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Home-Based Business Code Update: Public Comments Close August 11

Pinal County is rewriting Chapter 2.150.260, the rules for running a business from home in unincorporated areas. Read the official drafts, see what would change, weigh in before the deadline, then join your neighbors in the Pinal Code Watchers group to talk it over.

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A Flock Safety license plate reader camera on a solar-powered pole appears in the foreground while four Pinal County supervisors sit at the dais during the Aug. 12 meeting.

Pinal County Flock Cameras Removal Starts After Right-of-Way Vote

Nick Kanavati Aug 13, 2026
Aerial map from the developer's Aug. 4 presentation showing El Dorado's landholdings in pink, divided into North Village and South Village planning areas along Hunt Highway. A yellow star marks the 34-acre rezoning site at Felix Road and Hunt Highway, and a purple band marks the planned 1,500-foot North-South Freeway corridor running between the two areas.

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Florence Data Center Advisory Committee Seats First Members

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* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions possible. Afternoon temperatures 106 to 112. Major Heat Risk. * WHERE…Aguila Valley, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Cave Creek/New River, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, Gila Bend, Northwest Pinal County, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, Tonopah Desert, and West Pinal County. * WHEN…From Monday morning through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead to heat stroke.
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