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Longtime farmer’s protest stalls Coolidge land-lease award

by Melissa | Feb 24, 2021 | Coolidge, Development, Government

Longtime farmer's protest stalls Coolidge land-lease award by Aaron Dorman | Coolidge Examiner Farmable property in Coolidge is in demand, even when it’s adjacent to a wastewater treatment plant. What was meant to be a straightforward bid award on city-owned farmland...

New town logos fail to impress

by Melissa | Feb 24, 2021 | Florence, Government

New town logos fail to impress by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Draft logos presented to the Town Council./Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune via YouTube Town Council members looked at suggestions for a new town logo from a top branding...

Arizona public housing authorities receive $10.38M as part of federal grant

by Melissa | Feb 24, 2021 | Development, Government, Real Estate

Arizona public housing authorities receive $10.38M as part of federal grant KTAR The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday awarded $10.38 million to 12 Arizona public housing authorities to modernize homes for families and seniors, according to a...

Splash pads in Queen Creek ready to open next month

by Melissa | Feb 23, 2021 | Development, Queen Creek

Splash pads in Queen Creek ready to open next month Daily Independent The weather will be heating up soon and that means splash pad season in Queen Creek. The town recently announced splash pad at Founders’ Park, 22407 S. Ellsworth Road, will open for the season March...

Pinal Partnership February Government Relations Committee meeting recap: ACC & legislation

by Melissa | Feb 23, 2021 | Development, Economy, Government

Pinal Partnership February Government Relations Committee meeting recap: ACC & legislation For the February Pinal Partnership Government Relations Committee (PPGRC) meeting, Co-Chairs Rebecca Timmer with Wilson & Company and Ben Bitter with the Town of...

Mission Royale residents now own their golf course

by Melissa | Feb 23, 2021 | Casa Grande, Development

Mission Royale residents now own their golf course by Gabrielle Olivera | Casa Grande Dispatch Mission Royale residents can celebrate after successfully purchasing their golf course after it shut down in December. “The purchase, effective (Tuesday), represents...

Off-leash dog park agreement OK’d with Pinal County

by Melissa | Feb 23, 2021 | Apache Junction, Development, Government

Off-leash dog park agreement OK’d with Pinal County by Richard Dyer | Daily Independent A preliminary concept plan for the dog park.City of Apache Junction A 2.6-acre park where dogs can run free could be open as early as spring 2022 in Apache Junction at the Pinal...

Bill that would allow CAC to offer 4-year degrees gets new life

by Melissa | Feb 23, 2021 | Education, Government

Bill that would allow CAC to offer 4-year degrees gets new life by Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services College. Central Arizona College has its best chance ever of finally being able to offer four-year degrees to its students. With only three dissenting votes, the...

House passes bill with $35M for 347 overpass at Riggs

by Melissa | Feb 23, 2021 | Government, Maricopa, Transportation

House passes bill with $35M for 347 overpass at Riggs inMaricopa The Arizona House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that would appropriate $35 million for construction of a State Route 347 overpass at Riggs Road. House Bill 2068, introduced by state...

Arizona efforts to boost electric cars get so-so grades in new reports

by Melissa | Feb 22, 2021 | Government

Arizona efforts to boost electric cars get so-so grades in new reports by Haleigh Kochanski | Cronkite News Despite construction of the Lucid Motors manufacturing and the proposed Nikola truck plants in Pinal County, Arizona has shown lukewarm interest in...