Callan Smith, Author at Pinal Partnership

Business owner: Overpass switch has been hellish

by Callan Smith | Jul 6, 2016 | Maricopa

By DAVID YANKUS | Casa Grande Dispatch MARICOPA — Tena Dugan, a longtime Maricopa resident and owner of a NAPA Auto Parts store since 2001, understands as much as anyone the need for the State Route 347 overpass project. She’s for it. She wants it. She knows it will...

Desert blight: Without management, proposed park land has been abused

by Callan Smith | Jul 6, 2016 | Government, Maricopa

Desert blight: Without management, proposed park land has been abused By KATIE CAMPBELL | Casa Grande Dispatch Driving along the jagged mountains that could become part of Palo Verde Regional Park, acres of decades-old saguaro cacti stretch in every direction. A...

Heated hearing in Eloy

by Callan Smith | Jul 6, 2016 | Eloy

Heated hearing in Eloy By TANNER CLINCH | Casa Grande Dispatch ELOY — A public hearing last week on Eloy’s budget and property tax increase got heated after a couple of residents, along with a councilman, questioned the City Council’s use of funds to attend a...

Florence News: Input Sought for Strategic Plan

by Callan Smith | Jul 6, 2016 | Florence

Florence News: Input Sought for Strategic Plan The Town of Florence is committed to developing and implementing a Strategic Plan for Council and staff that reflects the community’s values and priorities. When fully-developed, this document will clarify where the...

Lawmaker round table with legislators from Districts 8 and 16

by Callan Smith | Jun 29, 2016 | Government

Lawmaker round table with legislators from Districts 8 and 16 By Callan Smith | Rose Law Group Reporter The Gold Canyon Golf Resort was the location of this month’s Pinal Partnership Lawmaker Round Table Breakfast Event. Following breakfast, Pinal Partnership...