AZ Pinal County

The first article, Developers eager for Pinal county land listen to towns, from the Arizona Republic, reports on yesterday's Pinal County Partnership meeting in Casa Grande attended by over 250 developers, land owners and homebuilders. The Pinal County Partnership is an organization of residents, officials, business leaders and developers working together to help plan Pinal County's growth and address regional problems like transportation. Mayor and city managers from many Pinal County cities and towns spoke about what they want to see in development of their cities. Most of the cities and towns expressed their wish list for developments to include amenities, schools, fire stations and mixed-use housing.


The second article, Pinal Co. growth expectations, from the Arizona Republic Gilbert, also reported on the Pinal County Partnership meeting yesterday. It reports that Coolidge wants creativity in its new housing developments, not just packing the houses in to make a quick profit. Casa Grande wants to be a self-sustaining city. Maricopa wants more schools and fire stations just as bad as developers want to build more and more homes. Apache Junction is dealing with state land that will be auctioned off next fall, and wanted developers to know that they want nature-friendly planning and a variety of housing choices for families. Florence wants to preserve the old downtown area so the large lots and wide streets can remind residents what the rural town use to be like before development. There were also a few jabs thrown out by Florence Mayor Tom Rankin toward Coolidge, which is in an annexation battle with Florence.