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Calling all residents! Join a Resident Working Group to craft goals, policies and implementation actions that lead to real results in the community. Don't wait, sign-up now to help shape OV's future. JOIN HERE!
An online kick-off event for all Resident Working Group is scheduled for January 28, 2025, from 5:30-7:30 PM.
Resident working group members are encouraged to attend to meet other group members, learn about your important role and how to participate.
The OV's Path Forward Background Report, available HERE, provides key trends and conditions that should be considered when planning for OV's future.
Operations and infrastructure maintenance costs continue to rise with population and service demand.
A higher need to diversify revenue streams to help insulate the Town from fluctuations in the economically volatile revenue sources that Oro Valley currently relies on.
The Town is 88% built. Reductions in construction sales tax is anticipated. Planning for associated revenue impacts as the Town approaches build-out is important.
Over the past 10 years, there has been robust capital spending, particularly on new and expanded recreation opportunities. Addressing aging infrastructure or building new facilities to maintain current levels of service to the community.
During Phase 1 (October 2023 - October 2024), residents shared their ideas, priorities and expectations for OV's future through the BIG Community Survey, 93 events, and online discussions. The phone survey method is statistically projectable to all OV adults. This means 50% represents 20,593 residents.
The percentages represent responses to various question types. Higher percentages relate to questions where residents rated specific options. Low percentages relate to open-ended questions that allowed a wide variety of responses.
A summary of resident responses is available HERE with key points shown below:
Statistically Projectable Survey Responses
Common Phrases from Events and Online
Concerns
47% are concerned about OV maintaining financial stability.
Budget control, funding for services and amenities to meet resident demand, maintenance and upgrade needs, revenue sources as building slows
Priorities
42% support issuing municipal bonds as a revenue generator
29% support annexations as a revenue generator
28% support adding or increasing user fees as a revenue generator
22% support increasing sales tax with more retail as a revenue generator
18% support implementing a property sales tax as a revenue generator
Concern about property tax, inevitable, no taxes
The draft guiding principles are based on the community guidance provided during Phase 1. Underlined words were derived directly from resident responses.
Maintain financial stability:
Manage and administer the Town’s budget to meet the community’s needs
Anticipate increasing service and infrastructure needs and costs
Plan for revenue impacts as land for development becomes scarce
Diversify and increaserevenue sources
Calling all residents! Join a Resident Working Group to craft goals, policies and implementation actions that lead to real results in the community. Don't wait, sign-up now to help shape OV's future. JOIN HERE!
An online kick-off event for all Resident Working Group is scheduled for January 28, 2025, from 5:30-7:30 PM.
Resident working group members are encouraged to attend to meet other group members, learn about your important role and how to participate.
The OV's Path Forward Background Report, available HERE, provides key trends and conditions that should be considered when planning for OV's future.
Operations and infrastructure maintenance costs continue to rise with population and service demand.
A higher need to diversify revenue streams to help insulate the Town from fluctuations in the economically volatile revenue sources that Oro Valley currently relies on.
The Town is 88% built. Reductions in construction sales tax is anticipated. Planning for associated revenue impacts as the Town approaches build-out is important.
Over the past 10 years, there has been robust capital spending, particularly on new and expanded recreation opportunities. Addressing aging infrastructure or building new facilities to maintain current levels of service to the community.
During Phase 1 (October 2023 - October 2024), residents shared their ideas, priorities and expectations for OV's future through the BIG Community Survey, 93 events, and online discussions. The phone survey method is statistically projectable to all OV adults. This means 50% represents 20,593 residents.
The percentages represent responses to various question types. Higher percentages relate to questions where residents rated specific options. Low percentages relate to open-ended questions that allowed a wide variety of responses.
A summary of resident responses is available HERE with key points shown below:
Statistically Projectable Survey Responses
Common Phrases from Events and Online
Concerns
47% are concerned about OV maintaining financial stability.
Budget control, funding for services and amenities to meet resident demand, maintenance and upgrade needs, revenue sources as building slows
Priorities
42% support issuing municipal bonds as a revenue generator
29% support annexations as a revenue generator
28% support adding or increasing user fees as a revenue generator
22% support increasing sales tax with more retail as a revenue generator
18% support implementing a property sales tax as a revenue generator
Concern about property tax, inevitable, no taxes
The draft guiding principles are based on the community guidance provided during Phase 1. Underlined words were derived directly from resident responses.
Maintain financial stability:
Manage and administer the Town’s budget to meet the community’s needs
Anticipate increasing service and infrastructure needs and costs
Plan for revenue impacts as land for development becomes scarce
