by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Government
Decades-Old Mystery Put To Rest: Why Are There Xs In The Desert? by Danny Hajek | NPR Pez Owen was flying over the desert in her single-engine Cessna airplane when she spotted a huge “X” etched in the desert below. She says it was the strangest thing....
by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Environment, Government
Pinal County Assessor reacts to frustrated farmers by Kelly Fisher | Coolidge Examiner After hearing concerns from farmers for months, the Pinal County assessor used his “assessor’s discretion” to sign a policy pertaining to the irrigation district’s agriculture...
by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Government
Pinal County Treasurer-elect talks about plans for office by Kelly Fisher | Casa Grande Dispatch Michael McCord has no “grand aspirations” of becoming a career politician. He lamented the negativity often noticed in many races: Some candidates can’t seem to get enough...
by Melissa | Oct 11, 2016 | Government, Transportation
Town Hall focuses on RTA plans for Pinal by Kelly Fisher | Casa Grande Dispatch The 29th annual Pinal County Town Hall meeting drew about 165 attendees with the theme “Linking Transportation: Paving the Way to Economic Growth,” which included a presentation and...
by Melissa | Oct 11, 2016 | Casa Grande, Government
State, Casa Grande Council hopefuls talk local issues by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch Education funding drew a point of contention between candidates running to represent District 8 in the Arizona Legislature. The five candidates running for the district’s...
by Melissa | Oct 11, 2016 | Development, Florence, Government
Florence Council OKs millions for engineering by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune After some discussion, the Town Council approved six separate items authorizing the town to spend just over $2.5 million on “on-call” engineering services with six...