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2 weeks ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Jodie Newell |Pinal Central
Photo via City of Casa GrandeBy Jodie Newell | Pinal CentralThe city plans to be proactive in ensuring public input in the development process is maintained despite a new state law that streamlines it. House Bill 2447, signed recently by Gov. Katie Hobbs, requires the legislative body of a city or town to authorize administrative personnel to review and approve development plans without a public hearing. That legislation is slated to take effect on Dec. 31.
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3 weeks ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Mark Cowling |Pinal Central
By Mark Cowling | Pinal CentralThe tallest modern buildings in downtown Florence belong to Pinal County, but they haven’t done that much to prepare locals for a five-story behemoth fronting Butte Avenue. “So this will be a shocker. But it’s necessary, it’s needed,” Deputy County Manager Himanshu Patel said. The Board of Supervisors has not yet approved the new office building and may not for months.
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3 weeks ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Jodie Newell |Pinal Central
By Jodie Newell | Pinal CentralState Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, and Reps. Teresa Martinez and Chris Lopez, both R-Casa Grande, told a BizOutlook luncheon Friday about legislation on water, infrastructure and small business. The three covered a variety of topics but focused on key Pinal County issues during the event, sponsored by the Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Office.
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3 weeks ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Rofida Khairalla |Pinal Central
By Rofida Khairalla | Pinal CentralSteve Miller has seen much change in Pinal County in the 53 years since he decided to move to the area. Some of those changes he saw on the horizon long before they ever really came to fruition. “When I moved here 50 years ago, I moved here because I said ‘this place has a future,’” he said. “When you sit on the confluence of (Interstate) 10 and I-8, two major freeways, and a railroad, that’s like the perfect combination for industry of some type.
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1 month ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Jodie Newell |Pinal Central
Photo via City of Casa GrandeBy Jodie Newell | Pinal CentralThe annual State of the City event highlighted Casa Grande’s continuing strong economy and growth. Mayor Lisa Navarro Fitzgibbons was joined Wednesday by fellow city councilmembers Mayor Pro Tem Matt Herman, Anthony Edwards, Sean Dugan, Rebecca Romo, Brent BeDillon and Bob Huddleston as they provided updates and reports on council initiatives.
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1 month ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Mark Cowling |Pinal Central |Jordyn Holderman
By Mark Cowling | Pinal Central FLORENCE — A blueprint for developing the heart of San Tan Valley was approved last week by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. The board voted on Feb. 19 to create the “San Tan Urban Core” on 3,238 acres of state land east of Hunt Highway. This new special district is the result of a joint planning effort between Pinal County and the State Land Department.
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2 months ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | David Church |Pinal Central
By David Church | Pinal CentralELOY — Since its inception, Skydive Arizona and the Eloy Municipal Airport have worked hand-in-hand to better the business of the skydiving facility and the airport itself. However, wording within the proposed final draft of the upcoming Airport Master Plan seems to have rubbed some in the skydiving community the wrong way. During the Monday, Feb. 10 meeting, the Eloy City Council was to approve the final draft of the Airport Master Plan.
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2 months ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Jodie Newell |Pinal Central
By Jodie Newell | Pinal CentralA panel of Pinal County mayors told a Pinal Partnership breakfast about healthy growth that also brings challenges. Newly elected Mayors Lisa Navarro Fitzgibbons of Casa Grande, Jon Post of Marana and Keith Eaton of Florence joined Apache Junction Mayor Chip Wilson as they discussed various city projects and initiatives Friday at Central Arizona College’s Signal Peak Campus.
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2 months ago | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Bob Christie |Pinal Central
By Bob Christie | Pinal CentralPHOENIX — A sweeping proposal that would strip larger Arizona cities and towns of the right to set standards for single family home lot and building sizes and bar their ability to set design standards or require features like fencing or garages that was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs last year after massive pressure from cities and towns is back — with only minor changes. Rep.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
roselawgroupreporter.com | Jodie Newell |Pinal Central
Arizona Water Company/City of Casa GrandeBy Jodie Newell | Pinal CentralThe Casa Grande City Council heard a report on plans for the city’s private water provider, Arizona Water Company, to do wastewater treatment as well in the area east of Interstate 10. Establishment of wastewater plants is in response to some large developments planned for that sector, including the Post Ranch development, Springwater Pointe and Hacienda Estates.
