1. United States
2. Ariz.
3. Letter

Local public lands could be sold under Senate bill As we all know, the claim of need for the targeted local public lands for more housing in our area is a scam. Our prime recreation areas such as Mount Lemmon, Sabino and Madera canyons in the Tucson area, and the Mount Graham area are not solutions to our housing issues. According to former Arizona Gov. and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, “There are several hundred thousand acres of undeveloped land with assured water supplies within the Phoenix and Tucson active management areas. Locating development on these lands will not have a significant effect on housing costs.” Arizona Daily Star January 2023. We don’t need to sell our National (and most particularly local) treasures to find land for housing.