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Pinal supervisors discuss ‘problem’ code enforcement

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Government

Pinal supervisors discuss 'problem' code enforcement by Heather Smathers | San Tan Sentinel Private property rights were pitted against public health, safety and wellness before the Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday. The supervisors tabled a decision on...

Florence citizens share ideas for town budget

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Development, Florence, Government

Florence citizens share ideas for town budget by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Hire a marketing company to get the word out on Florence’s special events; provide “period attire” for the people running Florence’s annual tour of historic homes and...

Tumbleweed Inn now completely re-open

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Development, Eloy

Tumbleweed Inn now completely re-open by Maria Vasquez | The Eloy Enterprise After closing in April because of legal troubles, the Tumbleweed Inn partially reopened in August, but now new management is ready to become a full-entertainment venue once again. The...

Eloy chamber hears economic development progress

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Development, Eloy, Government

Eloy chamber hears economic development progress by Maria Vasquez | The Eloy Enterprise Pinal County Economic Development Program Manager Tim Kanavel has been making the rounds updating various communities on what is happening throughout the county. On Oct. 4 it was...

Pinal judge gets some negative votes on retention from commission

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Courts, Government

Pinal judge gets some negative votes on retention from commission by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch Among the 64 Arizona judges up for a retention vote this year, a jurist in Pinal County is one of the few who have gotten any negative votes from a state...

New users cut off from Johnson Utilities as EPCOR cites lack of capacity

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Government, Real Estate, San Tan Valley

New users cut off from Johnson Utilities as EPCOR cites lack of capacity by Heather Smathers | San Tan Sentinel Citing insufficient capacity for current customers, a state commission voted to temporarily halt any future hookups to a local utility during a hearing on...

Fix for farmers’ right to sell land with water advances

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Development, Government

Fix for farmers' right to sell land with water advances by Heather Smathers | Casa Grande Dispatch Pinal farmers might soon get relief on a problem that's been plaguing them for more than a decade — what happens to their water if they sell their land? A change in...

Eloy council approves design contract for Main Street project

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Development, Eloy, Government

Eloy council approves design contract for Main Street project by Maria Vasquez | The Eloy Enterprise The Eloy City Council approved a contract with Blank Studio Design + Architecture as the designer for its Main Street Arcade Renovation project during its meeting on...

No water means no cotton on historic farm

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Environment

No water means no cotton on historic farm by Melissa St. Aude | Casa Grande Dispatch Nancy Caywood prays for rain. For the first time in the 80-year history of her family’s farm, the fields are empty. With no water allotted to them this year, the Caywoods did not...

Pinal County farmers resist abrupt cutoff of Colorado River water

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2018 | Development, Environment

Pinal County farmers resist abrupt cutoff of Colorado River water by Bret Jaspers | KJZZ In the near-term future, Pinal County farmers will have to rely more on groundwater wells. But they hope to hang onto some Colorado River water when a shortage comes in 2020, as...