Hello MNA Neighbors,
The much anticipated Camino Miramonte chicane project will soon be a reality. Please make note of the following items as Sunland Asphalt & Construction begins constructing five chicanes along Camino Miramonte between 5th Street and Hawthorne Street, starting on Monday, June 24, 2024.
Anticipated Construction Duration: from Monday June 24th through Friday, July 12th, 2024
Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday; 6am-3pm
**Please note: Sunland anticipates 2 concrete pours starting at 5am; one the week of June 24th and the second the week of July 1st. Please contact Jesse Soto (Senior Project Manager, City of Tucson) if these pour times will be an issue. See Jesse’s contact information below.
A traffic control plan will be in place with flaggers to provide traffic control assistance.
Custom “Miramonte Neighborhood” signs will be installed in the northern- and southern-most chicanes the week of July 1st. Our sincere thanks and appreciation goes to long-time Miramonte resident and tireless neighborhood advocate, Ruth Beeker, for her generosity in donating this signage.
Neighborhood Notification: Prior to work starting, the contractor will drop off notification flier to all abutting residents.
Neighborhood Contact: Jesse Soto, cell- 520-400-9718, email [email protected].
As a reminder, the chicane project was conceived and designed to promote traffic calming, curb speeding, and enhance pedestrian safety along Camino Miramonte. The project has also been planned in consideration of the Miramonte/Palo Verde Bicycle Boulevard improvements coming to our neighborhood in 2026. The MNA Board thanks you in advance for your patience and cooperation.
Kids’ Playtime at the PARK & Miramonte Meet-Up
Annual Halloween Fun & Parade
Free Little Library, Shade Structure, Play Equip
Many thanks to long-time Miramonte Neighborhood champion Ruth Beeker and local repair guy Kevin Keresey for spearheading the renovation of the two Little Free Libraries located at the Pocket Park. This is a great location to look for new books or to donate those you no longer need.
The libraries offer materials for adults and children.
Our neighborhood park is looking great! The shade structure and new play equipment are installed in the play area, and we have a beautiful hummingbird mural on the west wall and a great bird chart on the north wall. Maybe you have noticed that the Parks Department staff have been doing a lot of cleanup and maintenance as well.TPD has recently focused extra resources on the park to address illegal activity and ensure the park is safe for neighborhood residents. Their work has made a noticeable difference the last couple of weeks.Now it’s up to us to use the park, so that it doesn’t become inviting again to undesirable activity. The Miramonte Neighborhood Assn. is working on ideas for group meet-ups, such as kids’ play, coffee dates, music events, ice cream socials and so on. We hope to get started on that as weather permits this summer.In the meantime, let’s make a walk through the park part of our routine dog walks or morning/evening exercise walks. If you have kids, check out the play area. And if you observe possible illegal activity, please call 911, as TPD is keeping an eye on the park. And you might let the Ward 6 council office know also, by phone 520-791-4601 or [email protected]
Pocket Park Planting Party & Renovations
Miramonte Neighborhood Association is working with City Parks and Rec on renovation of the Pocket Park at Third and Richey. The City has cleared away invasive species and much overgrowth, and we now have a park that is ready for more native plants. A landscape designer has prepared a plan for dozens of new native plants and trees. The long term goal is maintenance of the original amenities, perhaps adding some new ones; thorough trimming to enhance visibility throughout the park; reviving the irrigation system to enable new arid-friendly plantings to survive.
Be sure to stop by the park to see our handiwork next time you’re in the area!
Board Meetings – Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm by Zoom and at the Ward 6 Office except in July and December, and unless noted otherwise.
Annual Events:
Miramonte Neighborhood Association Annual Membership Meeting (April)
Halloween Party in the Park (Saturday before Halloween at the Miramonte Pocket Park)
National Night Out
Neighborhood Yard Sale
Spring Clean Up