Welcome to El Cortez Heights! We are a small, historic neighborhood in midtown Tucson, Arizona. This is the homepage of the Neighborhood Association.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

Our primary communication is by email!
Email the address at right to be added:

(The association email address can be found above and right).

We also have facebook and instagram, but they are currently not very active:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElCortezHeightsNbhd
Instagram: @elcortezheights

Upcoming Meetings

We meet quarterly , usually on the second thursday of the month.
The next meeting is on:
October 8, 2026, at 6 PM.
The location is indoors at the Donna Liggins Center in Doris J. Thompson park.

TPD Contact

Our Community Service Officer (CSO) is Karla Rubio-Corral.
She is our neighborhood contact for any question regarding police matters, for example to find out the followup on a 311 or 911 call.
Contact her by phone: 520-330-9877
or Email: Karla.Rubiocorral@tucsonaz.gov

July Meeting

The meeting was held July 10, see the minutes .

April Meeting

The meeting was held April 9, see the minutes .

January Meeting

The annual meeting was held January 8, see the minutes .

Discussion included: Green Stormwater Infrastructure grants that have been applied for; the apparent success of the Star Village project (low number of related police calls); ongoing work in the Doris J. Thompson park; and rolloff/cleanup planning.
Officer election were held with officers unchanged from 2025.

October Meeting

The fall meeting was held October 9, see the minutes . Star Village was the main topic of discussion, along with mini-grant applications, street repaving, and numerous other topics. Street repaving is expected to begin in early 2026.

July Meeting

The July meeting was held July 10, see the minutes . Street lights, street paving, Mini-grants were among the many topics discussed.

April Meeting

The April meeting was held Apr 10, see the minutes . Street lights, RainWorks mini-grants, and criminal activity behind Parkside Terrace, were among the many topics discussed.

Rolloffs, Brush/Bulky

Usually we request rolloff dumpsters twice a year. Our next rolloffs are first week of November, 2025.

Our Brush & Bulky pickup weeks for 2025 are March 3, and Sept 1 .

January Meeting

The annual meeting was held Jan 9, see the minutes . Welcome to new president Jacob Prietto!

Police and Ward 3 Contacts

We have two Community Resource Officers (CRO) assigned to our neighborhood:

Kirsten Hinthorn    Kirstin.Hinthorn@tucsonaz.gov    520-400-1404
Karla Rubiocorral    Karla.rubiocorral@tucsonaz.gov    520-330-9877

City non-emergency number:   311
Police non-emergency number:   520-791-5059