San Tan Valley News

Queen Creek Changes Annexation Map for the Third Time

A Pro Annexation group pushing to annex Encanterra into the Town of Queen Creek just announced another change to their ...

Fortis Development Begins Master Planning for Massive Multi Use Development in San Tan Valley

About a month ago, a developer met with Pinal County to discuss a site plan pre-application for a potential project. Unlike most developers who are looking to build homes in San Tan Valley, this ...

UPDATED: What's Building ....

We've received a number of requests requesting information about different lots that seem to be preparing for construction in San Tan Valley. ...

Free Summer Breakfast and Lunch Program

Learning does not end when school lets out. Neither does the need for good nutrition. This program is available to all children between the ages of 1 and ...

Low Water Pressure Evidentiary Hearing Set for July 16th

While San Tan Valley residents wait to read the Recommended Opinion and Order (ROO) to be written by Adminstrative Law Judge (ALJ) Sarah Harping determining if an interim manager will be appointed ...

ACC Sides with Johnson Utilities Customers over the Developers

ACC Sides with Johnson Utilities Customers over Developers

An open meeting at the Arizona Corporation Commission was held Tuesday, June 12th and Johnson Utilities was item #20. While most of San Tan Valley has been watching the dockets concerning water and ...

Procedural Hearing re: Low Water Pressure Set for June 14

On June 8, 2018, the Utilities Division Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission filed a Memorandum requesting that a new docket be opened to investigate the recent water outage due to a pump ...

Federal Case Against Gary & Sherry Pierce, Jim Norton & George Johnson Heads into Third Week

After more than a year of extensions, the federal trial for Gary Pierce, Sherry Pierce, Jim Norton and Johnson Utilities owner George Johnson finally started May 30, 2018 with a day of jury ...

Tune in Live Tuesday at 2pm to ACC Open Staff Meeting re: Johnson Utilities

The Arizona Corporation Commission Open Staff Meeting starts at 2 p.m. (or upon adjournment of the Open Meeting), Tuesday June 12th re: the Commission's investigation of the billing & water ...

Something new is coming to San Tan Valley and this time it isn't houses

A public meeting was held last week at Poston Butte High School to discuss a new project that wants to build in San Tan ...

New Bill Pay System Now Available at Johnson Utilities

A new automated phone payment system is now available at Johnson ...

Arizona utility bribe trial details contact with FBI

The government’s key witness in the Arizona Corporation Commission bribery case told jurors Wednesday she divorced husband lobbyist Jim Norton because he had multiple affairs but that her decision ...

Annexation Application and Revised Map Submitted to Queen Creek

According to the Town of Queen Creek website, "an application for annexation has been submitted to the Town of Queen Creek by a resident of the Encanterra ...

Johnson Utilities Reports They are Closing Section 11 Wastewater Treatment Plant

Johnson Utilities, L.L.C. announced that it is moving forward with plans to close its Section 11 Wastewater Treatment Plant (“WWTP”) located at 5452 East Hunt ...