Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller told a radio show host this morning that she’d support a proposed half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements—but only if Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry agreed to resign from the top post.
Miller told Wake Up Tucson host Chris DeSimone that she would break her promise to voters to never support a sales tax if Huckelberry quit because she is convinced that the longtime county administrator has a “stranglehold” on the county and his removal would eliminate what she views as rampant cronyism in Pima County.
“It will eliminate that cabal, it will stop it,” Miller said. “There will be new people coming in. We’re seeing people retire left and right already. And we’re going to get new people in, and I believe the Board of Supervisors may—even if the same people stay in there—they would stand up and start doing their job. Because right now, they’re completely controlled by Chuck Huckleberry.”
Huckelberry told The Weekly he had a counteroffer.
“I’ll resign the day she’s recalled,” said Huckleberry, who expressed skepticism that Miller would follow through on her promise to support the tax even if he did resign.
“She has a habit of being untruthful,” Huckelberry said. “I think she’s lied once or twice before.”
Huckelberry said the offer to pass an ordinance if a county official resigned is something he’s never seen before in his 43 years in government, but he’s not surprised “because I’ve never seen a supervisor represent her district as poorly as Ally Miller.”
He added that Miller is out to create “false narrative” in order to “for purely political purposes to destroy the brand of Pima County. The brand of Pima County, in my opinion, is pretty strong.”
Miller had a few other conditions for her support of a sales-tax hike, including a promise that all the money from the sales tax go to road repair (she took particular exception to the idea that any money be spend on pedestrian walking signals or bike paths) and all projects go out for competitive bid (which is already done, as required by state law).
This article appears in Apr 5-11, 2018.
Amen Ally! I am with you. He must forfeit his pension plan also.
Ahahahahahaha! Make Ally fall down go boom again!
#LyingAlly
Lets start with a person can only get one job with pima county after retirement that is it cant be rehired to administrative positions or any position. As with the sheriffs office 7 previous retired deputies @ 140,000 annually then rehired as a civilian @ $100,000. So we paid these deputies about 2 million a year with benefits only to hold positions from the young new minds new ideas new blood. This repeats it’s self in the county attorneys office the civil engineering the roads all through out Pima county
Lets lay it where it lays in Pima County the council government in Green Valley ran by Pima county administration. Indian gaming the biggest contributor to Pima county election coffers. Reason entertainment, equestrian, sports center, golf, lodging all centers around the Hucks upchuck.
This area is the gold area for the county the total control of economic development along the I-19 corridor.the best part Chuck and Don Diamond ventures are collaborating on this proposed I-11. this would completely give the board, well not really Huck and the position of Supervisor a non-elected position total control of Pima County. This would only make county elected position just reflection of talking heads waiting for dollars from the supervisor ineffective but for relating message. Reason for Kino sports Park and the hmm Tucson Electric Park this is the most isolated area from the major population of the community unless you game golf and entertain @ the casinos. When was the last time you ever though of going to the Kino sports center?
Lets look at the RTA monies most going for the planning of this I-11 corridor soon we will see expansion of the Marana Airport to be regional for daily passenger travel. This will completely isolate Tucson for the gaming dollar, golf, entertainment, Good job Democrats Paula Abound getting your endorsement too.
I guess what Abbey Hoffman said rings true ” The worst thing to be around is a radical till you need one” Wow things to become full circle if one live long enough sees enough to see it.
ALLY MILLER IS THE RADICAL WE NEED NOW.
And she falls down good! Real good!
#LyingAlly looks *tired*
http://www.kvoa.com/story/37934840/n4t-investigators-would-you-pay-new-tax-for-road-repairs
#BlessHerHeart
Having worked for the County for many years I can tell you that Chuckles is a lying swine.
Chuck Huck’s never gonna quit. He invented Pima County. Silly girl.
Lay off Ally. She may be a nut, but she is our nut. Anyone that gives Chuckelbrerry a rash is all right with me.