Tempe is launching a new Park Rangers Program after the City Council approved the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget.This is a revival of a past program that ended due to budget cuts during the Great Recession. This new generation of Tempe park rangers will be full-time city employees under the Community Services Department.Tempe officials plan to hire 14 rangers to act as
City councilman and committee member Eric Arias says the committee is working to implement a new set of penalties for local retailers who sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.