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Maricopa County Offers New Employee Benefit to Working Parents

Board Approves Partnership with KinderCare

Working for Maricopa County, one of the state’s largest employers, will soon come with a new benefit: on-site childcare.

Today the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a $13 million contract with...

Maricopa County hosts community meeting for the White Tank Grand Avenue Area Plan in Sun City West

Maricopa County continues the update process of the White Tank Grand Avenue Area Plan and will provide the next opportunity for community input on August 24, 2023 in Sun City West. The County will host an in-person public meeting where community members w...

Maricopa County launches update of the White Tank Grand Avenue Area Plan

Maricopa County launches update of the White Tank Grand Avenue Area Plan

Maricopa County recently launched the update of its White Tank Grand Avenue Area Plan and is kicking off public outreach on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 with a virtual community ...

County, State Collaborate to Provide $1.4 Million in Homeless Support Services

Maricopa County and the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) are joining forces in a collaborative effort to provide comprehensive support for individuals facing homelessness. This partnership strengthens and streamlines homeless services, ensuri...

Board of Supervisors Cuts Property Tax Rate for Third Consecutive Year

Overall county budget decreases by 2.6%

Maricopa County supervisors are cutting the tax rate again as part of the tentative FY 2024 budget they unanimously approved today.

A year after passing the largest tax rate cut in Maricopa County history, the Board o...

Maricopa County Partners with Tempe to Fund a Cooling Center as Summer Heat Begins

Maricopa County Partners with Tempe to Fund a Cooling Center as Summer Heat Begins

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has approved $50,000 in funding for the operation of a new cooling center in Tempe. The funding is part of the County’s American Res...

Joint Statement from Chairman Clint Hickman and Vice Chairman Jack Sellers

As regional leaders, we don’t look at the Prop 400 extension as a list of isolated projects benefiting one city or another.  Instead, it’s about how all 4.8 million of us in this region get home every day.  How we get...

Clint Hickman Elected Chairman of Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

Hickman focused on economic security, challenges of growth

Clint Hickman is taking the gavel again in Maricopa County.  The longest current-serving member of the Board of Supervisors was elected Chairman by his colleagues today, his third time in ...

$200M in American Rescue Plan Funds Invested– More to Come

Year-end Report Illustrates County Support for Pandemic Recovery

Maricopa County has been the fastest-growing county in the nation for the past four years for a reason: a high quality of life. However, with the community facing record-high inflation on the...

Deer Valley Road Connection to Improve Travel in NW Valley

New County Supervisorial District Boundaries Approved

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve a new map adjusting the boundaries of the county’s five supervisorial districts to account for population and demographic changes over the past decade.  The Board’s approval today come...

Board of Supervisors Cuts Property Tax Rate, Works to Blunt Inflation in Final FY 2023 Budget

Board commits to additional long-term community investments

Maricopa County supervisors are addressing the rising cost of goods and services head-on with a budget that cuts taxes and helps people pay their bills.  The Board approved a final fiscal...

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Approves $23 Million for Bridge Housing Solution

Funding Extends Housing, Meals, and Services Through June 30, 2024 

• The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved $23 million in funding for bridge housing
• Maricopa County operates 250 bridge housing units across 4 converted hotel properties to...

Board of Supervisors Approves Final FY 2021 Budget Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Operating budgets cut by 2%; tax rate unchanged  

Maricopa County is putting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds to immediate use helping people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic while also pulling back on discretionary spending unrel...

Board of Supervisors Approves Final FY 2021 Budget Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Operating budgets cut by 2%; tax rate unchanged  

Maricopa County is putting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds to immediate use helping people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic while also pulling back on discretionary spending unrel...