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Residents urge clearer youth outreach and indoor play options in Oro Valleys 10-year plan
Summary
At a community workshop on Oro Valleys 10-year plan, residents pushed staff to clarify 'youth' age ranges, better promote the Youth Advisory Council in schools and prioritize indoor free-play facilities for young families to address extreme summer heat.
Malini Sims, a principal planner with the town, opened the Zoom workshop by saying the meetings purpose was to review draft goals, policies and actions for Oro Valley's 10-year plan and to get public feedback. Sims walked attendees through five topic columns and asked for comments on A1 through A3, the draft actions related to supporting all ages.
Residents immediately pressed for clarity on what the plan means by "youth." "I would like to see a little bit of clarification on what you mean by youth," one participant, Emily, said, describing a lack of programs for children under 5 and asking whether…
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