by Melissa | Jan 24, 2020 | Florence, Government
Consultant: Town should apologize for past practices by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Despite the town’s efforts to improve its business friendliness in recent years, it still has a poor reputation around the state and what’s missing is an...
by Melissa | Jan 17, 2020 | Development, Florence, Government
Construction on new 2-story county building begins by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Pinal County’s new Development Services building will be energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and “a big plus for the people of Pinal County,” Florence...
by Melissa | Jan 17, 2020 | Development, Florence, Government
Florence learns of prison closure through State of State address by Kathleen B. Kunz | Tucson Local Media The Town of Florence says they had no idea of Governor Doug Ducey’s intentions to close the Florence state prison until he announced it publicly during his...
by Melissa | Jan 16, 2020 | Economy, Florence, Government
District 8 Legislators Support Governor’s Plan to Close Florence Prison SanTanValley.com Representatives T.J. Shope and David Cook (R-8), as well as Senator Frank Pratt (R-8), today issued a joint statement expressing interest in the plan announced by Governor...
by Melissa | Jan 15, 2020 | Development, Florence, Government
Proposed prison closure startles Florence officials by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Loss of the Florence State Prison Complex could mean a $1.3 million direct hit to town services, or about 13% of the town’s total state-shared revenues,...
by Melissa | Dec 26, 2019 | Development, Florence, Transportation
Fix for Florence’s problem intersection gets design contract by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Progress continues toward rebuilding the town’s awkward intersection of State Routes 287 and 79B, although construction isn’t expected until...
