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Stagecoach Days gets mixed reviews
The first three-day Stagecoach Days event this weekend was a blast for some but a flop for others, according to reader comments on InMaricopa.com’s...
Mayor calls for ‘open’ interviews to fill Marchione vacancy
Maricopa residents have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to apply to fill a seat on the city council left vacant with the Oct. 16 resignation...
Special meeting Monday on operating multigen center
The Maricopa City Council will hold a special meeting 6 p.m. Monday to decide what specific requirements an outside organization hoping to run the...
Councilman Alan Marchione resigns
Alan Marchione resigned from the Maricopa City Council Thursday afternoon, effective immediately.“It’s a tough time for everybody,” Mayor Christian Price said Thursday evening. “I...
Mayor to proclaim October Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Maricopa Mayor Christian Price is scheduled to proclaim October Domestic Violence Awareness month during Tuesday's 7 p.m. city council meeting.Also on Tuesday, council member...
Talks continue on who runs multigen center
The multigenerational and aquatic center may be run by a third-party, nonprofit organization. Or, it could be several nonprofits working together. The Maricopa City...
Kids Day big hit Saturday
Residents gathered at Maricopa Wells Middle School Saturday to participate in the fifth annual Kids Day Maricopa.The free event is designed to teach kids...
City will take no further action with Marchione
City Attorney Denis Fitzgibbons has completed his follow-up to an investigation of a complaint of improper workplace behavior filed by City Manager Brenda Fischer...
Dignity Health buys land for emergency-care center, hospital
Dignity Health, formerly Catholic Healthcare West, has purchased 18.56 acres of land for more than $2 million at the northeast corner of John Wayne...
Mayor thanks Boy Scout troop for flood help
Mayor Christian Price and the Maricopa City Council publicly thanked local Boy Scout Troop No. 6977, led by Scott Moore, for filling sand bags...
9/11 flag raising, community event set
The Maricopa Tracy P. MacPherson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 12043, in conjunction with American Legion Post No. 133, will commemorate Patriot Day...
Council to talk on new city hall financing
Tonight’s Maricopa City Council meeting will focus largely on money matters.• The city council will consider approving transferring money to pay costs incurred by...
Tortosa flood shines light on public works
The city may not be able to predict how much rain will fall, but it has a plan in place for when heavy rainfall...
State of emergency declared for Tortosa flooding
Maricopa is in a state of emergency after heavy rainfall Tuesday 7 p.m. to midnight caused a backup of the sewage system, overwhelming the...
Marchione probe leads to disciplinary measures
The city council was criticized Tuesday for its lack of disciplinary procedures by the attorney investigating a workplace complaint raised by City Manager Brenda...
$180,000 in projects on city council agenda
The Maricopa City Council is scheduled Tuesday to approve the site plan for the city’s multigenerational and aquatic center and vote on spending up...
Primary countdown: Fred MacKenzie, candidate for Pinal County Supervisor, District 4
The primary election is Aug. 28 and early balloting is underway. Between now and Aug. 20, InMaricopa.com will publish two to three Q &...
New regs approved for citizen volunteers
After a lengthy discussion, the Maricopa City Council put new rules and regulations for boards, committees and commissions into the city code.The revised rules...
Residents’ protest puts park cell tower on hold
A city plan to erect a Verizon cellphone tower at Pacana Park was put on hold Tuesday when two residents from the Silver Oaks...
Council honors veterans Tuesday
Maricopa City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday will open with presentations on Operation Welcome Home and Maricopa in Motion.Operation Welcome Home, a program begun by...
Council task force updates policy for sub-groups
If the suggestions of the Maricopa City Council task force on boards, committees and commissions are approved, members of those groups will have to...
Snider: Reach out to those who can’t afford food
We’re officially in the monsoon season but it started slowly.I read somewhere that we’re supposed to have a wetter-than-normal summer, which would be OK...
Complicated SR 347, RR tracks project goes forward
A grade separation at the intersection of State Route 347 and the Union Pacific Railroad is five to 10 years away, the projected cost...
Squirt-gun fight draw for delayed Fourth event
The city’s attempt to break the Guinness world record for the largest water-gun fight – a distinction currently held by Bangkok, Thailand – is...
Task force formed to review citizen input
The Maricopa City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Christian Price’s request to create a task force comprised of Price and two other council members...
Mayor: Council needs more citizen input
The city’s new mayor, Christian Price, took a stand at his first city council last week, stating there needs to be more participation from...
New mayor, councilmen take office
After a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday attended by a standing room-only crowd, the new Maricopa City Council got down to business with an agenda including...
Mayor, council to be sworn in; get down to business
The city’s new mayor and council members will take their seats after a swearing in ceremony at 7 p.m. that precedes Tuesday’s regular council...
Dog park nixed, neighborhood park possibility
Two city council members want a piece of land once considered for a dog park in the Heritage District to become a public park.The...
Educators honored by peers
Fourteen educators were honored Saturday during the Excellence in Education 2012 Teacher Appreciation Awards and Banquet sponsored by the Maricopa Education Foundation.The second annual...