Neighborhood leaders in Tucson are hoping to build a better relationship with city staff.
Monday night, they planned a special meeting to express their concerns.
They covered a variety of issues from the Grant Road Project to starting a new Neighborhood Advisory Council.
Another hot button issue was the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base flyovers.
Last week the city council passed a resolution that will allow the base to increase flights throughout the city. Some residents are fuming after the Tucson city council voted unanimously to approve the resolution to "support the missions and long term viability of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base … when it comes to their existing and future military missions and assignment."
Neighbors believe the resolution would increase air traffic causing for noisy fly-overs.
However, city leaders say they have no control over the military flights.
The special meeting covered nearly a dozen issues. Organizers are hoping it's a start to a better relationship.
"We hope to open our doors and see who our allies are in the city and find out who really wants to work with neighborhoods," said Luann Barr, a Sam Hughes resident.
The Planning & Policy Program Director for the city of Tucson, Nicole Ewing Gavin agrees.
"We realized that there was a need for an information exchange and getting people together sooner rather than later is best to try and solve some problems."
The city staff and neighborhoods hope to meet in the near future to discuss the issues more in depth.
