As the demand for housing in Casa Grande and the Pinal County area continues to rise, communities like CG are facing big questions when it comes to future planned developmentswithin the city as homebuilders continue to express “high interest.”

Florence is also seeing a rise in new housing projects, leading the town to plan an early update to its development impact fees. Here’s why.

Although still awaiting a ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court regarding the legitimacy of a voter-approved, county-wide sales tax that funds the Pinal County Regional Tax Authority to develop new roads across Pinal’s communities, both the tax authority and the County have entered into a contract delegating the responsibilities of each party for the funding, design and construction of the new roads.

Two Pinal high school football teams go head-to-head tomorrow afternoon; one team will leave the field state champions. If you’re ready for what will be a historic 4A State Championship game for both teams, don’t miss out on the Pinal Sports Report. There, you’ll find:

• Recaps of the semifinal games
• Outlooks on the game from our sports writers
• Exclusive interviews with each team
• An abundance of the latest local sports news as basketball season kicks into gear.

Sign up before 2 p.m. this afternoon to get today’s report.