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  Maricopa County, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
FREE to all county residents, regardless of age, income, or existing health coverage, and are accepted at well over 80% of the county’s pharmacies.
Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley, District 2, was voted President-Elect of NACo.
Sandra Dowling, Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools, is seeking interested residents to fill a vacancy on the Laveen Elementary School Distr....
www.maricopa.gov   (349 words)

  
  Maricopa County, Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maricopa /ˌmɛ.ɹəˈko.pə/ County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.
The racial makeup of the county was 77.35% White (66.22% non-Hispanic), 3.73% Black or African American, 1.85% Native American, 2.16% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 11.86% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,358, and the median income for a family was $51,827.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maricopa_County,_Arizona   (455 words)

  
 Maricopa County, Arizona History
This county is bounded on the north by Yavapai county; on the east by New Mexico; on the south by the Gila river, or Pima county, and on the west by Yuma county.
The county north of the Gila Valley and east of the settlements, is generally broken and mountainous.
It is the county seat of the county, and has a flour mill and several stores; there are also a store and flourmill at Mill City, three miles distant.
www.arizonagenealogy.com /maricopa   (844 words)

  
 Maricopa County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
As the seat of Arizona's state capital, Maricopa County is also the center of the state's political and economic activity.
Maricopa County has evolved from a tourism and resource-based economy to a major center for high-tech manufacturing such as semiconductors, electronics, and aerospace.
Maricopa County has a variety of higher educational opportunities that produce a steady flow of entrants in the workforce.
www.gpec.org /eresponse/maricopa.htm   (535 words)

  
 USA: Ill-treatment of inmates in Maricopa County jails - Arizona - Amnesty International
Maricopa County, covering the state capitol Phoenix and the surrounding area, has one of the largest jail systems in the USA, which houses prisoners awaiting trial or serving sentences of up to one year.
The Maricopa County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) team with whom Amnesty International’s delegation met denied that excessive force had ever been "prevalent" at the jails and stated that there were adequate measures to identify and sanction any officers found responsible for misconduct.
However, Maricopa County jail’s policy on the use of restraints appears to be exceptionally broad, stating that restraining devices will be used as a "precautionary measure for the protection and welfare of personnel or inmates, or in situations authorized by the facility commander" [Policy Number DH-8 (2)].
web.amnesty.org /library/index/engAMR510511997?open&of=eng-2am   (4115 words)

  
 Maricopa County Arizona Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Maricopa County, AZ Maricopa County has grown from the small county that was founded in 1871 to the present day center of Arizona.
The county is a metropolitan area, which is the center of political and economic activities.
The smaller cities and towns of Maricopa County are: Aguila, Arlington, Cashion, Chandler Heights, Guadalupe, Laveen, Morristown, Palo Verde, Sonora, Tacna, Tonopah, Tortilla Flat, Waddell, Witmann, and Youngtown.
www.bobhakesrealestate.com /maricopa_county.htm   (404 words)

  
 Maricopa County, Arizona - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Maricopa County, Arizona
Almost 60% of Arizona's population are resident in the county, which has its seat at Phoenix.
The McDowell Mountains and parts of the Mazatzal Mountains lie in the northeast of Maricopa County.
However, the city of Phoenix and its suburbs located in the Valley of the Sun – including Mesa, Glendale, and Peoria – dominate the economy of both the county and the state.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Maricopa+County,+Arizona   (177 words)

  
 Arizona - Maricopa County
County Records to be Retained by the Arizona State Archives.
Maricopa County was established February 14, 1871, as Arizona’s fifth county.
Maricopa County Probate Court record book and calendar, 1871-1879, begins with the first regular term of court, 1871, and includes a calendar of court action in each case.
www.fgs.org /rpa/AzMaricop.htm   (1326 words)

  
 Arizona No. 1 in population rise | csmonitor.com
The growth that Arizona - and greater Phoenix, in particular - are experiencing has placed a great strain on the use of public land, roadways, and precious natural resources - especially water.
In Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and is the state's most densely populated area, the population grew in the same period from about 400,000 to nearly 4 million.
It was behind the building of the Roosevelt Dam and the diversion of water from the Colorado, Salt, and Verde rivers to supply the ever-growing thirst in the populous areas of the arid state.
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 Maricopa Community Colleges
Matt Paweski found his true calling as an artist at Mesa Community College....
The ten Maricopa Community Colleges and two Skill Centers are preparing for the final registration push before the fall semester begins Saturday, August 18.
The Maricopa County Community College District is an EEO/AA institution.
www.maricopa.edu   (151 words)

  
 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
When the Mesaville post office closed, and the name became available and the Mesa post office was established in 1889.
Sarah Zafra, "A Brief History of Mesa, Arizona," Mesa Historical Museum, February, 2000.
Mesa Historical Museum, 2345 N. Horne Street, Mesa, Arizona 85201.
www.doney.net /aroundaz/mesa.htm   (685 words)

  
 Maricopa County Arizona Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Maricopa County, AZ Search the MLS for Homes in Maricopa County
Maricopa County has grown from the small county that was founded in 1871 to the present day center of Arizona.
The cities of Maricopa County include: Apache Junction (on the border), Avondale, Buckeye, Carefree, Cave Creek, Chandler, El Mirage, Fountain Hills, Gila Bend, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Higley, Litchfield Park, Mesa, New River, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Rio Verde, Scottsdale, Sun City, Sun City West, Sun Lakes, Surprise, Tempe, Tolleson, and Wickenburg.
www.great-arizonarealestate.com /maricopa_county.htm   (479 words)

