Tucson Mayor and City Council Meetings, January 6, 2026
Approves Fiber-optic right-of-way license renewals (CenturyLink, Level 3, Whittel, Broadwing), 6-0
What happened
This was a Tucson Mayor and Council study session and regular meeting focused overwhelmingly on non-land-use business, with no rezonings, development projects, or entitlements decided.
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Fiber-optic right-of-way license renewals (CenturyLink, Level 3, Whittel, Broadwing)
Council approved consent items D, E, F, and G — license agreements for use of the public right-of-way for CenturyLink Communications LLC, Level 3 Communications LLC, Whittel Communications, and Broadwing Communications. Councilmember Dahl clarified these are existing fiber runs first licensed in November 1999, in operation ~25 years, now expired and being renewed with additional conditions; two segments run into Davis-Monthan Air Force Base but are not new data-center supply. Approved 6-0 (Cunningham absent/excused).
- renewed with some additional conditions
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Tucson Mayor and Council study session and regular meeting focused overwhelmingly on non-land-use business, with no rezonings, development projects, or entitlements decided.
Key Decisions (6)
Fiber-optic right-of-way license renewals (CenturyLink, Level 3, Whittel, Broadwing)
Consent agenda items A through H (except D-G)
Committee and Commission appointments (historic zone advisory boards)
Liquor license applications forwarded to State Liquor Board
Litigation authorization challenging ARS 13-4296
Settlement of tort lawsuit for $150,000
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Strong organized public pressure for a municipal public-power takeover of…
Commercial Demand
Continued controversy over data centers (Project Blue at Marana/Davis-Monthan, tied…
Sentiment
Council clarified that fiber-optic runs into Davis-Monthan Air Force Base…
Who Spoke (22)
On the record: the mayor, a councilmember, 2 staff members, and 7 members of the public.
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