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Event recap: Pinal County BOS – reflect, celebrate & look ahead

by Melissa | Nov 20, 2020 | Government, Organizations

Event recap: Pinal County BOS – reflect, celebrate & look ahead On Friday, November 20, 2020, we hosted the current Pinal County Board of Supervisors for our monthly event. The Board will have three new members joining in January 2021; we heard about their last...

Long-awaited Florence subdivisions receive final plats

by Melissa | Nov 19, 2020 | Development, Florence, Real Estate

Long-awaited Florence subdivisions receive final plats by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Two Florence subdivisions that were shelved during the Great Recession have moved a step closer to construction. The Town Council Monday approved an amended...

Houses built on auctioned land could have property tax to pay for new infrastructure

by Melissa | Nov 19, 2020 | Development

Houses built on auctioned land could have property tax to pay for new infrastructure by Richard Dyer | Daily Independent Property taxes could be required for owners of homes built on state land recently sold at auction as part of community facilities districts to pay...

Concern over debt agreement raised as hearing begins on sale of Johnson Utilities

by Melissa | Nov 19, 2020 | Florence, Government, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley

Concern over debt agreement raised as hearing begins on sale of Johnson Utilities by Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune The biggest concern raised during opening statements in a hearing Wednesday on the possible sale of Johnson Utilities...

Pinal County canvass shows 75% voter turnout

by Melissa | Nov 19, 2020 | Government

Pinal County canvass shows 75% voter turnout by Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa Pinal County had a record number of ballots cast in the general election and 75% voter turnout, according to Elections Director Michele Forney. The county Board of Supervisors voted to...

Florence school bond issue fails

by Melissa | Nov 19, 2020 | Education, Florence, Government

Florence school bond issue fails District prepares for overcrowding A $75 million bond issue to help Florence Unified School District build new schools was defeated on election day. Proposition 449 lost by 6,196 votes, with 15,585 yes votes to 21,781 no votes. FUSD...

CAC planning for some in-person classes in spring

by Melissa | Nov 18, 2020 | Education

CAC planning for some in-person classes in spring by Aaron Dorman | Coolidge Examiner After weathering a tough scenario this fall, Central Arizona College is poised to begin planning for a more normalized 2021. During Tuesday's CAC board meeting, Governing Board...

Az City Fire continues to receive grant money

by Melissa | Nov 18, 2020 | Arizona City, Government

Az City Fire continues to receive grant money by Maria Vasquez | Arizona City Independent A majority of the Arizona City Fire District board needs to go through required class training by the Arizona Fire District Association. Reelected board members Randy Wittenburg,...

Council, mayor get salary raises lower than proposed

by Melissa | Nov 18, 2020 | Government, Maricopa

Council, mayor get salary raises lower than proposed by Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa After a mathematics challenge, Maricopa city councilmembers voted Tuesday night to give themselves a raise starting in January. The salary increases amount to a 20% raise for the...

Coolidge to install solar array on wastewater treatment plant

by Melissa | Nov 18, 2020 | Coolidge, Development

Coolidge to install solar array on wastewater treatment plant by Aaron Dorman | Coolidge Examiner The City Council moved forward on a major renewable energy project on Monday, approving the construction of a solar array on the city’s wastewater treatment plant to be...