  
 Buckeye Dairy - Maricopa County, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Buckeye and Phoenix are on Maricopa County Route 85 (MC Hwy 85).
This roadway is a two lane asphalt surfaced roadway that is maintained by Maricopa County.
This type of waste water handling is common in central Arizona, and has been approved by the Dairy Commissioner, as well as the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
www.headquarterswest.com /listings/buckeyeDairy   (2044 words)

  
 Maricopa County Arizona Weather
The Arizona Meteorological Network (AZMET) has been in operation since 1986 providing weather data and information to agricultural and horticultural interests of the state.
To Gardening & Landscaping in Maricopa County, AZ Weather in the Valley of the Sun
© 1997 The University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Cooperative Extension, in Maricopa County.
ag.arizona.edu /maricopa/garden/html/weather/weather.htm   (205 words)

  
 JS Online: Maricopa County, Arizona: A-
Back in the mid-1990s, fast-growing Maricopa was a poster child for badly run county government - comparisons with the much-praised city of Phoenix, its metropolis, were inevitable.
A solution seemed to beckon in the form of "home rule" - permission from the Arizona legislature to write a new charter, freeing the county from the iron rule of the state and allowing it to dispense with the awkward organizational structure that was making management difficult.
Negatives: County still looking for better ways to report results-oriented data to citizens; parts of management for results system still emerging, including data collection on employee time usage, quarterly reports and restructuring of accounting and budgeting system to focus on programs and services.
www.jsonline.com /news/editorials/feb02/22485.asp   (585 words)

  
 AJB: Self Service Forms
Not all forms may be accepted in all Arizona courts — you should contact the court in which you will be filing to confirm the use of a particular form, determine whether any additional forms are required and verify the filing fees.
Records of the County Recorder, Assessor and Treasurer for use by peace officers, prosecutors, judges and public defenders (to be used only in Maricopa and Pima Counties).
Records of the County Recorders, Assessor and Treasurer for use by victims of domestic violence or stalking and people protected under an order of protection or injunction against harassment (in Maricopa and Pima Counties only).
supreme.state.az.us /nav2/selfserv.htm   (1125 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Maricopa County, Ariz.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
Pleaded guilty in 1974 to failing to testify fully in Senate investigation of favoritism toward ITT Corporation; the sentence was suspended.
U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1937-53 (at-large 1937-51, 1st District 1951-53).
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/AZ/MA.html   (1019 words)

  
 Maricopa County, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
he Office of the Maricopa County Recorder is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive set of public records and for making these records easily accessible for viewing by the public.
The recorder’s office is mandated to record, index, and preserve documents as permanent public record.
County programmers wrote the Web application in approximately six weeks.
www.ncsconline.org /D_KIS/TechInfo/CTBPIPs/TIS_DocManCTBMaricopa1997Pip.HTM   (310 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Litchfield Airport Area, Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) concludes that no apparent public health hazard exists as a result of ingestion, dermal, or inhalation exposures by residents to the contaminated groundwater at the Phoenix Goodyear Airport (PGA) North site given the current data.
Even if the levels of particulates are within permitted limits, the inhalation of particulates may cause respiratory irritation, aggravate mucous membranes, and create discomfort in those people already prone to respiratory disease.
The purpose of the PHAP is to ensure that this public health assessment not only identifies public health hazards, but also provides a plan of action designed to mitigate and prevent adverse human health effects resulting from exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/litchfield/laa_p3.html   (2907 words)

  
 3. Sheriff of Maricopa County Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat, he replied that a democratic lecture series might explain why a lot of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.
With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116 degrees just set a new record), the Associated Press reports: About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed-wire-surrounded tent encampment at the Maricopa County Jail have been given permission to strip down to their government-issued pink boxer shorts.
On one hot day, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 degrees inside the week before.
mywebpages.comcast.net /virban/fht/works/politics/sheriff.htm   (451 words)

  
 Flood Warning & Data Collection - Flood Control District of Maricopa County
The Flood Control District of Maricopa County operates a 24-hour rain, stream, and weather gage network, which provides "real time" information to the County and many other agencies about rainfall, stormwater runoff, and weather conditions in Maricopa County.
Flood warnings are provided to District observation teams, other County departments, city emergency management departments, and the National Weather Service.
The information gathered is added to the District's rainfall records and is used to supplement other rain gage readings in the County.
www.fcd.maricopa.gov /Services/ALERT   (557 words)

  
 Ingeo Systems, Inc. -- Maricopa County, Arizona, Recorder's Office launches paperless electronic recording
Helen Purcell, Maricopa County, Arizona recorder announced today the availability of paperless electronic document recording in the Maricopa County Recorder's Office.
As one of the fastest growing counties in the United States, and the fourth largest, Maricopa has continually been on the forefront of digital document automation efforts.
"In a county as large and busy as Maricopa, electronic recording represents the elimination of literally tons of paper from the annual operation," says Todd Hougaard, Ingeo's president.
www.ingeo.com /content.asp?pid=152   (432 words)

  
 Maricopa County, Arizona - Understanding Title Insurance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
They also must maintain their own title plants which house duplicates of recorded deeds, mortgages, plats, and other pertinent county property records.
There is a one-time premium which is paid at the close of escrow.
In Arizona, this policy combines the easy-to-understand Plain Language Policy with ten new coverages, some of which have never before been offered.
www.firstam.com /title-az/maricopa/html/docs/5020.html   (427 words)

  
 Maricopa County Land for Sale. Real Estate in Arizona
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 Category:Maricopa County, Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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List of Registered Historic Places in Maricopa County, Arizona
This page was last modified 01:09, 6 July 2004.
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