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Resident urges council to boost pay for police, fire and consider revenue options
Summary
Marcelino Arona Jr., a Nogales resident, urged the City Council to address public safety salaries and to consider revenue options after noting regional recruitment pressure and citing border crossing data he said supports sales‑tax revenue potential.
During the public‑comment period of the June 24 meeting, resident Marcelino Arona Jr. urged the Nogales City Council to address police and fire salaries and to involve the community in decisions about revenue measures.
Arona identified himself as Marcelino Arona junior of 826 North Flinda Vista Drive and said he previously chaired a committee that asked residents to approve an increase in the sales tax. “The sales tax is what keeps this community…
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