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On Monday May 23rd, we met with Elise Gornish for a walk-through of Rio Vista Park . Our goal for the meeting was to figure out a strategy for restoring the vegetation at Rio Vista and to gather some ideas. Elise Gornish is a restoration ecologist who works for the UofA School of Natural Resources and…

Master Plan Timeline Unveiling of Parks and Recreation Department’s Draft Master Plan, September 7, 2022 Please visit NEWS/EVENTS tab for the story. Meeting with Councilmember Kevin Dahl, Ward 3 Office, November 1, 2022 On November 1st, Lindy Brigham, Jennifer Shopland, David Tiers and Mary Bird met with Councilmember Kevin Dahl and Council Aide CJ Boyd

SignageAttached is a draft sign frame which is based on your collective feedback over the last few months. We decided to keep it simple and go with a two-post frame made out of steel with rust finish to match what is already in the park. I added a decorative mountain motif at the top but

Here is the latest draft of the map panel for Rio Vista.

With the rollout of the plan by Parks & Rec on April 18th, work began in earnest on April 22nd. This photo gallery captures some of the action that has taken place in the park since the meeting.

Matt Christman, Project Manager COT Matthew ChristmanMatt was hired in early November 2023 as a Project Manager for Tucson’s Parks & Recreation Department. Rio Vista is one of seven projects that he currently manages. The Rio Vista project came about because the City of Tucson voters approved Proposition 407 in November 2018, a $225 million