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Pinal County Supervisor Jeff McClure, who represents Maricopa, speaks at Thursday morning s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Pinal County Complex in town. Photo by Jay Taylor
Life is about to get easier for Maricopa residents with the grand opening of the new Pinal County Administration Building.
Maricopans now can access a variety of county services right here in town that had required driving more than 40 miles to Florence or 20 miles to Casa Grande.
The new county office building, which will be open and operational Tuesday, June 1, will provide comprises two buildings totaling 42,000 square feet at 19955 N. Wilson Ave.
Building 100 will house offices for the assessor, treasurer, recorder, development services and office space for District 4 Supervisor Jeff McClure, who represents Maricopa.
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A pro-Second Amendment rally was held on the Arizona state Capitol lawn on Saturday. Hundreds of people attended the event.
Leaders of pro-gun organizations and current and former state elected officials addressed the crowd, including Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb.
“We cannot give an inch, do not give an inch. I hate to break it to you, but I’ve been watching government for as long as I’ve been alive and they don’t return anything they take,” said Lamb.
Pinal County Supervisor Jeff Serdy, who won his position in November’s election, also addressed the crowd.
“You can all feel something in the air is different this year, cause we’ve known they’re coming after us, and it’s game on, they’re coming after us right now,” Serdy said.