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Charting a New Course for Water Supply in the Southwest

by Melissa | Dec 29, 2018 | Environment, Government

Charting a New Course for Water Supply in the Southwest Water managers in Colorado River Basin states spent much of 2018 working on drought contingency plans. by Ariana Brocious | Arizona Public Media It’s been a busy year for water managers in the seven states that...

Pinal County approves San Tan Valley petting zoo permit

by Melissa | Dec 29, 2018 | Government, San Tan Valley

Pinal County approves San Tan Valley petting zoo permit by Richard H. Dyer | Queen Creek Independent A private petting zoo can continue to operate with recreational vehicle spaces and accessory uses on a 4.8-acre parcel in San Tan Valley, the Pinal County Board of...

Residents begin moving in to Cadence at Gateway community in Mesa

by Melissa | Dec 29, 2018 | Development, Economy, Real Estate

Residents begin moving in to Cadence at Gateway community in Mesa by Apache Junction Independent Twenty-five percent of phase one of Cadence at Gateway in Mesa is sold, according to the project’s developer. “We’ve had hundreds of families visit Cadence the past two...

Queen Creek Fire station, roadway improvements planned on gifted 4 acres

by Melissa | Dec 27, 2018 | Development, Queen Creek

Queen Creek Fire station, roadway improvements planned on gifted 4 acres by Richard H. Dyer | Queen Creek Independent Four acres donated to the Town of Queen Creek, worth an estimated $800,000, will be used for a future fire station, drainage and roadway improvements...

Town council OKs pre-annexation agreements with Trilogy Encanterra

by Melissa | Dec 27, 2018 | Development, Queen Creek, Real Estate

Town council OKs pre-annexation agreements with Trilogy Encanterra by Richard H. Dyer | Queen Creek Independent Pre-annexation development and water-exchange agreements with Trilogy Encanterra Construction were recently approved by Queen Creek Town Council. The...

Regulators Doing ‘Basin Sweep’ Of Pinal Active Management Area

by Melissa | Dec 26, 2018 | Development, Environment, Government

Regulators Doing 'Basin Sweep' Of Pinal Active Management Area by Bret Jaspers | KJZZ Groundwater regulators are in the middle of what’s called a “basin sweep” of the Pinal Active Management Area (AMA). The data will contribute to modeling of the groundwater levels in...

McFarland fought decades for the CAP

by Melissa | Dec 26, 2018 | Development, Environment, Government

McFarland fought decades for the CAP by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Ernest McFarland is perhaps best remembered for his efforts on behalf of World War II-era soldiers and veterans. In Florence, his name continues to be familiar because of the...

Housing Market In Phoenix Shows Signs Of Slowing

by Melissa | Dec 25, 2018 | Development, Real Estate

Housing Market In Phoenix Shows Signs Of Slowing by Bret Jaspers | KJZZ A housing report from the real estate firm RE/MAX showed, when compared to last year, November 2018 saw fewer sales but also fewer days on market and higher prices. The number of Maricopa County...

Shope: Pinal farmers won’t be forgotten in drought plan

by Melissa | Dec 25, 2018 | Government

Shope: Pinal farmers won't be forgotten in drought plan by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch State Rep. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, expects water to be a major topic for legislators as they reconvene next month in the Capitol. In a recent interview, Shope said water...

Tucson and Marana join in water lawsuit

by Melissa | Dec 24, 2018 | Government, Marana

Tucson and Marana join in water lawsuit by Denelle Confair | KVOA We’re following the latest on a water lawsuit filed by the city of Tucson and town of Marana to protect the public from potentially negative health effects from the groundwater supply. The lawsuit...