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County to consider senior homesharing program Unmute TUCSON (KVOA) - The Pima County Board of Supervisors is considering a pilot program that would help elderly people find more affordable housing options as they age. The board said this could benefit homeowners who can t keep up with their houses anymore or others who are looking to rent. If successful, this proposal would grant $200,000 to the Pima Council of Aging to staff and fund the program for a year. Supervisor Matt Heinz said we re in the middle of a housing crisis, and he believes this program could help to lessen that burden. ....
Supervisor Matt Heinz and Supervisor Adelita Grijalva voted against the resolution. Supervisor Rex Scott said he brought forth the resolution for several reasons. Most notably, Scott believes the rate increase is based on trying to get unincorporated areas to either incorporate or be annexed by the closest municipality, not because it costs more to deliver water to unincorporated residents. A majority of the Tucson Water customers who would be affected are in Scottâs District 1. âThe city has decided as a means of generating additional revenue for the utility that they are going to charge higher rates to people who live outside the city limits, but only if they live in unincorporated Pima County,â Scott said. âRoughly 34% of Tucson Water customers live outside the city limits and about 28% of that is unincorporated Pima County, while the other 6% is in Marana, Oro Valley or South Tucson.â ....