national emergencies. It is not only important to support and protect AZARNG sites and
training capabilities because of the economic benefit they provide, but also to preserve
their capabilities to support local and regional communities during times of domestic and
national emergencies, wartime deployments, global humanitarian efforts, and other
needs.
JLUS Stakeholders
The Pinal County JLUS was developed as a community‐led effort through the
collaboration of a diverse group of stakeholders. The development of the Pinal County
JLUS was guided by two committees composed of representatives from Pinal County, the
City of Eloy, the towns of Florence, Marana, and Queen Creek, the Arizona Military Affairs
Commission, Arizona Army National Guard, and other local and regional stakeholders.
The two committees were the Policy Committee (PC) and the Technical Working Group
(TWG). These groups met together several times throughout the JLUS to discuss key
milestones. They were also charged with reviewing draft materials prior to public
release. The public, including residents, property owners, and business owners, also
played an important role in the development of the JLUS and recommendations. Three
sets of public workshops were held to present key findings and get public input at various
stages of the project. the public also had the opportunity to review the Public Draft JLUS
documents and provide comments before they were finalized.
JLUS Project Area
The Pinal County JLUS Project Area was designed to consider land surrounding each of
the four AZARNG sites in Pinal County where land and airspace uses may impact current
or future military operations or be impacted by them. Figure 1 shows the Project Area.
Pinal County Joint Land Use Study
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