Mark L. Johnson
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The action Tuesday evening by the Marana Town Council to approve the Make Marana 2040 General Plan while protecting the Tortolita...
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Mark L. Johnson
Dec 13, 20193 min read
Meet The Core Team
The Tortolita Alliance was formed by five community-active individuals with diverse backgrounds. The first meeting took place on...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 11, 20191 min read
Magnificent Marana!
At the 11/5/19 Del Webb Dove Mountain presentation on the Tortolita Preserve, I ended with the above photo of the famous Strong Arm...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 10, 20191 min read
CSDP Letter-Marana General Plan
Late breaking news! The Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection (CSDP) issued an excellent letter this afternoon to the Town of Marana...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 6, 20192 min read
Reminder! Attend 12/10 Public Hearing
What: Marana Town Council Public Hearing-Make Marana 2040 General Plan Where: Marana Municipal Complex (Council Chambers) 11555 W. Civic...
H. James Tripp
Dec 4, 20195 min read
The Proposed Tortolita Fan Special Planning Area (SPA): Will Development Be Appropriate?
By law, the State requires every municipality to create a General Plan every ten years. For over a year, the Town of Marana (Town) and...
Mark L. Johnson
Dec 1, 20191 min read
Arizona Daily Star Article-12/1/19
Arizona Daily Star reporter Justin Sayers wrote a very nice article about the Tortolita Preserve in today's Sunday edition (pages A1 &...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 27, 20192 min read
Spreading The Word
In a very short time, the Tortolita Alliance was formed in response to the Town of Marana's Make Marana 2040 General Plan and the...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 21, 20191 min read
Mountain Bikers Join The Cause
Kirk Astroth of The Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists (SDMB) sent the following email to Marana prior to Planning Commission Hearing #2....
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 21, 20192 min read
Congratulations! Thank You!
Last night area residents showed up in force at the Planning Commission Hearing regarding the Make Marana 2040 General Plan (GP). ...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 19, 20191 min read
Reminder! Attend 11/20 Public Hearing
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Marana Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana The Make...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Tortolita Alliance Mission
The Tortolita Alliance leadership team has collaborated and developed the following Mission statement: Tortolita Alliance advocates for...
Tom Hannagan
Nov 15, 20192 min read
Include Tortolita Preserve on All Make Marana 2040 General Plan Maps
The Tortolita Preserve has mysteriously disappeared from all maps in the Final Draft of the Make Marana 2040 General Plan. Rest assured...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 15, 20191 min read
Tortolita Alliance Update-11/15/19
Thanks to all that have subscribed to the Tortolita Alliance website! We now have 182 subscribers! This post serves as an update on the...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Welcome to the Tortolita Alliance
The Tortolita Alliance was formed in response to the Town of Marana and the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) proposal to re-zone and...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Tortolita Alliance Presentations
Mark Johnson gave a Tortolita Preserve PowerPoint presentation to the Del Webb Dove Mountain Community on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. ...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Attend The Make Marana 2040 General Plan Public Hearing
The Make Marana 2040 General Plan (GP) is currently going through the public hearing process. Click here for a link to the GP website....
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