By order of state statutes, Pinal County voters will be electing a five member Board of Supervisors in 2012, based on population data gathered in the 2010 census.  The state’s population growth also means that Arizona will gain a Congressional district.  Statewide redistricting has an effect on countywide redistricting yet the planning needs to follow a similar track and timeline.

The Board of Supervisors and Pinal County Elections Department is seeking preliminary public input through a survey that is posted online.  You can find a link to the survey under Hot Topics on the Elections Department website or you can access it directly thorough this link:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZPJ796W.

by Hayley Ringle - Jun. 24, 2011 09:28 AM
The Arizona Republic

Pinal County Public Health is issuing a rabies advisory and urging Pinal County residents to have their animals vaccinated against the fatal disease.  On Wednesday, a Mammoth-San Manuel area man was startled awake by something pawing at his face.  It turned out to be a stealthy skunk that had entered the man’s home through his dog door.

He was able to get the skunk outside where he killed it with a shovel.  The skunk tested positive for rabies, a fatal disease that can be transmitted to humans and other animals through contact with bodily fluids.