Big moves at the Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting this week, with the Board voting to bring a countywide transportation tax to the public ballot. In a nod to improved roadways and public services, the powers that be approved Resolution No. 050124-TET, which will see Proposition 486 on the general election ballot, looking to maintain the county's commitment to its asphalt arteries, as reported in the meeting recap.

While that decision seemed to be easily made, others needed more time to fully consider it. A proposed wireless communication facility hit a delay, with the Board choosing to, yet again, split and push the decision to its June meeting. The proposed site, a 24-acre parcel of land just lounging off North Highway 79, awaits its fate, bound up in the to-dos of legislation and local bureaucracy.

Local homeowner Christopher W. Thiem didn't have quite the patience of his local representatives, as he's been hit with orders for violating both the Pinal County Development Services Code and the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code. Because of his rogue structure, the Board gave the green light to their County Attorney to bring Thiem's case to court, and likely to slap a lien on him for the cost of bringing everything up to code.

Elsewhere, the Board decked themselves and the county calendar out in proclamations. They wrapped the second week of May in the banners of "Economic Development Week," "Public Service Recognition Week," and the 55th Annual "Professional Municipal Clerks Week." 

Updating on district doings, Supervisor Jeff Serdy spoke of the ongoing work on Hwy 88, teasing a reopening in the fall. But, amidst discussions of infrastructure, Serdy didn't forget to warn the public to remember the ever-pressing fire danger. His peer, Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh, previewed that Coolidge City is considering solar, a point of focus in their upcoming mid-May council reunion.

Down at County HQ, Manager Leo Lew stressed the looming deadline for benefits enrollment and promoted two Sheriff's Office events—a memorial service for peace officers and an open house aimed at luring new recruits into the law enforcement fold. Information on both was put forward for public consumption, emphasizing the continuous intertwining of the county’s progress with its populace’s participation.