New city seal signed and delivered in Maricopa

by Mason Callejas | inMaricopa

The fate of Maricopa’s public image was set Tuesday after the city council voted to approve a new city seal they hope will help rebrand the city.

The seal had come before the council several times over the year as councilmembers changed its design. The unanimous decision in favor of the new design came after a member of the council made one last consideration about an overlooked design previously used on the city planning webpage.

Councilmember Nancy Smith brought up the idea of using the older design due to concerns she had with the intricacy of the new design and how it would look when reproduced in a smaller size. Using an example printed in the Maricopa Monitor, Smith expressed concern that the new design may be illegible.

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