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Johnson Utilities, Queen Creek still in talks on interconnection

by Melissa | Dec 19, 2018 | Development, Government, Queen Creek

Johnson Utilities, Queen Creek still in talks on interconnection by Heather Smathers | San Tan Sentinel Some customers of Johnson Utilities will need to wait a little longer to find out whether their properties can be serviced by the town of Queen Creek. On Tuesday,...

Los Gringos Locos owners sell Apache Junction restaurant

by Melissa | Dec 19, 2018 | Apache Junction, Development

Los Gringos Locos owners sell Apache Junction restaurant Apache Junction Independent Los Gringos Locos, 280 S. Phelps Drive in Apache Junction, has been sold, its owners said in a release. Patty Smith, Jodi and Jeff Ehrlich, and Debra and Gary Nine opened Los Gringos...

Pellet mill coming to Maricopa

by Melissa | Dec 18, 2018 | Development, Economy, Maricopa

Pellet mill coming to Maricopa by Jim Headley | inMaricopa Sacate Pellet Mills Inc. is relocating its main pellet processing plant to Maricopa. Sacate, now located in Laveen in southwest Phoenix, has been forced to move due to major road construction, the...

Arts commission to be established by city of Apache Junction

by Melissa | Dec 18, 2018 | Apache Junction, Development

Arts commission to be established by city of Apache Junction by Richard H Dyer | Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent A public art commission should be established in the community, the Apache Junction City Council decided recently. The commission should be open to...

Some developers in Queen Creek were overcharged impact fees, audit uncovers

by Melissa | Dec 18, 2018 | Development, Queen Creek

Some developers in Queen Creek were overcharged impact fees, audit uncovers by Richard H. Dyer | Queen Creek Independent Some single-family-home and non-residential developers were charged additional amounts for impact fees and will be reimbursed, the Queen Creek Town...

County seeks federal land for new park

by Melissa | Dec 18, 2018 | Development, Events/Things to do, Government

County seeks federal land for new park Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Public comments are being accepted on creating a new park in northern Pinal County. Pinal County has asked the Bureau of Land Management to lease the county about 500 acres of undeveloped...

Queen Creek approves changes to lot sizes at Heritage Town Square Center

by Melissa | Dec 18, 2018 | Development, Government, Queen Creek

Queen Creek approves changes to lot sizes at Heritage Town Square Center by Josh Martinez | Queen Creek Independent The Queen Creek Town Council has allowed the replat of several lots at the Heritage Town Square Center commercial development, changing previous lot...

Eloy family reopens former Hispanic Council restaurant

by Melissa | Dec 16, 2018 | Development, Eloy

Eloy family reopens former Hispanic Council restaurant by Maria Vasquez | PinalCentral Many community members were a little upset when La Paloma Restaurant closed in June 2017 with no date of reopening in sight. Earlier this year, the Flores family took over the...

Casa Grande, county gearing up for 2020 census count

by Melissa | Dec 16, 2018 | Casa Grande, Economy

Casa Grande, county gearing up for 2020 census count by Heather Smathers | Casa Grande Dispatch City and county officials are gearing up for the 2020 census following the recent release of population estimates by the state. Population numbers are important for local...

Why haven’t Pinal’s school districts consolidated?

by Melissa | Dec 15, 2018 | Economy, Education, Government

Why haven't Pinal's school districts consolidated? by Kevin Reagan | Maricopa Monitor Ten years ago, a state committee recommended unifying some of Pinal County’s smaller school districts. Voters rejected the idea, possibly because they were told the state was not...