County OKs controversial wedding venue near AJ

by Jake Kincaid | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune

The location of the venue.

Residents of an unincorporated area in northern Pinal County are not happy with the decision to allow a proposed wedding venue in their neighborhood.

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors approved a zoning change last week from residential to commercial for the development of the Joslyn Crown Wedding & Event Venue north of Apache Junction along State Route 88, known as the Apache Trail.

The venue proved to be controversial with a long line of Apache Junction residents turning out to speak at public comment both for and against the venue.

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