Despite the recent high-stakes dust-ups between city and county leaders over Project Blue and a few other issues, the Pima County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to move ahead with a rare joint meeting with the Tucson City Council.
In fact, Supervisor Rex Scott wants to hold several joint meetings with his council colleagues over the next few months. The first will focus on homelessness and related issues, including chronic issues with drug-related crime in Tucson.
Although both Pima County and the City of Tucson are run almost exclusively by Democrats, city and county officials have been beefing recently about Project Blue, a two-tier water rate that forces county residents to pay more than city residents, and how to address chronic issues related to homelessness…