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Exit interview: Pinal County Supervisor Anthony Smith
By Kathryn Gallo
For the first time in 12 years, Maricopa residents are without the leadership of Anthony Smith.
After serving two two-year terms as Maricopa...
Battle for supervisor: Independent challenges Republican in GOP stronghold
In January, Pinal County’s District 4 will have a new supervisor. Voters will decide who that will be on Nov. 3.
The district, which encompasses...
McClure: I’m the right choice for all residents
By Jeff McClure
District Four’s region is wide and diverse, stretching from one side of the County to the other, covering rural, urban, agricultural and...
Arizona Supreme Court to hear Pinal’s RTA case
Arizona Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to the Pinal County Regional Transportation Authority in a case that could impact State Route 347.
Wednesday,...
Dairy-to-housing conversion may create roundabout on SR 238
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...
As new stretch of Bowlin Road opens, a mile of smiles
By Raquel Hendrickson and Bob McGovern
Traffic is rolling on Bowlin.
A stretch of thoroughfare opened Thursday has residents in the eastern part of town driving...
200-unit housing complex gets P&Z nod but sparks vexation
One planned project brought out frustrations entailed in the City of Maricopa’s General Plan and how traffic flow is designed.
Though the Planning & Zoning...
A year later: Overpass ‘opens up the city,’ allows a sigh of relief
By Bob McGovern and Kyle Norby
For years, the train tracks passing through town were the go-to excuse for many Maricopa students looking to delay...
Meet the candidate: Nancy Smith
Six people are running for three seats on Maricopa City Council – Linette Caroselli, Julia Gusse, Andre LaFond, Amber Liermann, Bob Marsh and Nancy...
Manfredi joins rural transportation advocacy group
Maricopa City Councilmember Vincent Manfredi was elected in January to the executive board of the Rural Transportation Advocacy Council.
He will represent the city as...
Q&A with Pinal County Economic Development Director Tim Kanavel (VIDEO)
Tim Kanavel has lived in Arizona 35 years and has worked for Pinal County for a decade. He is the first and, so far,...
P&Z OKs permits for bungalows, high-end RV storage
Review permits for a rental housing development and an RV storage complex both received the approval of Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday.
The...
Frank sees roads, water, workforce driving supervisor’s race
Maricopa Flood Control District Board President Dan Frank already sees some of the big issues shaping up in the campaign for Pinal County Board...
Appeals court’s RTA ruling may boost SR 347
Almost from the moment voters approved Prop 416/417 in 2017, Pinal County has been in court trying to put it into action. A ruling...
Q&A: Supervisor Anthony Smith talks county achievements, challenges
Anthony Smith
Title: Pinal County Supervisor, District 4
Age: 66
Maricopan since: 2003
Family: Nancy (wife), five grown children in blended family with seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
Education: Bachelor of...
Long-range projects among transportation goals
As any plans for improvements to State Route 347 sit immobile awaiting an appeals court ruling, Maricopa has much-longer-range transportation projects in the chute.
Some...
Q&A with new Pinal County Manager Louis Andersen
LOUIS ANDERSEN
Title: Pinal County manager
Hometown: Snoqualmie, Washington
Education: MBA from City University of Seattle
Military: U.S. Air Force
Worked for Pinal County since: 2013
Previous bosses: Seattle Housing...
City plans gateway monument on SR 347
The City of Maricopa is excited to announce that initial steps have been made to install a gateway monument at the entrance of the...
Hidden Valley residents start fight against Interstate 11
A new interstate highway planned through Arizona will sweep through Hidden Valley, and residents are irate.
The Federal Highway Administration is seeking feedback on the...
Maricopa’s Big Plans
The City of Maricopa included more than 50 potential capital improvement projects in its 2020-24 fiscal planning, some with higher priority than others. City...
Drought & Development: Planning Maricopa’s hypergrowth
Maricopa has the water to grow, but it also has a plan.
“Maricopa has had tremendous growth in its early incorporation,” said Kazi Haque, Maricopa’s...
RTA working with MAG, Gila River on SR 347 expansion
The Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit against the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority Plan (RTA) is in the hands of a judge as of May 21, and...
Top 10 Economic Development stories of 2017
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Props 416/417 approved by county voters
Voters approved a countywide transportation project scheduled to begin next...
After election, what happens now on SR 347?
The success of two transportation propositions on Tuesday’s ballot opens “possibilities” for Maricopa, according to Mayor Christian Price, but leadership will be mandatory.
Prop 416...
Unofficial Election Results: Props 416/417 approved by voters
With all ballots in, Propositions 416 and 417 appear to have succeeded with Pinal County voters.
The unofficial results from Tuesday’s election show Prop 416,...
Letter: Facts every voter needs to know about Props 416/417
By Peg Chapados
My fellow Maricopans, it’s time to make a critical decision for our city and county. The Nov. 7, all mail-in election asks...
Supervisor, mayor battle ‘misinformation’ on Prop 416
Pinal County Supervisor Anthony Smith and Maricopa Mayor Christian Price urged local business owners to “solve the problem of misinformation out there” regarding transportation...
Letter: Maricopa can’t wait ‘800 years’ for transportation improvements
By Anthony Smith
Earlier this year the Arizona Department of Transportation said it had a transportation backlog of “800 years.”
Anyone in Maricopa want to wait...
On the Ballot: Voters being asked to open wallets for regional transportation
Pinal County residents will have the opportunity to vote in November to approve a sales tax funding infrastructure improvements across the county.
For Maricopa, it...