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The Town of Florence is holding two neighborhood meetings to discuss the Town’s plans to annex approximately 3,742 acres contiguous to the current Florence corporate limits and within the Town’s northwest Planning Area through two separate annexations. The areas under consideration include Magic Ranch, Crestfield Manner, Wild Horse Estates and surrounding areas.

The current corporate limits for Florence is just over 62 square miles. If these annexations are approved, then the corporate limits of Florence would increase to nearly 68 square miles.

Recent road construction slated to im­prove roads in San Tan Valley finished 10 days ahead of schedule, according to county officials. The project, which affected various roads in San Tan Val­ley, had an original projected end date of May 18, or two weeks from the start date, but instead wrapped on May 8, according to Heath­er Murphy, commu­nications director for Pinal County.

Residents in San Tan Valley will soon see county-contracted crews working to improve roads in the area.  Micro-surfacing is slated to be applied beginning Tuesday, May 1, 2012, on the following roads:

*Hunt Highway at various locations near Magic Ranch, Copper Basin and Johnson Ranch

*Golf Club Drive from Johnson Ranch Boulevard to Hunt Highway

*Johnson Ranch Boulevard from Bismark Street to Golf Club Drive

This pavement preservation project will include a combined total of 41,269 square yards of material used or approximately 5.02 lane miles of improved road.  The project will use 619 tons of aggregate and 77.38 tons of emulsion.  Southwest Slurry Seal will be performing the work under a contract with Pinal County.