Guests - Ted Maxwell, Bill Beard, Jon Riches
In a wide-ranging discussion on regional infrastructure, host Kathleen Winn sat down with retired General Ted Maxwell to examine Propositions 418 and 419—the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) plan set for a March vote in Pima County. Maxwell, a longtime Oro Valley resident and member of the State Transportation Board, emphasized that the half-cent sales tax extension is essential for maintaining and improving roads across the region.
Shifting to local fiscal concerns, Kathleen Winn welcomed Bill Beard, Municipal Affairs Liaison for the Goldwater Institute, to discuss Tucson's recent attempts to address budget shortfalls.
Later, John Riches, Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute, joined Winn to celebrate a quiet victory: Pima County's indefinite tabling of a controversial ordinance capping heavy-duty truck trips on county roads.
