Florence still watching for signs of prison closing
by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune
Talk of closing Arizona State Prison-Florence Complex has been in limbo since COVID-19 began spreading in the state, but town staff continue to watch each day for signs that it’s happening.
“It’s no longer a topic of conversation,” Town Manager Brent Billingsley told the Town Council Monday. “When COVID hit, the conversations just ended.”
Although there’s apparently no designated funding to close the Florence prison in the new state budget, “that doesn’t mean they can’t manipulate things here or there, and we continue to watch that on a daily basis,” Ben Bitter, the town’s intergovernmental and communications manager, said.
