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Two new downtown hotel projects are seeking tax breaks from the City Council to boost Tucson's convention prospects.

On Tuesday, officials will review a 45% sales tax cut for Tucson Inn and Marketplace and a government-lease plan for Marriott's Moxy Hotel + both deals are expected to add 259 rooms and new jobs.

Santa Rita Park will reopen tonight as residents gather to enjoy its new amenities.

Sen. Mark Kelly passed a bipartisan resolution last night honoring Tucson-born Marine veteran Nicholas Quets who was killed by cartel violence while traveling in Mexico.

His family will mark two years since his Oct. 18 passing and Kelly plans to push additional safety bills.

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) released updated preliminary flood maps that revise flood risks for areas including Brawley Wash, Black Wash, and Alter Wash in Pima County and Marana.

The public can review the maps online and submit appeals with supporting data from Thursday, Oct. 8 until Monday, Jan. 5.

A new report by the Sonoran Institute, Pima County and Tucson Water highlights a wildlife ramp along the Santa Cruz River designed to ease animal movement and details trash cleanups that collected 11 tons last year; the next cleanup is scheduled for Oct.

17 near Interstate 10.

A state audit found that 25 students graduated from the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind without meeting requirements and that safety complaints were not fully investigated (staff background checks were missed) during the school's recent campus relocation.

The Auditor General said it will check back in six months.

Jacobs Park in Tucson now features new pickleball courts and a skate park, with stormwater and irrigation upgrades to prepare the facility for local weather.

The redevelopment, underway since 2021, brings enhanced recreation options to the community.

A heavy rainstorm and wet conditions lifted Stage III water restrictions in Summerhaven on Mount Lemmon, increasing the water supply for residents (Grey Carpenter, a water district board member, noted that without more snow a dry winter may bring restrictions back).