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Pinal County designated as drought disaster area by USDA

by Melissa | Sep 19, 2020 | Environment, Government

Pinal County designated as drought disaster area by USDA Maricopa Monitor Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight Arizona counties as primary natural disaster areas this week. Agriculture producers in Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal...

Event recap – The Johnson Utilities debacle: the impact and how to fix it

by Melissa | Sep 18, 2020 | Development, Economy, Government

Event recap - The Johnson Utilities debacle: the impact and how to fix it On Friday, September 18, 2020, we hosted our monthly breakfast virtually to hear various updates and discussion regarding regional challenges and impacts caused by Johnson Utilities’ continued...

Planning continues for Poston Butte Preserve

by Melissa | Sep 18, 2020 | Development, Florence

Planning continues for Poston Butte Preserve by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Developing the Poston Butte Preserve off Hunt Highway will take several years, and with the design 60% complete, is estimated to cost $6.3 million in today’s dollars,...

Lucid’s Manufacturing Plant continues to take shape

by Melissa | Sep 18, 2020 | Casa Grande, Development

Lucid's Manufacturing Plant continues to take shape Casa Grande Economic Development Department Construction of the Lucid Motors Manufacturing facility continues to progress rapidly towards its targeted completion goal of this December. The excitement surrounding...

Dairy-to-housing conversion may create roundabout on SR 238

by Melissa | Sep 18, 2020 | Development, Government, Maricopa, Real Estate

Dairy-to-housing conversion may create roundabout on SR 238 by Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa It’s early days, but the long-range impact of a master-planned community on the westside of town could be a roundabout leading to an overpass. Green Road has long been an...

Council rookie a techie with decades of know-how

by Melissa | Sep 18, 2020 | Government, Maricopa

Council rookie a techie with decades of know-how by Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa It’s been a long road for Bob Marsh. A self-described dot-connector at age 76, he will be a fresh face on Maricopa City Council after he was elected outright in the August primary. It...

Lakes Mead, Powell at risk again from drought despite major conservation efforts

by Melissa | Sep 17, 2020 | Environment, Government

Lakes Mead, Powell at risk again from drought despite major conservation efforts by Tony Davis | Tucson.com For the second time in two years, federal officials are warning that Lake Mead could drop in five to six years to levels low enough to possibly warrant major...

Florence offers ‘Returning Stronger’ grants to businesses

by Melissa | Sep 17, 2020 | Economy, Florence, Government

Florence offers 'Returning Stronger' grants to businesses Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Local businesses have until Oct. 31 to apply to the town for grants to reimburse them for expenses and losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Town Council has...

Council approves update to pool IGA between city, CUSD

by Melissa | Sep 17, 2020 | Coolidge, Development, Government

Council approves update to pool IGA between city, CUSD by Rofida Khairalla | Coolidge Examiner To account for the construction of a new aquatic center that will be built at the current location of the city pool, City Council approved an amended version of the...

County asks ACC for short-term fixes for Johnson Utilities problems

by Melissa | Sep 17, 2020 | Government

County asks ACC for short-term fixes for Johnson Utilities problems by Mark Cowling | Maricopa Monitor Pinal County is asking state utility regulators to immediately provide interim solutions that will allow development to proceed around the Pecan and Section 11...