News & Announcements

Prescribed Burns

WEDNESDAY UPDATE:

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is doing a one-day pile burn operation on state trust land in Pinal County in an effort to reduce both fuel loading in the area and wildfire risk.

State Fire will conduct ignitions on ...

New Program at CAC

On Thursday, Jan. 26, Central Arizona College conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Wilson Electric Training Facility at its Superstition Mountain Campus.

The facility was designed and built by Wilson Electric to provide students in the Commercia...

Wild West Day at Library

Cowboys and outlaws, waddies and Winchesters, ballads and broncs all conjure images of the Old West. To commemorate our Western legacy, join us Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. for an afternoon of authentic cowboy poetry and music. Nationally renowned poets an...

Free Dump Week

Residents of Apache Junction can throw out a load of trash at the landfill during “Free Dump Week,” on Feb. 6-11.

During that week city residents can use the Apache Junction Landfill, in partnership with Republic Services, which owns an...

Traffic Updates

Construction and lane restrictions on Ironwood Drive

• Northbound Ironwood traffic has been reduced to one lane from the Ray Road to Elliot Road alignment. Traffic control will be in place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day for crews to remove asphalt and place ...

Holiday Tree Dropoff

The city of Apache Junction has two free drop-off points that will accept holiday trees 24 hours a day from Dec. 27, 2022 – Feb. 3, 2023.

The drop-off sites are:

• Apache Junction Animal Control, 725 E. Baseline Ave.
• Prospector Park, 3015 N. Idaho Rd...

Vendors Needed - Wellness Fair

Do you own or wish to represent a charity? Do you have a service or product that promotes wellbeing? Are you a business or individual who wishes to promote the wellbeing of your community? It is amazing to be able to put on display the people and organiza...

New Public Works Director

Ted Wolff, who has nearly 34 years of experience in the construction industry, has taken over as director of the Public Works department at the city of Apache Junction.

Wolf has 23 years of experience in the public sector with Coconino, Pinal and Maricopa ...

Non-Profit Funding

The city of Apache Junction Health and Human Services Commission has opened its application period for fiscal year 2023-24 funding.

Funding is available to Apache Junction health and human service non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations who serve city residents...

Lecture Series

Do you know that Arizona has more species of hummingbirds and owls than any other state in the United States? That Jerome procured a post office in 1883 or the first neon light flickered through the desert from a California car dealership in the early 192...

New AJPD Public Information Officer

The Apache Junction Police Department begins the new year with a new public information officer, Rayna Steffen. Steffen is an Apache Junction resident who previously worked on the city of Apache Junction’s communications team. 

Steffen will be the...

Work at the Pool

Though temperatures are cooler now, we all know that the heat is right around the corner. If you have a pre-teen or teenager, why not have them work at the pool this summer? The pool is a fun environment to work in and your kids will learn many skills tha...

Women's Golf

The LPGA Tour has released its 2023 schedule, which will include a stop just outside of Apache Junction at the Superstition Mountain Golf Club in Gold Canyon in March.

In a breakthrough moment in the history of women’s sports, the athletes of the...

New Councilmembers

The new Apache Junction City Council was seated on Tuesday night.

Darryl Cross and Bryan Soller, who were elected in August, were sworn in as the newest members of the Apache Junction City Council. 

Mayor Chip Wilson and newly ...

Meeting Agendas & Videos

We have a one stop shop for everything related to council and city boards and commissions. Here you will find links to agendas and videos of the meetings.