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Multi-family rezoning sought in Superstition Villa subdivision

by Melissa | Jan 17, 2020 | Apache Junction, Development, Government, Real Estate

Multi-family rezoning sought in Superstition Villa subdivision Independent Newsmedia A city-initiated rezoning from single-family to multiple-family residential has been proposed for 15 lots in the Superstition Villa subdivision. The parcels are between South San...

Construction on new 2-story county building begins

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...

Proposition 417 Deemed Valid by the Arizona Court of Appeals

by Melissa | Jan 17, 2020 | Development, Government, Transportation

Proposition 417 Deemed Valid by the Arizona Court of Appeals [NEWS RELEASE] The Pinal Regional Transportation Authority Proposition 417 has been determined valid by the Arizona Court of Appeals. "I am very pleased with the outcome,” stated County Manager Louis...

Appeals court’s RTA ruling may boost SR 347

by Melissa | Jan 17, 2020 | Development, Government, Maricopa, Transportation

Appeals court’s RTA ruling may boost SR 347 by Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa Almost from the moment voters approved Prop 416/417 in 2017, Pinal County has been in court trying to put it into action. A ruling handed down today from the Arizona Court of Appeals is a...

Florence learns of prison closure through State of State address

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 State...

Arizona lawmakers call for measuring groundwater pumping in rural areas

by Melissa | Jan 17, 2020 | Government

Arizona lawmakers call for measuring groundwater pumping in rural areas by Ian James | Arizona Republic Both Republicans and Democrats are backing measures in the Legislature that would enable Arizona to start measuring how much groundwater is pumped in unregulated...

Arizona Water Co. seeks to rezone property to expand facility

by Melissa | Jan 16, 2020 | Apache Junction, Development, Government

Arizona Water Co. seeks to rezone property to expand facility by Richard Dyer | Daily Independent Arizona Water Co. has applied to rezone 6.91 acres near the northeast corner of Southern Avenue and Delaware Drive for expansion of its operations center. The rezoning is...

Kortsen interchange on list of possible future projects

by Melissa | Jan 16, 2020 | Casa Grande, Development, Transportation

Kortsen interchange on list of possible future projects by Suzanne Adams Ockrassa | Casa Grande Dispatch A new interchange at Interstate 10 and Kortsen Road could arrive in the next few years. The Sun Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization’s updated Regional...

Origin of the names of Pinal County roads and streets

by Melissa | Jan 16, 2020 | Transportation

Origin of the names of Pinal County roads and streets by Brian Kramer | Casa Grande Dispatch Casa Grande area Thornton Road — Henry D. Thornton, a native of rural Illinois, moved to Casa Grande to farm a quarter section west of Casa Grande in 1920. Thornton had grown...

Arizona Water’s new Coolidge project will store supply underground

by Melissa | Jan 16, 2020 | Coolidge, Development, Government

Arizona Water's new Coolidge project will store supply underground by Rofida Khairalla | Coolidge Examiner Hundreds of gallons water from the Colorado River gushed through a pipeline and spilled into two newly developed earthen basins near Coolidge’s city limits,...