Supervisor David Snider has open door for Maricopa residents

On the first Tuesday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., his door is always open to Maricopa area residents. Pinal County Supervisor David Snider is available at the Maricopa City Hall complex to discuss issues regarding county government and to answer questions.

Snider, who is usually in his office at Casa Grande, is also in Florence twice a month for the supervisors’ board meetings. These Wednesday sessions are generally devoted to Pinal County zoning issues.

Recently Snider, who represents District 3, offered his thanks to the City of Maricopa, the mayor, city council and staff for making office space available to him since March of this year. His availability makes it possible for individuals to meet with him who might otherwise be unable to travel to Casa Grande or Florence.

Snider explained, “I continue to enjoy coming to Maricopa for the purposes of office hours. This is in keeping with the spirit of cooperation of bringing government to the people.”

Supervisor David Snider in his Maricopa office last week.

The major issues Maricopa residents want addressed include paving, repaving and access roads in the area, flood control, drainage problems and environmental issues including desert dumping and recycling.

Pinal County’s rapid growth has raised many new problems for local and county governments. “Getting a handle on growth is like determining the square root of an oblong blur,” said Snider. “Growth does not respect geo-political differences.”

Snider explained that the basic qualities of life are not attached to the growth factor. “Getting along with your neighbors, your government and the environment in which you live are foremost.”

In the western portion of Pinal County, a “silent menace”, as Snider terms it, exists in the form of undocumented aliens and the presence of methamphetamine labs. Both are illegal in nature and have serious results. The human debris, the effects on children and animals and the chemical leftovers are some of those consequences, according to Snider.

The David Snider definition of politics is “the art of getting your environment to do what you want it to. This can be on the personal or family level, the city, county or state level, but the best kind involves cooperation.”

“Governments often work slower than people would like, but governments don’t like unintended consequences,” indicated Snider. He feels that one of the duties of a government official is to help the general populace understand how government works. That is the main reason he is in Maricopa each month. “It’s all about access,” he added.

Supervisor Snider is available monthly at City Hall. If you need a specific time or amount of time to address an issue, contact Snider’s office at (520) 836-0003 for an appointment.