Tubac
Art Exchange; BenDameean Steinhardt,
Out of the Way Galleria; and Mike
Quigley, Sky Island Alliance.
Th ere are a total of 13 board members
on the Tubac Chamber Board. Th e
four incumbents who were not up
for re-election are: Susan Buchanan,
Tubac Historical Society; Roberta
Rogers, Roberta Rogers Watercolors;
Larry Robertson, Lawrence Robertson,
Attorney; and Susan Walsh, Tubac
Territory.
Executive Director Carol Cullen said the
chamber has 83 members.
Th e regular monthly meetings are held
on the third Wednesday of each month
at 8 a.m. at the Tubac Community
Center and the public can attend.
Raises for elected officials
County elected offi cials have received
raises for the current year, as specifi ed
under Arizona law. Th e three Santa Cruz
County supervisors, John Maynard, Rudy
Molera and Manuel Ruiz, are now being
paid $63,800 a year, up from $56,500.
Sheriff Antonio Estrada’s salary increased
from $89,225 to $100,824. County
Attorney George Silva’s pay went from
$109,450 to $123,678.
Also at the same pay level as the Board of
Supervisors are County Assessor Felipe
Fuentes, County Recorder Suzanne
Sainz, Treasurer Caesar Ramirez, Clerk
of Superior Court Juan Pablo Guzman
and Schools Superintendent Alfredo
Velasquez.
Th e last time other county employees
received a raise was in November 2007,
when the county gave the equivalent of
a 4 percent increase. With those raises,
County Manager Greg Lucero earns
$145,725 a year.
(For comments or questions, contact the
writer at kathleenvan@msn.com or call
520-398-2089.)
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