| Board cuts 2 percent; more likely ahead | | Sun, Mar 1, 2015 | Pinal County | | FLORENCE –– Facing sharply declining revenues, the Pinal Board of Supervisors moved last Wednesday to help stem the bloodletting of the County’s financial reserves with a 2 percent across-the-board cut.The move applies to all departments for the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year, save for the Pinal County Sheriff’s Read More Tags: Arizona, Pinal County, BOS, Budget, Sheriff, County Attorney | - Share It!
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| Thousands in waste uncovered at Pinal COSC office | | Thu, Feb 26, 2015 | Pinal County | | FLORENCE — In office for less than two months, the administration of new Clerk of the Superior Court Amanda Stanford says it has uncovered a number of areas of financial waste.Most prevalent, said Chief Deputy Lynn Hurley, is the more than $35,000 spent to install new modular-style offices during the Read More Tags: Arizona, Pinal County, Clerk of the Superior Court, Amanda Stanford | - Share It!
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| Editorial: Pinal budget battles | | Thu, Feb 26, 2015 | Pinal County | | Pinal County government’s budget involves some serious money, more than a third of a billion dollars a year. Not surprisingly, the budget process sometimes means conflict.A disagreement between at least some members of the Board of Supervisors, which sets the annual budget, and the two elected officials who head up Read More Tags: Arizona, Pinal County, BOS, Budget, Sheriff, County Attorney | - Share It!
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| Board of Supervisors: Board weighs need for impact fee increases | | Fri, Feb 20, 2015 | Pinal County | | FLORENCE –– Just how much is too much when it comes to development impact fees?The Pinal County Board of Supervisors recognizes the need for such fees to finance roads and infrastructure in the county, but some board members say if fees get too high, it will drive away developers.At a Read More Tags: Pinal County Supervisors, Impact Fees, BOS | - Share It!
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| A HISTORIC DAY’ Huge annexations receive approval | | Fri, Feb 20, 2015 | Pinal County | | In what was called a “historic day” for the city of Coolidge, Monday saw a huge step in the annexation of 13 square miles of land into the city limits, which would stretch the boundaries significantly south and transforming the prospects for the future of economic development. Tags: Arizona, Pinal County, Coolidge, Land annexation. | - Share It!
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| Board of Supervisors: Supervisors OK trio of pay raises | | Thu, Feb 5, 2015 | Pinal County | | FLORENCE — It’s hard to tell where the Pinal County Board of Supervisors stand with regard to spending. The five board members often espouse the virtues of fiscal restraint, especially considering the County is facing a general fund reserve that is hemorrhaging by millions of dollars each year. Tags: Pinal County Supervisors, Salaries | - Share It!
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| BOS approves increased salaries for Attorney's Office | | Sat, Jan 31, 2015 | Pinal County | | FLORENCE — It's hard to tell where the Pinal County Board of Supervisors stand with regard to spending. The five board members often espouse the virtues of fiscal restraint, especially considering the County is facing a general fund reserve that is hemorrhaging by millions of dollars each year.But on Wednesday, Read More Tags: Pinal County Supervisors, Salaries | - Share It!
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| http://www.trivalleycentral.com/florence_reminder_blade_tribune/news/mine-supporters-speak/article_1 | | Sat, Jan 31, 2015 | Pinal County | | Supporters outnumbered opponents 5-1 as speakers came forward to comment on the Florence Copper Project last Thursday night before an audience of 500 people in Florence High School’s main gym.US Environmental Protection Agency officials held a public hearing to gather input on its proposed Underground Injection Control permit for a Read More Tags: Pinal County, Florence, Florence Copper Mine | - Share It!
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| Pinal Dems leaving Main Street in Florence | | Sat, Jan 17, 2015 | | | FLORENCE — Citing rising costs and “a change in philosophy,” the Pinal County Democratic Party is vacating its Main Street location in Florence, effective at the end of the month. When the party first moved into its current location eight years ago, rent was $475 per month and increased to $575 Read More Tags: Pinal County Democratic Party, David Coward, PCD Executive Committee | - Share It!
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