About Civano Neighbors

Civano Neighbors is a neighborhood association in southeast Tucson, Arizona, bounded by Irvington Road on the north, Pantano Wash on the east, Bilby Road on the south, and Harrison Road/Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on the west (view map from MapQuest). Formed in April 2002, Bylaws were adopted by the general membership on August 28, 2002, and the first Leadership Team was elected on October 21, 2002. Civano Neighbors is officially recognized by the City of Tucson, including the Department of Neighborhood Resources and Ward 4.

The purpose of Civano Neighbors is to provide a forum for community dialogue and a mechanism for community action to enhance sense of place, neighbor connectivity, and neighborhood quality of life for the residents and businesses within the boundaries of the Civano Neighbors neighborhood association.

• Read the 2005 Civano Neighbors Annual Report (in The Town Crier)
  November 2005 - 670K PDF, Opens in new window
• Read the 2003/2004 Civano Neighbors Annual Report (in The Town Crier)
  November 2004 - 418K PDF, Opens in new window
• Read the 2002/2003 Civano Neighbors Annual Report
  October 8, 2003 - 180K PDF, Opens in new window

Benefits

The benefits of Civano Neighbors include:

• Informed of City, development, traffic, and related decisions and activities within neighborhood, adjacent to neighborhood, and in southeast Tucson.
• Entitled to free funding and technical assistance activities, including grant-seeking, workshops, youth employment programs, and action planning.
• Receive free City services to enhance neighborhood communications — including copying and mailing and design assistance for newsletters (The Town Crier) and meeting announcements.
• Provides the broadest representation of and communication to and among Civano homeowners, residents, businesses, and other stakeholders.
• Allows Civano homeowners, businesses, and other stakeholders to communicate on a more leveraged basis with Civano’s developers and homebuilders.

Structure

Civano Neighbors is open to all residents of all ages, all non-resident homeowners, and all businesses within our boundaries. Currently Civano Neighbors does not collect dues, though we do encourage sponsorships and other donations to fund our services and activities.

Unlike traditional neighborhood associations, Civano Neighbors operates on a modified consensus process that allows all sides of an issue or proposal to be heard and discussed in a free exchange of information prior to reaching consensus and moving forward. Discussions are led by facilitators from the Leadership Team or the Civano Neighbors general membership, as appropriate.

For further information, view our Bylaws.

Goals and Objectives

Civano Neighbors goals and objectives change over time. The neighborhood association has established the following working groups to help define our direction toward goals and objectives:

• Aging in Community
• Commercial Areas
• Education
• Environment
• Houghton Corridor
• Newcomers
• Pulte
• Regional Parks and Trails
• Safety (including Neighborhood Watch)
• The Town Crier

If you are interested in participating in a working group, please contact the appropriate working group lead (view detailed working group information).

Additional working groups or tasks may be identified throughout the year.

Official Civano Neighbors position statements, letters of support, and the like are also available on this site.

Participation is Essential

Because of our consensus approach, active member participation is critical for our success. That participation begins with attending general meetings and then participating in working groups, tasks, and other Civano Neighbors activities.

Not sure where to begin? Contact any member of the Leadership Team or a working group.

Please direct all media inquiries to Bob Small, Association Spokesperson, at 520.398.7100.

For more information, please contact us.
 

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